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Building Eco-Friendly House Books
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Living Like Ed: A Guide To The Eco-Friendly Lifeicon


Quick fixes to longterm strategies.

From quick fixes to longterm strategies, Ed Begley Jr. draws on his 30 years of eco-conscious living to offer practical ideas for making positive changes for the environment — without compromising aesthetics or comfort. The guide is packed with tips, from obvious to ingenious, that will help you live green, responsibly and well. 240 pages, softcover. USA.

Choosing Greenicon

The Homebuyer’s Guide to Good Green home.


Energy-efficient, nontoxic, healthy homes are the hottest trend in the building industry, with more green homes being built than ever before. Here’s what you need to know — what to ask the builder, which rating systems to trust, how to find homes on the market and more. Green-building expert Jerry Yudelson’s tables, charts, maps, score sheets and checklists
make this the ultimate resource on the subject. 224 pages, softcover. USA.

Green Building Productsicon

A great resource for homeowners, contractors and architects.

Renovation just got a little less stressful with Green Remodeling. A great resource for homeowners, contractors and architects, this book features simple solutions for remodeling a home room by room to make it more energy-efficient, resource-conserving and health-conscious. Its
easy-to-read format offers complete checklists, expert insights and an extensive resource list. By David Johnston and Kim Master. 368 pages,

softcover. Canada.

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Seed Starting in 10 Steps
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Seed Starting in 10 Steps Seed starting isn't rocket science, yet we've all have our triumphs and disappointments. Here are some tips and basics to give you the advantage when starting your garden seeds this spring....Read Full Post Source: About.com Gardening

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Middle Class Leading Solar Push in California
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Middle Class Leading Solar Push in California There’s a new trend in solar—at least in California: More middle-class homeowners are installing solar than ever before. As such a new crop of cities are showing tremendous growth in solar. That’s according to a new report by SunRun and PV Solar Report that looked at full-year 2011 residential solar growth across the state. The [...] Related posts:The Top 5 California Cities Installing Residential SolarSunRun Expands into New YorkAcro Energy... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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Patent Applications Prove Coda Automotive Moving into Energy Storage
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Patent Applications Prove Coda Automotive Moving into Energy Storage Greentech Media recently reported that Southern California electric vehicle startup Coda Automotive (Coda) launched a battery business called Coda Energy, which will enter the grid-scale energy storage market. Coda’s patent portfolio offers a window into the battery technology that might be part of the new business. Coda owns at least half a dozen U.S. patent [...] Related posts:Coda Enters Energy Storage MarketNREL’s Optical Furnace PatentGreen... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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Adobe Orders More Bloom Boxes @ HQ
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Adobe Orders More Bloom Boxes @ HQ Earlier this week Adobe announced that it had added another 400 kilowatts of Bloom Energy fuel cells to its current fleet of Bloom Boxes. I spoke with Mike Bangs, Adobe’s Director of Global Facilities, about the installation. The two 200-kilowatt units installed at the company’s San Francisco site are Bloom’s next-generation design and put out [...] Related posts:Adobe Installs 1.2 MW of Bloom BoxesMore Buzz on Bloom... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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$1B Prize for 100 MPG Gasoline Car
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
$1B Prize for 100 MPG Gasoline Car As the GOP works to eliminate the renewable energy production tax credit and the $7500 rebate for electric and plug-in cars, they’re pushing for efficient cars that still run on oil. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) introduced legislation to offer a $1 billion prize to the first U.S. automaker that can sell 60,000 gasoline-powered cars that get 100 miles [...] Related posts:The Future of High-Speed Rail in CaliforniaElectric vs. Gasoline Cars:... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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Creating Energy Champions
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Creating Energy Champions In late January, I had the great pleasure of joining a group of Charlotte, N.C. city employees at an “Energy Champions” training hosted by Duke Energy and Charlotte Center City Partners. The city workers were bursting with enthusiasm, inventing creative ideas on the spot about how to motivate people to reduce energy use in the [...] Related posts:Duke Energy: Creating a Digital Grid $DUKDuke Energy Tests Solar Panels, Smart Grid... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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SPV Concept by Omer Sagiv
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
SPV Concept by Omer Sagiv Designer Omer Sagiv’s futuristic Solar Powered Vehicle (SPV) is an ideal vehicle for long rides in deserts or other open lands. The SPV is a typical solar vehicle design. The aluminum structure mounts plenty of flexible thin film modules, which can generate much energy for long rides. In form, the SPV almost resembles Nuon solar [...] Related posts:The CRK Solar Comet ConceptThe Smart Ball 2046 Concept VehicleThe Solar HXO Futuristic Concept... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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2011 Cleantech Partnerships and Collaborations
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
2011 Cleantech Partnerships and Collaborations In cleantech as with most sectors, partnerships and collaborations are vital to drive innovation and move forward, this is particularly true during difficult economic times. This was certainly the case in 2011 and all indications are that it will be even more of an important trend in 2012. Asreported by Ernst & Young, key players [...] Related posts:Cleantech Trends Strong for 2011EPA Proposes Percentages for 2011 Renewable Fuel... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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Rooftop Solar: New Roof Needed?
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Rooftop Solar: New Roof Needed? Before you consider investing in a roof mounted solar PV or solar water heating system, there are several things to consider. The first, of course, concerns the added weight of the solar system.  Is the roof structurally sound to accept it?  As a rule of thumb a solar power generating system (PV) made up of [...] Related posts:How Big a Roof is Needed for Solar PV, Hot Water or Both?Eagle Solar Roof on Top 5 List5 Ways to Green your Rooftop go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar ...

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Why Distributed Solar is a Big Deal
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Why Distributed Solar is a Big Deal A buzzword often used in promotions for small-scale solar PV development is the term “distributed generation”. It’s a broadly defined term, partially because it’s still more of an idea than a tested alternative to centralized power grids common in most communities. Centralized electricity generation typically serves a large and diverse set of consumers from a [...] Related posts:The Role of Energy Storage in Distributed... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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Mitt Romney Could Be $89,000 RICHER if He Went Solar
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Mitt Romney Could Be $89,000 RICHER if He Went Solar Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney makes more money in one day than the average American makes in a year. With $20.9 million in income last year and a lower tax rate than most middle-class Americans, perhaps he’d be willing to join the thousands of homeowners around the country who are investing in solar? A [...] Related posts:What Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney Have Planned for U.S EnergyThe Koch Brother’s Ties to GOP Presidential... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - ...

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In Focus: Renewable Energy Credits
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
In Focus: Renewable Energy Credits Sometimes it pays to be bad; Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James, and Al Capone wouldn’t have been famous otherwise. However, when it comes to stealing from the environment, that’s not always the case. In fact, thanks to renewable energy credits, it is just the opposite. Renewable energy credits, or REC, are an energy market innovation [...] Related posts:In Focus: Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs)California Adopts Tradeable Renewable Energy... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7

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10 Reasons Columbia University is a Cleantech Leader
[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
10 Reasons Columbia University is a Cleantech Leader Located in the center of Manhattan, New York is Columbia University. Columbia University has been one of the leaders since the creation of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC to make New York City a more sustainable city. Therefore, the university has created a number of sustainable initiatives to aid in helping the university achieve its goal [...] Related posts:10 Reasons Abu Dhabi is A Cleantech Leader10 Reasons The UK Is A Global Cleantech... go to solarfeeds for the rest of this story>>>>> Source: Solar Feeds - All Solar News 24/7
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