Green Wednesday 2006.1220

Wed Dec 20 15:52:22 PST 2006

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

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weekly news on green design and building from around the world.

	SPRAWL LINKED TO OBESE KIDS
	'A new study has found adolescents who live in sprawling
	counties are more likely to be obese than their counterparts
	in dense counties, results that echo similar findings in
	adults.

	'Children ages 12 to 17 in disconnected, spread-out
	neighborhoods -- where cars have virtually eliminated the
	need for walking -- weighed more than those who lived in
	dense neighborhoods with destinations nearby, according to
	research led by Reid Ewing, an associate professor at the
	University of Maryland's National Center for Smart Growth.

	'"This novel finding, that where you live can affect your
	weight, has been challenged, tested, and generally validated
	(in adults), but never for kids," Ewing said.

	'The study, published online Tuesday in the American Journal
	of Preventive Medicine, is the first national study of youth
	obesity and the built environment.'

 - ScienceDaily, 2006.1213
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061213-22461800-bc-ecowellness-sprawl-crn2.xml

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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States Sue EPA over Soot Levels - Houston Chronicle, 2006.1218
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4410654.html

Brazil Probes Dead Fish Washing Ashore - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2006.1218
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Brazil_Dead_Fish.html

Off-Roaders, Activists Vie for Canyon Control - Pasadena Star News, 2006.1218
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_4864523

Green Standards Spur Shift - News-Observer, 2006.1218
http://www.newsobserver.com/104/story/522637.html

Environmental and Social Justice Are at the Heart of Sustainable Development - EcoClub Interview, 2006.1217
http://ecoclub.com/news/086/interview.html

Equator's Glaciers Are Slipping Away - Canada East, 2006.1217
http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=80997

Eco Warning Challenge to Housing Sector - AZoBuild, 2006.1215
http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=2896

Eco-Logical Library Is a Study in Green - Miami Herald, 2006.1215
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16245501.htm

India Says Its Carbon Emissions Not Harming World - Scientific American, 2006.1214
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa001&articleID=36EF259D4D9967F3A81AA326160128C7

Sprawl Linked to Obese Kids - ScienceDaily, 2006.1213
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20061213-22461800-bc-ecowellness-sprawl-crn2.xml

EPA Opts Not to Limit Mercury by Older Kilns - Oregonian, 2006.1213
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1165983934216650.xml&coll=7

Google Plants Solar Trees - Wired, 2006.1213
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72292-0.html?tw=rss.index

Mideast Renewable Energy Sector Anticipates Massive Growth - Maktoob, 2006.1213
http://business.maktoob.com/oilenergynew.asp?id=20061213012911

In Forest Plans, No Environment Analysis - Examiner, 2006.1212
http://www.examiner.com/a-452438~In_Forest_Plans__No_Environment_Analysis.html

Industry Struggles to Determine Value of Green Building - KGW, 2006.1211
http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8LUH0E80.html

Classic Home 070 - Kaufmann Desert House by Richard Neutra
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1213/classic_home.html

People and Places - 
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1213/people_and_places.html

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	Who is the following quote attributed to? "A doctor can
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	client to plant vines." Frank Lloyd Wright, Le
	Corbusier, or Eliel Saarinen?
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