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This spectacular resort was seen on season 16 of the hit TV show The Amazing Race.

Michael Graves, one of the five New York and named after its passage Target design, recently completed the highly anticipated 121-acre Resorts World Sentosa, eco-tourism on an island off the coast of Singapore.

Complex features a multi-million square feet of six hotels, casinos, convention center, an auditorium with a beach, spa, marina, zoo, retail, and restaurants.

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Posted by: Architecture View
Date: May 24, 2010

Texas (MMD Newswire) May 14, 2010 — Asphalt shingles make up roughly two thirds of the U.S. residential roofing market. An estimated 11 million tons or more than the combined weight of 7,300 cars, of asphalt shingles are manufactured and disposed of each year. Most consumers do not realize that the asphalt shingles they have on their roof have the potential to be recycled. Richard Lack, President of Eco-Roofing says that “disposing of asphalt shingles in landfills only exacerbates other environmental issues such as methane gas emissions. Recycled asphalt shingles can be used in asphalt stabilizers for new asphalt roadways, shingle additives, dust and erosion control on construction sites and even fuel oil.”

Eco-Roofing, a Better Business Bureau accredited business, is paving the way in the roofing industry and doing their part to protect the environment while they are at it. In addition to recycling old shingles, Eco-Roofing offers other source reduction strategies such as donating excess shingles for reuse to Habitat for Humanity® or other charitable organizations. Reusable shingles may also be posted on a Materials Exchange website which provides residents and businesses with the opportunity to list and search through unwanted, reusable items. According to Richard, “recycling shingles is not an option for the company; it’s a mandate.”…

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Posted by Jaime Rais

Earthzone is an green conscious company based out of Vancouver, B.C.
They have designed and launched pencils that are completely made out of recycled newspaper!
Some of the special features of these cool pencils are:

* They’re made from 100% recycled newspapers. No trees were harmed in the making of these pencils!
* They last longer than regular pencils and won’t break when you sharpen them!
* You get smooth, high quality writing each time.
* The erasers are latex free!
* Sharpens really easily.
* Each pencil is made from a different newspaper and really looks cool when you sharpen them.
* No toxic chemicals!

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Want to make your kitchen more eco-friendly? Here are some tips to help

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Posted by Domenica Marchetti
Special to The Washington Post
Thursday, March 4, 2010