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Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG)
Jan 1, 11:34pm    (1 review)  construction, environment, building, green  http://www.aidg.org/component/option,com...
From the page: We're doing the 12 days of Christmas appropriate technology style. Day 7: 7 ways of buildings. Today, we've got bamboo building, timber-framing, insulated concrete forms and more.
NPR : New Years Eve Ball Goes Green
Jan 1, 9:21pm    (1 review)  environment, new-york, energy, green  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...
Summary:"The brightly lit crystal ball that descends in New York's Times Square in the moments before the New Year goes green just in time for its 100th anniversary. The famous New Year's Eve ball will have its lights replaced with more than 9,000 energy efficient bulbs."
Build a Timber-Frame House in Days - Popular Mechanics
Dec 31, 2007 6:59am    (1 review)  civil-eng, construction, building, green  http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_jou...
From the page: "Who needs nails? The ancient art of framing a house with huge beams, chisels, mallets and pegs is being revived with a high-tech twist. The results: a timeless house -- built in record time."
Forest Ethics "Naughty and Nice" List of Treekillers (TreeHugger)
Dec 23, 2007 10:40am    (2 reviews)  environment, forestry, sustainability, green  http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/...
Who is doing what with their catalogs
A Low Impact Woodland Home
Dec 12, 2007 7:53am    (65 reviews)  architecture, green, appropriate-technology  http://www.simondale.net/house/
A review of recycled toilet-paper brands |By Sarah van Schagen |Grist...
Dec 9, 2007 11:08am    (1 review)  environment, funny, products, green  http://www.grist.org/advice/products/200...
From the page: "The Wipe Stuff"
Make it Right Project: 13 Designs, 150 Houses - JETSONGREEN.COM
Dec 7, 2007 7:59pm  graphic-design, new-orleans, katrina, building, green  http://www.jetsongreen.com/2007/12/make-...
Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG)
Dec 5, 2007 7:27am    (1 review)  environment, science, haiti, green, appropriate-technology  http://www.aidg.org/component/option,com...
AIDG's somewhat weekly roundup of appropriate technology stories: This week greener charcoal, 8 Watt computing, grey water usage, and more.
San Francisco Sentinel & Blog Archives & NATION'S FIRST SOLAR POWERED...
Dec 4, 2007 11:13pm    (1 review)  environment, advertising, energy, solar, green  http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=7...
1st solar powered billboard
Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG)
Dec 3, 2007 9:03am    (1 review)  environment, water, solar, green  http://www.aidg.org/component/option,com...
From the page: "The Science Barge is a sustainable urban farm designed by NY Sun Works, an environmental non-profit. The purpose: to show that sustainability can be achieved in an urban environment."