Articles By Lauren Spencer

Gone are the cliched misconceptions that green housing means tree-houses, made of recycled tires and tin cans, favored only by lentil-munching naturists. Nothing could be further from the truth. Thousands of environmentally friendly homes have been constructed across the country in the last couple of decades, and for the most part, they were regular homes, simply built to conform to certain green specifications.

The entrepreneur, property developer and host of popular UK television show 'Property Ladder', Sarah Beeny, has launched an online service, aimed at giving the client complete control of the buying and selling process. At no cost to the customer, whatsoever. And in these days of depleted house prices, and difficult selling conditions, who doesn't want to save a few thousand pounds, or dollars?

Ever since the horrific events of December 26, 2004, when a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused widespread destruction and a huge number of fatalities, the word tsunami has struck fear into the hearts of people all over the world. Of course, tsunamis had occurred many times in the past, but the sheer scale of the Asian tragedy earned it the dubious honor of being recognized as one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.