In spite
of the fact that nowadays there are much safer synthetic
alternatives to asbestos, the mining
of white asbestos continues as well as the exporting
of cancer causing
material to the developing world, particularly by Canada, which has been criticized The Lancet, a medical journal, for the claimed hypocrisy
of Canada banning asbestos
usage, but continuing to export the deadly
material.
It also includes water
usage, how the home itself makes use
of rain water, the kinds
of vegetation in and around the property, the construction
materials and methods used on the property,
alternative sustainable energy resources and more.