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Ever Heard of Water Footprint?
A very interesting poster has been created on the basis of this measurement. In addition, the design is really nice and has been rewarded on multiple occasions...
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The Great Warming: A Green Book Review
Between about A.D. 800 to 1200 there was a period that is commonly called the Medieval Warm Period that was characterized by milder, warmer temperatures in Europe. The warming allowed for increased exploration...
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Lifetime Costs of Light Bulbs
Ever wonder how many Huggers it takes to change a light bulb? No? Well, ever wonder the real cost difference between incandescent, CFL, and LED light bulbs? Here's a wiki article that looks at the cost of ownership of these different light bulbs that takes into account the initial cost of the bulb, its energy consumption, its light output, its lifetime length, and the cost of electricity.
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Meet your MAKER FAIRE: Lo-Fi Solutions for a Planetary Crisis
Eco-consciousness was a dominant theme throughout this event. The concerns are now common knowledge, and solutions are surprisingly revealed through grass root efforts.
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How To Make Your Home BPA-Free
Are you worried about Bisphenol-A (or BPA)? Do you know what to look for to minimize your family's exposure? Read this story to learn how to make your home BPA-free.
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Who’s The Greenest of Them All? Greendex Survey Finds Developing World Tops The List
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World Fair Trade Day 2008: Fair Trade + Ecology
World Fair Trade Day is on May 10 and this year's theme is “Fair Trade + Ecology”. So, what's so green about fair trade? There are several reasons that fair trade products can be greener than others, but here is the main one.
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Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say…Ya right!!!
This came from Reuters and if you ask me, I say that the researcher from the University of Exeter in Britain who said this is full of Sh%$#. Oh yes!!! This research was a waste of money. Let’s keep polluting the air so that the forest stay alive. Ya right. The way I see it we got to stop polluting, and that includes stopping deforestation, to keep our green lands alive.
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50,000 Acre Kenya Biofuels Project Threatens Birdlife …and Humans
Conservationists in Kenya are opposing a multi-million dollar biofuels project citing threats to bird life abundant in a riverine delta area. The 50,000 acre sugar cane project was meant to provide raw cane for a giant sugar milling company too but it is believed its vision was more for biofuel than food.
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European Commitment to Wind Power Grows
The European Parliament has set a target of having 25% of their energy come from renewable energy by 2020. Of that 25%, half is planned to come from wind energy.
Europe is already well on their way to making this happen as well, with 5 countries (Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Germany) having more than 5% of their energy provided by wind farms. Currently there exists 80 GW of installed wind capacity in the EU, though only 3.5 GW of that is derived from wind farms built off-shore.
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Hello Kitty Harnesses the Power of the Sun
The tech blogosphere has been aflutter this week with the next, biggest thing to change our lives. Well, perhaps the lives of millions of pre-teens across the world.
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Coral Adventure on East Africa Coast: A Safari to Kenya’s Reefs
Coral gardens have also been popular spots for water sports tourism especially diving. I joined this custom safari with a group of friends on this fine May morning that combined a variety of both marine and terrestrial research together with community development projects within the tropical environment of East Africa.
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South Korean Solar System Community on Jeju Island a Brilliant Idea
Donggwang has achieved what even the most powerful countries in the world are still struggling to accomplish: total energy independence with clean technology.
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Want to save the environment? Eat Insects!
David Gracer is a guy that thinks consuming insects is bothleasing to the palate and good for the planet. He’s a bug eater and likes his creatures sautéed, filleted and roasted. Most importantly, Gracer thinks we all should do it.
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A Bishop, a Preacher, and a Tibetan Buddhist Walk into “The Time 100″
Wait, wasn’t there supposed to be a rabbi in there somewhere?
Tonight was the Time 100 Gala, where Time Magazine celebrates 100 of the most influential people in the world today. This year, three religious leaders are included.
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The Worst Pollution; or, A Green with Heart. Part 2: Turning Down the Thermostat
Part 2 of Justin van Kleek's musing on activism, anger and better ways to communicate an environmental agenda.
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The Worst Pollution; or, A Green with Heart. Part 1: Toxic Avengers.
sustainablog's newest writer Justin van Kleek considers the (psychological) pollution environmental activists themselves can often spew. Or, to borrow the famous quote from Pogo, "we have met the enemy, and he is us."
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MicroFueler Makes $1/gal Homebrew Ethanol From Sugar : Gas 2.0
Homemade ethanol guru Floyd S. Butterfield and Silicon Valley entrepreneur and innovator Thomas J. Quinn want to see you making ethanol in your backyard. Their creation, called the E-Fuel 100 MicroFueler, is a stacked washer-dryer sized reactor that can convert sugar into ethanol for (they claim) $1.00 per gallon.
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Meta Study: Hospital Design Clearly Affects Healing
A review of 320 studies, announced today, found that design definitely impacts human health.
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Transportation Fuel Produced From Trash in World's Largest Plant in 2009
300 garbage collection trucks in California will soon be fueled by the same trash that they haul. Landfill gas will be
purified and liquefied, producing up to 13,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) daily.
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