Sustainable North

From the New York Times, Thursday, November 20, 2008:
“To qualify for consideration as a nominee, a vehicle must exhibit characteristics that substantially raise the bar in environmental performance and be in production by Jan. 1 of the award year,” said the guidelines on the Green Car Journal Web site. “Plus, a potential nominee must be [...]

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From the website “Solar House, Solar Home,” retrieved on 11/11/08:
Just after January 1, 2000, I left the 20th Century and I haven’t been back since. If your attention is rooted in the 21st Century, you only need your eyes and ears to understand that energy efficiency and sustainability will be the unfolding story of our [...]

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Column from the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer July 14, 2008
Finally it is summer in Fairbanks, with warm weather and lush green growth all around us.
Wildflowers are showing off their bright yellows, purples, pinks and blues.
Arnica, fireweed, bluebells, wild sweet pea and others adorn the roadsides.
All is well. Or is it?
Among these wonderful native wildflowers are “imitators”; [...]

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