Archive for the ‘Eco-Friendly Development’ Category

States Dumping Local Barriers To Eco-Friendly Homes

Monday, May 12th, 2008

States are getting on the green act. For years, homeowners have faced restrictions from their local governments that prevent them from making their homes more eco-friendly. Since the year 2005, eight states have changed laws to remove barriers to building eco-friendly homes. Some new laws say homeowners groups can't ...

Eco-Lawn

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Eco-Lawn is a new way of planting grass. To the naked eye, the green Eco-Lawn will look just like your normal grass lawn, but there's a twist. A case in point is the Eco-Lawn that's been place in front of the Unitarian Universalist church. "It's something called Eco-Lawn," Landscape architect Kathy ...

Eco Friendly Taxis Debut In Worcester

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

There's a new cab company in Worcester and unlike many other cab companies, they're bringing a green flare to their business model. Jonathon Harris with his eco-friendly taxi cab. They are the first cab company to use a small fleet of Toyota Prius hybrid cars that operate on both fuel and electricity. ...

Eco-Friendly Train Station

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The Transport Ministry in Brisbane, is unveiling plans for an eco-friendly train station. The new train station was already slated for development and a number of additional eco-friendly features have been added. John Mickel, who is the Transport Minister, unveiled the plans to the public and press. "It will ...