• Choosing green building products.
• Vertical farming is the latest madness.
• Lodging industry puts brakes on eco-friendly ideas.
• Public underestimates savings from energy efficiency.
• How to safely capture and use rainwater.
• Learning to live on current solar income.
• Green buildings won't save the planet.
• A city doesn't need a center.

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The Shelton Group recently conducted a survey of green consumers (i.e, those that buy and consider green products) and published its findings in a report called Green Living Pulse 2010.  Aiming to provide a comprehensive analysis of green consumers, Green Living Pulse focuses on who these consumers are, what drives them, and how to identify them.

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Home builder, Green Mode Designs, LLC, recently finished this townhouse project on an infill lot near Memorial Park in Houston, Texas. Two of the homes are on the market for $450,000 – $470,000, while the third received LEED Gold certification and is already sold. This solar-powered home, based on the HERS Rating, is 56% more efficient than a standard home and uses 33% less water.

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