July/August 1998
Vol. 20, No. 4
 
 
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Page Articles
  INDEPENDENCE WITH LINKS
12 HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS
LOCAL MONEY STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES
Dave Block
Groups stem the flight of capital from their towns and help small businesses through local currencies.
13 KEEPING CURRENCY MOVING
Challenges include variety of services offered and avoiding manager burnout.
15 STIMULATING SERVICES THROUGH TIME DOLLARS
17 SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
THE HOUSE WITH NO UTILITY BILLS
Kevin Gray
For 30 years, a New Mexico company has been designing and building residential structures that get electricity from solar power, water from rain or melted snow, and heat from the sun and earth.
 
20 SALVAGING PAYS OFF
COMPANY BUILDS UP WHILE IT TEARS DOWN
Adrienne P. Touart
Seattle firm uses a system of "construction in reverse" to salvage over half of the materials in a house to be torn down.
21 SAVING DOLLARS THROUGH SALVAGING
 
22 AFTER SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
A business called the Homework Club provides educational stimulation for children in an afternoon haven.
22 BUSINESS SIDE OF CHILD CARE STILL IN ITS INFANCY
23 CAN CREATIVITY AND PASSION BE FRANCHISED?
The problem arises with the issue of assuring the right level of quality.
 
24 FINANCING GREEN COMPANIES
RECYCLING FIRMS TAP INTO THE MONEY MARKET
Mary Ann Remolador
Companies and investors are making connections in a more direct, less complex way — and the process is working.
25 ERASING THE PAPER TRAIL
A decopying machine removes ink from paper, allowing it to be reused approximately four times.
 
  FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES
26 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEETS NEW URBANISM
Robert Steuteville
Projects will test whether environmentally sensitive building practices are compatible with pedestrian oriented, human-scale design.
29 PLAYING THE RIGHT CARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Margaret G. Thomas
Most exciting opportunities to revitalize local economies ensure that natural resources, jobs and income will all be sustained for our children and grandchildren.
 
  POWER PLAY
33 DEREGULATION SPARKS GREEN ELECTRICITY
As barriers to competition are removed for energy providers, the market share for renewable sources should increase. A certification program is ensuring that the growing number of clean products live up to their name.
35 BUILDING SAVINGS IN ENERGY AND MONEY
Amy Townsend
Company gains a market niche installing energy-efficient equipment in corporate and federal structures.
 
36 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
SOWING OATS IN VERMONT
Molly Farrell
The Vermont Cereal Company has expanded its supply base of oats and is looking for new avenues of distribution.
38 SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE
Rob Young
Subsidies And Free Market Fallacies
   
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