Green Products to Receive NSF Certification

Now that people are realizing the value in green products, there’s a lot of “greenwashing” happening by companies who want you to believe that their products are green, even when it’s not 100% true. So what can consumers do to ensure the products they believe to be green truly are? One important thing […]

Practical (Not-So-Sexy) Green Measures

So, you’ve replaced your burnt out incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents and been more conservative with the thermostat, now what else can you do to ease the strain on your wallet and the environment?

Zion National Park Adds a Touch of Green to the Desert

For years now, Zion National Park located in the dry, rugged terrain of southern Utah, has had sustainability at the forefront of its daily operations. According to the National Park Service, the concept of sustainability “is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects, and the wildlife therein, and to provide for […]

Greening the Heartland Conference

There’s still a little time left to register to attend the 5th annual green building and sustainability conference in St. Louis.

Rebates Ease Financial Burden of Solar Installations

Energy costs are rising everywhere and San Francisco is no exception. Pacific Gas & Electric just announced a 6.5% hike in electricity prices, however the city’s lawmakers have approved funding for solar installations to offset utility costs for homeowners, businesses and non-profits.

Hospitals Getting Healthier Through Green Building Practices

Hospital and nursing home patients in Massachusetts are sure to embrace benefiting from natural daylighting and breathing cleaner air, inside the buildings. Environmentally-sensitive (and people-friendly) standards may become the norm for such facilities if the Public Health Council approves a proposal from the Department of Public Health which calls for the expansion or renovation […]

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