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…Inc. factory a modular home can be 15 percent of the way towards LEED certification, says Cooper, referring to the United States Green Building Council s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED-H) certification program for residential…

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…Department of Health and Human Services called lead the "number one environmental threat to the health of children in the United States." There are many ways in which humans are exposed to lead: through air, drinking water, food, contaminated soil, deteriorating…

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…The DOE announces the Wind Powering America initiative, designed to significantly increase the use of wind power in the United States over the next 10 years. 2000 - The first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building is…

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…actress since she was 15 years old, appearing in more than a dozen plays and musicals, including Annie Get Your Gun and the United States and United Kingdom tours of The King & I in 2002 and 2005. She also created and starred in her one-woman show, One from…

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…great fashion photographer. He is also active with several charities, including working with The Humane Society of the United States to prevent the Canadian government from the commercial slaughter of baby seals, and traveling to Haiti to raise awareness…

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…countertops are one of the top requested features for home remodels, and Sciarrino says 43 percent of countertops in the United States will be made of stone by 2009. The increased popularity has fueled demand for products that make cleaning stone a snap…

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…An excellent example of this was the American elm (Ulmus americana). This lovely tree was widely planted throughout the United States. With the introduction of Dutch elm disease, thousands of communities lost all their street trees in only a few years…

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