PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems Recognized for Safety by Cal/OSHA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Calif.----PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems, the nation’s largest, privately-owned roofing and solar company, today announced it has received three Golden Gate Partnership Recognition awards from the California Occupational Health and Safety Administration during the past month, bringing to five the total number of times the company has been recognized for the effectiveness of its ...

Hospitals struggle to get green-friendly (San Francisco Chronicle)
With an unprecedented boom in California hospital construction, it makes sense that many health care organizations are trying to build greener, more environmentally conscious medical centers. But many of the energy-saving techniques used in standard...

Home & Garden Columns: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
California is burning down. This is the real Shock and Awe. As of this writing, there are over 1,300 fires burning in the state and nearly a third of a million acres have burned. Since I’m not good with acres, I decided to convert this to square miles.

Nation's Largest Private Roofing/Solar Company Responds to Solar Challenge Issued by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, Calif.----PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems has responded to San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's challenge to solar companies to develop ways for San Jose residents to install solar systems on their homes at no cost by offering several innovative financing mechanisms with no up-front costs through secured or unsecured lines of credit.

Green overhead (Anchorage Daily News)
For nearly 30 years, master gardener Marnie Isaacs' roof has been her lawn.

Floyd Co. church group helps make a difference in Katrina ravaged area (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
A group of local residents, representing Topeco Church of the Brethren, gave a week of their time to help their neighbors…in Louisiana.

Emergence of Adventure Sports Resorts; Why Are Hotel Waterparks Getting Bigger? | By Jeff Coy, ISHC (Hospitality Net)
Ever since waterparks came indoors, under cover, and attached themselves to hotels, the hotel waterpark resort industry has continued to grow at an accelerating pace --- from 24% to 32% annually.

Administrator, lawyer, doctor named in lawsuit by former ward w/ link to Emma France vs. Rita Hunter, others (The Joplin Globe)
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Rita Hunter, Jasper County public administrator, her attorney and an area physician are named in a lawsuit filed in Jasper County Circuit Court.

California sets new building codes for areas vulnerable to fire (San Jose Mercury News)
When Ed Kanner decided to build a new home in the foothills just south of downtown Los Gatos, he chose an unusual roof.

ENERGY: Some homeowners put a shine on summer heat (North County Times)
When Jeff Glover worked up plans to rebuild his Rancho Bernardo home, he was willing to pay more up-front if it would save him money in the long run.