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climate change: Visual Aids for 2030 Goals - 06/01/09 03:28 PM
I think it is well known tat the more ways people are given information, the more likely they are to retain it- if the see it as well as hear it for example. There is a reason for having lots of pictures and visual tours of your listings.
Here is a visual aid for those of you who are interested in to help explain the importance of the 2030 goals and the complexity of the issue. Gavin Schmidt is a NASA scientist and he has teamed up with a great photographer to create a book that illustrates some of the not so common … (4 comments)
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climate change: EarthMoment - Shop and get Carbon Offsets - 10/26/08 05:24 PM
Carbon offsets represent investments that reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon offsets typically include investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. They are one way to begin to make a difference in influencing climate change. Personally, I am not a huge fan of this approach but it definitely beats doing nothing and it provides funding for efforts to do more.
That said, many of us do a fair amount of online shopping. http://EarthMoment.comoffers an opportunity to get carbon offsets when making purchases from more than 1.000 online vendors including Target, Sears, Macy's, PetSmart and Barnes and Noble. You pay no … (9 comments)
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climate change: Green Building vs Green Washing - 02/05/07 01:05 PM
As green building becomes more popular following the increased warnings about global climate change we need to be more vigilant than ever about "grennwashing". While I would be among the first to say that bamboo flooring is a great choice I recoil at the fact that some manufacturerers use toxic adhesives in fabricating the product patially defeating the purpose. They present the flooring as a "green" alternative, neglecting to mention that the floor will outgas the same fumes that the homeowner is trying to avoid. Carpet made from recycled milk jugs is great, but not when it is laid over a … (2 comments)
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Deb Hurt, ABR, e-Pro,Green, TRC
Albuquerque,
NM
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Address: 6700 Jefferson NE , Suite C-2, Albuquerque, NM, 87109
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My blog is as much about a philosophy of life and living as it is about real estate as a business. E.F. Shumacher subtitled his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL "Economics as if People Mattered" In the real estate industry we realize that people matter and that where they live matters. We now also have a larger responsiblity, I believe, to get them to consider HOW they live. Everyone in the developed world using less energy and resources makes it possible for those who have access to neither to experience a better life and to make the difference between their being able to having a roof overhead or not or for their children to eat or not.
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