September 25, 2009: Energy Efficient, Sustainably Built Micro-Communities – Green Bldg Part II

Today we continue the green building tour begun last week with an inside look at a variety of energy saving and environmentally sound strategies in home building.

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September 18, 2009: Energy Efficiency 101 = Weatherization!

Ecofriendly strips of insulation and caulking the outside seams of a house don't often come to mind when reducing your carbon footprint, but for the homeowners we'll meet in Part I of this series, improving their homes' energy efficiency by weatherizing is the low-hanging fruit of green activity.

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Starting Friday, September 18: 3-part series on green building

This week Martha Baskin is starting a 3 part series on green building. The series will look at both residential and commercial buildings.

Part I, which airs this week, is titled "Weatherization, Insulation, Sealing, Oh My!": Ecofriendly strips of insulation and caulking the outside seams of a house don't often come to mind when reducing your carbon footprint, but for the homeowners we'll meet in Part I of this series, improving their homes' energy efficiency by weatherizing is the low-hanging fruit of green activity.

September 11, 2009: Book Review of Thoreau’s Legacy : American Stories about Global Warming

Green Acre Radio begins the Fall season with a review of a new anthology, Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming. A project of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics, the book is dedicated to the millions of Americans taking action to solve global warming. Martha Baskin has our review.

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