When it rains, it pours. And rain gutters are supposed to help channel a downpour safely to the ground so there’s no ground erosion. The problem is that traditional rain gutters can easily get clogged with leaves, maple keys, twigs and other debris–making them ineffective and prone to flooding.
Fortunately, there’s another option–one designed to be [...]

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The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need — providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted.
Each click on [...]

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   Here’s cool news: Scientists say that if we cut carbon emissions by 80 percent over the next 40 years, we can avoid the worst impacts of global warming. That’s only 2 percent per year. And you may already be doing more than you realize.
Simple actions at home to reduce energy consumption–switching to compact fluorescent [...]

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Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (in 2008 on May 26). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after [...]

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A geothermal neighborhood sounds like something out of this world. Actually, it’s a neighborhood that’s very much a part of this world and one which relies on the Earth to provide comfort to homeowners while helping to protect the environment around us.
Developers committed to providing homeowners with the highest quality of living without the burden [...]

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One little-known reason there are fewer active prospective homebuyers in today’s market is that couples are often still living together in the same residence after their divorce. One spouse cannot afford today’s home prices or qualify for a mortgage. "There is a whole new aspect of divorce that most couples never had to face before," [...]

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The subprime mortgage crisis continues to claim casualties, and some of them aren’t even homeowners.
In California, scores of renters are being kicked out of their homes, even when they haven’t missed a single rent payment.
Shirley and William Hayes love the house they’ve been renting in a comfortable subdivision outside San Francisco. Even so, they’re moving.
"I [...]

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A swath of green is covering the real estate industry. Florida, Nevada and Michigan are the states experiencing the greatest problems with mortgage foreclosures, according to a study and report by the Mortgage Asset Research Institute, LLC, for the Mortgage Bankers Association.
"The current market conditions, compounded by mortgage fraud, are having a detrimental impact on [...]

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Helping the kids buy a first home is a time-honored tradition that has become even more significant as home prices rise and incomes flatten.
Here are three ways parents can help their children:
Cash. For parents with the means, cash is clean and easy. An individual can give $12,000 a year to a recipient without having to [...]

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