Friday September 5th, 2008
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REVERSE GRAFFITI: Clean Green Street Art hits San Francisco
from Inhabitat
Here’s one instance of green-washing that we’re 100% behind. The Reverse Graffiti Project imbues the guerrilla tactics of street-art with an eco-friendly element, detourning the definition of graffiti by actually cutting through and cleaning up grit to leave a lasting impression.
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The Green Room
from Los Angeles Times
Hey, did you hear the one about Jay Leno and his eco-friendly Burbank garage?
JAY LENO likes anything that rolls and explodes and makes noise, and his Big Dog Garage offers proof. Its 17,000 square feet are packed with rolling, exploding and noisy things -- most of them four-wheeled, rare and expensive.
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Report: Green Building is Cheaper Than Previously Believed
from Newsday
A study sponsored in part by Hartford-based United Technologies Corp. suggests that the costs of environmentally friendly construction are dramatically lower than previously believed. Topics:
Straw Finds Niche as Eco Building Material
from Washington Post
If there is one thing that fairy tales tell us about civil engineering, it is not to build anything using dried-out stalks of grain. But a few people in the Washington area have been building things -- walls, homes and even, good heavens, a school -- out of straw. Topics:
Going Green Without Starting From Scratch
from Washington Post
Consumer interest in green construction has continued to grow, but few people can afford to build an environmentally friendly house from the ground up. They don't have to, says architect Kelly Lerner, co-author of Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House. Topics:
Home Depot Navigates Greenwashing
from The New York Times
The experience of Ron Jarvis—a Home Depot senior vice president who selected 2,500 products from 60,000 submissions for the store’s Eco Options program—exemplifies the many claims and few standards that characterize the green product market.Topics:
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