Daily Archives: August 12, 2008

Sam's Club stores highlight solar power

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Urban planners, labor activists, and environmentalists blame Wal-Mart for decimating rural America, exploiting workers, and polluting ecosystems. Some green-business gurus, on the other hand, praise the retail colossus for turning over a new leaf … Continue reading →

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Pulpwatch.Org Reveals The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly In The Pulp And Paper Industry

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. A new website launched by an international coalition of NGOs brings together GoogleMaps technology, environmental risks and manufacturing data on pulp and paper mills to reveal their practices and rate their performance on social and environmental … Continue reading →

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Prescriptions for Health, the Environmental Kind

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Dr. Natalie Jeremijenko caters to those who want to know more about what they can do to clean up their personal environment.

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Advocating an Unusual Role for Trees

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full profile in the New York Times. Diana Beresford-Kroeger brings together Western medicine and botany to advocate for the planting of trees with beneficial properties.

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Handle With Care

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. At what point should we consider the long-term ramifications of technological developments?

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Variable-Speed Escalators Off to a Shaky Start

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s experiment to introduce 35 “green” escalators in four subway stations started with a lurch.

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Changes in Environmental Reviews Are Sought

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. The Bush administration is proposing to let federal agencies decide for themselves whether construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants, according to a draft of rule changes.

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Prius Problem: Could Using Less Oil Make Oil More Expensive?

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Environmental Capital. So you think you’re being virtuous by trading in the SUV for, say, a Prius? What if, instead, you’re really sticking the next guy in line with higher pump prices?

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Repurpose Your Nintendo as a Lunchbox

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Lifehacker. How-to web site Instructables has a step-by-step guide detailing how to repurpose your classic (but broken) NES as a lunchbox. All you’ve got to do is gut your Nintendo’s innards and add hinges (though a handle would be … Continue reading →

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No-car vow earns students free bike at Ripon College

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Sun-Times. If you have no plans to drive to class at college this fall, then Ripon College might be for you. The school saw demand for parking about to outstrip the number of … Continue reading →

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