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Monthly Archives: June 2008

Cheap Water Filter for Everyone

June 19, 2008 – 4:58 am

The Australian National University (ANU) scientist Tony Flynn has developed a process to create water filters from commonly available materials. The materials need to also be fired, which can be done without a kiln or other western technology, by using common manure.
An estimated 80% of all sickness in this world can be attributed to [...]

By Kelly Mead | Posted in Alternative energy, water, water filtration | Comments (0)

Be Tankless

June 15, 2008 – 5:50 am

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Being tankless in heating your water is an easy, if somewhat costly, upgrade that you can see immediate benefits from. Costs can vary from about $150 for point of use water heater to household ones starting about $450 going up to $1000 or more for top of the line models. Point [...]

By Kelly Mead | Posted in Alternative energy, Energy use, energy efficient, water heater | Comments (0)

NAHB’s Voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines

June 13, 2008 – 5:16 am

By Neda Dabestani-Ryba
Prudential Carruthers REALTORS
The voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines are designed to move environmentally friendly home building concepts further into the mainstream marketplace. Currently, there are approximately thirty communities throughout the U.S. that have green home building programs in place or in development. By developing the set of voluntary national guidelines, NAHB intends [...]

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Conserve Water, Save The Environment With A Lovely Raingarden

June 11, 2008 – 6:52 am

By : Marie Wakefield
The native soil and forests of many areas store, filter, and slowly release cool, clean water to streams, wetlands, and estuaries. The rich diversity of life in marine and fresh water, as well as on land, depends on clean water to thrive.
As cities grow, they encroach upon and change natural settings; wild [...]

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