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• New building materials: Gigacrete Gigacrete manufactures lightweight concrete that's green building and sculptural material
  
• Erosion Busters R Us
  
• Winter Weather Preparedness
  
• Solar: TheNaturalHome.com Innovative home building techniques from solar to greywater...and beyond.
  
• Flood-Proof Your Family, Home and Business Flooding is the number one disaster in America -- causing more loss of property and life than any other. We need to prepare our families and communities. Here's a start.
  
• Hamburgers may be a bit safer thanks to a dash of rosemary on the grill. Hamburgers are a staple of many American families, and there is new research showing that what we put on that patty when we grill it makes a difference...
  
• Free Trees for Your Region National Tree Trust distributes free trees to improve community forests... here's how.
  
• Patio shades and canopies Protection from sun, rain and pollution comes in many forms: canopies, gazebos, umbrellas and carports.
  
• Log cabins for rustic beauty Manufactured log homes
  
• Homeowner Assistance for Home Improvement and Conservation Gardens are part of historic properties. California has some of the oldest gardens in America.
  
• LA's Home and Garden Designer Showcase Pasadena House for the Arts organization
  
• Home Improvement to withstand storms Tornados and Hurricanes deliver the power of the wind. New shelter designs can save lives.
  
• The secrets of glass tiles Glass tile offers unparalleled depth and beauty.
  
• Home Improvement and conservation Urban landscaping improves urban living conditions
  
• Metal - Alternative to Ceramic Tile Metal tile and metal flooring are the newest alternatives to recent decor traditions that have featured ceramic tile, marble and wood flooring.
  
• Organic Lawn Care for Family Health Organic Backyard, Lawn and Garden Care
  
• Wildflower...and plant resource center
  
• Grilling Tips for Healthy Outdoor Dining Did you know that grilled vegetables are far healthier than grilled meat? Here are more tips.
  
• Outdoor Lighting Decor Portable outdoor lighting extends the day for outdoor enjoyment.
  
• Planning for livable communities Trust for Public Land, communities are struggling to keep up with providing those quality of life amenities.
  
• Trees...habitat for more than wildlife! Trees create liveability in a city
  
• Planning Flower Garden Colors Some flower color combinations work. Some leave the viewer panting from visual exhaustion!
  
• Showers and dishwashers can create indoor air pollution. Health tips about Indoor volatile and hazardous air pollutants
  
• Designing Outdoor Room Settings The pergola is an arbor or a passageway of columns supporting a roof of trelliswork on which climbing plants are trained to grow.
  
• Landscaping for Roadways and Health Landscaping reduces stress during driving and during health care.
  
• Outdoor grilling with convection grills Convection technology creates air turbulence under the hood that eliminates hot and cold spots on the grill and surrounds food with intense, even heat.
  
• Landscaping teaches life lessons Landscaping is an integral part of our culture and plays an essential role in the quality of
  
• What do Honey Bees and Mosquitos have in common? Some insects are very dangerous to people and our domesticated animals. Mosquitos and honeybees, as well as ticks, fire ants and other insects can cause human diseases and injuries. Spring and summer rains and heat bring on the spread of these specific insects -- and each of us can make a differnce in keeping our communities safe. Get rid of STANDING WATER!
  
• The Patio: Versatile container gardening ideas Container gardens can help create an outdoor living area for urban homes
  
• Seven Things To Know About Green Spaces “Green spaces” encompasses elements of landscapes, home and commercial lawns, golf courses, parks and sports turf.
  
• Backyard BBQ Cooking Video/DVD BBQ is enormously popular, but while many people know how to grill, a relative few know how to cook authentic-style barbecue.
  
• The Real Cost of Light
  
• Rocky Landscaping Rocky Landscaping
  
• Eco-friendly Furniture Delivers the Three Rs - Rustic, Recycled, and Resort Quality
  
• Safety tips for holiday and outdoor lights With year round outdoor lighting and "electrified landscaping" these tips are helpful all year round.
  
• Lawn Pesticides Uprooted Consumer and environmental groups ask home and garden retailers, to carry a full range of organic, non-toxic lawn care products to protect the health of children, families, pets and the environment
  
• Spring cleaning the outdoors Conservation organizations are urging Americans to check their yards and gardens for plants that can escape cultivation and cause damage to the natural environment and the national economy.
  
• Ceramic Tile and Natural Stone Paving Materials Ceramic tile and natural stone paving materials are some of the most durable, easy to care for, and stunning design elements for the home -- indoors or outdoors.
  
• Innovations in Installing Ceramic Tile Flooring Installing attractive ceramic tile flooring is now easier and more affordable thanks to an innovative flooring product
  
• A lawn is not a meadow A lawn is not a meadow
  
• Bed and Bath Natural materials eclipse plastic and other manmade materials for seasonal decorating pleasure
  
• Students build self-sufficient, energy-efficient, solar powered house Virginia Tech students are currently building a house of the future -- a completely self-sufficient, energy-efficient, solar powered house, that will generate enough energy to power all the needs of the house, run a small home-based business, and power a solar car.
  
• Bringing the outdoors in -- cleaning for health Bacteria brings nature indoors. Food-borne and other illnesses are preventable if you follow some common sense steps.
  
• Value of Landscaping Landscaping provides many health benefits as well as quality of life beauty, rest and relaxation.
  
• How much do you spend on your lawn? A healthy and vigorous landscape traps pollution, prevents runoff, improves the air we breathe and can significantly increase property values.
  
• Environmental/social benefits of residential lawns and landscaping Green has "green value". People are drawn to the lush, cooling, refreshing plants and residents of healthy landscaping.
  
• Disaster Preparedness Needs YOU -- especially in coastal areas. Disaster preparedness requires local citizens to insist on a plan...and disaster exercises to organize and train the community.
  
• Air Quality in Your Home -- You can do something! Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air. We spend an average of 90% of our time indoors...oops!
  
• City buys goods based on True Cost True Cost considers more than purchase price when selecting goods and services. San Francisco leads the way in exploring this method of conservation.
  
• Landscape Defensively to Protect Lives, Homes, and Property from Wildfires It is important stewardship to prepare your land and home to survive fires -- and here is a starting point for that planning.
  
• Do You Know These Crisis Management Tips for Storms? It's important to know the terminology used by broadcasters to identify storm danger. Here are the basics.
  
• Throw Rugs Offer Natural Alternative to Synthetic Carpets Natural rugs are made of bamboo, coir, hemp, jute, mountain grass, sisal, seagrass, paper and wool.
  
• Why Air Tools Are Pulling the Plug on Electric Tools Ready to try air powered tools instead of small electrical tools? Here's why you might want to consider switching.
  
• Fire and water wise plant list for SoCal Water and fire wise plant list for Southern California
  
• Garden expo to feature indoor native plant display A nearly 4,000-square-foot Home Habitat Garden built by conservation partners will be one of the showcase gardens at the Pennsylvania Garden Expo, March 10-13, 2005 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
  
• Multilevel marketing of natural and sustainable products Sustainabilty has to do with business practices upstream, midstream and downstream. Multilevel marketing is a growing player in the sustainable products arena -- here's how to view these offerings.
  
• Backyard Sheds for Garden Living Luxury can be added to gardens and backyards by upgrading a backyard "shed" into an office or living/working space.
  
• Eco-Home demonstrates urban ecological living in Los Angeles Eco-home in Los Angeles is a resource center for children and families that demonstrates practical ecological ways to put green living to work for health and cost savings.
  
• Home Inspection Tips Inspect your home systems for prevention and cost savings.
  
• How valuable is your green landscape? Your trees, sidewalks, native plants...etc. have value. You can enhance that value best when you know what works best. Here's an online calculator to help you prioritize and value your "green infrastructure".
  
• Common Household Boogie-chems Alternatives of common houseehold hazardous chemicals
  
• MLM companies of sustainable products Nature products are sometimes available through multilevel marketing by friends and families. Here are some of the legitimate services I've found.
  
• Designing Your Home Surroundings Starts with Limits Sustainable design starts with possibilities within limits.
  
• FSC certified forest products support sustainable forests Searching for sustainable forest / wood products has become easier with the online database from Forest Stewardship Council
  
• Urban Permaculture Tour that Demonstrates the Scope of Possibilities This urban garden and working urban farm shows how valuable just 1/5 of an acre can be!
  
• Bed Bugs Are Back! Bedbugs are reinfesting homes globally due to travel and international shipping...here's how to copy!
  
• Peddler’s Wagon online store sells sustainable goods for the eco-pioneer Urban farming and a productive home...that's the urban pioneer!
  
• Composting for Critter Habitat Rancho Santa And Botanical Garden provides tips on how to compost the easy way!
  
• Green Your Home with an Easy Starter Kit Green your home with a kit that includes a step by step instruction booklet, supplies and testing methods for water, autos and energy conservation. Easy! Effective! Affordable!
  
• Urban Nature Video Delivers a Micro Vacation to your Tube! Take a few minutes and discover a world of color and wonder that surrounds you... all it takes is a new perspective!
  
• Urban Development Decimates Aquatic Life at Early Stages An integrated approach to understanding urban streams that includes physical, chemical and biological characteristics associated with urbanization.
  
• Dust, Dust, Everywhere! Dust is such a humble subject. One that we overlook most of the time.
  
• Mosquito Control Because we live in densely populated areas and no longer have balanced habitat, mosquitoes often become a problem...