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Contributors to Spread the Word

GIANT PUPPET Maya Apfelbaum, a Greenfield-based multimedia artist, performer, director, and educator/activist created Sunny Green, the Solar Dancer, the giant solar-paneled puppet in our Spread the Word clip. The giant dancing puppet, also known as Sol Ver, has small flexible solar panels mounted on its decorative rays. These panels and other solar devices power the small LED lights and rechargeable batteries on the puppet's necklace.  Sunny Green was created with partial funding from the...

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Fly Ash – more important than you think

THE BASICSCoal Fly Ash (from CSI Section 03 05 13) Coal fly ash is a waste product of coal-fired power plants and can be used as a substitute for some of the portland cement in a concrete mixture-up to 60% is common, but even higher levels of substitution are possible. It makes the concrete stronger and gives it improved workability compared with a conventional mix. The environmental advantages include reducing the use of high-embodied-energy portland cement and reusing an otherwise landfilled...

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About Rural Development, Inc (RDI)

It is the mission of RDI to advance the right of all people in Franklin County (MA) and the North Quabbin region to occupy environmentally responsible, energy efficient, affordable housing and to improve economic independence.  Further, RDI strives to promote environmental awareness, and to operate in a manner that is respectful of the rural character of our region. RDI works with residents and communities to expand affordable single-family and multi-family housing opportunities. RDI...

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Spread the Word!

{seyretpic id=14 align=left} Our video, Spread the Word, is a little something to help us promote what Earth Thrives offers the online community. But we can’t do it without you. There are three ways you can share it: 1.  Visit the video gallery by clicking on the image to the left. You’ll get sent directly to Spread the Word which you can download. 2.  Add the following direct link to your website or blog to send your friends over here to watch Spread the Word:...

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Patrick Pushes Biofuel Standards in New Bill

By Ken Maguire Associated Press Writer / November 5, 2007 BOSTON —Gov. Deval Patrick and top lawmakers want to put Massachusetts on the clean energy map by requiring biofuel blends in home heating oil and providing tax incentives for producers of more efficient ethanol technology, known as cellulosic ethanol. The state would be the first to require all diesel and home heating fuel sold here to contain a minimum amount of bio-based alternatives in their blends, as well as the first to...

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Governor’s Commission Completes Two-Year Climate Change Report

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Writer  |  October 26, 2007 MONTPELIER, Vt. —A governor's commission charged with making recommendations on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions recommended that the state expand energy efficiency programs, support renewable energy and team up with its colleges and universities to develop a “green economy” in Vermont. In its final report released Friday, the six-member panel concluded the state could serve as a national model and urged the...

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Lower the Bills With 5 Energy Savers

Lower the Bills With 5 Energy Savers

By Mary Ellen Slayter Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, October 14, 2007 This time of year, homeowners' thoughts often turn to ways of keeping their heating bills in check as the weather cools. If the brisk air isn't enough to motivate you, the federal government is kicking in a little incentive. Tax breaks for installing and replacing energy-efficient doors, windows, water heaters, and heating and cooling systems are set to expire at the end of the year.   But boosting your...

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