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New York HOUSE Magazine — December 2003 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Private Lands, Public Benefits BY JIM ANDREWS Partnering with private landowners, local communities, and the state, land trusts are leading the effort to preserve open space. FEATURE STORY: Some Like It Greener BY JENNIFER WAI-LAN HUANG As heating technology embraces renewable fuels, consumers finally get real choices. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Home for the Holidays BY SUSAN PIPERATO A guide to surviving - even enjoying - the year's most stressful season. FROM THE EDITOR: What Matters Anyway? PERSONAL SPACE: House as Sculpture Two artists manifest their architectural vision in rural Columbia County. ENTRYWAY: Solstice Celebration MY HUDSON VALLEY: A Drive Down Memory Lane A writer revisits her childhood haunts - with baby in tow. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Rhinebeck, Dutchess County This "Jewel of the Hudson" embraces the arts while planning for the future. FEATURE STORY: Great Gifts for the Home Hudson Valley offerings for the holiday season. IN THE GARDEN: A Lesson in Gratitude Interrupting a pity party to put things into perspective. ASK THE EXPERT: Real Estate Agent Richard Polhemus What is a buyer's broker? RENOVATION: Partnership in Design A new kitchen crowns an 18-year renovation collaboration. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: December Home Horoscopes As Mercury goes into retrograde, don't fix what isn't broken. BACK PORCH: Beach Holidays Since 1985, Hudson Beach Glass has been making waves in Beacon.

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GREEN EVENTS

> 9/16 – 9/17—East Coast Green – Meeting The Architecture 2030 Goals (Atlantic City). Sustainability is one of AIA's top priorities and climate change is everyone's concern, crossing state and regional boundaries. This conference will seek to benchmark how we are doing at meeting the Architecture 2030 goals and what still needs to be done. Bally's Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. All Day. More info here.
> Ongoing—WATER: H2O = LIFE (New York City). Examine the most vital liquid on Earth through a series of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
> E-mail us to list your event here

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RESOURCES
> New Jersey & Company — Business & Green news
> NYInc — Business & Green news
> NY House Magazine — Green Real Estate
> The Daily Green — The consumer's guide to green
> Green Inc. Blog — NYTimes.com — Energy and Green Business

GREEN NEWS SOURCES
> Alternative Energy News
> Climate Biz
> Climate Change News Digest
> Environmental News Network
> Global Climate Change from BBC News
> Green Business News
> GreenBiz.com
> Green Tech from CNET
> Greener Choices from Consumer Reports
> Greentech Media
> Greenwire
> Point Carbon
> Renewable Energy World
> Yale Environment 360
> Washington Post: Green Science. Policy. Living

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