WorldChanging
Is green suburbia possible?
Forty miles north of San Francisco, on the site of a former industrial park, work is underway on the ambitious new Sonoma Mountain Village, a 200-acre development that aims to be truly sustainable. The development is America. (Read More)
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NPR reporter becomes a political prisioner and is sentenced to an eight year prison term in Iran. Obama, Clinton and others speak out against the prison term. Analysts say the U.S.-born journalist who grew up in North Dakota may be seen as a political bargaining chip. (Read More)
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New York Times
The author of “Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies” distilled a vast amount of green advice into five must-do steps. . (Read More)
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Jeffrey L. Carrier, who heads the sustainability effort for the Carpet and Rug Institute, discusses the environmental impact of carpeting. . (Read More)
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The Guardian
Report advises measures including American-style yellow bus scheme to combat traffic build-upCouncils should consider supplying pupils with free bikes to cycle to school and reduce congestion caused by the daily school run, according to a major report by MPs.A national campaign is needed to convince families to walk or ride (Read More)
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You heard it here first. The top two players in the online market for "ethical shopping", Natural Collection and Ethical Superstore, have merged to become "a force for good".The firms predict their combined sales of organic grub, green gadgets, fair trade fashion and more will total ÂŁ8m for the 2009-10 financial year. "This (Read More)
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New York Times
Consumers are demanding that the goods they buy be made in ways that do not harm the environment or the workers who make them. (Read More)
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BBC
A couple will have to repaint their bright pink hotel after the Planning Inspectorate for Wales rules it is "too prominent" among paler buildings. (Read More)
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Green Tech
When the president announced on Monday a $1.2 billion investment in science research at national labs, he spoke at the White House before a select group of companies that reflect his commitment to reviving the economy through investments in green technology.Representatives from more than two dozen companies joined ... Origi (Read More)
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Earth2Tech
President Obama last week visited an electric vehicle R&D lab in California where he called on battery developers to step up and innovate. Today, back at the White House, the President once again reached out to cleantech entrepreneurs, this time at an event dubbed “Investing In Our Clean Energy Future.”Obama met with entrep (Read More)
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YouTube has just released a new sub-site called YouTube EDU, aggregating thousands of free lectures from over a hundred universities across the country, including MIT, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, and oh-so-many more.On Tuesday we highlighted another similar application that we described as Hulu for academic lectures called Aca (Read More)
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Home sales jumped about 70 percent in the Coachella Valley in February over the same period a year ago, a continuation of a trend that one analyst says might indicate a market stabilization. (Read More)
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Existing-home sales increased in February 2009, reversing losses in January. Much f the inventory is being absorbed. Some sellers report multiple offers on the same property. (Read More)
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