Archive for July, 2008
SF mayor proposes fines for unsorted trash - San Francisco Chronicle
Thursday, July 31st, 2008SF mayor proposes fines for unsorted trashSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour ago… inspect San Francisco residents’ trash to make sure pizza crusts aren’t mixed in with chip bags or wine bottles under a proposal by Mayor Gavin Newsom. …
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Going green a growing trend among homeowners - Norwalk Hour
Thursday, July 31st, 2008By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press CHICAGO — The bathroom tiles are recycled wine bottles. The hardwood floors are sustainable bamboo. And the sprawling garden gets sprinkled with rainwater . . . Sorry, you must be an online or print subscriber to …
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S.F. mayor proposes fines for unsorted trash - San Francisco Examiner
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Garbage collectors would inspect San Francisco residents’ trash to make sure pizza crusts aren’t mixed in with chip bags or wine bottles under a proposal by Mayor Gavin Newsom. And if residents or businesses don’t separate the coffee grounds from the
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Going green a growing trend among homeowners - Forbes
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The bathroom tiles are recycled wine bottles. The hardwood floors are sustainable bamboo. And the sprawling garden gets sprinkled with rainwater collected in 300-gallon barrels. From its recycled plastic deck to its solar-paneled roof, everything in …
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Going green a growing trend among homeowners - MSN MoneyCentral
Thursday, July 31st, 2008CHICAGO (AP) - The bathroom tiles are recycled wine bottles. The hardwood floors are sustainable bamboo. And the sprawling garden gets sprinkled with rainwater collected in 300-gallon barrels. From its recycled plastic deck to its solar-paneled roof …
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Editor in cheap - Oregonian
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Stephen Cridland My version of light beer. When we tore out the laurel hedge back in December, I found a variety of beer and wine bottles hidden in its branches. Of course, I had to find a new use for them. But what? The answer came in the mail. Kay …
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Bar Bites - San Francisco Gate
Thursday, July 31st, 2008With all due respect to Federico Fellini, what was playing above the bar at La Dolce Vita Wine Lounge when we walked in was the final scene of “Casablanca.” Owner Sahar Gharai occasionally screens Fellini’s 1960 classic, but - given its racier …
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Ralph Auf Der Heide 1915-2008 - The Santa Barbara Independent
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Ralph Auf Der Heide 1915-2008The Santa Barbara Independent, CA - 9 minutes agoThe labels on wine bottles in the store sometimes bore references to Bacchae and Maenads. Widely read in ancient literature, he employed not the usual …
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Going Green a Growing Trend With Homeowners - The Ledger
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008CHICAGO | The bathroom tiles are recycled wine bottles. The hardwood floors are sustainable bamboo. And the sprawling garden gets sprinkled with rainwater collected in 300-gallon barrels. A shower stall constructed from bathroom tiles made from …
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House made of all recycled materials unveiled in SE Portland - kgw.com
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008A new home at the corner of SE 20th Ave. and Rex St. in Portland isn’t as new as you might think. Bricks in the edging, unique cabinet knobs, and wine bottles hanging as light fixtures all date from well into the last century. “I think I’m at the …
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