Living Green - Habitat's ReStore Sarasota
SARASOTA - A Sarasota organization is keeping millions of pounds of waste out of our landfill each year. They do it by recycling and reselling what people don't want anymore.
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Living Green - Monitor your home power usage
SARASOTA - Technology is now available that allows you to monitor your home's power usage, and also shows you how to save on your next power bill.
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Living Green - Green school supplies
SARASOTA - Parents will be hitting stores this week to buy back to school supplies, and when they do, they'll have a lot more "green" choices this year.
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Get Energy Smart Retrofit Program gets you cash back
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SARASOTA - Money from the federal government is allowing Suncoast homeowners to go green and get cash back.
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Living Green - Insulated foam concrete walls
MANATEE COUNTY - A new house is going up in the Cortez area of Manatee County, and when it's done it will be the greenest in the neighborhood, using a unique wall system.
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Living Green - New LEED-certified hotel near the airport
SARASOTA - LEED certification is a big deal in the green community. And now the owners of a Suncoast hotel are celebrating that green certification.
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Living Green - Florida House to reopen soon with new technology
SARASOTA - A home that will teach the community on how to live green is getting closer to re-opening.
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Living Green - LED's becoming more mainstream
SARASOTA - The future is already here for bright, energy efficient lighting. LED's, or light emitting diodes, are becoming more and more mainstream.
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Living Green - Suncoast bank goes green
SARASOTA COUNTY - Banks are used to dealing with the color green; but one Suncoast bank has taken it a step further by working green.
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Living Green - Reducing the carbon footprint in the orange juice process
MANATEE COUNTY - Oranges are going green in Manatee County. It's a partnership between Tropicana and one of its local growers.
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Living Green - College offers energy management technology degree
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LAKEWOOD RANCH - The State College of Florida will soon offer a new 4-year degree, and its focus is on green jobs.
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Living Green - New green retail store opens in Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY - A new business on the Suncoast hopes to be a one-stop shopping experience for green home products. It's called green home resource center, and inside you'll find all the products you need to transform or build a green home.
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Living Green - Construction company says going green pays off
LAKEWOOD RANCH - A Suncoast construction company believes in building green, and now they have the proof to show how well it works and how much it can save.
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Living Green - County program will make solar water heaters more affordable
SARASOTA COUNTY - Solar hot water heaters would be on the roof of every house on the Suncoast, if they were more affordable.
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Living Green - Sarasota County's Neighborhood Stabilization Program
NORTH PORT - Just a few months ago, it was a neighborhood eyesore -- a North Port house in foreclosure and home to vagrants. Since then, it has been transformed into a model of energy and water efficiency.
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Living Green - New Publix gets LEED Gold certification
SARASOTA COUNTY - The place where shopping is a pleasure has green as its corporate color. And Publix is embracing the green movement at one of its newer stores in east Sarasota.
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Living Green - Green interior design
SARASOTA - There are countless ways to live green; you can make your home more energy efficient, and you can make it healthier. Now you can also design the inside to be green.
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Living Green - Student aims to set record for bottle recycling on Earth Day
BRADENTON - Earth Day is celebrating its 40-year anniversary on Thursday, and there are dozens of events to recognize it. And one event in particular will be attempting to set a world record.
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Living Green - More green fire stations in progress in Sarasota County
SARASOTA COUNTY - The county has built, and is in the process of building, several new fire stations. And all of them will be energy-efficient and protect the environment.
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Living Green - Exploring the area's nature preserves
SARASOTA COUNTY - The agency in charge of the area's water resources is encouraging people to get outside and enjoy the lands that protect that water.
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Living Green - Sarasota to participate in Earth Hour Saturday night
SARASOTA - The lights will go out this weekend across the globe. It's called Earth Hour, and the Suncoast will be taking part in this energy conservation effort.
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Living Green - North Port's Environmental Festival March 20th
SARASTA COUNTY - The City of North Port will be going green this weekend. Not for St. Patrick's Day, but to celebrate the environment.
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Living Green - Suncoast company distributes organic foods
MANATEE COUNTY - Organic foods have never been more popular, and that customer demand has more and more stores and restaurants carrying the products. One Suncoast company is helping area farmers distribute those organic foods.
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Living Green - Local company invests in solar panels
MANATEE COUNTY - A Suncoast garbage company is proving that waste doesn't always have to be wasteful. Waste Pro strengthened its green commitment recently with some help from the sun.
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Living Green - New green mufflers reduce Manatee County bus emissions
MANATEE COUNTY - The Manatee County School District has more than 200 buses in its fleet, and very soon all of them will be much friendlier to the environment.
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Living Green - New Wellness Community campus being built green
LAKEWOOD RANCH - The Wellness Community offers free support services to cancer patients and their families, and soon will have a new healthy home to serve their clients.
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Living Green - The power of vinegar as a cleaner
SARASOTA - Many people have some vinegar in their kitchen, likely for cooking. But did you know vinegar has hundreds of other uses around the house?
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Living Green - Bradenton elementary school focuses on being green
BRADENTON - Some Manatee County students are learning all about living green. Their new school has become the perfect teaching tool.
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Living Green - Florida House close to re-opening
SARASOTA - The Florida House will open again soon, better and greener than ever.
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Living Green - Affordable green homes
SARASOTA COUNTY - A Suncoast homebuilder is responding to the times. They're offering high-efficient homes filled with green features for prices that don't break the bank.
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Living Green - A touch of Fall in Florida
SARASOTA - When temperatures warm up to more normal levels later this week, it'll be a great time to enjoy the great outdoors. And when you do, keep your eyes open for a change of seasons.
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Living Green - No VOC paints
SARASOTA - When it comes time to paint your home, there's an alternative to traditional paints. They don't smell, and they're healthy for you and your family.
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Living Green - Scott Dennis' new year wish list
SARASOTA - Christmas is almost here, and ABC 7's Scott Dennis has his own wish list in this week's Living Green report.
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Living Green - Enjoying an environmentally-friendly holiday
SARASOTA - The holidays are a time of giving...and also a time of waste. But that doesn't mean your holidays can't be "green."
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