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No disrespect to the architect and ower of this home. It is truly inspiring. This home was handcrafted using natural materials including spare and reclaimed wood, limestone, and reusable windows, doors, plumbing etc. Dug into a hillside for low impact, the house features a mud/turf roof, a fridge cooled by underground water and uses biomass for heat. Wow.

I wanted to recommend this article as a follow up on Apple's mercury-free computer. It seems like when a company appears to be making progress there's always a step back. Unfortunately, it seems to be Al Gore — ?! — is helping to slow such progress. It's baffling to me. Would love some feedback on this.

Apple is making a stronger commitment to the environment, as evident in the unveiling of it's latest laptop, which is the first computer to be mercury free. It also boasts arsenic-free glass and lead-free circuit boards, among other features. Apple has been on the environmentally conscious path since 1990 from their product designs to responsible manufacturing. According to the website, Apple plans to eradicate the use of PVC, BFRs and arsenic in its products by the end of 2008.

A friend invited me to join a site called GenGreen, which is basically a MySpace-esque site for the environmentally conscious. I was surprised to see some of the members who are using the site because I could never have guessed some of these people cared about the environment. What appears to make GenGreen different is that its focus is local and it has a somewhat separate section for each state in the U.S. You'll have to visit the site to see what I mean. It's a new-ish site, but their intentions are beyond anything I've seen. This is worth your attention!

From the top green politicians and religious leaders to musicians and fashionistas, Grist lists the top 15 green leaders in 14 categories for 2007. While not recent news, the lists reveal green leaders you may have never considered.

Radiohead has been working with a company called Best Foot Forward to track the band's carbon footprint during their tour. Two types of tour venues — small theatres and city centers — are being compared to see which shows have the smallest carbon footprint for the band as well as fans.