http://gettinggreen.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by GETTING GREEN AT HOME en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:47:46 GMT 2010-01-02T16:47:46Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944977&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important to homeowners, with growing numbers installing renewable energy solutions in their homes. This is the view of a spokesperson for British Eco . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:00:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944977&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-12-13T16:00:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944183&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace As reported by SETH BORENSTEIN, RAPHAEL SATTER and MALCOLM RITTER, Associated Press Writers, Sat Dec 12, 11:13 am ET, AP IMPACT: Science not faked, but not pretty While showing that a few of . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:29:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944183&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace James B. 2009-12-12T20:29:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942902&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace The holiday spirit is about giving...not wasting. See how you can celebrate with a lighter touch this year with this quiz at SimpleSteps.org.   Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:04:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942902&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-12-11T19:04:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936588&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace One of the most popular types of DIY this winter is efficiency-improving work, according to a UK magazine for self-builders. Jason Orme, editor of Homebuilding and Renovating Magazine, said people . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:15:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936588&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-12-08T09:15:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929656&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Leading commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has won the Innovation Award at this year’s prestigious Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA) Awards for a landmark project in partnership with ENER·G. . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:25:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929656&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-12-03T22:25:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924445&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Knauf Insulation is the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation products , and the only producer of four types of insulation : glass and rock mineral wool with the revolutionary ECOSE . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:20:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924445&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-11-30T23:20:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924425&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Knauf Insulation sponsored the Housebuilder of the Year award with the Mail on Sunday British Homes Awards, challenging architects and interior designers to rethink the construction and design . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:08:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924425&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-11-30T23:08:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916536&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace   Peter Hoffman is the chef owner of New York restaurants Savoy and Back Forty, which "work with a simple premise—to create delicious and memorable meals by sourcing the very best seasonal . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:25:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916536&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-11-25T01:25:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907214&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace ENER·G has landed a hat-trick of landfill generation contracts in the Baltic state of Lithuania – supplying enough renewable electricity to power 5,500 homes. Energy users in Lithuania . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:31:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907214&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-11-18T21:31:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906862&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Today I decided to put pen to paper about a climate change conference coming up in just a few weeks in Europe. In my spare time from being a realtor from Toronto , I enjoy deliberating and reading up . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906862&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie Kinnear 2009-11-18T17:37:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903543&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Market dynamics often demonstrate that subsidies create unsustainable demand for the products to which they apply. Witness the auto sales acceleration in July and August of this year while the federal . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:35:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903543&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Peter Ellinwood 2009-11-16T20:35:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898271&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace   NRDC’s Simple Steps is hosting a No Impact Week starting on Sunday, November 15 with Colin Beavan's No Impact Project. Described as a “carbon cleanse,” the week is an . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:51:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898271&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-11-12T21:51:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898205&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace The government must introduce radical measures to prevent the effects of climate change, according to a campaigning group that pushes for action to prevent climate change destabilisation. Abi Edgar, . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:59:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898205&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Afsheen Qamar 2009-11-12T20:59:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895832&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Many houses across the country including Toronto are finding that with the onset on Autumn and higher moisture in the air, those nasty mold stains are returning. Just because you have mold doesn't mean . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:33:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895832&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie Kinnear 2009-11-11T13:33:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892415&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace   By Wendy Gordon My good friends in the Catskill Mountains look forward to turkey hunting season. They shoot only what they can eat and make many delicious meals from one bird. . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:45:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892415&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-11-09T15:45:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977868239&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Every year, the same story comes back: with the end of the summer and children going back to school, you might suddenly realize that even though you love summer with all the sun and holidays and all . . . Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:36:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977868239&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie Kinnear 2009-10-24T15:36:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861691&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace By Solvie Karlstrom Longer nights, hollowed out gourds, random celebrities showing up at your doorstep demanding candy—yes, Halloween is upon us again. As a celebration (or contest) of creativity, . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:28:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861691&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-10-20T15:28:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856680&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Drilling for natural gas has boomed over the last decade spurred on by spikes in natural gas prices and the encouragement of the Federal government. But as tens of thousands of wells erupt in Rocky . . . Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:44:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977856680&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-10-16T16:44:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854803&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace By Catherine Zandonella, M.P.H. In the 1970s about 40 percent of our nation's children, myself included, walked or biked to school. Part of my route didn't have a sidewalk. The crosswalk was located . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:43:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854803&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-10-15T14:43:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854640&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Since 1996 the bestowing of charitable contributions of capital has been advancing in Canada. Malcolm Burrows from C D Howe Institute conveys in the recent report Unlocking More Wealth: How to Improve . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:22:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977854640&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie Kinnear 2009-10-15T12:22:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977850519&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace By Catherine Zandonella, M.P.H. Few of us give much thought to the thyroid gland. This butterfly-shaped organ at the base of the neck keeps us feeling energetic and keeps our metabolism humming smoothly. . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:54:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977850519&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-10-13T00:54:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842683&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace "In the nation's pursuit of energy affordability, climate change mitigation, and energy security, energy efficiency stands out as perhaps the single most promising resource." -- Unlocking Energy . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:57:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977842683&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Peter Ellinwood 2009-10-07T15:57:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840944&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Once upon a time, not very long ago, our considerations of what we ate were driven by what was available to eat in our surroundings, what the season delivered, what we knew how to prepare and what was . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:26:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977840944&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie L. 2009-10-06T14:26:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824808&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace By Rob Goodier Maybe you feel you waste too much time on video games, but it's your wallet you should be worried about. Two years ago, the NRDC commissioned a  study on video game consoles . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:41:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824808&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-09-24T14:41:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822010&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace "Electricity Prices Plummet," The Wall Street Journal , August 12, 2009 Hey, is there a recession going on? This timely article details how slack demand for electricity in 2009 may lead to the first . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:47:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822010&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Peter Ellinwood 2009-09-22T16:47:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820620&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Tuna numbers are in decline, the result of industrial-scale trawling and long-line fishing that even has traditional fisherman in Japan arguing for the regulation of the country's industry—where . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:25:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820620&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-09-21T20:25:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818677&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace As every month, people around the Toronto real estate market were waiting for the regular report and its results. The statistics are all looking very good, showing that after the economic crisis followed . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:27:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818677&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie Kinnear 2009-09-19T13:27:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815169&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace   By Wendy Gordon While it is true the United States has some of the best drinking water in the world, a disturbing new report conducted by  The New York Times revealed that one in . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:45:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977815169&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-09-16T20:45:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813367&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Strings of gold grow from the hanging birch. There can be no tree that succumbs so gracefully to the end of the season as this one. The fish swim in the reflection of this tree’s last grand . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:11:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813367&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Julie L. 2009-09-15T15:11:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813204&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace While we’ve been enjoying summer in the Northern hemisphere, flu season has been raging in the Southern and in that time “swine” flu (or the H1N1 flu strain) has become the dominant . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:49:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813204&grpId=3659174697247276&nav=Groupspace Simple Steps 2009-09-15T12:49:09Z