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Reforestation

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:26:12 +0000

Replanting of forests on lands that have recently been harvested.

Happy Holidays – let’s exchange gifts

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:07:58 +0000

YES YOU CAN! The Top 10 Absolutely Greenest, Doable Resolutions! from Greenwala

Give the Gift of Clean Water – please consider donating because: One in Eight People on this Planet Don’t Have Access To Safe, Clean Drinking Water.

Wishing you a most joyous, prosperous, green 2010!

Design for the Environment (DfE)

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:36:29 +0000

A concept or philosophy applied to the design process that advocates the reduction of environmental and human health impacts through materials selection and design strategies.

Composting

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:20 +0000

The purposeful biodegradation of organic matter, such as yard and food waste.

Daylighting

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:33:59 +0000

Letting natural light into a space through glazing with the intent of reducing or eliminating electric lighting, and thereby the energy consumption of a building.

Biodiesel

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:04:39 +0000

A cleaner-burning diesel fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oils.

Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petrodiesel.

Carbon Neutral

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:14 +0000

Reducing energy use and impact to remove as much carbon dioxide from the environment as we put in.

Further steps to carbon neutrality can also be achieved by use of renewable energy and buying carbon offsets for that which can’t yet be reduced.

FSC

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:16:40 +0000

Forest Stewardship Council [FSC] is an international non-profit membership-based organization devoted to encouraging the responsible management of the world’s forests through developing standards.

The FSC provides chain of custody tracking and a certification system.

Geothermal Energy

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:10 +0000

Energy derived from the heat that exists in the interior of the earth.

Power can be generated from natural steam, hot water, hot rock or lava in the Earth’s crust.