DAVID JOS has been soaking up the sun for almost a year now and, frankly, he’s becoming a bit strange.
Take his daily ritual, for instance. First, he opens his front door and makes a beeline to two metal boxes, roughly a foot square, outside of his home behind a euonymus bush. He checks the digital [...]

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High energy prices, concerns about global warming, and an influx of venture capital are helping to insulate the state’s growing green technology sector from many of the forces battering the financial world, analysts say.
“I think it would be tough to find another sector where you could say that the fundamental market drivers are as strong, [...]

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THOMAS SMALL is an accomplished cook, so it’s important for him to try new and exotic ingredients every now and then. When it came to the construction of his eco-friendly house, that’s exactly what his architects gave him. After all, crushed sunflower husks and shredded blue jeans don’t sound like typical building blocks.
But in the [...]

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Green building has become a common topic in the building industry, but the term can be confusing.
Does it mean that the house is energy efficient? Or, that the roof has solar panels? Or, that all the products are made from recycled materials?
Depending on the home and the builder, the term “green building” could mean any [...]

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The electric company, which for several years has provided financial incentives to homeowners who install solar power systems, will start doing the same for home wind turbines in a few days.
Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and affiliate Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno are offering rebates of $2.50 per watt for wind turbines, based [...]

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