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Where do your fresh fruits and vegetables come from?
U.S. supermarkets and restaurants sell fresh fruit and vegetables from all over the world. This resource shows common origins of more than 95 different produce commodities that are shipped into or across the United States each year. Use it to … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Green Lifestyle, Web Resources
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N.Y. to Plan for Sustained Renewable Fuel Production
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Feb. 3 announced The Pace Energy and Climate Center has been selected to develop a renewable fuels roadmap and sustainable biomass feedstock … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Fuels
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Alcoa, NRC Partner to Increase Recycling
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Working with the state affiliates of the National Recycling Coalition, the Alcoa Recycling Company will be providing approximately 25,000 recycling bins for placement in a variety of settings where bins had not previously … Continue reading
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SWANA Foundation Releases Research Reports
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) recently released five new research reports from FY 2008. They are: “Curbside Collection of Residential Food Waste” “Benchmarking of Solid Waste … Continue reading
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18 States Urge EPA to Act on Global Warming
Read the full story in Environmental Protection. On Feb. 5, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley lead an 18-state coalition, the Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, and the City Solicitor of Baltimore, urging U.S. Environmental Protection Administrator Lisa … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
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Future Oil
Read the full story in The Scientist. Biofuels made from algae are the next big thing on the alternative energy horizon. But can they free us from our addiction to petroleum?
Posted in Biofuels, Research
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Top Ten Signs You're Uber-Green at Notre Dame
Via the Notre Dame Office of Sustainability. Thanks to Mary& Ellen Popit for the pointer. 10) You’ve debated a flat-tax or cap-and-trade system to limit campus print quotas. 9) Priest says: “Be more pious.” You hear: “Buy a Prius.” You … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Schools, Sustainability
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