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BBB to donate 50% of profits from merchandise sales to New Orleans Charity(1)
In response to the unprecedented disaster of the gulf oil spill, coupled with the lingering effects on the local economy from hurricane Katrina, and now the start of the 2010 hurricane season, Build Baby Build will donate 50% of profits from sales of BBB t-shirts, mugs, hats, etc. sold on www.cafepress.com/buildbabybuild to the Greater New Orleans Foundation. [...]
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Skinner bill expands solar energy buy-back program in California
The California Legistlature adopted a Bill written by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that would allow utilities to buy up to 5 percent of their energy from customers. Current law limits those purchases to 2.5 percent.
The Assembly adopted the bill on a 53-1 vote and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said the governor intends to sign it. The [...]
New Green Home Solutions
Green living begins at home, and New Green Home Solutions tells you how. Most of the energy-derived pollution we produce comes as a direct result of our homes – how we heat them, how we cool them, how we keep them well-lit and full of things that make our lives so comfortable. The good news [...]
Got Sun?
Learn a new vocabulary! Take a refresher course on the electrical power of the sun and the wind! Although the enthusiasm of renewable-energy experts Ewing and Pratt might get a bit wearing, they’ve developed a nontechnical reference and guide for home owners thinking about pulling the plug on their utility connections. In fact, after a [...]
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