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Homeowners get green ideas
Battle Creek Enquirer
Along with the eco-friendly furniture, the couple examined the hybrid and electric vehicles on display and browsed the artwork for sale as part of the adjacent Art from the Heart Fair. Judy Nutt purchased child-sized aprons for her grand-daughters.

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Isle of Wight County Press
Green team moves to 'eco hub'
Isle of Wight County Press
By Martin Neville Toasting the move to the new Ecoisland 'eco hub' are, from left, operations manager Joni Rhodes, vice-president Jeremy Waitt and founder/CEO David Green. Picture by Robin Crossley. ECOISLAND toasted the passing of a major milestone at ...

An eco-friendly haven
Richmond Times Dispatch
Whether you've been taking steps toward green living or you're a newbie and want to jumpstart your efforts and reduce your carbon footprint on earth, one area of opportunity is your toddler's room. “Sustainability is a popular subject, and most experts ...

Going green in Monte Carlo
MiamiHerald.com
The festivities themselves were also eco-friendly. The royal couple rode in a specially designed, low-emissions Lexus hybrid, and later offset its carbon footprint. In fact, the total greenhouse gas emissions for the air and land travel of all 500 ...

Carmel Valley school building a lesson in ecology
San Jose Mercury News
And the habitat is a daily destination for sixth-graders in the required eco-literacy course. "French students might use it to make a ratatouille from the garden, using plants and spices grown organically," said Edmund Gross, Carmel Unified's director ...

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Green Electricity + Electric Cars = Win
Gas 2.0
The German newspaper taz caused quite a stir by reporting just such reservations on the green-ness of electric cars, adding the word “eco-deception” to the mix and citing a study published mid-January by the Institute of Applied Ecology in Freiburg.

Waste Management encouraging golf fans to wear green to TPC Scottsdale
AZ Central.com
The Open will hold its second annual "Green Out" today, with fans encouraged to wear green in support of Waste Management's eco-friendly initiatives. Among this year's efforts is a "zero waste challenge," in which all discarded items at the TPC ...
Phoenix Open Sponsor Looks to Make Tournament 'The Greenest Show on Grass'College Times

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DESCANSO HOME HAS ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN
U-T San Diego
Our firm, David Kaiser Custom Construction, recently completed an eco-friendly and inviting home at the J&J Ranch, tucked among the aged oaks of Descanso. Just 45 minutes east of downtown San Diego, the owners envisioned a “green” retreat for their ...

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Pilgrim, green and eco tourism initiatives in Kottayam, Idukki districts
The Hindu
State government has given green signal for developing a tourism project linking the eastern stretches of Kottayam and Idukki districts, combining pilgrim, green and eco tourism initiatives. The project plans to develop tourism movement to ...

Eco-Cycle expands 'Green Star' program to private schools in Boulder County
Daily Camera
By Amy Bounds Camera Staff Writer Eco-Cycle's "Green Star" program is so popular with Boulder County's public schools that there are 31 schools in the program, plus a 20-school waiting list. Private schools also have been asking to get in on the ...

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Taking eco-friendly to a new level
Fiji Times
PACIFIC Green Industries has come a long way in just over two decades by taking senile palm trees and turning them into exotic sought after furniture that blur the lines between art and functionality. In doing so, Pacific Green has firmly established ...

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Fox News
Sex offender found working at Chicago day care
Fox News
Eric Ellis, registered on the Illinois State Police's sex offender website, was found by the TV station to have been working in the upscale, eco-friendly Little Green Tree House day care. Ellis told the station that he got the job through a temp agency ...
Registered Sex Offender Allowed to Work at West Loop Day CareMyFox Chicago

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Anaheim named most sustainable city in Orange County
Los Angeles Business
The Orange County Chapter of the US Green Building Council has named Anaheim the top “Eco City” in the county for 2011-2012. Anaheim was honored for the city's strategic and long-term plans, alternative transportation, green building incentives, ...
USGBC Orange County Announces Anaheim as Most Sustainable CityBusiness Wire (press release)

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Eco photography wows on Rideau Canal
CBC.ca
The images feature Canadian wildlife, stunning coastlines and macro looks into the natural world, but the competition's jury selected a serene, green forest scene captured by Ottawa's Vineeth Sampathkumar, 19, as the winner. "It was so green ... the ...

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Downtown hotel exchanges Radisson for eco-friendly brand
Rapid City Journal
Travel booking sites like Travelocity make it easy to find hotels that are "green." Atmosphere also has plans to build new Adoba Eco Hotels around the country. Pumphrey said the new environmental focus will be better for guests, employees and the ...

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Going Back In Time At A Remote Eco-Resort (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
When I bid on an "Eco Resort Experience" last March at the Christie's Green Auction, I thought we were probably headed to a typically exotic deluxe vacation spot on the other side of the world. It turns out that I was in store for one of the most ...

Triple Pundit
Recyclebank's Quest to Help Zumbox Lead the Digital Mail Market
Triple Pundit
The new one is looking ahead far beyond recycling, striving to find more ways to reward people for taking everyday green actions. In a way, Recyclebank wants to become the Amazon of the Gconomy, which Ron Gonen, co-founder of Recyclebank, defined as “a ...
Zumbox joins Recyclebank EcosystemMother Nature Network

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Palo Alto Landscape Design Contractor Green Thumbs Up, Shares Advice on ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Green Thumbs Up, specializing in eco-friendly gardens, shares techniques to improve the health of a homeowner's garden and minimize negative impact on the environment. A sustainable garden works in harmony with nature. These gardens are low-water, ...

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TMZ.com
Mel Gibson Tires of Eco-Lawsuit and Settles Up
TMZ.com
Gibson was sued by a dude who claims -- at the behest of Mel -- he invested his life savings in a company called Green Rubber, which developed technology to devulcanize rubber so old tires could be recycled. Nader Sherif claimed Mel promised the guy ...

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Norwich Evening News
Norwich eco hairdresser set up after breast cancer battle up for green award
Norwich Evening News
A hairdresser who battled breast cancer has fought back by building the city's greenest beauty salon and is now in the running for an eco award. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include ...