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Cut Down on Junk Mail
Seeded on Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:34 AM EDT (The Environmental Blog)
Ever go to your mailbox after a week or so and its overstuffed with junk mail and useless catalogs? And then you go through your mail and one by one toss it all in the garbage nearby? Well, suppose you could do the environment a big favor by reducing the amount of junk mail you r …
Energy Saving Outlets
Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:43 PM EDT (Energy Efficient Outlets)
An Energy saving outlet is like a little energy saving device that utilizes high energy efficiency by cutting off phantom power and by timing your needs of electricity.
White House Fast Tracks Grid Modernization
Seeded on Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:01 PM EDT (The Environmental Blog)
On October 5th, 2011, the White House announced it will fast track grid modernization projects around the country.
Food Inc. Review
Seeded on Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:36 AM EDT (The Environmental Blog)
A very well spelled out Food Inc. review. Food Inc. is a documentary about the sustainability of food and the industrial food industry.
Five Ways to Help the Environment
Seeded on Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:27 AM EDT (theenvironmentalblog.org)
5 Easy things anyone can do to help the environment and help you save money at the same time.
Trading Indicators
Seeded on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:29 PM EDT (Sniper Day Trading)
Many traders follow indicators and for good reason. But trading indicators are a reflection of the price. Don't lose sight of that. Traders need to be able to see and read good bull setups and good bearish setups. Many have a problem seeing the bearish setups.
Green with Envy?
Seeded on Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:41 PM EDT (The Environmental Blog)
Are people eco snobs? Do people try to out green one another...if they did, what's the harm, it's all for the betterment of the planet...right?
Eliminating Pollution from Cars
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 7:20 PM EST (brickfish.com)
This is a contest by showing how each person contributes to a greener society...please check mine and out and vote for me =)
Nations School's ranked for nearby toxics
Seeded on Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:46 PM EST (toxicsblog.org)
Oregon Toxics Alliance is a non-profit organization that found a tool that the USA Today recently compiled that allows a user to identify the risk of sending your child to a particular school.
Agriculture goes urban and high-tech
Seeded on Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:15 PM EST (CNN)
Hydroponic farming is not a new thing. But researchers are giving it a second look as the possibilities of saving water are what make it attractive for drought stricken areas. Also reducing pests and having a controlled climate protects crops from the wild weather.
Kulongoski lobbies to bring China's new hybrid car to Oregon
Seeded on Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:27 PM EST (OregonLive.com)
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski is lobbying in China for plug in hybrid(BYD) with twice as much performance as the Chevy Volt for the purposes of having Portland be the test market. The governor has successfully clinched a deal with Nissan's all electric vehicle already.
The Amphibial Canary is Dead
Seeded on Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:58 PM EST (Popular Science - )
Pesticide cocktails are hurting amphibians due to lack of research on the effects of multiple toxics.
Brawl in aisle 9? Not this holiday season
Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:16 PM EST
Add another item to the long list of woes already facing retailers: the dearth of must-have items expected to fly off the shelves this holiday season.
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Thoughts on Lobbyists
Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:51 PM EST
I was recently listening to a great discussion over our perception of lobbyists on NPR today. It got me thinking about the generalization people often make with the word 'lobbyist'.
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Recession-proof? Maybe not this time
Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:29 AM EST
For years, Starbucks’ coffee drinks were considered the type of affordable luxury that could withstand the ebbs and flows of the U.S. economy.
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Green Jobs
Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:43 PM EST
For those of us that are in the high tech manufacturing industry, the question begs to ask: where are all the green jobs? Green jobs have been touted as the savior from the job loss experienced by manufacturing workers due to cheap labor overseas. But where are they?
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Oregon Children Face Pesticides at Schools
Seeded on Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:19 PM EST (Oregon Toxics Alliance)
A report released by the Oregon Toxics Alliance (OTA) reveals cases where children were exposed to pesticides at schools, bus stops, and child care facilities.
Is frugal the new black?
Seeded on Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
As the reality of a slumping economy sinks in, many consumers are beginning to embrace the simple life, experts say.
Good Things From Rising Fuel Costs
Seeded on Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:50 PM EDT (TheEnvironmentalBlog.org)
5 reasons why the rising cost of fuel is a good thing.
Shopping to help save the world
Mon May 26, 2008 2:09 PM EDT
Here’s the type of conundrum that Wendy Richardson often finds herself debating: If she is three miles from her office and realizes she has forgotten her reusable water bottle, is it more environmentally friendly to drive her Toyota Prius hybrid back to get it, or to walk 100 feet to a convenience store and buy a bottle of water?
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Bat Deaths in Northeast
Seeded on Sat May 10, 2008 4:27 PM EDT ()
This might be similar to the honeybee die off with scientists scrambling to find out the reasons or cause of thousands of bat die offs.
Global Carbon Tax?
Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:51 PM EST
Would you support the first ever worldwide tax called the Global Carbon Tax? It doesn't exist, but it is being talked about among some EU members and some corporations around the world. How would such a tax be implemented? Is it ethical? Would the tax be justified?
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25 Most Endangered Primate Species Could Fit in a Single Stadium
Seeded on Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:15 PM EDT (TreeHugger)
Thanks to habitat destruction, poaching and being made into bushmeat, medicines and pets, primates are now facing their first possible extinctions in more than a century, according to a recent report by the US-based environmental group Conservation International.
Analysis: Darfur's environment link
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 3:39 PM EDT (United Press International)
Listed among the prime causes of the conflict is widespread deforestation in North and Central Sudan and decreasing rainfall, which has led to a significant reduction in the country's food production.
Climate change past tipping point
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 3:30 PM EDT (NDTV News)
'We thought we'd be at that threshold within about a decade,'' Prof Flannery told ABC. ''We thought we had that much time, but the new data indicates that in about mid-2005, we crossed that threshold.''
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