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Living

Women's Homeless Shelter Emphasizes Wellness, Education, Entrepreneurism (in Pikesville Patch)

A recent wellness day at INNterim in Pikesville was organized by the transitional housing facility’s benevolent yet demanding executive director.

BLOG: Rethinking Retaining Walls Has Hanover Company Seeing Green

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and University of Maryland helped back SmartSlope, a Hanover-based company that is revolutionizing retaining walls.

Hanover Company Profits by Selling Refurbished Office Furniture

Omega Trading Company, one of the largest office furniture reconditioning companies in the nation, operates out of a 160,000-square-foot warehouse in Hanover.

Patch's House & Home

Graywater: An Untapped Opportunity for Sustainability

Although it's illegal in Maryland, some environmentally conscious homeowners are secretly using graywater to irrigate their lawns and gardens.

Clover Puts Green in St. Patrick's Day

The little plant is green independent of its association with Irish leprechauns.

Environment

Marylanders Will Shop Tax-Free This Weekend

Energy Star products are exempt from Maryland’s 6 percent sales tax this weekend.

Environment

Howard County's Wind Turbine Pioneer Nears Energy-Neutrality

Landscaping business owner and born-again Christian conservative says his interest in sustainability is rooted in upbringing, faith.

Environment

Another Ingenious Use of Discarded Plastic Bottles

Third-world citizens find productive uses for things most people would discard.

Environment

New Plastic Water Bottles Will Decompose in 30 Days

Conventional plastic water bottles take 1 million years to decay in a landfill, according to scientists.

Environment

Carbon Offsets: Modern-Day Indulgence or Path to Carbon Neutrality?

Environmentalists continue to debate the wisdom of buying carbon offsets or credits.

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