Tree lighting ceremony starts Bowling Green holiday season
Sentinel-Tribune
This service is offered for a suggested donation of $3 per child or $5 per family to the Downtown Foundation's Holiday Lights Fund. The tree lighting ceremony, with Mayor Edwards and a specially chosen assistant throwing the switch to light the 4000 …

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Space Invaders: Asheville Green Drinks encounters non-native plant species
Mountain Xpress
“A sustainable landscape is designed to be attractive to you, but also to native insects, birds and other wildlife,” Jones explained. He emphasized the importance of insects to a healthy ecosystem and drove home the point that “plants that aren't from …

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Space Invaders: Asheville Green Drinks encounters non-native plant species
Mountain Xpress
“A sustainable landscape is designed to be attractive to you, but also to native insects, birds and other wildlife,” Jones explained. He emphasized the importance of insects to a healthy ecosystem and drove home the point that “plants that aren't from …

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Rye Program Offers 'Green' Certification Answers For Residential Projects
The Daily Voice
Until recently, single-family homes and multifamily buildings have lagged the green certification market because in residential architecture, the margins are small and the returns are not sufficient to support certain green practices. The NGBS is …

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Letter: Concrete issue
Lawrence Journal World
Bottom line there are "published & accepted design & placement best practices & design standards that lead to high performance concrete. As for the roads I … We were approved for a home rehab loan through city hall….. a wonderful program. Two …

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