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Fitting In Embedded Energy in Our Consumerist Society

We live in a world of overconsumption; it’s no secret. A sweet combination of technological progress and manipulation by media has enabled us to become rabid consumers. We’re buying more stuff than ever, out of a constant need to replace,…
neoli
August 12, 2014
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Stormwater Management Is Everyone's Concern

Once upon a time, the rain fell in lovely droves.  It freely splattered and gushed and rushed and rolled.  And then all that energetic water promptly drained into the earth, absorbed by the roots of plants and trees, and naturally…
neoli
July 16, 2014
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USGBC Report Shines the Spotlight on Green Building in China

It’s out now: USGBC's LEED in Motion series, an extensive and insightful reportage on LEED adoption in various countries worldwide.  Among many other things, the report features profiles of successful LEED projects, growth statistics, analysis and insights from green building experts…
neoli
July 10, 2014
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Demanding Sustainability from Our Coffee Shops

The day my favorite indie coffee shop stopped bagging its used coffee grounds, I had to speak up.  The wooden rack which was usually lined with 2-kilo bags of used coffee grounds had been empty for the past couple of…
neoli
July 5, 2014
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Why Creating Sustainable Cement Isn’t Enough

An interesting article appeared on Wired last week about China's overuse of cement for the past three years.  Let's just say, it's a lot. China's humongous cement cube overshadows everything else. (Illustration by Rhett Allain) Using some heavy scientific calculations,…
neoli
June 25, 2014