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In the absence of big brother, this is interesting: http://foursquare.com/ Can we make a p2p version?

Most everyone knows about Idealist but for those who haven’t, it’s a great resource for everything from jobs to forums. Click here:http://idealist.org/

Hello all, new photos from my summer travels are up. Please click here, scroll down and enjoy!
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This idea makes total sense in almost every way. Simply, Ecofont makes holes in letters so that when you print, you use less ink, save money and reduce your environmental impact (use less cartridges). Free download and description is at: http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_en.html
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http://www.benetech.org/literacy/bookshare.shtml

Green Living Consulting - http://www.Greenlivingconsulting.com - Interesting ideas on greening many different processes in your life

Phase 2 Architecture - http://www.phase2architecture.com - Indoor corporate design, fully sustainable - including food

My Green Cottage - http://www.mygreencottage.com - green housing

eco-green living - http://www.eco-greenliving.com - green product assortments including solar fans and Solatube

http://www.cleancurrents.com - buy your energy from plants that produce it from sources other than fossil fuels

The Loading Dock - http://www.loadingdock.org - recycled building materials for purchase

http://www.novasprayfoam.com - spray foam in your walls to insulate your house

http://www.reallyrawhoney.com - Tasty honey

http://www.gogreenwithus.net - They help reduce your energy bills

http://dc.sharingbackyards.com - Sharing backyards for gardening purposes

http://www.abramsdesignbuild.com - beautifully designed sustainably

http://www.yourenew.com - Awesome recycler of electronic products and they pay you!

http://www.heliconworks.com - ecologically sensitive architecture and building practices

http://www.airquausa.com - condenses and filters water from air, provides clean potable water

http://www.energreeneast.com - American E.P.O.D. - clean energy on the go - travels with you

http://www.loveatfirstsit.com - interesting seated strap to keep your spine aligned

http://www.genovationcars.com - energy recovery motors

http://www.kaminscooters.com - electric scooters

http://www.na.rehau.com/resourcecenter - System and Corporate designs for solar and geothermal heating

http://www.sustainabledesigngroup.com

http://www.communityforklift.com - Thrift Store for low cost and green home improvement

http://www.saicontractors.com

http://www.milesev.com - Electric Vehicles - Vans, cars, BugE’s, scooters

http://www.evadc.org - Electric Vehicle Association of DC

http://www.fusioncustomhomes.com - custom Green homes

http://www.greenhaus.org - Peabody Architects

http://www.standardsolar.com

http://www.gogreenwithus.net - KVAR Energy Controller - interesting wiring strategy and capacitor unit

http://www.aurora-energy.com

http://www.summitinsulation.com - RetroFoam - insulation for existing homes

Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco-Friendly Village - no web site yet but an interesting village in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal - stay tuned!

http://www.she-inc.org - Hot Pot Solar Oven

http://www.plantingempowerment.com - an interesting early stage concept - worth a look

http://www.waba.org - Washington Area Bicyclist Association

“MIT students develop concept for color-changing roof tiles that absorb heat in winter, reflect it in summer.”
Picture from link: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/madmec-roof.html

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If you’re interested in learning CSS and Wordpress CMS, try this site, he has done a good job! Link: http://css-tricks.com/

Here is a sketch model of a pool I made for the town center of Berkeley Springs, WV - Berkeley Springs State Park. It is by no means exactly to scale, however the pool’s dimensions are described if you click on the picture. Clicking with bring you to the Google 3D interface.