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Sat, Aug 02, 2008

Get a "report card" on use when ... by Deb Dahlberg Rowland

We built an Alternative Style Home with Water Catchment and Solar Power a number of years ago and one of the best things we did was to complete a questionaire for the contractor who would be installing our Solar system. Each member of our f...

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Fri, Jul 25, 2008

Green Home Ideas and Checklist by Rick Sherwood

“Green” living in Austin and surrounding areas, I am sure we have all noticed how important living "Green" has become. Living in the Capital of Texas we have to be well informed on what this means. Any local REALTOR in town ...

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Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Green Toilets by Steve Aubin

Green toilets. Water-conserving toilets can boost your budget while also helping the environment.  New green toilets conserve water in different ways: low-flow toilets use about 20-percent less water per flush, dual-flush toilets with two button...

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Sun, Jul 06, 2008

RASTRA constructed GREEN acreage... by Betty Saenz

I will be finishing my classes and obtaining my EcoBroker's designation this week.  Then, the next week I will head off to the GREEN Real Estate 2008 Conference in Denver.  I love to market GREEN homes- see TexasOrganicHome.com  for a ...

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Wed, Jul 02, 2008

Green Homes - Rainwater Collecti... by Steve Aubin

Rain Water Collection Systems: Before the use of today's public water treatment facilities, many people relied solely on the collection of rainwater for household, landscape, and agricultural uses. And in some parts of the world, such as Bermuda, the...

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Wed, Jun 18, 2008

GREEN Choices: Which Road do we... by Betty Saenz

Should we use hand dryers in public restooms or paper towels: When looking at costs to our Earth, which is better drying our hands with paper towels or the machines that pump out hot air?  Both have an impact on our environment, but when looking...

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Wed, Jun 11, 2008

Gardening in North Austin by Betty Saenz

I just got home from South Austin - Bee Cave specifically looking at an Earth Brick/straw bale home for sale, and found that I now have a fabulous GREEN red oak tree in my front yard. I promise to take pictures later but my head is pounding so hard i...

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Mon, Jun 09, 2008

Betty Saenz GREEN REALTOR by Betty Saenz

Have you ever heard the song "I was country, when country wasn't cool"?  Well my theme song is, "I was GREEN, when being GREEN wasn't cool"... I was an early "eco geek" and marched to the beat of a different drummer...

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