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Hi Stephen,
Just a note to ask that you point your browser toward this story on Distant Planet’s ‘Natural House’ – a Portland produced pilot on sustainable building and greener lifestyles.

No place like Portland for natural homes
Oregon gets top billing in a pilot for a new TV show about green houses
By: Alison Ryan

Click Here to read the entire article.
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Date of Article: Friday, November 2, 2007
Description: Oregon plays a starring role in the pilot for a new green TV show – and the Portland producer of the venture thinks that’ll be a boost as he works to sell the series. “The fact that Portland is constantly referred to as the greenest city in America is a big sell...
Additionally, you can check out The Natural House – full pilot and 7:00 clip - at Distant Planet’s temporary outpost on the web at http://www.veoh.com/channels/DistantPlanet
Thanks,
Ed Eberle

GO GREEN INSTALLATION

The Main Street Gallery is seeking submissions for a large scale installation on the environment. The exhibition will be called
"GO GREEN" to take place on June 12 - July 20, 2008. Artists and general public worldwide can participate by sending in handwritten or typed words in any language about the environment. The paper can be rolled, folded, scrap, colored and uneven preferably recyled and no larger than 8.5" x 11" ((22 cm x 28 cm). Drawings or photographs can be part of the work. No painting will be accepted. The handling fee is $10. Outside the US, money orders in US currency will only be accepted. The work will not be returned, since it will be part of a larger installation.

The complete space of the gallery will become an installation where one message is heard "GO GREEN". The aim of this show is to let the public voice their concerns about the environment.

The work will not be insured. All work will be accepted and displayed. The deadline date for submissions is MAY 2ND, but please do not wait for the deadline to submit. Send in fee plus work to The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, P.O. Box 161, Groton, NY 13073, USA.

As the work comes in participating individuals will be listed on www.mainstreetgal.com

***Our installation is mentioned by Emily Gertz on the acclaimed website www.worldchanging.com under Community listing. Visit the website to read what Emily has to say. ***

Energy Company Offers Carbon Neutrality

EnergyWatch Inc, an innovative, full-service utility rate consulting firm based in New York City and serving energy users since 2000, announced today that it will be offering green energy services to owners and managers of large real estate holdings. EnergyWatch will assist clients with purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) to offset a building’s carbon footprint. RECs can be purchased for far less than the cost of buying traditional renewable power. A REC is a subsidy paid to renewable power projects to enable them to sell clean energy at competitive market prices. Although the owner of the REC is not directly using renewable energy, they are enabling the injection of renewable energy into the national energy grid thereby supporting environmental change by economics. EnergyWatch provides the guidance companies need to pick a REC supplier that is compatible with each firm’s environmental objectives.

Jay Raphaelson, EnergyWatch’s President, stated “Renewable Energy Credits are an affordable method of green energy purchasing. A lot of companies have jumped on the bandwagon to create a fast food option masquerading as quality REC providers. Many worthwhile REC sources are out there, but I recommend that companies choose with due diligence when selecting a REC provider. In other words, Buyers Beware.”

Will there be a greenbuildingsdc site anytime soon?