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Fall 2009 Issue

Life is change. Not much grows in darkness — literally or figuratively.
Persisting on Darkness? Turn on Those Lights!
General Features
Green Jobs Leader, Van Jones, Resigns
'Cash for Clunkers' Results: Boosted
Building & Construction
Remodeling Trends: Consumers Greener, Rich Reluctant
One Man's Trash . . . Another's Home
GreenSage Guide to Slate Tile
Water, Energy & Outdoor Issues
Results Are In: LA's Water and Energy Kudos
Soot Particles in the Air Do Elevate Health Risks
Food and Your Health
Banning Routine Uses of Antibiotics in Farm Animals
Ag Execs Plea with Mrs. Obama to 'Dust' her Organic Garden
Green Products
Eco Harvest Wood: Sustainable Cocobolo Lumber from Felix
Build a Better Bulb. Get a $10 Million Prize
Fashion Week NY Didn't Miss Out on the Green Trend Either
May/June 2009 Issue

"Mutter mit zwei Kindern"
Käthe-Kollwitz
One Sunday in May and one Sunday in June we celebrate Mothers and Fathers respectively, the stewards and caretakers of generations past, present and future.
A Day for Mothers and A Day for Fathers: Stewards & Caretakers All
General Features
He's Back: AL's Sacred Geometry Corner, Part 7
Industry Shifts to Green in This Hardware Foundry
The Garbage Museum, Where Its Always Earth Day
Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of GMOs
Urban Beekeepers Keep Cities Abuzz with Pollinators
Green Economics
State by State Green Economy Job Opportunities
Shift Happens. During Crises, How do We Prepare?
Building & Construction
Warren Buffett Company Debuts Line of Green Prefab Homes
Interior Designers Use the Latest Green Finishes
Austin Helps Homeowners Go Green
Global Warming, Energy & Outdoor Issues
On Solar Day, Check Out Your Home's Energy
Can "Green Charcoal" Help Save the Trees in Senegal?
Toxins
Flame Retardants Decreasing in Wildlife?
Green Products
Modern Laser-Cut Paper Lamps
High Strength, Honeycomb Wood Veneer Panels
Modular VersaPanel® Lighting Display Panel System
For Tough Recyclables, a Self-Mending Plastic
EarthDay 2009 Issue

Almost anyone can become more innovative. Now is the time. Let us know what you come up with.
Iconoclasts, Green Brains, a Culture of Fear and Other Quirks
General Features
Energy-efficiency Jobs Get a Jolt
Unemployed Seek Training for 'Green Collar' Jobs
"America's Greenest Campus" Competition
Green Economics
Economic Recovery Bill has Billions for Green Building, Energy Efficiency
'Green' Banks Sprout From Ruins of Economic Crisis
Building & Construction
BOMA Portland Issues Energy Challenge
Empire State Building Gets a Green Makeover. SL Green Realty Follows
It's Time to Green This Old (White) House - Again
Green Saves Green. Builders Get On It
Global Warming, Energy & Outdoor Issues
New Google Mapping Project Shows Path to Green Energy
Energy Studies Get a Jolt
Toxins
Canadian Law Pushes for Greener Ways to Reduce Toxins
Flame Retardants Concern To US Coastal Ecosystems
Green Products
Slum Cooker Protects Environment, Helps Poor
"Solstice" Energy Star Qualified Line Voltage Pendants
November/December 2008 Issue

Appreciating your own Basics during this season of Thanksgiving just might turn things a little more positive.
Back to Basics: Food, Clothing, Shelter
General Features
The Economics of Desire
Building a Green Economy and Green Jobs
GE Meat Products: To Label or Not to Label. That is the Question
Country-of-Origin Food Labeling Gets More Strict
Bush: A Last Push to Deregulate
Building & Construction
U.S. Green Building Council Unveils 2009 Plan
Green Homes Grow, a Case Study
Homeowners and Facade Improvement Program Get Support
In Choosing Windows for Green Building, Old News is Good News!
Outdoor Issues
Cleveland RTA's Euclid Avenue Green Corridor Connects The City
Conservationists, Forest Service Buy up Mines in Idaho
Green Products
Excel Hand Dryers — New to the GreenSage Directory
Products We Loved @ West Coast Green
Who Needs Paint Removers When You Have Walnuts?
Lighting: Good Design with Great Scraps
Rain Tube: Solution to Cleaning Your Gutters
Summer 2008 Issue

Back to school season starts with buses gearing up to get greener. Meanwhile, kids find their own way to fresh air on the bus.
Character as an Essential Competence
General Features
Going Green Registers with Colleges
Two More Schools Going Green
Solving Billions of Pounds of Lunch-time Trash
Schools Consider Propane-fueled Buses
Elsewhere, 2,000 Buses in California to Run Cleaner
Global Warming & Outdoor Air Issues
Seals Help Scientists Tackle Climate Change
Forest Certification in the Great Lakes Region Surges
Japan Aims to Lead Global Rule-Setting for Carbon Footprints
Building & Construction
Wells Fargo Offers Solar Home Program
Modular, Factory-built Homes May be Greener
Breaking Ground on the Greenspiration™ Home
Sacramento Project's Clean Electricity from the Sun
LEED in Rochester: Not One, But Two Green Building Plans
A New Sustainable Flooring Standard
Green Products
Rubio® Monocoat — New to the GreenSage Directory
Save Money with Roof$ense
Solving Particleboard's Formaldehyde Problem
Got Milk in GreenBottles?
June 2008 Issue

Take your stand to save the tropical forests by knowing what you're buying. The GreenSage Guide shows you how.
From the Editor's Desk
The Power of Taking a Stand — Loudly or Quietly
General Features
Trend Shows Creating >20 Million New Green Jobs
Help Congress Vote to Fund the Green Jobs Act and Energy Efficiency
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 6, Segment III
Cultivating Women's Leadership
Outdoor Air Issues
Ecocities and Global Heating
Eco-tourism and Biophilia
Building & Construction
Wrapping Up the 2nd Successful EcoBuild Spring Conference
Arkansas' Argenta CDC Achieves LEED for Homes Gold
Trends: State of the Market for Green Residential Development
StopWaste.org Headquarters Earns LEED Platinum
Case Studies and Guidance on Cooling Data Centers
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
The GreenSage Guide to Selecting Wood Wisely
Green Products
Are You Experiencing "Greenwashing Washout"?
One Lunch Your Kids Will Love While Saving the Environment
Sustainability Certification for Furniture
May 2008 Issue

Innovation & Creativity still at play
From the Editor's Desk
The Courage to Create and the Willingness to Change
General Features
Urging Congress to Support Green-Collar Job Initiatives
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 6, Segment II
Outdoor Air Issues
California's ARB Posts Record Year for Clean Air Enforcement
Restoring Our Earth to Vibrant Health
Building & Construction
The 2030 Blueprint — Solving Climate Change Saves Billions
USGBC Testifies Before U.S. Congress
Building a Town With a Gentle Footprint — A Case Study
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
A GreenSage Guide to Safer Living with Plastics
Baby Bottles, Water Bottles and the Bisphenol-A Concern
Baby Products and the Phthalate Body Burden
Green Products
Will Industry Adopt PVC Labeling Standard?
Recycled Glass Cement Surface Provides Green Solution For Countertops
Concrete's Sustainability Starts at the Cement Plant
Living Roofs for San Francisco's MUNI This Year?
April 2008 Issue
From the Editor's Desk
Green Innovation Plays in the Key of the Future
General Features
Jobs of a Green Collar
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 6
REGREEN Guidelines Help Make Greener Decisions
Outdoor Air Issues
500 Trucks of Illegal Logs Seized
Indoor Air and Toxins
Shedding Light On Toxins
A Shift to Alternative Chemicals
Building & Construction
Does LEED Play in Peoria? - Arizona, That Is
Green-Collar Jobs in America’s Cities
A Model Solar Program Produces Local Energy Savings, Equal to Removing 1,110 Cars Off the Road
Environmentally Friendly Live/Work Lofts
Still the Media Insists Green Building is More Expensive?
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
More Easy Steps: What You Can Do about Global Warming
Taking Control: Prevent Toxins From Getting In
Green Products
Carbon Sciences Converts CO2 Into Useful Product
An Innovative Designer's Dream: Furniture Picture Essay
Green Product Profiles
EcoStar Recycled Content Roofing Tiles
A Small and Simple Gypsum Accessory Product
Green Economics
Bipartisan Senate Energy Tax Package To Save Money, Boost Economy, Create Jobs
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
March 2008 Issue

blooming trees and flowers of all kinds
From the Editor's Desk
Welcome Spring!!!
General Features
Jacquelyn Ottman's Four Green Marketing Predictions For 2008
The Stuff from which Sustainability Leaders are Made
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 5
Whole Foods Powers Store With Fuel Cell
Global Warming
California Proposes a Global Warming Fee on Businesses
Next President Will Have Ample Authority to Act on Climate Change
Building & Construction
Nissan Disses U.S. Green Building Council
Green Choices Grow with Energy Star Qualified Buildings
Largest Housing Manufacturer Gains Military Housing Contract
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
A GreenSage Guide to Green Materials
Lifestyle - What You Can Do
Start Natural and Organic Gardening Habits
Green Products
Nature Provides Recipe For Sustainable Manufacturing
Cardboard Revisited: "Bloxes" Aim to Green the Office
Surface iQ Wallcovering Earns Cradle to Cradle Certification
Insulating Coatings Corporation Continues to Promote Sustainable Roof Technology
Green Economics
Report: Clean Energy Market to Triple within Ten Years
Green Expert Profiles
Johnathan Goodwin, a Virtuoso of Fuel Economy
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
February 2008 Issue
From the Editor's Desk

Are there aerial spraying plans for anywhere around your home?
The Invitation
General Features
Green Jobs Conference Coming Up
The UN and the Economics of Green into the Future
AL's Sacred Geometry is on vacation this month
Outdoors: Health & Toxins
California Plans Bay Area Urban Aerial Pesticide Spraying
"Green Infrastructure" Plan Launched to Benefit Communities and the Environment
Building & Construction
That Old Building May Be the Greenest on the Block
The Greening of Existing Buildings
Armstrong Plant Gets FSC Chain of Custody Certification: Hardwood Flooring
ASHRAE '08: Reaching New Heights
Florida's Showcase Green Envirohome's (FSGE's) Green Roof
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
A GreenSage Guide to Indoor Air Quality
Lifestyle - What You Can Do
Safe Home: Phasing Out Toxic Fire Retardants
Green Products
New to the GreenSage Directory — Tiger Foam, an Eco-friendly Portable, Foam Insulation Kit
Nokia Phone 'Remade' From Recycled Tires, Cans, Plastic Bottles
Nike's Shoe Made From Manufacturing Waste
Green Economics
Investing in Building Integrated Photovoltaics Companies (BIPVs)
Green Expert Profiles
Honoring John Mohawk and a 'Basic Call to Consciousness'
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
January 2008 Issue
From the Editor's Desk

You say you want a resolution,
well you know. . .
You Say You Want a Resolution? Ideas for a Greener, More Civil 2008
A Look at Nine Families and Their Weekly Food Consumption
General Features
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 4
Sustainable Packaging
China Bans Plastic Bags, Sets Tougher Fuel Standards
Silver Lining to Climate Change - Green Jobs
Collaboration Amongst Agencies - Surely You Jest!
Global Warming
Let's Plant One Billion More Trees in 2008!
Peatlands are Quick and Cost-Effective Measure to Reduce 10% of Greenhouse Emissions
Building & Construction
City-Based Green Building Programs Increase
Commentary: myEnergyLoan, Green Property Loans Providing Incentive, Making a Difference
Free Life Cycle Assessment Tool: Athena Institute Showcases Tool at EcoBuild
Singapore Opens Green Airport Terminal
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
A GreenSage Guide to Woodburning Stoves & Fireplaces
Lifestyle - What You Can Do
Green Cleaning and an Environmentally Sound Guide to Show You How
Catalog Choice Gives You Control of Your Mailbox
eCycling: How to Dispose of Your Old, Unwanted Electronics
Green Products
New to the GreenSage Directory — ACTech® SIPs with a Conscience
New Environmental Benchmark for Textile Finishes - GreenShield Gets SCS
Bamboo Road Bridge Can Support 16-tonne Trucks
FSC® Certification for a New Coated Paper with 80% Recycled Content
Green Economics
Triple Bottom Line Thinking Grows Exponentially
Environment Driving Global Economy, Says Worldwatch Institute in State of the World 2008
Eyes on the Lawmakers
Iodine vs. Chlorine in Produce Processing : The Farm Bill and IoteQ of Australia
Green Expert Profiles
Al Gore, The World at a "Fateful Fork" — A Nobel and The Assault on Reason
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
Winter Holiday Issue 2007

"The First Thanksgiving"
by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris
painted in 1915
From the Editor's Desk
A Message on Thanks & Giving
General Features
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 3
GreenBuild 2007 Chicago Draws Record Crowds
Global Warming
Stop Global Warming? Stop Coal!
Corporate Solutions Found at Clinton Global Initiative
Key Greenhouse Gas Threshold Crossed
Health & Toxins
U.N. Warns of Ecology Threats
Building & Construction
Clinton Partnerships to Retrofit Public and Private Buildings Nationwide
From Brown to Green
LEED for Homes Launched at GreenBuild Conference/Expo
Environmentally Conscious Commercial Tenants want Green Buildings
Straw Bale Construction Reaches New Dimensions of Style
New Urbanism
From Green Buildings to Green Communities: The Mueller Model
Chicago's Historic Bungalow & Green Home Expo
Energy
San Francisco Bay Area Solar Has Highest Per Capita Solar Systems Installed
Companies Join Forces to Create Near Zero Energy Homes
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
A GreenSage Guide to Affecting Change at Your Office
Lifestyle - What You Can Do
Overextension — American Dream Or Nightmare?
What's on Your Skin? Facing Up to the Toxic Truth about Cosmetics
Exposed: The Global Power Struggle over Poisonous Products
One Woman vs. the Poisoning Polymer
IEQ Interests
Lighting Your Way to Health
Green Product Profile
New to the GreenSage Directory — Ambiente HRC, High Recycled Content Carpeting
Energy-efficient and Sleek, Architecturally Styled Fluorescent Luminaire
Green Expert Profiles
Cook & Fox, Architects Go Green at the Office
Ray Anderson, Hero of the Environment
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
October 2007
From the Editor's Desk
On Harvests & Halloween

Bountiful harvests & scary monsters —
scariest when we alienate ourselves from what keeps us alive.
General Features
AL's Sacred Geometry, Part 2
Bottled Water and Women's Reproductive Hormones
Bill on the Gov.Schwarzenegger's Desk Clarifies Disclosure About Bottled H2O
WaterSense Label Quickly Identifies Water-Efficient Faucets
Green Electronics Council & EPA Recognize Green Electronics Champions
Global Warming
Nuclear Is Not the Answer — Another Perspective
A Majority of Americans Want Local Action on Global Warming
California's ARB Proposes to Triple Action To Curb Global Warming Gases
Health & Toxins
October is Children's Health Month
EPA Issues One-Year Registration for Soil Fumigant Iodomethane
Cleaner Transportation
UPS Expands "Green Fleet" With 306 Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Building & Construction
Benefits of the Home Mortgage Collapse?
REI Prototype Store Opens in Boulder, Colorado
Student Teams Compete to Design, Build and Operate Homes Powered Only by Solar Power
Modular Concept Addresses Barrier to Adopting Solar Energy
Lifestyle - What You Can Do
Bright Idea: Change a Light, Change the World with Energy Star
Six New Documentaries to Air As Part of Sundance Channel's THE GREEN
Green Jobs and Green Workforce Training
KEEN Hybrid.STAND Inspires Everyone to Stand Up for the Environment
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
Easy Steps, Encouraging Homeowners on Their Energy Savings
Green Products
Wood Plastic Composites are in Your Future
The Thin-film Photovoltaics (TFPV) Market is Forecast to Grow 7 Times
Faith-based BIM
Green Economics
Twenty Diverse Companies Make the Sustainability Cut
The Economic Trickle Down Theory as it Relates to Sustainability
Eyes on the Lawmakers
Green Legislative Breakthrough?
House Passes Major Energy Bill
Green Expert Profiles
Saying Goodbye to A Crusader of A Healthy Body for All, Anita Roddick
Lester Brown
Green Product Profile
Wood Plastic Composites are in Your Future
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
September 2007
From the Editor's Desk

Schools are at the forefront of the tipping point toward greener, healthier buildings — and kids!
Its Back to (Greener) School
General Features
Sacred Geometry
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Launches
Global Warming
Nuclear Power Is Green Power - Or Is It?
Health & Toxins
A $13 Million Air Pollution Settlement from Sierra Pacific
Cleaner Transportation
Most School Buses Belch Toxic Diesel Fumes but this one Reduces Them by 90%!
Report Touts Environmental Benefits of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Building & Construction
Green Products Needed for Green Schools From Transportation to Energy to Operations
A Masters in Sustainable Architecture — Just the Beginning
Saving 40 Trees by Recycling 8 Cars
Cost of Green Revisited
Solar Homes as Standard for Brentwood Development
Sonoma Mountain Village to Pilot LEED-ND (Neighborhood Design)
Not Your Father's Affordable Housing
HUD Rolls Out Green Initiative for Green Properties
Lifestyle - What You Can Do
Green Cleaning Award Honors School Programs
A Greener and Healthier Future for California Schools
National Wildlife Federation Issues Garden Furniture Report
GreenSage Guide to Living Green
Get the Gas Out! Formaldehyde Gets the Boot
Green Products
Maharam Receives GreenGuard and GreenGuard Children & Schools Certification
InterfaceFLOR Benefts From USGBC Ruling
Green Economics
Climate Change: Profiting Along Side the Proven Scenario
Eyes on the Lawmakers
AIA-Backed Infrastructure Bill Passes Senate Committee
Humor
THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT! Never heard creation explained this way before !!!
Green Expert Profile
BKSK — A GreenSage Profile
Green Product Profile
What? A Company That Cares What You Think?
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
July/August 2007

Maine's Healthy Beach Program
Ensuring people enjoy the beach and healthy water conditions.
From the Editor's Desk
Water water every where
General Features
Lake Manassas Showcased as Part of National Lakes Survey
EPA and Environmental Monitoring of Maine's Coastal Beaches
Global Warming
Isn't it Time to Tax Carbon?
New Software to Track Cities' Carbon Emissions
AIA Leadership Pushes Congress for Carbon Neutrality
Fuelin' Woes
WindPower 2007
Health & Toxins
New Evidence in the War on Toxins
Building & Construction
Green Building Initiative™ President Showcases Value of Sustainability to Senate Committee on the Environment
Housing Affordability - Affordable Housing
A Brief History of the Green Globes System — One of the Many Green Building Initiatives Besides the USGBC
Armstrong Headquarters Receives LEED Platinum
Lifestyle — What You Can Do
The Simple Home Book : The Luxury of Enough
IEQ Interests
Time to Rethink Tap Water?
Green Products
CCA Global Pledges to Go Green
Living Green Pavilion to Debut at Las Vegas Market
Shaw Unveils “Green” Merchandising
Milliken Named to “World's Most Ethical Companies”
Compare Green Vegetative Roofs with Conventional Roof Systems
Green Economics
Sustainable Economics — What's Your Share?
Architecture Billings Index Jumps to Highest Level
Green Expert Profile
GreenSage Profile: Dr. Theo Colborn
Green Product Profile
Green Real Estate Education
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
June 2007

Glidehouse
a whole new way of building homes
From the Editor's Desk
Looking for Greener Pastures?
General Feature
AIA 150 Anniversary all Green — Digital Practices Unveiled
Global Warming
Historic Climate Change as Prediction
Sydney Blacks Out for Global Warming
Outdoor Air Issues — Health & Toxins
Toxics in Your Portfolio?: Shareholder Resolutions
EPA Grant to Study Pollution from Hormones in Chicken Waste
R3 (Reduce/Reuse/Recycle)
Municipal Solid Waste Recycling and Co-Composting
The First “POUR” for Waste-to-Energy Project
Building & Construction
Homes Ready to Roll
USGBC Calls for More Federal Funding
Corporate Real Estate Urged to be Green
Greening the American Dream
New Green Hotel in Napa Valley
Lifestyle — What You Can Do
Paying the Price for an SUV
Honda Named "Greenest Automaker"
Biofuel: Getting off the Biofuel Bench
IEQ Interests
Making Lighting More Effective for Aging Eyes
Green Products
InPro's Vinyl Recycling Program Celebrates Five Years
Green Expert Profile
GreenSage Profile: Amory Lovins
Green Product Profile
Olive Designs Sustainable Furniture
Calendar of events
Dozens of Green Events Around the World to Participate in
Features
This Earth Day, Focus is on our Thoughts & Actions
Bank of America's $20 Billion Green Initiative

BofA NYC
LEED Candidate Highrise
Justices Say E.P.A. Has Power to Act on Harmful Gases
Milliken Meets Top EPP Criteria for New Green Standard
USGBC's Report on PVC Building Materials
Old Country Roofing Launches New Turn-Key Solar Solution
Mannington Participates in Cold Climate Housing Research Center
IEQ Interests
Making Lighting More Effective for Aging Eyes — a GreenSage Exclusive!
USGBC Approves FloorScore Certification
Green Products
Disposable Diapers and the Waste Scene
Seventh and Final Harry Potter Book on FSC Paper
Calendar of events
Dozens of Events Around the World to Participate in
Green Expert Profile
BKSK Greens New York
Green Supplier Profile
Green Planet Paints

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