Archive for March, 2010

Energy Tax Credits For Your Home

Date: 03/19/2010 | Source: Mother Nature Network
Energy Efficient Home
Energy Efficient Home

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As we find ourselves in the midst of tax season, the issues of credits and deductions occupy most of our minds. What can we do or what have we done all year that gets us somewhere with either of these categories? This article discusses how we can all live green and save green by earning tax credits from investing in energy efficient products and systems for our homes. As homeowners, you have the power to help save the environment and get some credit for doing so. Learn about all of the available tax credits and how you can participate during tax season by reading this article! Live Green, Save Green.

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Simple Green Actions Work

Date: 03/18/2010 | Source: GreenLivingTips
Go Green
Go Green

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Living a green life can certainly be challenging at times. It can feel overwhelmingly that, as individuals, we are trying to help reverse negative environmental impact found all around the world. A recent study by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reaffirms that little voice in your head, that through personal actions that involve little or no cost, Americans can reduce U.S. carbon pollution by 15%. This means that your choices and habits can contribute to reducing carbon pollution in this country by one billion tons! The NRDC went as far as outlining some suggestions for these actions that we can all take to help in this effort. Read this article to find out how you can get involved!

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Staycation Versus Vacation

Date: 03/18/2010 | Source: The Epoch Times
Go Green Save Green
Go Green Save Green

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With the first day of spring right around the corner and grand ideas of exotic vacations crowding our minds, we sometimes forget the large dollar sign associated with these getaways. Instead of getting overwhelmed by the huge investment to “get away,” take a look into the increasingly popular concept of the “staycation.” Staying closer to home will certainly ease the strain on our wallets, and it will also help curtail some of our large annual carbon footprint. Experiencing a staycation will certainly make for a different kind of relaxing vacation and may even encourage us to rethink the concept that things are greener on the other side. Read this article to find out more about how you can save green and go green by having a great staycation this spring!

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Making Houses Green (And Saving Some, Too)

Date: 03/16/2010 | Source: CBS News
Solar Panels
Solar Panels

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In today’s world, the word “green” oftentimes means one of two things: a shorthand term for the environmental movement, or money. While these two meanings may seem dissimilar, they are closely linked in the minds of many homeowners hoping to save some “green” by going “green.” A recent study revealed that 68% of those polled took steps last year to make their homes more energy efficient. 71% said their number 1 reason for doing so was to save money. Some homebuilders around the country are responding to this recurring theme in the marketplace today: homeowners are choosing to save green by going green. Read this full article to find out how and why!

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Lennar Launches New Website Highlighting “PowerSmart” Homes

Date: 03/15/2010 | Source: Lennar Corporation
Lennar PowerSmart homes

Lennar PowerSmart homesTo coincide with the introduction of our PowerSmart homes, Lennar has launched a new website to inform our Customers about Lennar’s overall commitment to green homebuilding, along with details of PowerSmart homes as they are introduced in Lennar markets across the nation. Designed as a supplemental microsite to the company’s main Lennar.com website, LennarPowerSmart.com features green living tips, information and resources about green technology and homebuilding, and a continuously expanding library of “going green” videos. Watch the United States map turn green as PowerSmart homes are introduced in more Lennar homebuilding markets, and discover how the PowerSmart home by Lennar is designed to save homeowners money, while empowering them to help save the environment. Click here to visit LennarPowerSmart.com


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Denim Drive Expands to Insulate Habitat for Humanity Homes

Date: 03/13/2010 | Source: USA Today
Cotton: From Blue to Green
Cotton: From Blue to Green

Source: USA Today

Whoever said that Going Green is out of fashion needs to seriously think again. Gap Stores has given new meaning to this concept through its “Cotton: From Blue to Green” project. This expanding denim drive collects old jeans that are recycled to make insulation for Habitat for Humanity homes. Since 2006 when Gap launched this campaign, 540 homes have been built using denim insulation, which has also kept 200 tons of denim out of landfills. Read the full article to learn more about this unique approach to building green!

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