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Clay, Sand, and Row Housesnew

Urban dwellers get up to their elbows in natural building techniques, and discover they're not just for rural eco-retreats any more.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  03-23-2006  |  Environment
Tags: bale, building, eco, green, natural, pallet, plaster, renovation, straw, wood

The Falls Guysnew

A battle over restoring an abused national treasure pits an engineer against an environmentalist; and at first glance, they are taking unlikely sides.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  06-09-2005  |  Environment
Tags: Cohoes, Falls, Hydroelectric, hydropower, restoration, River, waterfall

Reuse, Reuse and Reusenew

Freecycle phenomenon puts the Internet to work redistributing the surplus of a consumer society.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  04-22-2005  |  Environment
Tags: Recycling, Earth, day, freecycle

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