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The United States consumes 20 percent of the world’s energy – 40 percent of this quantity comes from our residential and commercial buildings. As obvious as it sounds, reducing our buildings’ energy use will go a long way in minimizing our carbon output and ensuring a sustainable environment for our homes and workplaces.

Whether you drive, bike or ride the subway or bus each day, public transportation almost certainly affects both your daily commute to work and personal travel. For some of us, it can be a headache -- causing traffic congestion and wasting tax payer dollars -- but for others, public transit can serve as the most cost effective and convenient way to reach a desired destination.

Winter is coming. Or maybe it's here already. Either way, this winter season will play a critical role in defining crop production, food prices, and livestock health in the U.S and worldwide. 2012 marked the most severe drought in 25 years, and without a wet winter, the impact on our ecological systems and our wallets is set to grow. 

Still searching for the perfect holiday gifts for friends or family? Are you worried about keeping your shopping sustainable (not only financially, but also environmentally)? Filled with simple suggestions, this post should help quell that anxiety! In this article, we will tackle ways in which you can pass along gifts to your loved ones that are both meaningful and sustainable. 

Upon hearing the terms "zero energy" or "net zero", one usually assumes that the amount of energy used by a house/building is equal to or less than the amount of energy produced by that house/building.