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	Homes That Heal (and those that don't) How Your Home May be Harming Your Family's Health By Athena Thompson	Details
	A passionate examination of our built environment and the alarming impact today's chemically polluted world is having on the health of present and future generations

	Freewheeling Homes David Pearson	Details
	Now, as an addition to the highly acclaimed The House that Jack Built series, comes this delightful colorful guide, Freewheeling Homes, which describes a range of original and inspiring customized examples from wheeled-home enthusiasts all around the world.

	Green Remodeling Changing the World One Room at a Time By David Johnston and Kim Master	Details
	Green Remodeling is a comprehensive guide. It first points out the advantages of remodeling. Buildings are responsible for 40% of worldwide energy flow and material use; so how you remodel can make a difference.

	ElderHouse Planning Your Best Home Ever Adelaide Altman	Details
	Adelaide Altman has created a practical and timely guide to help prevent accidents, ensure comfort, and maintain an independent, sustainable lifestyle in your own home as you age.

	Mexican Country Style by Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr	Details
	Now in paperback, Mexican Country Style is the classic that helped launch the popular Mexican-design revival. Authors Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr navigated coastal villages and old colonial mining towns by bus and burro, bumping down narrow cobblestone streets in search of simple and utilitarian elements like country tables, workbenches, storage trunks, corral gates, and old heavy doors.

	Mortgage-FREE! Radical Strategies for Home Ownership Rob Roy	Details
	This is a banker's worst nightmare—a book that tells you how to live without being enslaved to financial institutions.

	Sustainable Architecture White Papers Essays on Design and Building for a Sustainable Future Earth Pledge Foundation	Details
	A remarkable collection of vibrant and diverse readings, Sustainable Architecture White Papers explores the critical link between our built and natural environments.

	Treehouses David Pearson	Details
	This little book is practical, bold, and inspiring. With an introduction and practical "Make It" section by acclaimed author and architect David Pearson, Treehouses gives you both the information and motivation to build your own treetop home.

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Environmental Impacts from Coal Generated Power

Part 1 of a five-part series: The Health Dangers and Environmental Impacts of Electric Power.

We begin this series looking at Coal-Fired power plants, the largest producer of electric power here in the United States. Currently, coal produces about 52% of our electric power. It is also quite possibly the most environmentally devastating and polluting of the electric power sources.
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