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Welcome
The Green Spotlight (TGS) presents concise information and useful links related to green living, green building and design, and green business. Its brief blurbs highlight noteworthy ideas, products,...
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Low-Cost, High-Payoff Green Home Improvements and Retrofits
Homeowners (and renters) are increasingly interested in making green home improvements, and they’re particularly interested in knowing which improvements have a low cost and a clear payback—i.e., a...
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LEED Platinum Leaders: Top-Ranking States and Countries
NOTE: This post has been superceded by a newer post with updated data. Please click here for the more recent (2012) update and analysis of LEED Platinum projects. Platinum is the highest rating in...
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How to Choose Less-Toxic, Low-VOC Paints and Coatings
Most conventional paints and coatings contain and emit Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Some types of VOCs contribute to smog, and many VOCs are emitted or “offgassed” indoors and contribute to...
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LEED Platinum Leaders: 2012 Update of Top-Ranking States and Countries
Platinum is the highest rating in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification program. Building projects that have attained this rating are among the greenest...
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Professional Affiliations: Clients and colleagues in sustainability
Some readers might wonder what I do when I’m not preparing posts for The Green Spotlight, as I almost never mention my (other) professional work in my blog posts. I am a sustainability writer, editor,...
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A Statement of Values
These are “things” that I care deeply about and that I believe truly matter and are worth standing up for, protecting, and supporting (in addition to one’s own circles of friends, family, and...
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