Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
The White House Talks Green… With a Few Notable Exceptions
In his recent State of the Union address, George W Bush talked about, and seemed to support, many of the most promising areas of renewable energy. With the current global political climate, and our war in Iraq (that seems to be becoming more about oil every day), it is no surprise that the White House [...]
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
“This Old House” Tackles First Green Building Project
In the next week or so, the PBS show This Old House will start an eight-part series on an environmentally friendly green remodel of an Austin, Texas 1926 bungalow. They are using all kinds of great fancy eco-friendly materials like Trex Brasilia decking (trex.com) and a really cool glass and concrete mix called IceStone (icestone.biz). [...]
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Indianapolis Using Biodiesel Hybrid Buses
Being a top soy bean producer, it is in Indiana’s economic as well as environmental interest to use soy-derived bio diesel. Indygo, Indianapolis’ mass transit company has recently introduced hybrid buses that burn fuel produced right here in Inidana. Read about Indianapolis’ first winter Ozone Action Day here. Read more about the new busses here.
