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August 2011

Making A No Waste Lunch

August 31, 2011

As kids are getting back into the daily school schedule, it’s time to thinking again about making a no waste lunch.  Most lunches consist of everything that is disposable.  Plastic forks, plastic bags, paper napkins, paper sacks.  Maybe your child has a lunch box that he or she uses every day.  That’s a good start, [...]

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Corporate Giant McDonald’s Adds Green Technology

August 31, 2011

Six restaurants in LaPorte County in Indiana, all owned by Glenn Lubeznik, have joined 4 Thought Energy LLC to add green technology to the franchise.  Lubeznik told The Northwest Indiana Times, “It’s a personal initiative as well as a corporate decision.  There are a lot of benefits to this not only from an environmental standpoint [...]

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“Stockholm Statement” Challenge From World Water Week

August 31, 2011

Since 1991, an annual meeting in Stockholm for World Water Week has discussed the solutions for drinking water availability and sanitation on a global level.  This year the meeting lasted from August 21 to 27, and concluded with the “Stockholm Statement to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (Rio+20) [...]

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Debate Over Canadian Tar Sands Pipeline Heats Up

August 31, 2011

After a two week sit-in protest, there seems to be no end in sight to the disagreement over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that would be built between Canada and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.  The total number of arrests is almost to 600, with a record 140 activists being arrested in front of the [...]

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Apple Inc. Accused Of Environmental Damage Again

August 31, 2011

Last year, environmental groups in China accused Apple Inc. of using suppliers that were environmentally irresponsible and creating pollution.  With no response from Apple, the groups embarked on a seven month investigation to find more proof.  The subsequent report entitled “The Other Side of Apple II—Pollution Spreads Through Apple’s Supply Chain” was released jointly today [...]

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Using Panda Waste To Make Biofuel

August 30, 2011

Much funding and research has been dedicated to developing sources of biofuels recently in order to decrease dependence on fossil fuels.  Biofuels are currently being produced from corn and other edible plants.  Recent reports from the National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society in Denver have suggested that microbes in the feces of [...]

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Hurricane Irene As An Example Of Climate Change

August 30, 2011

The Weather Channel has had its highest ratings during Hurricane Irene, making it the biggest storm system in its entire 29 year history of coverage, according to viewer ratings reported by the New York Times.  This high interest in recent storms has led many to question whether the increased intensity of hurricanes is due to [...]

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