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		<title>Assessing cold/hot spots in your house</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last winter I was frustrated by what felt like pockets of cold air in various parts of my house.  Sometimes it was easy to confirm (like if there was a breeze), other times it might have been my mind going crazy.   This year I ordered the kintrex infrared thermometer instead of going to the psychologist [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=303&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>St Louis garbage collection problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[garbage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[urban management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Managing a densely populated urban environment requires that city governments approach challenges with creative solutions.   Doing so can save the city money and increase the quality of life for its residents.  Consider the curb-side recycling program, the 27 drop-off recycling locations and operation brightside; all good programs that help make this a better place to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=307&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Checking out passive house (garage) design</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/checking-out-passive-house-garage-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Rehab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passive house]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During some R&#38;R in North Dakota a couple weeks ago I read this book by Dan Chiras about passive solar homes. The read really inspired me to makes some changes in my home and REALLY think about a number of design aspects in any future dwelling I build (like the garage maybe). Much of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=298&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Starting to compost</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/starting-to-compost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to further reduce our waste going to the landfill, I purchased a composting bin from Sam&#8217;s club. The quality of the product has left a little something to be desired, but what could i expect from Sam&#8217;s for $62? I haven&#8217;t added any accelerators yet, but thought about picking up some worms [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=295&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rain barrels should be mandatory</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my birthday last year my parents sent me a rain barrel. The barrel was a pretty ugly orange and I always got grief about it from my wife.  Not long after we moved into the finished house, I altered the gutter and put the rain barrel into action. From the first rain fall til [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=292&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My new t-shirt came in a compostable plastic bag</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/my-new-t-shirt-came-in-a-compostable-plastic-bag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have so many free t-shirts from different events, races, volunteer opportunities and none of them are comfortable. They&#8217;re the heavy, rigid cotton that doesn&#8217;t breathe. So in looking for some new summer-time t-shirts I wanted something comfortable, organic and unique. This led me to Skreened where I could get all 3 of these features, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=287&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Really impressed by Portland (and Oregon)</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/really-impressed-by-portland-and-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Green 2.0]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I must say that I&#8217;ve never liked a city as much as I liked Portland.  It really felt like a place that i could live, granted I wasn&#8217;t there for 6 cloudy/rainy months either.  The ethos of the city though is very much in line w/ mine.   The bike cultural, the voluntary adoption of mass [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=278&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I heart Portland&#8217;s bicycle culture</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/i-heart-portlands-bicycle-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/i-heart-portlands-bicycle-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Green 2.0]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While in Portland for the first time recently, I learned how infused biking is into their culture. It&#8217;s a phenomenon that any city would be envious of, especially when combined w/ their public transit system. For our Portland bicycle education we went with Todd owner of Pedal Bike Tours just northwest of downtown.  He offers a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=274&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>barn door project with left-over siding</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/barn-door-project-with-left-over-siding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 01:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our bedroom has a huge opening which looks out through sliding glass doors at our upstairs patio and onto the backyard.  This also means that the neighbors behind us can see into our bedroom The opening also lets a ton of light in in the morning and this is annoying to us who need it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=269&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the modern house I use to hate</title>
		<link>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/the-modern-house-i-use-to-hate/</link>
		<comments>http://livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/the-modern-house-i-use-to-hate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>budint</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[St Louis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The hood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2002-03 (can&#8217;t remember), I was a big fan of the old architecture in St Louis and still am.  My neighborhood, which is the same one I&#8217;m back in today, was full of brick shotgun homes, 2 families and a street of bungalows.  I was really proud of living in an area with such [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=livegreenstlouis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1100154&amp;post=263&amp;subd=livegreenstlouis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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