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When thinking about ways to save energy at home, it’s a mistake to believe that the only way to do that is by paying for expensive renovations or appliances. The truth is that there are ways of having an eco friendly home and saving a large amount of energy that cost very little or even [...]

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is full of initiatives that President Obama and Congress are hoping will boost our economy. At 1588 pages, most people probably wouldn’t take the time to read the whole thing, but there are some tax credits they might be missing out on. The economic stimulus package lengthens [...]

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Ever hear of death by a thousand cuts? That’s what’s probably happening to your wallet without you realizing it. Day after day, you are being silently slashed from many different places in your house, wasting energy that oozes out of your house from little cracks and holes. Some of these ways you may know about–such [...]

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Introducing the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina–the world’s most environmentally friendly hotel. It is the first hotel anywhere to obtain the extremely difficult LEED PLATINUM green building standard for commercial buildings promulgated by the Green Building Council. What did the hotel do to earn such a distinction? Consider: It recycled 87% of construction debris [...]

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