Ski property faces meltdown as global warming chills the market
January 17, 2010 4:04 PM - There may be a global freeze on at the moment but Britons who own and let flats and chalets at ski resorts could face a threat to their investments – thanks to a long-term shortage of snow. ...
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Radon in Homes an Invisible Danger
January 16, 2010 4:43 PM - Many areas of the US have high background radon levels in the ground. When radon gets into a home it can increase the resident's cancer risk. How does radon get into a home? The most common way is through cracks ...
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Why Do Most People Feel Happier on the Weekend?
January 15, 2010 12:02 PM - From construction laborers and secretaries to physicians and lawyers, people experience better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, concludes the first study of ...
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Indoor Air Quality
January 10, 2010 3:36 PM - How to make your home a healthy place Smog in urban areas often makes the news. But truth be told, air quality is often much worse inside our homes than outside. That’s because tens of ...
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Arab World in Water Crisis
January 5, 2010 12:10 PM - There are people in over 17 Arab countries living well below the water poverty line of 500 cubic metres annually, said Arab decision makers from around the Arab world, meeting on water insecurity this past Monday, in ...
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Outdone by Dubai, Taiwan tower seeks green award
January 4, 2010 11:35 AM - Outdone by an tower extending over 800 meters in Dubai, the world's former tallest building, Taipei 101, wants to become the highest green structure by completing a checklist of clean energy standards, a spokesman ...
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Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2010
January 1, 2010 6:48 PM - Green building is one of the keys to economic recovery. Not only is it a better way to do business, it drives innovation, improves efficiency standards, makes for happier and healthier people and creates new "green ...
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Indoor Heating by a Concrete Wall
December 30, 2009 5:43 PM - Cuddle up with your walls! Who ever said walls were just for hanging pictures? A Trombe wall is a sun-facing wall designed as a passive solar collector; people can enjoy its benefits in the ...
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Middle East/Med Region Could Solar Power World
December 28, 2009 11:47 AM - Middle Eastern and North African countries, often referred to under the umbrella term MENA countries, have the potential to create more than 3 times the world's power needs, according to a new study reported in the ...
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Actionable Steps to Building a Sustainable Business
December 26, 2009 5:34 PM - With the new year rapidly approaching, it is a good time as individuals, and as businesses, to look at ways we can reduce our environmental impact, or as a large part of our environmental impact is known as today, ...
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Netherlands Advances Plan to Tax Miles Driven
December 24, 2009 11:59 AM - The Netherlands is set to become the first country in Europe to replace road tax with a kilometer charge for all motorists, over 10 years since the idea was first put forward. If the ...
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Are Smart Meters Really Smart?
December 18, 2009 6:43 PM - A class action lawsuit in Bakersfield, California claims newly installed smart meters inflate customers electricity and gas use, resulting in steep hikes in utility bills. The plaintiffs, a group of about 200 ...
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World’s Largest Wind Farm to Be Built in the US
December 15, 2009 2:46 PM - The United States has steadily outsourced record-breaking feats of engineering over the years, or stood by as other countries have eagerly grasped trophies for the world’s tallest building, biggest dam, longest ...
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