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Dec 29, 2017 12:10PM ● By Avery Mack
With the oceans predicted to contain more plastic than fish by 2050, we can join vital efforts underway at personal, local and global levels to reduce plastic use.
Nov 30, 2017 03:20PM
Instead of trashing or trading in old smartphones and other electronics, you can donate them to worthy causes that either give them away or recycle them.
Nov 30, 2017 03:20PM ● By Avery Mack
People are devising tech-savvy strategies to give new life to our grandmothers’ dictum “Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without.”
Nov 02, 2017 01:07AM ● By Jim Motavalli
People are finding that geothermal pumps, which draw on the below-ground temperature of 50 degrees to heat and cool buildings, make sense environmentally and economically.
Oct 31, 2017 11:55AM
Las Vegas has arranged to install some streetlights that will be powered by pedestrians walking on kinetic energy pads on the sidewalk.
Wind, solar, hydro and wood pellet burning generated 50.7 percent of the United Kingdom’s electricity on June 7, a significant marker of in use of renewable energy sources.
Sep 29, 2017 07:53PM ● By Linda Buzzell
With simple, clear steps and procedures, we can build bonds with our neighbors to create a better tomorrow together.
Sep 29, 2017 06:18PM
With a compostable sneaker made of cotton and corn, Reebok is moving to reduce the negative impact of shoes on the environment.
Building biodegradable bricks built with sand and bacteria depositing chemicals similar to the way coral grows is proving to be more energy efficient than cement manufacturing.
Instead of burning fallen tree leaves or carting them to the landfill, we can use them as mulch to enrich the soil and discourage pests.
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