Green Goes Modular...2006-05-31 By Jeff Siegel

Michelle Kaufman Designs (MKD), a group of ‘green’ architects/designers have taken the lead in modular ‘green’ homes by integrating the low-cost of a modular home with green building standards…like energy efficiency, recycled building materials, healthier levels of indoor air quality and water reduction.They call the ‘green’ homes, Glidehouse

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10 Months of Alaskan Oil: A Soggy Band Aid on a Sinking Ship

But hey, there's an awful lot of oil up there too. We're talking between 6 and 13 billion barrels. At 13 billion barrels...that's enough to cover U.S. consumption for almost 2 years. At 6 billion, we're looking at about 10 fun-filled months. So what will the going rate for regular unleaded be with $80 oil...$90 oil...$100 oil?

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The social responsibility revolution | csmonitor.com

It's not just about PR anymore. Firms see big profits in green solutions. Superior product quality and competitive pricing may no longer stand above all others as the most critical variables in the equation for business success.

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Sde Boker makes solar energy viable in Israel and the Mojave Desert

Last month, Sollel signed a contract with the U.S. company PG&E, to build the largest power station in the world, in the Mojave desert in California, which will have about 7,000 such panels and will cover about 14 square kilometers. It is due to go into service in about four years, providing 553 megawatts of electricity.

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Military To Crackdown On North American Union Protesters

The US army is to enforce a huge security perimeter around the upcoming North American Union meeting in Canada this August as well as cracking down on expected protests, having already shut down a public forum due to take place close to the event.

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Citizen journalism' website gets multi-million-dollar boost

NowPublic announced Monday that the fast-growing citizen journalism website has scored 10.6 million dollars (US) in financing to fuel its drive to become the world's largest news agency.

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former meth user and daughter describe retina scan

looks like my chinese language professor was right; we can tell if a woman is pregnant by looking at the eye! Not a good thing in a country that only permits one live birth per couple...I attended a local hospital district advisory meeting and received a small hand-out, or flier/bulletin, which was to invite Free Retinal Scanning, from ARIS...

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