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		<title>Book Review: Shift Your Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shift Your Habit: Easy Ways to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Save the Planet by Elizabeth Rogers. Three Rivers Press, 2010. When persuading reluctant family members and friends to a “green” lifestyle, we usually encounter two big objections: money and time. The evidence in the store is that the green option is more expensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green your Christmas in the St. Nick of  Time!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising Spaces Last Minute Green Holiday Guide Feel like you’re destined to be a last-minute Christmas elf again this year? “Luckily, there’s still a swath of options for you to give sustainably and party consciously,” says Andrea Jones, co-owner of newly opened eco-retailer Raising Spaces. “It’s an overwhelming time of year, especially if you’re the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Straw Bale Home Building Primer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs - Shire Strawbale Home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to build your own straw bale home.  You’ve seen them in green home building books and on TV shows, you saw green home builders wax poetic about their homes low impact on the environment and connection to the local ecology.  You’ve researched all the possible alternative home building techniques and the thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco Reno Inspiration &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Deborah Merriam. Deborah Merriam is an eco-consultant, interior decorator, allergy mom, and indie crafter living in Edmonton, Alberta. Her decor &#38; consulting business can be found at www.ecoDomestica.com. Reams have been written about green building from scratch, and renovations that are essentially from scratch (like gut-jobs and pop-tops). Checklists and wish-lists of eco-friendly building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention New Home Buyers: Now it’s Easy to be Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green living just got easier for people who are looking for an affordable, environmentally friendly and energy efficient home. Ecological Homes recently launched its new ready-to-assemble green home packages at the Edmonton Home and Garden Show and the Go Green Eco Expo.  The Edmonton-based company wants to put green living within reach of the average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belgravia Green Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•Do you want a brand new home in a mature, central neighborhood? •The chance to build your home exactly to your design? •A home that meets green standards and is accessible for everyone? •Do you want to build at a time when costs are down and service is good? Belgravia Green Homes is a rare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Reno or To Build Green</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingspaces.com/2009/02/to-reno-or-to-build-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m betting I&#8217;m not the only one who, whilst renovating a home that&#8217;s long on character and short on ecofeatures, has seriously wondered &#8216;why not build the ideal green home from scratch?&#8217; This is the question on Chris&#8217; and my mind while our nearly finished green kitchen lays idle. As everyone knows, home renos take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Your Dream Green Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it. Not everyone is cut out for building and renovating. But don&#8217;t we all have the right to live in healthier, greener homes? Fortunately, finding a house that offers important ecofeatures and healthy living spaces for your family is getting easier. Not only are builders catching on to buyer&#8217;s demands for more sustainable [...]]]></description>
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