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New York HOUSE Magazine — August 2007 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Saving Stormville BY RACHEL X. WEISSMAN What to do when a vacation home grows too small? If it's a place where you raised your daughters through many idyllic summers, you find a way to save it. FEATURE STORY: A Crisp Family Kitchen BY JENNIFER MAY A plumbing disaster prompts a renovation, and architect James Crisp creates a family-friendly kitchen worthy of its historic setting. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Community Building BY CONSTANCE CARLSON Traditional Neighborhood Development - which creates walkable villages, enhances community, and preserves open space - may be the antidote to sprawl. FROM THE EDITOR: End of Summer PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Green Gains ENTRYWAY: August Glows LIVE/WORK: Live/Work Oeuf cracks open style with new Sparrow line; Oots! bibs and tableware create little gourmands; and FLOR tiles make feet happy, indoors or out. SUSTAINABLE NY: August 2007 SITE SPECIFIC: Greener Pastures At Phillies Bridge Farm in Ulster County, a holistic harvest is in the making. FEATURE STORY: Lucid Living BY NANCY A. RUHLING The Lucida offers state-of-the-art green elegance on the Upper East Side. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Yorktown: Families Welcome GREEN ADVOCATE: Everything You Always Wanted to Know... Jeff Golden’s FAQ on modern green living. IN THE GARDEN: Planting for Shade Susanne Turino turns a shaded side space into a woodland garden. IN THE KITCHEN: Small-Scale and Proud Judith Hausman visits three boutique farms in northern Westchester. HOUSE HOROSCOPES: August Home Horoscopes Eric Francis Coppolino brings you the news from the stars for August. BACK PORCH: Movin' on Up A summer rental prompts a big change in one family's life.

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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.
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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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