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By Abe Abbas, About.com Guide to Furniture

De-mystifying Green - Buy Local

Tuesday April 7, 2009
Sawyer Lane, Abner Henry

Buying domestically made furniture is part of buying green. Furniture that is made right here, has a much lower carbon footprint, because it saves energy that would have been spent on transportation.

After years of manufacturing furniture abroad, many companies are now making most of their furniture right here in America. We can also be more certain of better working conditions and wages, which are easier to monitor here and are part of a sustainable manufacturing process.

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