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An Off-Grid Electric Hot Tub

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For the next 40 years, I dedicated my efforts to promoting renewable energy and sustainable living. ” “But how to run a hot tub in an off-grid campground with a 7-year-old, 150-amp-hour battery bank? That’s a 27-amp draw on my 48-volt battery bank, which is producing 24 amps peak power.

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Employees Place High Standards On Employer’s Environmental Practices

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The recently released TD Bank Environmental Attitudes Survey found that 36 percent of respondents consider a company’s environmental stance when seeking employment, and nearly one-quarter of respondents said they would refuse a job if they disagreed with the organization’s sustainable impact. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Five Trends: Why Smart Building Technology Makes Good Business Sense

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. “Commercial and public property owners are looking to smart building technology to boost operational efficiency, achieve energy savings, improve capital planning and reduce their carbon footprints,” said Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability services at Jones Lang LaSalle.

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QVC, Inc. Unveils Second Solar Farm In North Carolina

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“As one of the largest employers in Edgecombe County, we are committed to conserving energy by implementing sustainable solutions and reducing waste.” “They continue to increase their value to the area by exploring and implementing sustainable energy options. Pat McCrory.

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Welcome to the Jungle House

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Welcome to the Jungle House was designed by one of Australia’s champions of sustainable architecture, Clinton Cole. It’s making a statement that sustainability can be integrated into the aesthetic of a very comfortable family home, and we couldn’t be happier with it. You can read the original article at www.domain.com.au.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Super-Insulated.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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All the Way Back

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Then came the unforgettably scary fiscal storm that arrived with a thunderclap in September 2008, when a conclave of CEOs from the some of the largest banks in the world and Tim Geithner (then head of the Federal Reserve of NY) were summoned by U.S. The following morning, when U.S. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. -

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