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Grist Gardener on the Roof
Ask Umbra: a living roof for your garage? Some basics.
via Grist — Green
The Age Melbourne's green gamble
Melbourne's Council House 2, currently under construction, is a bold experiment in environmentally sustainable design. But according to some architects and critics, the building is aesthetically challenged and too expensive to serve as an effective m
via The Age — Green
LA Times LA Green
Green is the theme of this weekend's LA Times Magazine which includes a story about Lawrence Scarpa & Angie Brooks home in Venice (the "Solar Umbrella" featured on L+L before) and other related "green" articles (see right sidebar).
via LA Times — Green
Treehugger Eco-Friendly in the Kitchen
Renovation Project Kept Emphasis on Environmental Mantra: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Article in The Washington Post
via Treehugger — Green
Free Soil Public Air Quality indicator
A project in Copenhagen to place indicators in the city to display local levels of pollution and pollution forecasts. Open source script also displays data from the Internet in a variety of forms. Interesting.
via Free Soil — Green
GreenBiz Sustainable Development in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka
The environmental and social benefits of sustainable redevelopment -- and why projects might help mitigate the devastating effects of future natural disasters.
via GreenBiz — Green
Treehugger Million Solar Roofs
"Supported by Governor Schwarzenegger, the Million Solar Roofs Initiative is an ambitious plan to install 3,000 Megawatts of solar electric power on roofs throughout California by 2016."
via Treehugger — Green
CNN Nine states break with Bush on greenhouse gases
Nine states are working on a plan to cap and then reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the first US deal of its kind and one which would see the region breaking with President Bush who refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol.
via CNN — Green