What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed this last week:

U.S. green building activity to grow 146% by 2013 – The combined commercial and residential green building markets should grow nearly 146 percent from 2009 to 2013, according to research from Zpryme. In 2009, the combined markets represented $52.3 billion, but by 2013 the total should be $128.6 billion.

The truth about ‘free-range’ eggs (video) – Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals, talks about the misleading labeling of “free-range” eggs and how it is just a ploy for consumers to spend more money on a falsely labeled product.

Tampa company offers free electronics recycling and e-waste disposal – Florida E-Waste Recycling is a Tampa-based business that offers to help you get rid of your old computers, electronics, and e-waste for absolutely no charge.

This article appears in Jan 20-26, 2010.