Archive for the 'Green Living' Category



Carbon Credit Loan Concept Considered For Citizens Curtailing Carbon Footprint

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 6:02 am

Carbon Credit Trading Schemes will transfer trillions of dollars of wealth to 100s of thousands of people, governments, organizations and companies. And many of the critics of such schemes call it a bunch of hot air; maybe they should call it a bunch of hot polluted air? Nevertheless, no matter how you feel about the carbon credit trading initiatives and plans for the future to prevent the ever elusive Global Warming, which no one can scientifically prove beyond a reasonable doubt, why not consider this future taken to the extreme?




Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 6:01 am

The world as we know it today is changing and evolving in its technology. The field of energy is a complicated place for the common consumer to find something they want to use. As rising gas prices begin to pressure many consumers to buy less and less food or spend less on things they would like to have the times are becoming stressful.




The Facts & Benefits of Buying a Heat Pump

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 6:01 am

Significant savings can be achieved by installing a Heat Pump system. A small amount of primary energy is used to create over three to four times the same amount of Heat Energy for use within your property.




What's Old is New Again - The Magic of Metal Recycling

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 12:05 am

Americans use 100 million steel cans and 200 million aluminum beverages cans every day, according to the National Energy Education Development Project. Without metal recycling, the country might be afloat in metal. The choices seem simple: The metal can be burned in waste-to-energy plants, dumped in a landfill, or recycled.




Oakland's First Residential Green Building Legislation

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 12:04 am

As home builder associations nationwide are making more of an effort to produce environment friendly housing, so too has the Home Builders Association of Northern California. The HBANC met with Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland City Council President, to create the city’s first residential Green Building legislation.




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