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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Enviro News & Links You May Have Missed This Week

What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

You probably won't find these headlines on the front page of your local papers but they are steps in the right direction.

We also mix it up a bit by adding NGO and environmental resource websites that are worth checking out.

Toronto's new green roof law a first for North America
$500,000+ for your "Green" Neighborhood
Database of State Indoor Air Quality Laws
Washing machine that uses one cup of water
Sears Tower Gets $350 Million Greening
Continental Airlines Announces Results of Biofuel Demonstration Flight
5 US towns seeking energy independence with renewable resources
Below The Surface - A Coast to Coast Exploration of America’s Waterways!
Vienna energy conference calls for shift towards low-carbon green industries
Solar Power Systems That Serve Entire Neighborhoods
Denmark to power electric cars by wind in vehicle-to-grid experiment

Next week Green Works Links will take a look at the first LEED museum in America.
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