Monday, February 11, 2008

2008FEB11 - 24-31. TIME TO ACT - EXTRAS

24. TIME TO ACT…Hunzinger Construction in Wisconsin, USA wins award for a green building renovation using products made of recycled materials and reducing water usage by 30%.

25. TIME TO ACT…The Clean Tech Revolution, a book by US eco-consultant Ron Pernick and journalist Clint Wilder, states that going green is transforming our world and can be easy to achieve.

26. TIME TO ACT…Children in California, USA’s hot, arid inner valleys are switching from selling candy as school fundraisers, to drought tolerant plants for eco-mini gardens.

27. TIME TO ACT…In the US where convention attendees generate 4 times the carbon emissions they do at home, interest and business for eco-friendly meeting planning is skyrocketing.

28. TIME TO ACT…Centralia College in Washington State, USA is training a new generation of “green collar” workers for the evolving eco-friendly energy industry.

29. TIME TO ACT…Trevor Baylis, the British inventor of a wind-up radio, has created a wind-up device that can play 500 songs, videos, provide light and charge a phone.

30. TIME TO ACT…Tickets sell out for a Texas, USA Home Products Show featuring many solutions for reducing energy usage and green building.

31. TIME TO ACT…Pasadena, California, USA, which was one of first US cities to approve a green building ordinance, is now enacting stronger measures.

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