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Bill McKibben Hopes for a Brighter Planet: Ask Him Your Questions

Posted May 8th, 2008 at 2:40 pm by hanaa

Bill McKibben is the author of the first book to recognize global warming as a very serious issue, The End of Nature, and now he has been fighting climate change for almost twenty years. He’s …

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Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Check Your Plate.

Posted April 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 am by michele

Here’s another installment on the link between meat consumption and climate change. Oh, and hope everyone had a wonderful Earth Day!
Humans’ beef with livestock: a warmer planet

American meat eaters are responsible for 1.5 more …

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A Biodegradeable Plastic Bag! Too Good To Be True?

Posted April 21st, 2008 at 5:04 pm by michele

From Gizmodo:
Biodegradable Plastic Bag Disappears in Four Months, Along With Your Earth-Killing Guilt

The reason plastic is awesome is that it’s super durable, so it lasts forever. The problem is that it lasts forever, even when …

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All Eyes on BPA

Posted April 21st, 2008 at 4:45 pm by michele

As if overnight, bisphenol-a, or BPA, for short, has become the talk of the town. While scientists and public health officials have long expressed their concern about the toxicity of this chemical, a common component …

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Bush Addresses Global Warming

Posted April 16th, 2008 at 5:36 pm by michele

From the Washington Post:
Bush Revises Strategy on Curbing Greenhouse Gases
 

 By H. JOSEF HEBERT and DEB RIECHMANN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, April 16, 2008; 5:09 PM
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday called for a halt in …

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The Sickening Effects of Climate Change

Posted April 10th, 2008 at 11:01 am by michele

I often wonder if, somewhere between talk of melting polar ice caps and migrating polar bears, the crux of the climate issue gets lost. On a surprisingly regular basis, I find myself engaged in conversations …

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Biking to Work?! Oh, the Horror!

Posted April 7th, 2008 at 10:58 am by michele

From Grist:
‘State Farm can get you back behind the wheel’
Posted by David Roberts at 11:15 PM on 03 Apr 2008
Witness the humiliation as this distinguished professional is forced to … my God, I can barely …

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Recycling Competition Underway in Maryland

Posted April 7th, 2008 at 10:37 am by michele

A Scrap Metal Recycle-Off in Maryland

 

From left, Sarah Smith, Abe Sauer, Nico Judge and Tom Rojas dump scissors, nails and other scrap metal into recycling bins in Cabin John. The town is competing …

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Lights Out On Climate Change: Earth Hour 2008

Posted March 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pm by michele

This past Saturday from 8-9pm, towns and cities across the world went dark. No, not mass blackouts. Earth Hour 2008. A choice, made by individuals and institutions, to turn off lights for an hour in …

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Scientists: Consumption Won’t Bring Happiness

Posted March 25th, 2008 at 11:59 am by michele

We’ve all been told that money can’t buy us love. According to the results of a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, it won’t buy happiness either.
Here’s to living simply!
Give …

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