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Archive for July 27th, 2006

Goodbye Driveway!!

Good riddance I say, to the driveway and its cousin, the back alley roadway. A new product from Gridtech preforms the same function as your conventional driveway with the added benefits of drainage and a grassy feel. By incorporating plastic cylinders into the ground, filled with gravel and finished with regular landscaping you have a [...]

July 27th, 2006
Topic: Environment Tags:

Real Foundation

I would just like to take a moment to apprecieate the good work the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia does for both the environmental and the built environment. Funding comes from the intrest accured upon real estate deposits.
Estimates for similar models in Ontario have been valued in the billions of dollars annually. The [...]

July 27th, 2006
Topic: Random Act of Good Tags:

US Congress Supports Peace

Unbeknownst to me, the United States Congress has been funding the US Institute of Peace since 1984. Recently they updated their website and have made it a lot better, they’ve added podcasting, and archived recordings. The USIP also offers online training. You should check out their impressive Library!
“Its goals are to help prevent [...]

July 27th, 2006
Topic: International Events, Peace Tags: , , ,

Costa Rican Wins!

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, a really cool Costa Rican environemntalist won the Blue Moon Fund’s first annual Conservation Leadership Award! The Worldwatch Institute has the great reason why he won the award.
“Rodriguez is credited with implementing a unique conservation policy in Costa Rica, whereby the users of a forest’s environmental services, such as carbon fixation, [...]

July 27th, 2006
Topic: Environment, Good Fact Tags: , , , ,