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Cloud Cover Win For Climate Scientists

September 7, 2011

Roy Spencer, a climatologist at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, co-authored a paper in July with William Braswell that has been under attack this week for false claims.  In his study, Spencer argues against the trend of human induced global warming, poking holes at current climate models.  His most recent work suggested that there are [...]

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Recycled Bottles Make A Recyclable Counter Top

September 7, 2011

Traditional counter tops are made from harvested stone, which are certainly natural, but deplete the Earth’s natural resources.  A more eco friendly alternative, counter tops made from recycled glass and concrete, are growing in popularity.  Not only are they made from recycled content, but also they are recyclable if the counter top is replaced.  The [...]

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Moratorium Called For Oyster Fishing In Chesapeake Bay

September 5, 2011

Overfishing has proven a serious threat in recent years to many species all over the world.  In this instance, the population of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay has been hit hard by the practice of overfishing.  Reuters reports, less than five percent of the oyster population has survived since before European settlement in the area.  [...]

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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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