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Dear Readers,
Welcome to our March issue
of the Isla Earth Radio Series e-Digest. This
month we highlight some interesting
technologies and ideas that improve energy
efficiency. Sound boring? Not at all! These
projects save money and resources. Nothing
dull about that!
| Green Buildings Everywhere |
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Green buildings are cropping up everywhere.
That's because environmentally sustainable,
or "green" construction is becoming more
affordable, and, dare we say it, sensible.
Making it hard to resist the allure of green.
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| Green, Good Old Days |
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Here's something to ponder: Cities built
predominantly before 1945, score better in
sustainability rankings! It seems that cities
like Portland, San Francisco, Chicago and New
York have something to teach us. Want to know
how your city ranks?
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| Green Gas Station |
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Called Helio House, it's the nation's first
"green" gas station. That's right, a gas
station. It's the
station's design, not its gas that has been
certified eco-friendly. While critics aren't
so sure about this, supporters argue that gas
stations aren't disappearing anytime soon.
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| Pizzeria Takes The LEED |
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Mmmm. Pizza... But wait, pizza saving the planet?
Pizza Fusion,
whose motto is "Saving the Earth, One Pizza
at a Time," is building their 60 new
pizzerias following an unusual recipe of
sustainable materials. Find out more!
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| What Is Green, Gold And Read All Over? |
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Like many cities with aging public buildings,
Santa Monica knew its library badly needed
new digs. Before breaking ground, the city
committed to following the "LEED" guidelines
and stands to cut energy usage and reduce
carbon emissions. Reason enough to go green
in my book!
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| Puzzles |
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Think you've got the eco-knowledge to make it
through our crossword puzzle this month? If
so, give it a try! Click here
to get started.
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| Book Review |
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LEED Materials: A Resource Guide to Green
Building
Whether going green with your own building or
wanting to encourage your community to go
green, the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) program has
become the standard measure. Successfully
reaching one of four certification levels --
Certified, Silver,
Gold, or Platinum -- is no easy task though.
LEED
Materials, by Ari
Meisel, is packed with critical information
on nearly two hundred materials, products,
and services. Organized in the Construction
Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat
this highly visual guide makes sure your
material choices and uses will maximize your
LEED credits. - Excerpts from Amazon.com
Order
LEED Materials: A Resource Guide to Green
Building
 today!
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| Isla Earth Organic Coffee Blend |
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To celebrate our new Isla Earth Radio Series
signature organic
coffee, we are offering
an opening order discount: Buy 2 bags and get
one free. Order today!
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| Isla Earth Radio Series brought to you by... |
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Station Spotlight |
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If you're near Toronto, Canada,
tune in to
hear the Isla Earth Radio Series on
CIUT FM 89.5.
And if not, find a station
broadcasting near you!
Click here.
CONNECT with Nature and Conservation
Efforts in Toronto.
Just outside of Toronto is the Kortright
Centre for Conservation, Ontario's
premier environmental and renewable
energy education and demonstration center. It
hosts 135,000 visitors annually and offers
over 50 environmental education programs for
schools and 30 sustainable technology
workshops for the public. They focus on
projects and
programs in the community that accelerates
the transformation of the Toronto region into
the "most
sustainable community in the world."
EcoSpark
works with communities and with schools,
providing them with the knowledge and tools
to monitor their environment and take action
for positive environmental change. They
write, "we believe that through encouraging
and empowering those who we work with to take
action themselves, we can create and sustain
a healthy environment."
The Toronto
Environmental Alliance has an active membership
base of 5,000 individuals. The organization
focuses on five major campaign areas, where
they undertake research, education and action
on smog and climate
change, public transit, toxics and urban
pesticides, waste reduction and greenbelting
Toronto. The organization also maintains an
active social network on Facebook. Click here
to find out more and get involved.
The Toronto
Green Community is a grassroots
organization that engages people in local
environmental action for a cleaner, greener
Toronto. Since 1995, they have worked on a
number of environmental issues including
climate change, toxic waste, atmospheric
pollution, and stream water management.
If you have a picture that you think would
make a great jigsaw puzzle or story idea,
contact the producer.
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