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Recently the state of California introduced a plan that will hopefully be a big step in the effort toward ‘green’ trade. The state is often a front-runner in environmental legislation, and is living up to its reputation with the suggestion of a new program that gradually limits the emission of greenhouse gasses. Read more…
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The search for sustainable energy has inspired several innovations in green technologies that look to become the next major source of our planet’s energy. Among these is wind energy. As I have returned to Iowa for holidays and extended breaks over the last few years, I have seen firsthand a rise in wind technology. The flat farm fields that decorate the state’s landscape have increasingly been populated with the large turbines that are necessary for producing electric energy from the wind. According the Iowa Energy Center, Iowa is the second largest producer of wind energy after Texas. The state’s topography and existing electric transmission lines make the environment conducive to wind energy. Read more…
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In early November CVS and Target implemented policy reforms that suggest the corporations are putting forth an effort to go green. CVS is now rewarding customers who make purchases and choose not to take a plastic bag to carry their items. Every four times a person declines to use a plastic bag, CVS will give him or her one dollar on their CVS card. For anyone who regularly shops at the popular pharmacy and general store, helping out the environment will be a convenient and lucrative option. Read more…
Two Years ago a devastating tornado ripped through the small Kansas town of Greensburg. The entire area was leveled to the ground and its population of some 1,400 people had to start from scratch to rebuild the place that they called home. Instead of bringing out the old blueprints of the buildings that had once panned the region’s modest skyline however, city officials and community members decided to try a greener approach. The re-resurrection of this small Midwestern town is now underway, and it is being done so almost entirely with environmentally friendly structures and technology. Read more…
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