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There are a lot of reasons to end the reign of the penny. On the top of the list, of course, is that they are, in fact, worth more melted down than at the grocery store. If you got a hundred pennies and melted them down, you’d actually have $1.40 of metal…mostly zinc.


{digg}http://digg.com/environment/Kill_the_Penny_for_Mother_Earth{/digg}First, that’s just not sound economic policy. Second, it’s a waste of zinc, the mining of which is an environmental disaster. The demand for zinc, mostly due to growth in China, has skyrocketed, and wasting the metal on a coin that is, in general, a nuisance, is foolish economic and environmental policy.


Unfortunately, there’s no quick fix. Switching to the nickel as our cheapest unit is confusing, especially in places with uneven sales tax. Transactions would, according on a bill proposed by Representative Jim Kolbe (R - AR), be rounded to the nearest five cents. But people aren’t a big fan of paying more for a certain amount of stuff…even if it’s just cents.


Of course, no one minds when the gas pumps automatically round up to the nearest penny…but who cares about a fraction of a penny, right? For that matter…who cares about a penny? The change would only affect monetary transactions. Credit card and interest payments would still be made to the penny. Australia underwent a similar change in 2002, eliminating both its one- and two-cent pieces, without much of a stir.


With the rising cost of zinc, and the slumping power of the dollar…the pennies’ days are numbered. Already, they’re difficult to keep in circulation because people don’t like to carry them around, and they simply pile up in jars and car seats waiting for their CoinStar fate. Maybe Lincoln can find a new place, on a dollar…or two dollar coin. I’d hate to lose him all together.




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The challenge is a rather simple one: set up a life that is local and low-carbon without sacrificing the beloved creature comforts. The kicker is not getting electrocuted, shot, burned, crushed, bitten, or driven insane. Doug Fine has assumed this challenge and actually seems to be doing a bang-up job. He spoke to us from the Funky Butte Ranch, his own low-carbon Neverland. ::TreeHugger Radio Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click 


 





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The TH Interview: Doug Fine—Kiss Your Subaru Goodbye (Part Two) home design 
  

					 		 
	  


		      
	  

				          

				            
				            
 

				          

						  
						  

								

A few years ago prefabs were novelties at design gatherings. Now they’re mandatory.

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Crimmins Hardwood FlooringJustin Crimmins knows his hardwood flooring. Founder of Crimmins Hardwood Flooring, which opened in October of 2003, he services residential clients, as well as high profile clients such as Harvard University, Bagel Works, Home Depot, and GAP. One reason for the company’s success is that Crimmins and his crew don’t shy away from perfection. “We strongly believe, and it has been proven true, that one job completed to perfection always gets you a second job through referral,” Crimmins explains. 


One critical step toward perfect hardwood floors is finish. I recently interviewed Crimmins on this important step, to help homeowners determine which type of finish to choose. Here, Crimmins talks about factors such as pricing, drying and accuracy of the two primary finishing options.


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Hardwood Flooring Expert Justin Crimmins on Oil- versus Water-Based Finish home design 
  

					 		 
	  


		      
	  

				          

				            
				            
 

				          

						  
						  

								
old%20rag%20mountain.jpg“USEDA” (formerly know as the US Environmental Protection Agency) is proposing revisions to decades-old air quality regulations that will make it easier for coal-fired generation plants to obtain construction and operating permits for sites where air quality is currently good: in and around national and state parks. Must be a coincidence. For you AQ techies, the proposed rule changes would:


•Substitute an annual average of emissions for the current “maximum” emissions that is measured over a few hours, up to a single day.

•Exclude from pollution estimates output from existing industrial emitters that have been granted variances.

•Switch from calc…





 





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US Environmental Destruction Agency: Making National Parks Coal-Friendly home design 
  

					 		 
	  


			
 

	
 

	
	

	
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