Carbon Footprint
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Join the Greenpeace Call to Facebook: Unfriend Coal
Planet Green Tech & Transport &bull Yesterday
They're inviting people to join Facebook protest groups that call on the social networking site to "drop coal and commit to 100 percent renewable energy, cutting its carbon footprint and helping in the struggle to prevent catastrophic climate change." Facebook… Full Story »
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Eco-friendly phones
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Sep 2, 2010
Several companies offer phones built with a smaller carbon footprint. Full Story »
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If Octopuses Are Self-Aware, Are You Less Likely To Eat Them?
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010Does the intelligence of an animal factor in on your decision whether or not to eat them? Many people consider pigs to be incredibly intelligent, but they're still mostly factory farmed in often abhorrent conditions. Scientists are pushing for dolphins and other cetaceans to have non-human person status, complete… Full Story »
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Rent Your Neighbor's Possessions at Rentalic Instead of Buying. Save and Be Green.
Green Talk &bull Sep 2, 2010
I love companies that are formed out of a founder's own frustration especially when they have a green mission. In the case of Rentalic, founder, Punsir Abeywickrema, borrowed a wheelbarrow one weekend from his neighbor. Unfortunately, he was unable to finish the job and felt guilty to ask the neighbor to borrow… Full Story »
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Local Flower Bouquets are Seasonal and Eco-Friendly
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010Fancy exotic bouquets are losing their bloom. Flying in flowers from around the world is expensive in terms of money and the environmental impact. Some florists this summer are starting to use local flowers for their bouquets: as in picked… Full Story »
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The Champagne Bottle Slims Down to Cut its Carbon Footprint
Inhabitat &bull Sep 1, 2010
Champagne bottles contain three times the air pressure of a typical car tire, which is why the iconic green bottles weigh 900 grams (two pounds). Not for long though - makers of Champagne bottles in France have been working on… Full Story »
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Men who don't ask for directions waste $3,000
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Sep 1, 2010
New study finds that the average male driver drives 276 miles lost every year. That's a big carbon footprint for time badly spent! Full Story »
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Men waste $3000 by driving lost
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Aug 31, 2010
The average male driver drives 276 miles lost every year, finds a new study. That's a big carbon footprint for time badly spent! Full Story »
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Prince Charles Juicing Up His Sustainable Crib With Hefty Solar Array
ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip &bull Aug 31, 2010
Despite his WTF decision to send his herd of dairy cows to the slaughterhouse in order to keep his carbon footprint in check, Britain's Prince Charles is generally a pretty thoughtful chap with regard to Mother Nature's creatures. And he's… Full Story »
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Deadline Nears to Buy Noritz Products with Federal Tax Credits
Green Homes &bull Aug 30, 2010
Effective December 31, 2010, the available tax credits to purchase a Noritz tankless water, which can save consumers upwards of $1,500, will expire. And, with Noritz's new NR83-DVC, those consumers can not only realize substantial savings, but they can also… Full Story »
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GRACIE: A Museum boutique with unique green gifts
green LA girl &bull Aug 30, 2010
Museum gift stores are often semi-green eco-boutiques, I've discovered, carrying unique fair trade and eco-friendly items that push the envelope on design and function. And the bike-friendlySanta Monica Museum of Art's shop GRACIE is among the greenest of them, carrying… Full Story »
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How Can the Green Movement Still Win? Leverage vs Footprint
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010A few years ago I got into a heated debate about Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth with a green-minded friend of mine. My hippy friend couldn't stand the movie-not because of anything it said, but because of the 'hypocrisy' of flying… Full Story »
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America's First Geothermal-Powered IKEA Coming to Denver
Inhabitat &bull Aug 26, 2010
More and more retail chains are embracing renewable energy in a bid to cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint. Examples include Wal-Mart installing close to 5300 solar panels at its Apple Valley distribution center in California and Green Depot… Full Story »
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Thinking About Population Density
Modern Homesteading &bull Aug 25, 2010
Whenever we head to the nearest big city of Kingston to run errands we like to enjoy a meal at our favorite restaurant Curry Original. We love Indian food and their food is fantastic. We've come to know the owner Ali well, and we often talk to him and his staff about their trips back home to Bangladesh. I'm absolutely fascinated to hear about a country with such a dense population. Bangladesh has a population of 162 million people and is 55,600 square… Full Story »
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Radio Show: From Bicycling to Trains to the Chevrolet Volt
Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles &bull Aug 24, 2010
This week's radio show is all about smart transportation. The president of the League of American Bicyclists tells us all about cycling in the United States. We are also going to talk about the Chevy Volt, why traveling by train… Full Story »
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Wretched Excess Dept: The Interiors of Private Jets
TreeHugger &bull Aug 24, 2010We do go on that flying is dying, and have complained before about the carbon footprint of private jets. We often complain about ostentatious monster homes. But I have never seen anything like a slideshow in the Telegraph of the… Full Story »
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Measuring carbon footprint is not a high priority
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Aug 23, 2010
Study of 200 financial managers at major companies in the U.K. reveals that measuring the company's carbon footprint is not a high priority. Full Story »
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Green book of the week: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Composting (and a giveaway!)
Eco-Libris : Moving Towards Sustainable Reading! &bull Aug 23, 2010
Today we have a book about one of the most significant and easy actions you can take to reduce your (food) carbon footprint. Chris McLaughlin is a master gardener and garden writer whose work has appeared in magazines such as Urban Farm Magazine and The Herb Companion. She also writes for several gardening websites, including Vegetable Gardener.com. She's the feature writer… Full Story »
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10 Things To Reduce Your Child's Carbon Footprint
Eco Child's Play &bull Aug 22, 2010
As my wife and I were already consciously evolving our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, it is only natural that such efforts would be carried over to raising our daughter, Anjali. Taking steps to change our habits and routines was, and is, never easy. Changing such things always involves contemplation, research, motivation and implementation. For us, the contemplation and motivation is generally there already. Implementation is usually easy once the research is done. The research, however, can be time consuming. I want to list here 10 things that we have done to reduce our baby's carbon footprint and give… Full Story »
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Plastic Pollution - A Ticking Time Bomb For the Ocean
Green Student U &bull Aug 20, 2010Recently, we saw the Plastiki - a sailboat made out of 12,500 plastic bottles - complete its 15,000 km journey from San Francisco to Sydney. The publicity surrounding this event has been used to highlight the perils facing the oceans and one of them is plastic waste. A big mess in the oceans… Full Story »
