Green Building and Real Estate Blog

Your Guide to Figuring Out Those Confusing Recycling Codes.

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Traffic pollution causes genetic changes in the womb which increase a child's risk of developing asthma, research suggests.

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This is one of the things that is wrong about the system we have. This family paid rent to the homeowner. Homeowner did not pay the mortgage, and the family ends on the street. Does the bank care? Should it care? Maybe the bank could have worked out a deal with the renters, since in many cases rent is higher than a mortgage payment. Bank lost money, a homeowner is left without a house, the renting family is thrown out to the street - who says that this is a functional system?

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Feb 4, 2009. EERE.

General Motors Corporation (GM) is preparing to launch its extended-range electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, and communities that want to help test the vehicle will need to be "plug-in-ready." According to GM, that includes installing public and workplace charging infrastructure, setting consumer-friendly electricity rates, offering renewable electricity options, and adjusting codes and permitting rules to encourage vehicle charging.

See the press release from GM.