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A Guide To Green Remodeling 101.

This is a guest post from Nan Fischer, a certified real estate EcoBroker in Taos, NM.
If you are thinking of remodeling, go green. From simple painting to a major overhaul, you can incorporate green features that create a healthier environment for you, the planet and your pocketbook.
You will:

save energy and natural resources
reduce your emissions and [...]

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Extreme Home Makeover Could Be Most Wasteful Show On TV.

A few weeks ago while flipping channels, I caught a few minutes of ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover TV show. I will admit that when the show first started years ago, I did watch a few episodes as it was kind of interesting and heart warming. But I quickly got bored and stopped watching [...]

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EarthTalk: Is New Urbanism More Environmentally Friendly?

EarthTalk is a weekly installment from E/The Environmental Magazine.

Dear EarthTalk: What makes those so-called “new urbanism” housing developments popping up around the U.S. more environmentally friendly than regular old suburban neighborhoods?
The husband-and-wife team of town planners Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are typically credited as the founders of new urbanism, a style of [...]

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