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Last year, the NFL made a serious effort to reduce its carbon footprint. The Philadelphia Eagles were the frontrunners on this, reaching out to their community to help plant trees, throw hints about recycling, and reclaim green space around Philadelphia.
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A Good Steel?
We are living in a time when environmental innovations are shifting our daily lives. All of the media hype nowadays tells us that the plastic water bottles we buy from the store are about as much “green” as the color red, from their manufacturing pollution through their common landfill disposal. -
Environmentally Conscious Organization Designs New "Green" Pizza Box
All heads turn as the wide square cardboard boxes pass through the office. What am I talking about? Pizza, of course! Whether a carnivore or a die-hard vegan, no one can resist the mouth-watering aroma of a chewy, moist, piping hot pizza pie. -
Even Natural May Not Be Natural - Choosing Healthy, Natural Makeup Products
With the rising demand for green products, many makeup brands are jumping on the natural bandwagon and producing ‘eco-friendly’ makeup. -
Recording Studios Go Solar!
These days it is becoming increasingly common for businesses to use more environmentally friendly materials and alternative sources of energy, so it seems only natural that this would extend to the music industry as well.
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EPA Gives Carbofuran Pesticide Residue the Boot
When banning the use of something becomes intractable, it is often best just to narrow the field in which that certain something can be used. This “starving of the beast” strategy is being utilized by the Environmental Protection Agency against a poisonous pesticide that has been used on our crops for decades.
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Coal is an Endangered Species
Proponents for more sustainable sources of fuel gained some valuable news recently, as researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Washington concluded the world’s supply of coal has been vastly overestimated. With traditional fossil fuels running out before our eyes, the need for alternative, renewable fuels becomes more important every day.
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Fuel Efficient Minivans made Possible with Natural Gas
A lot of cars are going electric these days, hoping to combine the ease of gasoline and its embedded infrastructure with the increased sustainability of an electric component that can be charged. However, Volkswagen has chosen to mix out the electric from that equation and try natural gas. This is the process by which the EcoFuel VW Touran came to be.
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Prince Charles’s Bid to combat Global Warming by Saving the Rain Forests
Much internet buzz has been circulating about Prince Charles’s bid to stop deforestation. The Prince of Wales who has now been deemed the Al Gore of Britain, launched a 90 second video on youtube earlier this month, highlighting the impact deforestation has on global warming. -
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