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On the forgotten shores of Hamburg’s Harburg Harbor, once busy with ship building, the site of a former comb factory has been repurposed to house an eco-minded development, combining a modern futuristic look with restored historic buildings and classic industry architecture. by Roberta Cruger Read the original article at Current

Steve Brill owes a good part of his success to a dandelion. That, and an irate New York parks commissioner who didn’t want him eating Central Park’s greenery. It was 1986, and the now-famous forager - who roams yards and fields, eating things most people call weeds - was leading a wild foods tour in the ...read more

NEW CASTLE, Pa. - Just outside this town in the western part of the state, famous for its chili dogs and fireworks, a low-rise battery plant sits along a side road named Clover Lane. To miss it is to miss a back-from-the-dead story, one that Gov. Rendell hopes will inspire a manufacturing revival across Pennsylvania. With a ...read more

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Photo: Jorge Salcedo / Istock related articles By Dan Shapley It’s back-to-school time, which means any number of things, from excitement, to fits of frenzied shopping to locker anxiety. Of course, at The Daily Green, we’re most concerned about creating a healthy environment that is free of toxic substances that might inhibit learning. That’s why we’re working with ...read more

related articles By Dan Shapley As has been widely reported, today marks the official end of the popular Cash for Clunkers program. But that doesn’t mean the government has stopped doling out money … Read the original article at The Daily Green

Later this fall, a new cash incentive program may be helping kitchen appliances get a sales boost with $50 to $200 rebates towards new and energy efficient household appliances, not just refrigerators as suggested by the name. The application is still in progress and if passed, could start the program at the end of November ...read more

FREIBURG, GERMANY - Green-ness permeates Freiburg. The old-town center is car-free; it’s one extensive pedestrian zone of streets, squares and lanes. My energy tour of Freiburg was provided by the Innovation Academy: http://www.innovation-academy.de/english/ueber_uns/dozenten.html with Erhard Schulz as my tour guide (after Hans-Jorg Schwander provided a crash course in clean energy). Surplus energy homes in the ...read more