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Books vs. Trees Part 2
In this month’s This Green Life, Sheryl Eisenberg investigates book trading sites.
Posted in Green Lifestyle, Libraries, Recycling, Schools
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Cities Join Volunteer Program to Report GHG Emissions
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability are joining forces with some cities to help them voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate change-relevant data, according to an … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Local Initiatives
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Dying Frogs Signal a Biodiversity Crisis
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign of a biodiversity disaster larger than just frogs, salamanders, and their ilk, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley. In … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Research
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Campus Environment 2008: A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education
New report from the National Wildlife Federation. This comprehensive study by National Wildlife Federation and Princeton Survey Research Associates International reviews trends and new developments in environmental performance and sustainability at 1,068 institutions. It recognizes colleges and universities for exemplary … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Schools, Sustainability
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Google Goes Geothermal With New Clean Energy Investments
Read the full post at Environmental Capital. The search engine’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, is investing $10.25 million in a pair of companies working on “enhanced geothermal systems” — basically running water through hot rocks to get steam for electricity. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Geothermal Energy, Green Business
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Thunderbird Kicks Off $20,000 Sustainable Innovation Competition
Read the press release. Thunderbird School of Global Management’s third annual Global Sustainable Innovation Summit opens early registration today. The global competition draws the brightest graduate-level students from top universities around the world, and requires students to develop sustainable and … Continue reading
Posted in Awards & contests, Green Business, Schools
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Bloomberg Offers Windmill Power Plan
Read the full story in the New York Times. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is seeking to put wind turbines on New York City’s bridges and skyscrapers and in its waters as part of a push to develop renewable energy.
Posted in Great Lakes Region, Wind Energy
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'Green' is the new school color
Read the full story in the Pensacola News Journal. The Escambia County School District is working with the Leadership Pensacola Class of 2008 on its “Live Green Escambia” class project, which is placing about 3,300 recycling bins in 54 schools … Continue reading
Posted in Recycling, Schools
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Recycle Your Television Now — Before It's Too Late: Buzzword
Read the full story in Popular Mechanics. It’s clear that not enough Americans are recycling their televisions. What’s not so clear is how “green” the recycling process has become — unless it gets a new life in another country. In … Continue reading
Going green registers with colleges
Read the full story in USA Today. Students arriving on campus this month are seeing green — and not just from the money they’re spending on tuition. For example, students coming to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., will start … Continue reading
Posted in Schools, Sustainability
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