Fugitive environmental activist Tre Arrow is back in the United States to stand trial on conspiracy and arson charges after nearly four years in a Canadian prison. Arrow, 34, formerly Michael James Scarpitti, was indicted by a federal ...
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Reserve Environmental Scientist
Your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. When you become an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Reserve Health Care Team, you'll work as part of a ...
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Top 5 Environmentally Friendly Presidents in U.S. History
While today's presidential candidates might not have any great examples to follow from the past few years (though Clinton would certainly be a contender), there are several U.S. presidents that did a lot for the environment.
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To Understand AGW You Have to Follow the Money
It is a principle which will yield only slowly and reluctantly to the new imperatives of global environmental cooperation. It is simply not feasible for sovereignty to be exercised unilaterally by individual nation states, ...
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Which world does the EPA live on?
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released its full notice denying California a waiver under the Clean Air Act to set greenhouse gas emissions standards for motor vehicles. This decision flies in the face of recommendations ...
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US, Czech fail to agree on missile shield, citing environmental ...
February 28, 2008 The US and the Czech Republic failed to reach an agreement on the deployment of ...
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Ending The Oil Addiction: Galápagos Islands
This close call with environmental catastrophe led Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States to form a partnership with Ecuador, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and nine of the world’s largest ...
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Encyclopedia of Life Is Alive! First 30,000 Represent 1.6%
The first 30,000 species have been added to an ambitious on-line catalog of the world's diverse life forms, the Encyclopedia of Life.
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Environmental Antichrist
But after seeing the documentary, I feel like I understand global warming much more than I thought I did, and I know that this warming occurring now is not just a blip on the screen of the environmental history of the Earth, ...
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Imagine Durban Environmental Sustainability Theme - Where to next?
The second theme workshop on Environmental Sustainability was hosted at the Botanical Gardens on 13th February 2008. This document is a first attempt to flesh out the Environmental Sustainability portion of the Imagine Durban plan. ...
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Non-Intrusive System Detects Leaks Using Mass Measurement
Environmental and personal safety issues have created the need for more effective leak detection and location capabilities on inter-refinery pipelines. An underlying need for such functionality is the preservation of assets. ...
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A Coin Chose My Major
Environmental Studies, Music, General Academics, or -- god forbid -- Art Appreciation? Must be one of those slacker hippies. Business, Law, Economics, or Political Science? Suit. Computer Science, Software Engineering, ...
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Both Kinds of Music
Infrequent listeners of Country and Western Music in Australia often ask why Australian performers tend to sing like Americans, when they probably can't even spell Tennesee let alone have travelled there. ...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sentence cut in half for Oregon environmental activist
He said he is looking forward to his release, continuing his education and working on environmental issues, including global warming, offering a warning about potential ecological disaster and urging cooperation to prevent it.
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Hess to pay $1.1 million fine for environmental violations in NY
Associated Press - February 28, 2008 5:15 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - The Hess Corporation has agreed to pay a $$1.1 million fine for petroleum storage violations and fund a $$300000 wetlands...
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Control in a Green Age: New Crestron ‘Green’ Paper Addresses ...
Crestron today released a new technical paper to share its expertise on environmental system management and control. Entitled “Intelligent Efficiency: Crestron Makes Life Greener™”, this comprehensive seven page document provides ...
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presented by Earthdays in the Bluegrass Apr 08 06:30 PM
"Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home" on Tuesday, April 08 06:30 PM at Room 211 UK Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Hosted by Residence Life Recycling, Environmental Studies Program, and UK Greenthumb. Tickets are FREE.
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Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
Here is some updated information for forest landowners who may be interested in applying for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). 1) All EQIP funds for federal FY 2008 (October 1, 2007 thru September 30, ...
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Re-Shirt.
The extreme amounts of water needed for growing cotton have resulted among other things in the drying up of the Aral Sea, one of the biggest environmental catastrophes of our time. On top of that are the use of pesticides and the high ...
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Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
A Phase I ESA was performed to identify recognized environmental conditions associated with industrial and manufacturing practices that had occurred at the site for over 30 years. The facility utilized solvents, and lubricating oil in ...
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Teaser
Stay tuned. Tomorrow I will provide evidence to settle at least one major climate change debate (I'll give you a hint, it's not the sun's fault). I planned to post it this afternoon, but for some reason students think I need to be ...
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Six Northland organizations win awards for environmental innovation
Advertisement: Rapids Riverside All You Can Eat Salad and Pizza Buffet Sundays at Rapids Riverside Sundays Noon to 7 pm Come enjoy the All You can Eat Salad and Pizza Buffet at Rapids Riverside. Adults $7.95 Children 12 and under $4.95 ...
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Encyclopedia of Life Is Alive! First 30,000 Represent 1.6%
The first 30,000 species have been added to an ambitious on-line catalog of the world's diverse life forms, the Encyclopedia of Life.
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Environmental Concerns Give Garbage Disposals New Life In Europe
InSinkErator, a unit of Emerson Electric, had virtually no sales in Europe in the early 1990s, where garbage disposals are often seen as a convenience that wastes water and clogs pipes - they’re even banned in Portugal, Austria and the ...
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IBM ThinkPad X300 (Thinnest & Lightest)
Rated ‘Gold’ by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) for its environmental attributes, it also features a number of environmentally-conscious technologies, such as low-voltage processors. ...
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A Day in the Life of MCS XL
The sun having set towards the beginning of the meal, I look up at the moon about to go through a full eclipse on my way down to the CEE, or Center for Environmental Education, for study hours. I make my way through the field and I ...
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US National Parks are Filled With Mercury and DDT
If you want to find out all the latest news on how the environment affects you, why not subcribe to our RSS feed? We’ll even throw in a free album. Post from Environmental Graffiti: US National Parks are Filled With Mercury and DDT.
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Environmental Groups Push Lawmakers on Bottle Bill Expansion
Environmentalists have joined the push to update Iowa's bottle deposit law.
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The Relationship between Tropospheric Ozone Pollution and Human ...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Speaker: Michelle Bell Monday, March 10, 2008 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM 251 Mechanical Laboratory Rice University 6100 Main St Houston, Texas, USA Early research on ozone’s impact on human mortality provided ...
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How Cars Are Recycled
As one GM Technical Fellow from GM’s Chemical and Environmental Sciences Research and Development department put it to me “There’s no point spending 10 minutes washing a glass jar in hot water just in order to recycle it - let’s ...
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Board of Environmental Protection - regular meeting
March 6, 2008 - Environmental Protection. Please visit us at our web site for meeting details http://www.maine.gov/dep/bep.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Environmental groups plan to sue over wolf delisting
Eleven environmental groups served the US Fish and Wildlife Service with a notice of intent to sue the federal government over its action to remove wolves in the Northern Rockies region from the federal endangered species list. ...
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What are some environmental problems and what can we do to s
Best Answer - Chosen by Voters. first free advice- don't say "how do we stop it?' use the word "mitigate" the effect of increased dust, wash the streets effect of more carbon dioxide in the smokestack, use best available technology to ...
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It’s ironical. We need to change our strategerie.
We have to insist on environmental and labour standards. These have several good effects. Obviously protecting our environment (and I’m not just talking about global warming) requires international cooperation. ...
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This Week’s Recap…
We then proceeded to the Local Health Department where I met the Nursing Staff and Environmental Health Staff with a round robin battery of questions from both them and I. By Three O’clock that Afternoon I was dropped back off at the ...
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Liz Walker & Joan Bokaer
By integrating proven social and environmental alternatives into a living model, EcoVillage at Ithaca provides a rare glimpse into one possible - and positive - future for the planet. EcoVillage at Ithaca delves into the heart of the ...
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Global Corporate Responsibility: Changing Lightbulbs Versus ...
Corporate Responsibility (CR) issues are picking up steam, with expectations of businesses becoming increasingly public, especially those in the environmental sector. Consumers feel confused about the issues and the role they as ...
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$100 a barrel, how will this affect transport?
Drivers that were reluctant to environmental arguments such as "avoid taking your car for small distances" might start thinking twice before starting off the engine (that's the power of money). I don't know how it will affect the cost ...
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Paradise at Risk: Environmental and Nuclear Issues Bedevil the ...
Suriname’s decision to build a nuclear powered bauxite refining plant is just the latest in a string of possible environmental threats now in the making in the region. In addition, proposals to widen the Panama Canal will have no small ...
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Saturn Environmental
[SATURN Environmental’s->http://saturnenv.com/index.html] Professional Agrologists, Biologists and Foresters provide clients with a variety of services including pre-and post-construction detailed site assessments and environmental ...
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Playing With Your Balls
Some units have special abilities, and there are also environmental hazards to be avoided and exploited. Give it a try! 2nd Place – Absolute Awesome Ball Game Sort of a coked-up version of pinball. I confess that I wasn’t exactly sure ...
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Active Environmental Scientist
As an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Health Care Team, your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. You'll plan an important role on a team that ...
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Students use Maps to Learn English
The maps can motivate students to learn about land priorities, environmental considerations and proper balanced land use planning. Specialty maps can provide students with a completely different perspective of the world. ...
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What does EPA stand for?
OK, maybe it's just me, but I would think that the Environmental Protection Agency would have its priority as protecting the environment. I know there are other issues to be considered here, but I would think that protecting auto makers ...
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Kenya: model or myth?
UNON is also the seat of two Specialised Agencies, UNEP (environmental programme) and HABITAT (human settlement) and to an ever-expanding network of international organisations, NGOs and commercial enterprises providing financial, ...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Who’s going to press the red button?
Greens MP Sue Pennicuik said in Parliament today that is unclear who will press the red button to stop dredging if the Port of Melbourne exceeds environmental limits in the Environmental Management Plan during channel deepening. ...
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The Maverick is MIA
We need an Environmental President. And that’s not John McCain. If we could reset the world’s clocks, and it was 2000 again, I would have no qualms about McCain standing for the Republican Party and asking for the support of the nation. ...
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Legitimacy Lost
... irresponsible tax cuts, then one of the major reasons why they won the last election, the promises for strong environmental action compared to Howard, has already been tossed aside - and the Rudd government’s legitimacy with it.
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Bridging The Gap Between Environmental Community And Fossil Fuels
Grieve said the ELPC in North Dakota is working to bridge the gap between environmental communities and fossil fuel industries so that the North Dakota congressional delegation can vote for global warming solutions in the next ...
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Dossier on Ralph Nader
‘This motorcade,’ Dr Nathan explained, ‘we may interpret as a huge environmental tableau, a mobile psycho-drama which recapitulates the Apollo disaster in terms of both Dealey Plaza and the experimental car crashes examined so ...
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Survey of Alberta election candidates shows desire for oilsands ...
CALGARY _ A survey of Alberta election candidates by an environmental lobby group shows a growing desire to temper oilsands development.A Pembina Institute questionnaire to 192 candidates across Alberta`s 83 ridings shows that ...
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Oil Prices Exceed $ 101/barrel Today
The intraday high for crude reached $ 101.15/barrel today and ultimately settled to $ 100.88. MarketWatch link And this is in the midst of a recession! Seems like OPEC may have manipulated the rest of us into an awfully tight...
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Legislation could boost ship fuel costs
Sen. Barbara Boxer has proposed legislation that would hit shipping companies right in the wallets. But the industry isn’t necessarily opposed. They just want the rules to apply worldwide. At issue is legislation that would force ...
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World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Coming to Arizona
The lucky sunny state of Arizona is about to become home to the world’s largest Solar Plant! Thanks to a just-announced contract between Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the enormous solar plant called Solana will power up to 70,000 homes, and will be the first example in the country of a major utility...
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Ecosphere
Would you like to visit a place that retains its rich cultural and environmental heritages? A place where you can live alongside Tibetan families or wander into the high desert? How about a yak ride through the mountains and visits to ...
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The Great Coal Rush and Why It Will Fail
The Great Coal Rush and Why It Will Fail by Richard Heinberg MuseLetter #190 (February 2008). This MuseLetter, and several more during the next few months, will be chapters for a forthcoming book on coal, to be published by Post Carbon ...
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It's the Economy, Stupid
Inflation_2 Following up on yesterday's Ethanol Domino/Inflation post, this from today's New York Times:. Inflation at the wholesale level soared in January by the fastest pace in 16 years, pushed higher by rising costs for food, ...
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Coal states push 'next-generation' clean fuel
By 'next-generation,' they mean "clean coal technology." Why can't they just accept other alternative, renewable energies?
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environmental film fest at eckerd
The tenth annual Environmental Film Festival began Saturday at Eckerd College in St. Pete. The festival ends March 1 and all programs are free and open to the general public. In addition to the films, the festival offers a one-day ...
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Are Credit Cards Bad For The Environment?
If you want to find out all the latest environmental news, why not subcribe to our RSS feed? We’ll even throw in a free album. Post from Environmental Graffiti: Are Credit Cards Bad For The Environment?
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Book : Divine Nature
It deals about the environmental crisis that the world is facing now and how it can be countered by simple yet effective ways. The book showss the practicality & relevancy of the vedic way of life to the present day environmental ...
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Universe at War Earth Assault - Xbox 360 (T)
Universe at War: Earth Assault features large-scale environmental destruction in a persistent world – level a city and when you come back, the area will still be a smoking ruin. Here, though, the environments you are fighting for are ...
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Every time I go to my grandmother’s, I’m surprised at her ...
She started the Mottainai campaign to spread the concept of the word in Africa, Asia, Europe and the US and encourage environmental conversations and sustainable communities on a global scale. Even though I recycle everything I can, ...
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Bisignani: Asia should take environmental lead, avoid Europe's ...
IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani yesterday cautioned Asian aviation officials not to repeat the "mistakes" made in Europe regarding environmental politics and pushed the region to take a regulatory stance on aircraft emissions more ...
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China´s environment watchdog announces green insurance system
WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 02-25-2008 09:09 The national environment watchdog says it's introducing a green insurance system to improve monitoring of polluting industries and help victims get immediate ...
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Environmental concerns raised over Nansha refinery of Sinopec
While in conversation with an industry source based...
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ETS Investor Alert 2-26-08
Memo to Big Oil: if you think drilling for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge created big environmental and political problems for your industry, you ain’t seen nothing yet. As this story notes, www.cbc.ca environmental groups ...
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Looking Back at Silkwood
Kelly Lynn Anders, Washburn University School of Law, has published "Reviewing Silkwood at Twenty-Five: The Reel Impact on Environmental Policy," in volume 49 of South Texas Law Review (2007). Here is the abstract. ...
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Andy Harris Votes Against the Chesapeake Bay
According to the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Andy Harris has a lifetime score of 9% on environmental legislation. In the 2007 legislative session, Harris voted against a ban on the harmful practice of hydraulic dredging in ...
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Rat Invasions Causing Seabird Decline Worldwide
Invasive rats on ocean islands are threatening the survival of many of the world's seabirds, according to a new report. The voracious rodents attack bird nesting colonies, eating eggs, chicks, and sometimes even adult birds.
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Antarctic Marine Life Threatened by Crab Invasion
An army of shell-crushing crabs is poised to invade parts of the Antarctic Ocean that were off limits to the crustaceans for millions of years because of the intensely cold water. Scientists believe that as sea temperatures in the region to rise, the habitat of the Antarctic Peninsula will be transformed by the mass arrival of killer crabs.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Incredible [Pics] of a massive storm in Kansas
A Nebraskan storm chaser snaps some incredible pics of a squall line pounding Kansas.
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The French Chernobyl ?
Years of unchecked pollution in France’s Rhone River have taken their toll with the recent discovery of PCB levels 10-12 times the safe limit in the river’s fish.
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Lotus Engineering Announces R&D Group for Elelctric and Hybrid ...
We have made significant developments over 20 years in hybrid and electric vehicle technologies with recent examples being the Lotus EVE (Efficient, Viable, Environmental) hybrid technology demonstrator and the Low CO2 project ...
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The French Chernobyl ?
Years of unchecked pollution in France’s Rhone River have taken their toll with the recent discovery of PCB levels 10-12 times the safe limit in the river’s fish.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Solar power will be a bright investment prospect
In the short term, the sector will also have to contend with a shortage of silicon, a key ingredient for solar cells that turn sunlight into electricity, and possible changes in political support as elections take place.
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Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind
The wind turbines that recently went up on Louis Brooks’s ranch are twice as high as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that span as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. More important from his point of view, he is paid $500 a month to permit 78 of them on his land, with 76 more on the way.
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A Global Political Apocalypse
They await catastrophic economic or environmental collapse to spur rebellion. This too is wrong. Why are these beliefs wrong? Power elites have an arsenal of weapons to control and manipulate social, political and economic systems ...
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Why Eating a Big Mac is Cheaper than Eating a Salad
We’ve all heard the figures. We know that meat production uses significantly more land and fossil fuel resources than a vegetarian diet. But, then, why on earth is it cheaper to eat meat than fresh fruit and vegetables?
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Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us
· Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war· Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years· Threat to the world is greater than terrorism
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Life Must Go On (PIC)
The phoenix palm rises from ashes over hardened lava. From what is a barren wasteland rises new life and the promise of a green future. Earth heals herself.
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Hurricane Seen From a Space Shuttle [Hi-Res PIC]
A still photo close-up of the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Dean. Crewmembers on the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image around Noon in the Caribbean. At the time the shuttle and International Space Station passed overhead, the Category 4 storm was moving westerly at 17 mph nearing Jamaica carrying sustained winds of 150 mph.
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Column of Ash Rises Over Shiveluch Volcano
On Sunday morning, Feb 17, 2008, the skies above Shiveluch Volcano in Russia’s Far East were clear and calm. When the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite passed overhead, it caught this view of a column of ash from a recent eruption seemingly frozen in the air over the mountain.
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Environmental lobbies in the United States
... of the race to the White House in the United States. Among both conservatives and democrats, consensus and awareness that global warming is an issue that must be urgently tackled is growing. Due to this, environmental lobbyists [...]
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Column of Ash Rises Over Shiveluch Volcano
On Sunday morning, Feb 17, 2008, the skies above Shiveluch Volcano in Russia’s Far East were clear and calm. When the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite passed overhead, it caught this view of a column of ash from a recent eruption seemingly frozen in the air over the mountain.
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The 5 Deadliest Effects of Global Warming
Green house gases stay can stay in the atmosphere for an amount of years ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of years. No matter what we do, global warming is going to have some effect on Earth. Here are the 5 deadliest effects of global warming.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Due to Climate Change, Pythons Will Eventually Colonize U.S.
Python habitat will grow dramatically as the U.S. warms up over the next century, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey and National Parks Service study.
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Endangered Cats of North America
Most people may name two or three, but North America is home to many wild cats. From the forests of eastern Canada to the scrublands of Mexico, wild cats were once prevalent throughout North America. Today, these cats are now restricted to small fractions of their original ranges.
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Tue, April 08th, 2008 - Croft Visiting Speaker Series: “How the ...
Conroy, co-founder of Colibrí Consulting, is a former academic and a funder, advocate and analyst of the emergence of new systems for corporate social and environmental accountability. Building on a 25-year academic career as a ...
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Endangered Cats of North America
Most people may name two or three, but North America is home to many wild cats. From the forests of eastern Canada to the scrublands of Mexico, wild cats were once prevalent throughout North America. Today, these cats are now restricted to small fractions of their original ranges.
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An Underwater Lake at the Bottom of the Ocean
The sight of a lake at the bottom of the ocean is simply amazing. Brine pools are large areas of brine on the ocean basin. These pools are concentrations of water having an extremely high salinity as compared to the surrounding ocean, caused by the motion of large salt deposits through salt tectonics.
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Lamp Lit by Gravity, Lasts 200 Years [Pic]
Some Virginia Tech student (absolute genius) invented this energy saving, gravity powered lamp that can supposed last around 200 years emitting approximately 600-800 lumens.
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Budget Speech
The Lib Dem amendment ensured £350000 of extra funding for Children’s and Environmental services whilst keeping the Council Tax rise at 3.4%. Cllr Pickstone’s speech dealt with the Children’s element of the proposal, and mine with the ...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Lamp Lit by Gravity, Lasts 200 Years [Pic]
Some Virginia Tech student (absolute genius) invented this energy saving, gravity powered lamp that can supposed last around 200 years emitting approximately 600-800 lumens.
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Mysterious Creatures Found in Antarctica
Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths.
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Top 10 Landfill Candidates
We've got fixated on producing and consuming ever more wastefully complex stuff that has no future. It's there to take our money and time on its brief trip from factory to landfill.
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Scientists Would Turn Greenhouse Gas Into Gasoline
If two scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are correct, people will still be driving gasoline-powered cars 50 years from now, churning out heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — and yet that carbon dioxide will not contribute to global warming.
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Appeals Court orders environmental review for communications towers
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered the Federal Communications Commission to consider environmental impacts, such as the deaths of migrating birds, when licensing new communications towers.
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New and Exciting in PLoS ONE [A Blog Around The Clock]
In contrast, in locations west of the 90th meridian, many populations never spread outside the founding county, probably a result of encountering unfavorable environmental conditions. Regression analysis using variables categorized as ...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Scientists Would Turn Greenhouse Gas Into Gasoline
If two scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are correct, people will still be driving gasoline-powered cars 50 years from now, churning out heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — and yet that carbon dioxide will not contribute to global warming.
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Alberta Oil Sands Most Destructive Project on Earth: Report
Among other problems, oil sands mining is licensed to use twice the amount of fresh water that the entire city of Calgary uses in a year. At least 90% of that water ends up in tailing ponds so toxic that propane cannons are used to keep ducks from landing in them.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
An Ambitious Grand Plan: The U.S. solar-powered by 2050
By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions. Read on!
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Losing Our Lakes - Newsweek.com
Beautiful but disturbing photography of the world's lakes drying up. From Chile to Africa to Australia and everywhere in between...these are images of global climate change.
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Every day 300 million gallons of sewage dump into the Atlant
In Southeast Florida, a lot of what gets flushed winds up where people fish and sometimes swim. Every day, six plants in Miami-Dade, Broward and south Palm Beach counties pump about 300 million gallons of sewage into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Chicago to turn off lights for one hour
Chicago plans to join more than 20 other cities and shut off exterior lights on public buildings for an hour in an effort to raise environmental awareness.
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Mysterious Compound Seen as Key to Ocean Life
Scientists believe heterotrophs, organisms that cannot produce their own food—such as bacteria—produce and release the mysterious group of organic chemical compounds into their surrounding environment as they decay and new studies are now focusing on understanding CDOM in the oceans.
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There Will Be Blood: A Reason to Resist the Great Canadian Oil Rush
Stephen’s University would become a place that fosters the kind of growth in students that would render active participation in economic exploitation, war, and environmental degradation unintelligible. Recently, an environmental group ...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Mysterious Compound Seen as Key to Ocean Life
Scientists believe heterotrophs, organisms that cannot produce their own food—such as bacteria—produce and release the mysterious group of organic chemical compounds into their surrounding environment as they decay and new studies are now focusing on understanding CDOM in the oceans.
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California bill to require schools to teach climate change
A Silicon Valley lawmaker is gaining momentum with a bill that would require "climate change" to be among the science topics that all California public school students are taught.
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Why America needs the protections of the Clean Water Act
A new report shows an alarmingly high percentage of southwest waters are at risk because they may no longer be protected by the Clean Water Act. “The government failure to protect these waters is akin to allowing poisoning of the roots while attempting to protect the tree. It just doesn’t make sense,” says Jeremy Vesbach.
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Nature revealed at World Photographic Awards
A savage snake comes face to face with a ferocious frog, but just who is eating who?
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Under Water City Proposed for Amsterdam
It seems a bit counter-intuitive; we are used to seeing Dutch floating projects,not buried ones. Architect Moshé Zwarts says ""There has always been a lack of space in the city,so what we are doing is building a city under the city by using a new construction technique, which will not interfere with street traffic."
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Blogger gets 72 mpg from stock Euro Honda Civic diesel
What we're going to do is hypermile these cars. Although, much like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, we're not sure you can handle the truth. To be perfectly honest, we were shocked ourselves. Shocked and giddy,
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Green Basics: Carbon Footprint
An insight on what carbon footprint really means, and some very interesting (but rather old) per capita greenhouse gas emissions by country of the US and the world.
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1989 Record for Solar-to-Grid Efficiency Finally Broken
This January, on an exceptionally clear and cold day, scientists for the Sandia National Laboratory and Sterling Energy Systems recorded a 31.25% solar-to-grid effieciency, nearly 2% better than the 1989 record.
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Man's affect on world's oceans revealed
Almost half of the world's oceans have been seriously affected by over-fishing, pollution and climate change, according to a major study of Man's impact on marine life.
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World's largest marine protected area created in Pacific
Vast ocean reserve conserves vital resources for human well-being.
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Lurking hazards take a toll
... hired a contractor to remove the lead paint from their Northeast Portland house three years ago, they chose a company that had the best references in the best neighborhoods and talked a good game about environmental safeguards. ...
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'Genetic corridors' are next step to saving tigers
Plans to establish a 5,000 mile-long "genetic corridor" from Bhutan to Burma that would allow tiger populations to roam freely across landscapes. The corridor would span eight countries and represent the largest block of tiger habitat left on earth.
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Active Environmental Scientist
As an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Health Care Team, your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. You'll plan an important role on a team that ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Researcher Earns Award ...
NEW BRUNSWICK—Jason Richardson, PhD, assistant professor of environmental and occupational medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is one of this year's recipients of the Outstanding New Environmental Sciences (ONES) award ...
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New Rules On Oil Tanks Intensify Fuel Battle
Anthony Noce, president of the Environmental Clean-Up and Protection Association, the Verona-based company that removed the Auths’ tank, said business had increased recently as a result of concerns like the Auths’ and those expressed by ...
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County Clears First Hurdle To Expand Landfill
The State Office of Administrative Hearings has ruled in favor of, and will recommend the landfill expansion to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The full ruling can be read here [.PDF]. They didn’t see the Hutto ...
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Saginaw Blacks Are Unaware of State Fish Advisories; Continue to ...
In January, the US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Division broke off dioxin cleanup negotiations with Dow, claiming that the company had failed to present a cleanup plan that would protect human health. ...
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Environmentalism in 1666
In the mid 1600s, people started to notice the environmental issues that deforestation had wrought in Japan. Who would have thought these issues came up back in those days? Also, things were not different in England, India, and the Roman Empire.
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Environmental Issues Feb. 11-20
The end of the line : how overfishing is changing the world and what we eat SH 327.5 C56 2005 Piggery waste management : towards a sustainable future TD 930.2 C46 2007 Seafood research from fish to dish : quality, safety and processing ...
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Environmental contradictions
The Times’ leader (February on the benefits of joining the EU, in particular with reference to sustainable development and renewable energy hit the nail on the head. The leader stated: “In less than 12 years, Malta will have to produce ...
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SRWMD Denies Permit to Big Bend Developer
SRWMD Denies Permit to Big Bend Developer The Reserve at Sweetwater Estuary will not break ground on Taylor County wetlands after SRWMD staff reversed a decision to approve its environmental permit. In a letter to developer Crayton ...
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Whatever happened to Socialist Resistance?
Socialist Resistance is a magazine produced by a group of people who are convinced that capitalism is a system that offers most of humanity a future of war, environmental catastrophe and poverty. We used to produce a monthly paper ...
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Battleground Ohio
Case in point (From the WSJ Environmental Capital Blog via Google Reader from John C Whitehead):. Watch Ohio. The bellwether state holds its primary March 4, and has become a crucial battleground after Sen. Obama’s Potomac sweep. ...
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Environmental group decries statewide water plan
Members of the Georgia Water Coalition, an environmental group, joined several state lawmakers in criticizing the recently approved statewide water plan. They say the three year, multimillion dollar assessment of Georgia’s water needs ...
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How To Recycle Your Used CFL's
Although CFL's have many environmental benefits, they do contain a small amount of mercury, and so need to be disposed of properly. But what does one actually do? Most people don't know the proper way to recycle your spent CFL's..
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Environmental stewardship award goes to Yolo ranch
Environmental stewardship award goes to Yolo ranch. Jane Braxton Little. Sacramento Bee Correspondent. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has named a Yolo County ranching operation winner of its 2008 environmental stewardship ...
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How To Recycle Your Used CFL's
Although CFL's have many environmental benefits, they do contain a small amount of mercury, and so need to be disposed of properly. But what does one actually do? Most people don't know the proper way to recycle your spent CFL's..
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
WW mall renovation to resume despite environmental concerns
The renovation of the mall was put on hold when College Place appealed the decision to construct the mall on environmental grounds. The appeal was overturned and construction will resume immediately. College Place City Administrator Pat ...
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New car that runs on nothing but air
A French engineer has claimed he will be ready to start selling a car with no carbon emissions within a year.
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Solar + Hydrogen Power Interstate Rail coming to MI
What do you get when you combine the innovation of MagLev technology with solar power, hydrogen fuel, and a futuristic aesthetic? The Interstate Traveler Hydrogen Super Highway, or the Traveler- a ground-breaking solar powered, hydrogen-fueled, zero emission mass transit system that would carry everything from people to cars in sustainable style.
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Environmental Movie, Vegetarian Potluck and DIscussion
Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 1:00 PM - Brooklyn, NY - RSVP: 0 Places left: 5 - "Environmental movie, vegetarian potluck and discussion. Movie is: Black Gold (2006) *I'll make a main dish so when you RSV..."
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A mighty wind
Triple Digit Winds:. Grandfather Mountain submitted the following press release today:. Wind gusts recorded by the new anemometer located on the Mile High Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain broke 100 mph for the first time on ...
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44: Most-Serious Environmental Problems
“It is one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global”, said the United Nations in 2006. • Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and ...
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Are You In?
With a series of sustainability features, the building is expected to promote environmental responsibility and energy efficiency. JBG officials expect the building to earn high praise from environmental activists and gatekeepers, ...
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A Green Guide to Sustainable Skivvies!
Let’s face it- Valentine’s Day isn’t really about the romance anymore- it’s about the chocolate, the Hallmark cards, and of course, the sexy lingerie. But sexy and sustainable aren’t mutually exclusive- in fact the most sexy skivvies are the ones that are so organic and natural they feel like a second skin.
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Sometimes You Get the Trees, Sometimes They Get You [PICS]
The beauty of running are the things you pass by as you run along. You get to see things that you don’t notice as you drive by in a car. You may have run the same route 50 times but you find yourself seeing something different each time. I ran by a tree than had grown over a fence and it got me to thinking ...
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Will Plug-In Hybrids Become the Standard?
Farmers are planting corn like crazy, turning food crops into ethanol & biodiesel. Scientists are squeezing oil out of algae, while other developers are touting the battery-operated electric car. One company is even building a car that runs on compressed air... But, which system will survive?
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America's 50 Greenest Cities
Want to see a model for successful and rapid environmental action? Don't look to the federal government—check out your own town. Here, our list of the 50 communities that are leading the way. Does yours make the cut?
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Researchers Envision Vehicle That Recycles Carbon
...The Georgia Tech team’s goal is to create a sustainable transportation system that uses a liquid fuel and traps the carbon emission in the vehicle for later processing at a fueling station. The carbon would then be shuttled back to a processing plant where it could be transformed into liquid fuel...
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Court Says EPA Rule Allowing More Power Plant Mercury is Illegal
EarthJustice EPA violated the law by evading required power plant mercury reductions February 8, 2008 Smokestack belching pollution Washington, DC — A federal appeals court ruled this morning that a rulemaking by the Environmental ...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Fusion Power in the Next Five Years!
A prominent venture capitalist, Wal van Lierop, of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, has begun to invest in companies (such as General Fusion) who are providing patents and technologies for economical fusion power.
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True scale of C02 emissions from shipping revealed
I do not recall seeing any of the environmental assessment of the port expansion. I do recall hearing that it failed but proceeded anyway. Which, of course, is what you expect in business friendly BC. Much more important that we get ...
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Can you hear them, talking about us....
I found the statement by the assistant director of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), Benny YK Wong - that the government welcomes and takes seriously the community's views on how to tackle the air pollution problem - quite ...
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Wolf Hunts Inevitable, but Likely Years Off
The Endangered Species Coalition and other environmental groups contend that Wyoming and Idaho will use public hunting to drastically reduce wolf populations to the minimum number of breeding pairs allowed under federal guidelines, ...
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Rising Deforestation in Amazon Undermines Brazil's Environmental ...
According to Jack Chang of McClatchy Newspapers, "As deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rain forest declined over the past three years, the country's leaders crowed that they'd found the recipe for stopping the destruction of the world's ...
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Fusion Power in the Next Five Years!
A prominent venture capitalist, Wal van Lierop, of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, has begun to invest in companies (such as General Fusion) who are providing patents and technologies for economical fusion power.
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Project Manager
Company: Engineering/ Remediation Resources Group, Inc. Location: Concord Job Code: T07-160 # of openings: 1 Description Primary Responsibilities: Capable of preparing large-scale programmatic proposals Works with principals in ...
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End of the World Files
Predicting the end of the world isn't just for fringe religion enthusiasts and 16th century Frenchmen anymore, it's become something of a national sport. Green Daily takes a look at a few of the more popular scenarios and gives you the straight scoop.
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Harrah’s Making Environmental Choices
Gwen Migita, director of social responsibility at Harrah’s Entertainment, says that over the past seven years, environmental initiatives have gone from energy management cost cutting measures to an acknowledgment by executives that ...
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Ten Trends for 2008: JWT
A recent report from the International Water Management Institute says that if today’s food production and environmental trends continue, water crises are likely to crop up in many parts of the world. Craig Donohue, chief executive of ...
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Beats Brown Baggin' It
Available in red, pink, blue, yellow and green, you can flash your environmental commitment to everyone. I don't think this will ever "take off" but we thought you should know that the Japanese, who are one of the forerunning consumers ...
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The Top Ten Secrets in the Mental Health Field, Part II
Inflammation and sensitivity to foods and environmental substances. This problem causes personality and functional changes that can be very disturbing, yet there is a great deal of misdiagnosis. Many clinicians, particularly physicians, ...
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Protect Your Furniture Against Environmental Factors
While you may take very good care of your furniture pieces and clean them regularly, there are a few environmental factors that tend to take their toll. Ultraviolet light damages wooden and other organic material furniture. ...
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Cultural Diversity Poll: Republicans Needed Romney; McCain is a No ...
2008 Henry Lamb is the chairman of Sovereignty International and founder of the Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO). The views expressed in articles on this site do not necessarily reflect those of the DTUI.com. ...
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Lighting Up London
For each of the 15 locations, a manufacturing company has been matched up with a lighting designer to create a piece that stresses the importance of lighting from a social, economic and environmental perspective. ...
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Cultural Diversity Poll: Republicans Needed Romney; McCain is a No ...
2008 Henry Lamb is the chairman of Sovereignty International and founder of the Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO). The views expressed in articles on this site do not necessarily reflect those of the DTUI.com. ...
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Monday, February 11, 2008
SaaStainable Business - Huge Benefits Of Commuting Alternatives
Environmental Sustainability - reducing the pressure on the environment generated by your business activities; Quality of Life Sustainability - in the sense of the impact working in your business has on your people ...
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Musical Mysteries
Please don’t tell my professors in environmental studies that I blanked on this so badly. (On a side note, what was with the whole brainwashing environmental theme to like MOST 80’s cartoons?) [Ed’s Note: Clearly the inspiration for Al ...
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Environmental Health & Safety Manager
The Opportunity: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks a professional, innovative and detailed individual for our Environmental Health and Safety Manager position If you are looking for an opportunity to grow with a ...
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Rising deforestation in Amazon undermines Brazil's environmental ...
As deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rain forest declined over the past three years, the country's leaders crowed that they'd found the recipe for stopping the destruction of the world's most diverse ecosystem.
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World nature and environmental news - 11 February
This weeks news items:. Scientists narrow down areas most at risk to climate change - a team of climate experts has ranked the most fragile and vulnerable regions on the planet, and warned they are in danger of sudden and catastrophic ...
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DEQ Runs Out of Funds for Brownfield Projects
Thousands of contaminated sites will sit unaddressed until a new funding source is found now that the state Department of Environmental Quality has run out of money for toxic site cleanups and brownfield redevelopment projects. ...
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Economics.about.com dogs Econlog's environmental economics twice ...
Oh what a feeling:. Is Economics Just Contrarianism Mixed With Right-Wing Ideology? [get the joke from the headline? "dogs"]; Should Economists Spending [sic] More Time Discussing Externalities?
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California Considers Business Fee Based On Emissions
In what could be a US first, California’s Bay Area Air Quality Management District is proposing to charge an annual fee to businesses based on emissions, the Mercury News reports.All 10000 “stationary sources” of air pollution that the ...
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Staples Stops Sourcing Paper From APP
Staples has joined retailers like Office Depot in no longer doing business with Asia Pulp & Paper due to environmental concerns, Reuters reports. Environmental groups say APP is involved in illegal logging in Indonesia and China and ...
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Extinction Blog: Flying free
Once nearly extinct due to DDT poisoning, the brown pelican's population has now soared to almost 620000. The US Fish and Wildlife Service, which has proposed de-listing the pelican from the endangered species list, calls the bird a ...
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Fran Sage, 2/14/08, Part Three
The Study Team would then have to look at environmental, engineering and mobility impacts, including safety and cost factors, in order to assess the best routes for these improvements. But what would they do if they conclude that ...
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Ireland’s illegal dumping problem
The following assessment of this country by Johann Keller, an Environmental Auditor who advises Scandinavian travel agents is quite damning. Here’s what he had to say about Ireland : “I have been visiting Ireland since the mid-1980’s ...
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ExxonMobil Technology Delivers New Energy While Reducing ...
Exxon Mobil Corporation's technology leadership has resulted in another world record-setting well at the Sakhalin-1 oil project in eastern Russia, enabling the production of more energy while reducing the impact on the environment.
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Senior Environmental Trainer Job (Baton Rouge, LA, 70806, USA)
BS Degree in Environmental, Civil, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering; . 5 years of experience in the design / operation of Engineer in TrainingHER wastewater collection and treatment facilities, OR water production, distribution, ...
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Mix Tapes vs. Playlists
In terms of environmental sustainability, it is relevant to consider designing for cultural durability and meaningful objects*. Csikszentmihalyi and Rocheberg-Halton’s work also offers some empirical evidence that designing for these ...
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Class Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design for Victoria ...
Canada - Class Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design for Victoria Park Lake I.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
whales hunting
However, a federal appeal by environmental groups was upheld stopping the Makah from taking advantage of this permit. The Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines hunt several dozen short-finned pilot whales and a certain ...
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The new flight from Eden
Scientific studies show that direct experience with nature in childhood is the best predictor of environmental awareness and commitment to conservation among adults. And, as Nature Conservancy scientist Peter Kareiva notes in a ...
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Ocean “Thermostat” May be Secret Weapon Against Warming
“A natural but mysterious “ocean thermostat” may be limiting seawater warming in at least one Pacific Ocean locale” and it may help protect some of the world’s largest and most ecologically diverse coral reefs from the effects of ...
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week 4
Well over this past week we have figured out many survey questions and we are now putting it together and should have it ready for Tuesday. Last week we went over the posters and flyers in groups and we came up with some great stuff to ...
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Managing Migraines
This may even turn out to be environmental, because the one time I was in Alaska, I could go outdoors without them. I tend to get more migraines when I’m exhausted and/or stressed out. One thing that has cut back on the number of ...
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Scientific American: Are We Afraid of the Outdoors?
A new report on outdoor recreation trends is sending shock waves through the environmental community. The report, funded by the Nature Conservancy and just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
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"Clouds At Noon" Silently March Above and Across the Sahara
January 3, 2003 at 12:27:46.695 GMT, République du Mali.
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Banks are tightening the lending screws on new coal-fired power ...
Environmental groups applauded the adoption of the "carbon principles" by Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, saying they could spur other lenders into similar action, putting new pressure on power ...
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Conventional Wisdom v. Science
When Climate Resistance comes across someone claiming '75% of cancers are caused by environmental factors,' it already sounds scientistic, and the fact that it is expressed that way is enough to lend it de facto plausibility, ...
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"Clouds At Noon" Silently March Above and Across the Sahara
January 3, 2003 at 12:27:46.695 GMT, République du Mali.
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Is America getting Smarter?
What about its environmental impact? Things like the dashboard and wheel housing covers are made from 100% recyclable synthetics. What about gas mileage? According to 2008 EPA standards, the Smart car is designed to achieve 33mph in a ...
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Taking it global - How can Europe change the world? 18th March
As well as facing new security threats, it is widely recognized that many environmental, health, development, trade and other issues are world problems that need global responses. So what should Europe stand for in the world? ...
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Top 5 uses for old bridesmaid dresses
If your cause is environmental, check out Excess Access; they’ll help you find a way to donate anything to keep your stuff out of landfills. You can also support the homeless by donating your bridesmaid dresses to Goodwill or the ...
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Good, Bad, Ugly for 06/2008
... a section of the recent State of the Environment report by the MoE highlighting the intensification of land use for farming as a major and (in the short term) irreparable cause of environmental decline and damage. ...
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Let us kill and eat whale: Japanese
Norway has set a commercial quota of 1052 minke whales in 2008, unchanged from last year, drawing criticism from environmental groups pressuring Oslo to join the international community and call off hunts. It is the only country to hunt ...
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
Comme CA Du Mode
Comme CA bags. For saresha, the Comme CA environmental bags is something like this. But I can't find the exact pictures for the different prints. Comme CA environmental bags. Read and post comments | Send to a friend.
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Environmental Engineer USA USA New Hampshire Concord
Client has an IMMEDIATE NEED for an EHS Environmental Engineer with fossil power plant experience This is a direct hire position in NH You will need a BS in Engineering and 5 or more years of Envi................
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Environmental Services Technician
Sterling Regional MedCenter is a 36 bed acute care regional hospital serving northeastern Colorado with state-of-the-art technology and a team of outstanding professionals. Sterling Regional MedCenter is one of Logan County--s largest ...
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Environmental Planner
Opportunity exist in Arlington, VA- Environmental Planner Bachelor degree in Environmental Planning or related field. Position requires a minimum of five years experience in all aspects of preparing and overseeing environmental ...
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PSA — climate change survey
The Montana Environmental Quality Council, a committee of the state legislature, wants to know how Montanan’s feel about climate change and a host of recommendations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Montana. ...
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News - Longer life ‘risk’ for pensions
Pension funds are underestimating how long their members are likely to live, the Pensions Regulator has warned. David Norgrove said the current situation could leave some pension schemes with tens of millions of pounds of extra ...
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Is seafood organic?
It's a question that the certification bodies seem to struggle with. There are many environmental issues and problems associated with large scale aquaculture projects and wild fish stocks are depleting. So, is seafood organic?
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What is Happiness?
I also can’t ingest much mass media– poverty, cruelty, war, and environmental degradation tends to lodge in my body like a sickness. To counter the latter, I do two things: first, I regularly engage in media fasts. ...
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Google to Outspend US Government on Environment
A report is circulating regarding Google, that they are pledging themselves to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into big Alternative-Energy projects. They plan to focus on projects that have traditionally had a hard time getting financing. Thus, I would imagine the majority of such projects will get financing, considering Bush’s position.
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Day 19 - Sifting the Sahara
We believe we’ve demonstrated that it’s not only an environmental issue, but it’s also a human health, and tremendous moral issue. Remember POPS, (link to something about POPs) those persistent organic pollutants that float in the ocean ...
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Investing in environmental companies that are charged with clean ...
Investing in environmental companies that are charged with clean up is a pretty safe bet. But only those that are consistently involved are the safest investment and have the greatest chance for growth; better green than ...
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Granholm and the Environment
In this vein, the Lansing City Pulse has a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED article about how those in the environmental/conservation community view the governor’s natural resources legacy. Here are some excerpts:. Environmentalist Dave Dempsey was ...
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Google to Outspend US Government on Environment
A report is circulating regarding Google, that they are pledging themselves to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into big Alternative-Energy projects. They plan to focus on projects that have traditionally had a hard time getting financing. Thus, I would imagine the majority of such projects will get financing, considering Bush’s position.
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Here's a CLUE!
Kids will learn to identify animal tracks in the snow. Make a cast of the track and take it home. Investigate where the animal went and what it was doing. Warm clothing is a must for this event! -- Welty Environmental Center, Beloit.
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Kudos to Cascade Designs
I came across the company in a roundabout way, via the response an enthusiastic employee gave to an article on what some local outdoor equipment companies are doing to limit their environmental impact. Your article in today’s paper is ...
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Nature Lady and Friends - Feb 09,2008
Raising environmental awareness! Changing the world for the better one person at a time!
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Lawmaker wants tougher environmental checks for ethanol plants ...
A southeastern Minnesota lawmaker wants the state to more fully scrutinize the environmental effects of new ethanol plants before giving them the green light.
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Jack Johnson’s Post-Environmentalism
Jack Johnson caught our attention this week with the release of his latest album, Sleep Through the Static, and with some interesting thoughts on environmental philosophy. In an interview with the Santa Barbara Independent, he said: ...
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Jack Johnson’s Post-Environmentalism
Jack Johnson caught our attention this week with the release of his latest album, Sleep Through the Static, and with some interesting thoughts on environmental philosophy. In an interview with the Santa Barbara Independent, he said: ...
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The law of unintended consequences - again
The demand for ethanol and the resulting increase in food prices have also resulted in changes in land use that are damaging the environment, undoing much of the alleged environmental benefit that ethanol was to provide in the first ...
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Integraf is looking for a CREATIVE DESIGNER in Aliso Viejo, CA, USA
... Integraf Corp a 36 year old leading manufacturer of decorative graphics, dimensional products, logos and other allied products for the Automotive, Marine, Recreational Vehicle and Industrial OEM environmental transportation markets. ...
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DC Circuit Invalidates Mercury Cap and Trade Regime
A ruling this morning invalidating the US mercury emissions cap and trade program should not impact the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to establish trading programs for other emissions, including carbon dioxide. ...
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Todd Gloria, Stephen Whitburn and John Hartley—in the flesh
For those of you who want to get a head start on the June 3 City Council elections, live in the district currently represented by Toni Atkins and are particularly interested in environmental issues, on Monday evening, Feb. ...
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‘Yes, We Can’ . . . Two Environmental Lessons from the Brits
Things are shaking on the other side of the ocean. First, is Do the Green Thing’s latest monthly challenge. This time it is, ‘Do February’s Green Thing. Turn your heating down a bit or off for a bit and use your body warmth. ...
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PA State Senate 9th District: Environmental Injustice in Chester
A grassroots organization, DelCo Alliance for Environmental Justice, is sponsoring a free event: Film Screening of Laid to Waste followed by Panel Discussion and Question and Answer Session. Preview: http://www.youtube.com/. ...
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M2M and the “Hawthorn” effect
From Wikipedia - The Hawthorne effect describes a temporary change in behavior or performance in response to a change in environmental conditions. Others have broadened this definition to mean that people’s behavior and performance ...
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"Forget hybrids, my 15 year old civic already gets 95 MPG"
Everyone knows the auto industry has been complaining about CAFE, but one innovative ecomodder has shown it’s possible to get 95 MPG from a 15 year old car.
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Reserve Environmental Scientist
Your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. When you become an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Reserve Health Care Team, you'll work as part of a ...
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Tiny Choices Survey: Naomi Dunford
What is the one environmental dilemma you personally struggle the most with? Heat! And cold! I’ma total temperature snob. I know I should just put another sweater on in the winter or suck it up in the summer, but our weather sucks. ...
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A greener virtual world
Greenpeace has launched an interactive virtual city showcasing how towns and cities across the UK are fighting climate change and enjoying a cleaner and more secure energy future - without relying on new coal or nuclear power stations. ...
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Senior Land Contamination Specialist
Our client is one of Australia's leading engineering consultancies who have a large and influential environmental team that continue to provide quality solutions and advice, setting the industry standards for excellence in their field. ...
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Red snapper season stays
Some commercial fishermen and environmental groups, including Ocean Conservancy, countered the FWC needed to bring the state in alignment with the federal government, curb red snapper overfishing and rebuild the stock. ...
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Bisphenol A - the latest
This week some of the most heavily used brands of polycarbonate baby bottles across Canada have turned up ‘very significant levels’ of bisphenol A in a report released by the Toronto-based environmental group Environment Defence. ...
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Where I Stand
It pollutes without accountability, gives subsidies to pay for more environmental destruction, provides sovereign immunity to polluters, and leaves victims with nothing. This is because the federal government has no vested interests in ...
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Environmental Entrepreneurs
E2 is a network of over 2000 people who believe that good environmental policy makes economic sense. We have over 800 members from 22 states who work in technology, consulting, venture capital, financial services and a number of other ...
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Environmental Server Monitoring - Be Prepared
Being aware of the environmental conditions that may lead to equipment failure is crucial. If you want to protect your equipment from the damaging effects of the environment an environmental monitoring system will be able to help you. ...
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Hypocrisy, Sustainability and the Church of Scientology
We all know that the Church of Scientology is unsustainable in more ways than one, but few have stopped to consider how that applies to the natural environment. The overall effect of their public policies seems to be environmental alarmism couple with inaction: all of the theoretical zest of GreenPeace with all of the inaction of President Bush.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT OFF THE PORT BOW
Two environmental groups are giving the Port of Long Beach 90 days to throttle back on its diesel soot and smog–or face a lawsuit. In. Federal. Court. Those two groups are the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for a ...
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How Green is Your Vote?
One of our readers pointed out a lack of political discourse on environmental concerns. Here is a breakdown of what the candidates wish to accomplish with regard to the current environmental crisis. Alex, thanks for bringing this up and ...
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NJ Environmental Priorities
NJ.com has a blog entry by Bill Wolfe offers up a list of Top 10 priorities for the NJ Environment that he hoped to hear in NJ DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson's 2008 comments to the legislature. While there are several intriguing items on ...
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Puppy’s Love, From Rhapsodysinger
The little puppy licked my face. And wiped away all traces of anger. Every resentment I had nurtured. Against life, against the world, against Destiny. Disappeared with each loving lick. It was like the cleaning of a blackboard ...
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The continent-sized vortex of plastic waste blighting the Pacific.
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Of Owl Pellets and Cynical Wisdom: A Budgetary Snark
When I wanted money spent on, say, owl pellets for the Environmental Science class, I had to go to DV and plead my case. It was annoying and sometimes degrading – the thought crossed my mind, I'm begging for owl poop? ...
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Human-Powered Green Energy Producing Gym
A human-powered energy-generating gym like Hong Kong’s is now taking shape in Seattle, turning human sweat into usable electric energy. By connecting spinning bikes to wind-generator motors, clients at Adam Boesel’s green microgym can generate enough electricity to power the gym’s music system or run their own personal DVD player.
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Voices of the Chichinautzin at the Trigger Points Conference
... that are a good fit for this changing landscape of digital content, where new opportunities to distribute important stories of social and environmental relevance outside of the traditional media outlets are continually evolving. ...
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The Grand Canyon Area is Next for Uranium Exploration
The Forest Service has dominion over the forest, and it’s reported they approved the claims after limited public notice to local officials, environmental groups and tribal governments. Then, to add insult to injury, there was no public ...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Human-Powered Green Energy Producing Gym
A human-powered energy-generating gym like Hong Kong’s is now taking shape in Seattle, turning human sweat into usable electric energy. By connecting spinning bikes to wind-generator motors, clients at Adam Boesel’s green microgym can generate enough electricity to power the gym’s music system or run their own personal DVD player.
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Study: People Hate Nature More Than Ever
As people spend more time communing with their televisions, computers and video games, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.
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DEC creates chief environmental justice advocate post
Associated Press - February 6, 2008 5:55 PM ET ALBANY, NY (AP) - The Department of Environmental Conservation has named a former environmental lawyer with the state Attorney General's office...
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Study: People Hate Nature More Than Ever
As people spend more time communing with their televisions, computers and video games, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.
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Ten Questions to the Government, which Fall Outside the Scope of ...
The Sun publish today opinion of the Bernart Wiltshire, who is the head of the Waitukubuli Ecological Foundation in Dominica: “If we allow Mr. Chaves to put an oil refinery in Dominica we will at one stroke destroy any capacity we might ...
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Study: People Hate Nature More Than Ever
As people spend more time communing with their televisions, computers and video games, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.
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Environmental Svcs Assoc I (Housekeeper: Evenings)
Banner Health rewards employees with competitive pay, outstanding benefits and opportunities for advancement. Work as part of the Environmental Services team on the evening shift to ensure the safety, health [...]
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Study: People Hate Nature More Than Ever
As people spend more time communing with their televisions, computers and video games, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.
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Why we have not switched to renewables
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -- Albert Einstein.
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progressive activists conference at UofU Feb. 8/9 Friday evening ...
Many of us who have seen this film will arrive about 10:30a.m. to hear UK environmental activist Larry Lohmann’s talk on “How to Fight Global Warming: Carbon Trading or Carbon Reduction?” Hans Ehrbar will moderate the 12noon panel on ...
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Longley et al
Such objectives include those that maximize the quality of life or minimize the environmental impact. Many problems have multiple objectives, they could be all tangible, all intangible or both. 1.4 The technology of solving a problem ...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Environmental issues: my view
The golden mean: I consider environmental issues with a scale in front of me. On one side we are given the earth for our benefit, all that is on the earth is for man’s dominion and use… etc. While on the other side we have a steward ...
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Reserve Environmental Scientist
Your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. When you become an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Reserve Health Care Team, you'll work as part of a ...
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Gore cites political will, claims scriptural mandate on ...
ATLANTA (BP)–Protecting the earth from global warming is a mandatory part of following Jesus, former Vice President Al Gore said at a “Stewardship of the Earth” luncheon Jan. 31 during the New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta. ...
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Study: People Hate Nature More Than Ever
As people spend more time communing with their televisions, computers and video games, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.
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Gore cites political will, claims scriptural mandate on ...
ATLANTA (BP)–Protecting the earth from global warming is a mandatory part of following Jesus, former Vice President Al Gore said at a “Stewardship of the Earth” luncheon Jan. 31 during the New Baptist Covenant Celebration in Atlanta. ...
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U.S. Government Cancels Clean Coal Power Plant
The so-called FutureGen power plant had recently selected a site--Mattoon, Ill.--but also seen its cost rise to as much as $1.8 billion, a price the government was not prepared to pay for what had been hailed by President Bush as a bold step toward a pollution-free future.
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Key Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2008 and Beyond
By 2009, more than one third of IT organizations will have one or more environmental criteria in their top six buying criteria for IT-related goods. Initially, the motivation will come from the wish to contain costs. ...
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Human Influence on Water Depletion
“WASHINGTON - People driving their cars, cranking on their air conditioners and switching on lights and dishwashers are responsible for most of the climate changes that are gradually drying up water supplies in arid and growing western ...
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If modern environmentalism isn’t dead, it should be.
Modern environmentalism is changing to CFLs, signing a petition here or there and generally being dissatisfied with the government’s lethargic pace on environmental protection. Environmentalists say they want to move beyond the status ...
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Record $Financing For Biofuels, Not Food
Feb 4 (IPS) - Biofuels have quickly turned from environmental saviour to just another mega-scale get-rich quick scheme. Countries and regions without their own oil reserves to tap now see their farms, peatlands and forests as potential ...
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U.S. Government Cancels Clean Coal Power Plant
The so-called FutureGen power plant had recently selected a site--Mattoon, Ill.--but also seen its cost rise to as much as $1.8 billion, a price the government was not prepared to pay for what had been hailed by President Bush as a bold step toward a pollution-free future.
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Answers to Sustainability Questions
Sustainable design for capital projects is a process of balancing long-term institutional needs for academic and related programs with environmental concerns. In the context of designing to provide for university and academic needs, ...
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Texas Instruments, MIT Develop Energy-Efficient Microchip
Texas Instrument and MIT researchers unveiled a new energy-efficient microchip that could eventually be used in cell phones, implantable medical devices and sensors. The key to the chip is that it operates at 0.3 volts whereas most ...
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Herring Ridge YMCA - Environmental Education Instructor
Northwestern North Carolina (30 miles south of Boone)
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How to Dispose of CFLs (Without Dumping Mercury Everywhere)
By now, you’ve probably heard about CFL: Compact Florescent Lightbulbs. CFLs contain a small amount of mercury, which is toxic and tough to get out of the environment. CFL bulbs don’t belong in your regular trash when they finally burn out. So what to do with them? We’ve rounded up five ways to handle those squiggly looking bulbs...
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New NASA Press Release On Landscape Change As A Component Of ...
There is a press release on the paper. Steyaert, LT, and RG Knox, 2008: Reconstructed historical land cover and biophysical parameters for studies of land-atmosphere interactions within the eastern United States, J. Geophys. ...
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Mason Jars & Further Water Bottle Insanity
This is definitely one of those cases of selective environmental blindness… I think that subconsciously I didn’t really want to think about those bottles being #7 plastic (although I kind of knew they were) because now how the heck am I ...
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Whales Win Court Victory Over Navy’s Use of Sonar
“The Navy is not ‘exempted from compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act” and a court injunction creating a 12 nautical-mile no-sonar zone off Southern California, US District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper wrote in a 36-page ...
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How to Dispose of CFLs (Without Dumping Mercury Everywhere)
By now, you’ve probably heard about CFL: Compact Florescent Lightbulbs. CFLs contain a small amount of mercury, which is toxic and tough to get out of the environment. CFL bulbs don’t belong in your regular trash when they finally burn out. So what to do with them? We’ve rounded up five ways to handle those squiggly looking bulbs...
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Environmental Engineer- Pasadena
Details: Job Classification: Contract Description:An Environmental Consulting firm located in the Pasadena area is looking to hire a staff level environmental engineer immediately. Position Summary: -Provide phase I & II site ...
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Monday, February 4, 2008
War and Sustainability: The Economic and Environmental Costs.
Environment; 01/01/2008 (AN 28448094) MasterFILE Premier.
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Are you a mainstream environmentalist?
___ Investments in science and technology will generate solutions to most of our environmental problems. ___ Incentives should be offered to encourage corporation to clean up the environment. ___ Most disagreements about the environment ...
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NATO Parliamentary Assembly Research Assistant Programme: Deadline ...
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Research Assistant Programme The NATO Parliamentary Assembly usually employs eight paid Research Assistants from NATO nations each year. In general, four of these start in late January and finish in June. ...
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Mexican Wolf Meeting, NEPA and Wolf Count Updates In the middle of ...
As the only livestock industry representative to attend, this article is to inform the remainder of the industry of changes and updates to the program especially in light of the open National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process ...
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World's Largest Turbine: One Powers 5000 Homes [5 pics]
Two of the massive turbines were recently installed in Emden, Germany, and are officially being listed as prototypes.
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Confused about eco-labels? Here’sa primer
So they teamed up with WWF, which as an environmental organization is always concerned about the world’s oceans, to form the MSC, as a program that determined standards for sustainable fisheries which would then certify fisheries ...
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How green is your primary candidate?
Read the full story in Plenty Magazine. Given the urgent need for a response to climate change, each candidate’s environmental record deserves extra scrutiny.
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Company Values Most Important to Japanese Consumers
Results from Natural Marketing Institute’s LOHAS Consumer Trends Database show that Japanese consumers are more likely to indicate that they would choose products from companies whose values are like their own, as shown in this chart. ...
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Wall Street Journal launches environmental business blog
WSJ.com has created a new blog focussing on the impact of environmental change on the energy industry. The Environmental Capital blog, which can be accessed for free, will feature regular podcasts and contributions from industry experts ...
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Resource of the Week: UN Environmental Programme Maps and Graphics ...
Resource of the Week: UN Environmental Programme Maps and Graphics Library By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor If you're one of our regulars here at ResourceShelf, you know that we are map junkies. There is no such thing as Too Many Maps. ...
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In Search of A Better Story
Maniates and I both believe that, if we're going to seriously address our energy and environmental challenges, we're going to be exposed to major economic and behavioral sacrifice, relative to our current standards of living. ...
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Red_Lake_Intake_Demolition
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Land of Curiosities: A New Children's Book Could Create Another ...
THE LAND OF CURIOSITIES is the first book in a collection of stories about defining events and themes in the history of the environmental movement as told through the experiences of courageous young fictional characters. ...
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EarthTalk: Chocolate? Land trusts?
Adding environmental insult to injury, most cacao plantations use copious amounts of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides that further degrade the land that once teemed with a wide variety of rare birds, mammals and plants. ...
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Fashion to look at fall with an eye on environmental
At New York Fashion Week, a lot of attention is on what's new - an unprecedented emphasis on green - and a retooling of what's old - Halston and Bill Blass.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
The high cost of using less water... This is just wrong
Municipalities discover inconvenient truth: Lower consumption means less revenue. For years the message drummed into Bud Harris, 78, and his grandson David Moreira, 27, was conserve, conserve. Shame on them.
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Projecting the Earth’s environmental decline
By 2030, significant portions of the world’s coral reefs will be lost as a result of warming waters and other environmental damage, with the worst effects occurring in Asian coastal waters. Glaciers on African mountains will be ...
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Local Food News (3 Feb, 2008)
“The biggest environmental impact of many food products, he said, came from their production. Bulk transport by land or sea was of “low significance”. And he suggested that policy-makers should “critically unpick the ‘local food’ ...
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BehindTheMedspeak: Don't drink the (hot) water
The Environmental Protection Agency says that older homes are more likely to have lead pipes and fixtures, but that even newer plumbing advertised as “lead-free” can still contain as much as 8 percent lead. ...
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Fox Sports Crew Driving Hybrids At Super Bowl
Fox Sports broadcast and tech professionals visiting Phoenix for the Super Bowl are driving hybrids supplied by hybrid rental car company EV Rental Cars, EV announced.Fox used hybrids from EV at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game ...
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Nature
There is a nature center here in Boca Raton, Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, that we visited about a year ago upon first visiting the city we’d soon be calling “home.” Gumbo Limbo, named for an indigenous tree, is an area of 20 acres ...
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Manager 1 - Environmental Services / Custodial
Unit Description: This Manager 1, Environmental Services will be located at a 492 bed tertiary hospital, provides a full range of medical, surgical and obstetrical services. This position will supervise 85 employees. ...
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S'pore's food inflation remains low by international standards
By S Ramesh and Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia 03 February 2008 SINGAPORE: Singapore's food inflation has remained low by international standards, according to a survey of cooked and uncooked food prices worldwide. ...
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"Food waste is environmental sleeping giant," says WRAP
The ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ campaign has been created to raise awareness of the issue with consumers and provide information on what simple steps can be taken to combat the problem, which has a significant environmental impact. ...
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Louisiana Environmental News Network - LENN.org - Offline (Www ...
Environmental News Latest Environmental News: Introduction 06/01/2007. WXYZ in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is pleased to bring you this new and exciting Source: bhm.iewatershed.com.
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Economy Drives Regulation, Innovation and Investment in Renewable ...
With China's growth at double digit rates into the first half of the year, the environmental concerns and pollution problems are escalating as quickly as the economy, with an estimated 76 reported pollution incidents in the past 8 ...
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Reserve Environmental Scientist
Your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. When you become an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Reserve Health Care Team, you'll work as part of a ...
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GreenBiz.com Unveils State of Green Business 2008 Report
9) Banks have been coming up with creative and impactful ways to address environmental issues from attractive interest rates for green projects, large donations to help environmental groups, companies, and individuals take advantage of ...
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“The Harmonious Society Program in China” – A presentation that ...
Environmental degradation • More alarming… – Social discontent, instability – official incompetence, corruption – Legitimacy undermined Consider These Facts: The income ratio of urban and rural population was 2.6 to 1 in 1978; ...
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General Manager 1 - Environmental Services / Custodial
Unit Description: Manage day to day Environmental/Custodial staff. Hire and train all personnel. Direct contact with clients. Financial responsibilty. Must be able to work various locatations and shifts. Nearest Metro City, New York ...
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Majora Carter | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist
With Edwards out I'm for Obama. Here is another inspiring speaker that should have a place in the country's decision making. The video is 20 minutes long but well worth watching. Majora Carter Gristmill: The environmental news blog Grist.
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SR Democrat: This is rich: Marin sues to block rail repairs, then ...
Novato’s main contention is that the NCRA should have to do a full environmental impact report on the entire stretch of the rail all the way to Eureka before freight service could begin in just Sonoma County. If the judge agrees, ...
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I Miss Max Tonight
I went to Schoedingers at 11 am this morning to witness the crematorium of my sweet little Maxim. If you think I’m crazy, I’ll share with you the reasons I did it at the bottom of this entry. They were very respectful at the crematorium ...
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Environmental News Links (Www.OSIR.org.in)
Environmental News Latest Environmental News: July is UV Safety Month 07/03/2007. July is a time to enjoy the warm summer weather and some fun in the sun. But all the time spent outside could also Source: kare.iewatershed.com.
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The economics of emergency response
http://www.springerlink.com/content/ww44x45527352345/. Abstract: Federal first responder funding is estimated to be $98 billion below the minimum required level over the 5 years ending in 2010. A significant portion of that shortfall ...
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Green Star Products grows biodiesel algae in cold Montana winter
The company has now announced that its Phase III testing (for winter environmental testing) was successfully completed at a GSPI facility in Montana. GSPI says it has been able to grow algae in outdoor environments where temperatures ...
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Environmental Justice
What is Environmental Justice?ü The fear treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect of the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, ...
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Two appointees to the NRTEE
The National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy is the Canadian federal government’s think tank on environmental economics, and it’s full of serious people who do serious long-term work on what environmental policy will do to ...
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'Bizarre' new mammal discovered
A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report. The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi. The cat-sized animal, which is reported in the Journal of Zoology, looks like a cross between a miniature antelope and a small ant eater.
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Global Warning a Nice Game for Your Kid
Global Warning is a game that pickup an environmental issue for the background story. The goal of this game is to manage your behavior and help to stop the environmental pollution. This game is created by midoritech.com. ...
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'Bizarre' new mammal discovered
A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report. The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi. The cat-sized animal, which is reported in the Journal of Zoology, looks like a cross between a miniature antelope and a small ant eater.
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International conference on environmental aspects of Black Sea ...
The conference will result in a resolution expressing the position of nongovernmental organizations on environmental problems of the Black Sea. On February 14, the document will be submitted for consideration to the participants in the ...
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Environmental Associate
We are seeking an Environmental Associate with 3 -4 years of experience in environmental law to join our Washington, DC office. Specialty in the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Waste and Chemical regulation is desirable. ...
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[biofuelwatch] Digest Number 575
biofuels after doubts were expressed on the environmental impact of so-called "green fuels," the Secretary of State for Environment said on Tuesday. Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet said the government had asked the French agency ...
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Mobile Detailing Environmental Concern in the Deep South
Macon, GA goes after garage-gas station conversion detail/hand car washes for allowing storm drain pollution. I can remember a time when we were in the Macon GA. we stopped and talked to be head of the DEP and showed them pictures of ...
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Welty's Campfire Feast
Come to Welty's first outdoor winter feast. Enjoy a tasty meal by the campfire, made on the campfire: soup, bread, hot chocolate, dessert and more. After the feast, we'll enjoy some winter sports. -- Welty Environmental Center, Beloit.
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Environmental Finance
Although more than 37% of respondents to this question should be important in five years, it still ranked as the least relevant investment issue on 12 social and environmental concerns, below water use, terrorism and employee relations. ...
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Ten Easy Ways to Green Living
Thanks to environmental commitments by companies such as Wal-Mart, CFLs are now readily available at about $2.00 each. That's more expensive at purchase than incandescent bulbs, but lumen for lumen (the unit by which a light bulb's ...
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Biofuel: Growing Our Way Out of the Petrochemical Pit
War, environmental crisis, economic disaster-all things evil seem to go in and come out of that gas tank. Nevertheless, as prices climb and reserves plummet, the vast majority of motored vehicles continue to run on the costly and ...
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Manager 2 - Environmental Services / Custodial
Unit Description: Sodexho is seeking a Shift Manager of Custodial / Environmental Services for a new hospital account in the greater Houston market. - 399 beds and 638000 sq ft cleanable area. Ideal candidate will have previous health ...
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EVO
I have been looking for a way to compare the environmental friendliness of products (similar to how I use CNET to compare electronic products) and EVO allows just that. They rate clothes, body and household products on a 1-5 leaf 'EVO ...
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EPA Appeals Board Refuses to Hear Challenge to Coal-Fired Power ...
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) declined to hear a Clean Air Act (CAA) challenge to a permit issued for construction of a coal-fired electric generating plant near Springfield, Illinois, ...
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What About Those Plans for Clean Coal?
Energy Non Renewable Environmental Environmental News Policy PoliticsEnergy Non Renewable Environmental Environmental News Policy PoliticsEnergy Non Renewable, Environmental, Environmental News, Policy, Politics ...
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80% Efficient Solar Panel?! Works at Night?!
The most expensive, carefully designed, and complicated solar panels in the world operate at about 40% efficiency. That means that, for every bit of sunlight that hits the panel, only 40% of it is turned into electricity.
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Honeywell Expands Energy-Efficiency Program for Motels
Honeywell has been awarded a $4.5 million contract extension for its energy-efficiency program Cool Control Plus, currently in use in over 150 small hotels and motels throughout northern and central California. The program, launched in ...
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Activists Hold Teach-In on Global Warming
“Focus the Nation,” organized by environmental action groups KyotoNOW! and the Sustainability Hub, concluded yesterday after two days of teach-ins and panel discussions about global warming. The event was an attempt to increase ...
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The Role of Media in Innovation
Even difficult issues were tackled in the San Diego conference: a roundtable about environmental issues included the head of a California environmental organization and the president of a local plastic bag company that she was doing ...
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Congratulations Exxon*
From CNN.com:. Exxon Mobil made history on Friday by reporting the highest quarterly and annual profits ever for a US company. [...] Exxon, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said net income rose 14% to $11.66 billion, ...
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Environmental Disaster Law
Within minutes, the supertanker struck Bligh Reef, spilling 11000000 gallons of oil, thereby causing the largest oil spill and greatest environmental disaster at that time experienced in American history. ...
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Financial Watch on Renewable Energy - February 1, 2008
Allen, chief environmental officer and senior vice president, Constellation Energy. "Agreements such as this one underscore that the competitive marketplace is attracting investment and driving innovation in clean energy technology. ...
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Reserve Environmental Scientist
Your knowledge of biology, environmental health and industrial hygiene will help prevent illness and injury. When you become an environmental scientist and an Officer on the US Army Reserve Health Care Team, you'll work as part of a ...
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