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Posts from December, 2007

Polycarbonate Bottles Raise Questions

Posted December 23rd, 2007 at 5:27 pm by hanaa

Health Concerns Resurface Over Chemical Used in Hard-Plastic Polycarbonate Water Bottles ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle …

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A Day Without Bags

Posted December 19th, 2007 at 4:55 pm by hanaa

Heal the Bay is sponsoring A Day Without a Bag on December 20th in the Los Angeles area.

More than 6 billion plastic bags are used in LA County each year. Because …

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Plastics are negatively impacting marine life

Posted December 13th, 2007 at 6:19 pm by hanaa

Floating, Texas-Sized Garbage Patch Threatens Pacific Marine Sanctuary
Ars Technica - The Art of Technology
Published: October 23, 2007
Written by John Timmer
A looming environmental threat the size of Texas should be hard to miss, but when …

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A fun reuse/recycle idea for your plastic bags

Posted December 3rd, 2007 at 6:03 pm by hanaa

So you have a lot of plastic bags (that you’re no longer going to be accepting at the grocery store because you’re now using reusable bags), and you might be concerned about what actually happens …

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Brad Pitt helping rebuild NOLA green

Posted December 3rd, 2007 at 6:00 pm by hanaa

Brad Pitt has launched another NGO working to rebuild New Orleans Lower 9th Ward, called Make It Right. According to the website, “In December 2006, Brad Pitt convened a group of experts in New …

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Great visual about why the greenest bag is a reusable bag

Posted December 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 am by hanaa

From the Washington Post
(If you can’t read it in this post, click on the image for an expanded view.)

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