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There seems to be this instinctive human compulsion to drain wetlands. The Neanderthal probably looked upon prehistoric swamps and grunted amongst his peers about how to make the useless land dry. The people of Russia recent learned the importance of wetlands the hard way. Their peatlands were scorched by a summer so hot it defied modern precedent. The peat-bog caught fire and engulfed Moscow in smog and carbon monoxide. Russia’s daily death rate doubled to 700 people. Read more…
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For the past 15 days, I’ve been traversing America on a train. No typos, I’m talking an 1800’s style locomotive that started in Baltimore and ended in San Diego. Why? Not only did I want to see the country, I wanted to do it in the most environmentally responsible way I could. Read more…
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Have you ever noticed how big the video game industry has become? There now seems to be a type of game for every singe genre and age level. From teenagers playing Halo to senior citizens playing Wii Sports, video games have definitely made their presence known. However, as I recently took a look at the video games that I personally own, I stopped and wondered if the video game industry was taking any steps to becoming more sustainable. To my surprise, it has! Read more…
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In our efforts to be more sustainable, we sometimes set our sights on the big issues and can ignore the clear and obvious choices to be more sustainable. One choice that most people can make, is to choose more sustainable options for food and drink. For those that drink more than eat, choosing a sustainable wine can have an even bigger impact on reducing your environmental footprint. Read more…
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What’s been on people’s minds lately? Well, dead animals certainly have- blackbirds in Arkansas, turtles in Italy, manatees off the Florida Coast…you name it. In fact, these incidents have been the talk of green news as of late; three of Google’s top ten “Hot Searches” are related to the hundreds of dead birds that fell from the sky in Arkansas and Louisiana. Is this simply a media-induced frenzy, a sign that our precious world is ending, or an environmental concern that needs to be addressed? While substantial amounts of information are missing, there are still some essential things to take from this unique series of phenomena. Read more…
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Everyone loves a comeback. Redemption from past sins, reincarnation as a morally purified being- who wouldn’t want that as the end to their story? The latest sinner-turned-saint making green news is Four Loko: the notorious caffeinated alcoholic beverage was party to innumerable bad decisions and cases of alcohol poisoning, and was finally banned late last year by the FDA. But now, it’s being turned into eco-friendly fuel. Read more…
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In 2008 scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel used satellites to observe Saharan dust traverse the Atlantic and land in Brazil. Significance? Researchers believe the dust may be stimulating plant growth in the nearby Amazon by supplying the phosphorous that’s lacking. Dust may sprinkle a similar type of magic on parts of the ocean short on iron, i.e. plankton blooms in nutrient-poor waters off the Gobi desert. Read more…
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Once again, a green news topic that might be common knowledge. However, I was curious…and the answer might surprise you. Read more…
If you’re somewhere in the world connected to the media, be it the paper, TV, magazines, or internet (and I have a feeling you are), you then know about the sexiest movement growing across the nation. No, not Zumba, I’m talking about the Grow-Your-Own movement that is capturing the hearts and tastebuds of people worldwide. Sadly, for those with limited spaces, gardening may seem less empowering when you wonder how you and your closet-sized balcony can participate in the coolest emerging activity in town. Thankfully, that’s why being connected helps. Read more…
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Once revolutionary, hybrid cars like the Prius are now ubiquitous, and the latest in green news has railway engines adopting that same technology. Everyone now knows that the Prius saves fuel—when the driver breaks, the car stores the lost kinetic energy in the battery, to be used later when the driver hits the accelerator—but it took Toyota 13 years to sell the Prius to customers as the technology of the future. The builders of railway engines are the latest to be convinced of the Prius principle. Read more…
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