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Let's face it, green is hot. It describes everything from automobiles to energy sources. One area where the development of green products is exploding is in the field of green building. Green building encompasses initial building site selection and energy efficiency all the way through the finish material choices such as carpet and counter tops. Safe and sustainable products can be incorporated into a project whether it is a new commercial construction or simply repainting a wall in an existing home.

Reduce, re-usa, recicla y abona. Escuchamos éstas palabras frecuentemente pero ¿cuántas personas hacen algo para incorporarlas en su vida? Casi todos reciclamos latas de aluminio. Buen trabajo. Pero, se puede hacer más. ¿Sabías que cada minesotano produce más de 2.000 libras de basura cada año?

More and more Twin Cities businesses – large and small – are helping employees underwrite the cost of commuting by bus and train. Employees within a company frequently become the catalyst for a company-sponsored transit benefit by asking their employers to examine Metro Transit’s premium business partnership called “Metropass”.

--Parts excerpted from www.reduce.org

"The less we take with us into the mountains, deserts, forests or waters, the more their spirit informs and enlivens us. We should be as reliant on our wits as much as possible and on "things" as little as possible. This means we should wear and carry as little as we can get away with while being in, and moving through, the natural world." -- Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia