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MAY/JUNE 2004

Vol. 26, No. 3


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  10 URBAN ALCHEMY BRINGS NEW LIFE TO PAWTUCKET
Joan Retsinas
Artistic entrepreneurs in this Rhode Island city are helping to revitalize underused buildings and old mills — making it easier to attract other small businesses.
 
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NEW GALLERY ON THE FOURTH FLOOR
  13 ENERGY INDEPENDENCE REACHES PENNSYLVANIA FARMS
George Hoguet
Similar methods that were used to finance wind and solar power are now being applied to boost biomass conversion for “green tag” energy benefits.
Case Studies In Action
  14 CANADIAN DESIGNS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Kevin McKague
Small and medium sized enterprises in Canada show what it takes to succeed in diverse fields and create the infrastructure for green industries.
  17 THE AT-HOME BUSINESS OF BUYING AND SELLING USED BOOKS
George DeVault
When it comes to organic farming books, if Keith Crotz can’t find it, then you don’t really need it.
  20 THE MAN WHO PROTECTS PLANTS WITHOUT TOXIC PESTICIDES
Gene Logsdon
Researcher Harry Hoitink first rocked the world of plant pathology in the 1970s by proving that properly composted organic matter could control fungal diseases more effectively than fumigants.
  21 A NEW LOOK AT THE WORLD
 
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SWIMMING UP THE CURRENT
 
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NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE RENEWABLE ENERGY
Lyn Corum
Two California cities — Los Angeles and Lancaster — finalize contracts to build anaerobic systems for power generation which will be financed by a private company called BioConverter LLC.
 
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STARTING UP COLLECTING RECYCLABLES IN A VW BUS
 
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FROM THE GARDEN TO THE GRID
 
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MAKING SOCKS THAT CONTROL EROSION ... AND PREVENT LANDSLIDES
Dan Emerson
Ohio-based firm comes up with an alternative that uses compost to keep soil in place and contaminants out of water.
    COLUMNS
 
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BALLE BEAT
Laury Hammel
Moving Closer Toward Local Living Economies
 
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ECOSTYLE
Delia Montgomery
Green Design Industries
 
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SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE
Robert F. Young
Post Petroleum Agriculture
     
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