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Inspirational and good news.

Soy Habitats for Humanity

A company built a house to show off soy products and other environmentally friendly building techniques for the modern home and they have chosen to donate their model home to Habitat for Humanity.
The Soy House was built to showcase environmentally friendly, soy-based products used in home construction. It includes products such as spray foam insulation, [...]

January 25th, 2010
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Car Free Cities are Always an Option

Today I’ll cut right to the chase: car free cities are thriving in Europe. Awesome.

A quarter of households in Britain – more in the larger cities, and a majority in some inner cities – live without a car. Imagine how quality of life would improve for cyclists and everyone else if traffic were removed from [...]

October 30th, 2009
Topic: Transportation, shelter Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Six Good Things That Pay for Themselves

Being a little greener and a little richer is really easy with these six items that pay for themselves within a year by helping the environment.
5. Programmable Thermostat
Having a programmable thermostat is the easiest way to lower your heating and cooling costs. And having the house temperature right where you want it every hour of [...]

April 20th, 2009
Topic: Direct Action, Good Fact Tags: , , ,

Conserving Energy Starts at Home

It goes without saying that saving energy is a good thing, and it’s something that everyone can do. It’s really easy to save energy and sometimes it’s easy to forget how easy it is, luckily the internet is filled with tips on how to save energy at home.
2. Make sure that the rooms in the [...]

January 19th, 2009
Topic: Direct Action, Energy Tags: ,