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• UPDATE: Activists debut e-waste recycler certification program following 60 Minutes report

  Activist groups rolled out on Monday a new campaign aimed at recognizing responsible recyclers of electronic waste in North America, according to a news release from the Basel Action Network (BAN). The certification program, known as the e-Stewards Initiative... Posted Nov 11 2008, 03:37 PM by tim_barsness with | with no comments Filed under: recycling, air quality, Cancer, environment, 60 minutes, electronic waste

• ReUse Center Opens in Maplewood

  The Green Institute/ReUse Center announces the Grand Opening of their new Maplewood location ***GRAND OPENING Come and Celebrate with us! Dates: Saturday, March 22 Time: 12pm - 4pm Location: 1723 East HWY 36 Maplewood, MN 55109 http://www.thereusecenter... Posted Mar 18 2008, 01:04 PM by jack with | with no comments Filed under: USGBC, sustainable, green business, recycling, alternative energy, ecological design, sustainability, LEED, green building, Live Green Live Smart, green merchandise, green lifestyle, regift, building green, saint paul college, integrated green, greenstar

• Remodeled 1948 Rambler Earns LEED Platinum from US Green Building Council

  For Immediate Release January 11, 2008 From: Live Green, Live Smart One of World’s Greenest Homes is a Remodeled 1948 Rambler Environmental Organization Live Green, Live Smart™ announced today that its green housing project – Live Green, Live Smart The... Posted Jan 06 2008, 06:14 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, building, emissions, global warming, ipcc, forests, lumber, climate, asthma, urban garden, green business, recycling, alternative energy, solar, permaculture, climate change, sustainable house, LEED, green building, Live Green Live Smart, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability

• First Platinum LEED Remodeled House in America

  Live Green, Live Smart announced today that the US Green Building Council has awarded their project home, The Sustainable House, the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for a residential remodel. The Sustainable House,... Posted Jan 03 2008, 06:13 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, emissions, global warming, forests, lumber, urban garden, sustainable, green business, recycling, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, permaculture, climate change, sustainable house, LEED, green building

• Big Blue's Recycling Boosts Solar

  IBM has reportedly developed a way of recycling the crystalline silicon used in the computer chip industry for reengineering and reuse in solar panels. This new method promises to ease the bottleneck of silicon shortage that crimps production of solar... Posted Nov 05 2007, 10:51 AM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: green business, recycling, IBM, alternative energy, crystalline silicon silicon shortage, solar

• Black Market Forestry

  The illegal harvesting of timber is a multibillion-dollar market that contributes to the annual loss of more than 32 million acres of trees. The greatest financial supporter of this industry is the United States, importing $24.5 billion in forest products... Posted May 17 2007, 11:04 AM by jack with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, global warming, ipcc, forests, lumber, forestry, climate, urban forest, District of Columbia, reforest, Casey Trees, recycling, ecological design, threatened species, climate change, Live Green Live Smart, live green living, green lifestyle, Minnesota E85, water quality, groundwater, recycle, climate proofing, air quality