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Chicago is Crowdsourcing Watering 10,000 Trees During Drought 24 Jul 2012 | 05:00 pm
Thousands of young trees in Chicago (and your city) are at risk of dying in this drought. Tips on how you can help water trees to ensure their survival. Read more here: Chicago is Crowdsourcing Wate...
Solar Bag Purifies Water While You Walk 24 Jul 2012 | 05:00 pm
Purifies water while you walk. Excerpt from: Solar Bag Purifies Water While You Walk
How Extended Producer Responsibility Could Revolutionize Recycling 24 Jul 2012 | 03:45 pm
How TerraCycle took the next step in recycling chip bags. View post: How Extended Producer Responsibility Could Revolutionize Recycling
Plastic Bag Use Cut by 50%+ Two Years Ahead of Schedule in Québec 24 Jul 2012 | 03:33 am
In 2008, the government of Québec set the goal of reducing by 50% the use of plastic bags in the province by 2012. Looks like that wasn’t ambitious enough. Here is the original post: Plastic Bag Use...
Pro-Fracking University Studies Funded by Natural Gas Industry 24 Jul 2012 | 03:15 am
You may have already suspected this was the case, but now there’s some research to back it up. Read the original post: Pro-Fracking University Studies Funded by Natural Gas Industry
Honda Delivers First Fit EV to California Customer 24 Jul 2012 | 02:52 am
Too bad that Honda doesn’t plan to mass-produce the Fit EV, because it seems like a great little electric car… Continued here: Honda Delivers First Fit EV to California Customer
Illegal Wildlife Trade Flourishing in Asian & African Nations: WWF Report 24 Jul 2012 | 02:30 am
India and Nepal are the only two nations surveyed that get top marks for making progress in preventing trade in elephant, tiger, and rhino parts. View post: Illegal Wildlife Trade Flourishing in Asi...
Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid is Coming this Fall (20 Miles Electric Range, 95 MPGe) 24 Jul 2012 | 02:19 am
Ford’s first plug-in hybrid is coming, and it looks like it should be pretty competitive with the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius Plug-in. Continued here: Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid is Coming this...
Enbridge Whistleblower Sues Over Pipeline Spill Cover Up, Reaction 24 Jul 2012 | 01:35 am
A former Enbridge employee says he was told to cover up the extent of the Kalamazoo River tar sands pipeline spill. When he refused and tried to publicize it, Enbridge harassed, threatened and defamed...
King of Spain No Longer WWF Honorary President After Elephant Hunting 24 Jul 2012 | 01:34 am
Since 1968, WWF Spain had King Juan Carlos as honorary president. But that’s all over now. After a vote of 226 to 13, the Spanish branch of the WWF kicked him out. See the original post here: King o...