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Designer, builder, entrepreneur, and sustainability expert,John Picardhas been committed to the environment since he went off the grid 20 years ago. Founder of theUS Green Building Counciland a member ofClinton’s green teamat the White House, he supervised the eco-reconstruction of theGreensburg, Kansas, and advises countless co…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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California’s Green Building Standards Code, the first of its kind when placed on the books 18 months ago, moved toward a new phase this week with the adoption of mandatory measures that are aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, water use and other environmental impacts of new construction.
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A familiar face at San Francisco’s Green Festival wasMr. Ellie Pooh, a company that makes paper from elephant dung. Elephants in Sri Lanka are killed for their interference with agriculture, but they interfere with agriculture simply because they’re running out of space of their own. By making a lucrative market for paper from their dung, they’re given a better chance at survival. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
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