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When green isn't good enough: The phosphate issue
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. In reaction to multi-state restrictions, dish detergent makers have done away with the ‘magic’ ingredient that gives dishes that spot-free sparkle: Phosphates. But not everyone is so happy about it.
Teen Band One Eyed Rhyno Rocks to Make a Difference
Received this press release via e-mail. I don’t always plug commercial ventures, but this is a notable project because it involves teens doing something they love to raise money for a cause they believe in. Pretty cool stuff. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Schools, Video
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EPA Hosts Historic Meeting on Environmental Justice
Today, for the first time in more than a decade, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair, Nancy Sutley, reconvened the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (EJ IWG) in a … Continue reading
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Green chemistry articles from LC/GC
LC/GC has an interesting series on making chemistry greener. The articles include Green Chemistry, a summary of a recent LC/GC Technology forum. They also published a two-part article that discusses green chemistry and it’s relationship to common methods used in … Continue reading
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New from the U.S. Army's Engineer Research and Development Center
ERDC/EL TR-09-20 Legacy Chlordane in Soils from Housing Areas Treated with Organochlorine Pesticides by Victor F. Medina, Scott A. Waisner, Agnes B. Morrow, Afrachanna D. Butler, David R. Johnson, Allyson Harrison, and Catherine C. Nestler Abstract: Chlordane was used for … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Remediation, Mercury, Publications
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Aren't We Clever?
Read the full column by Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. What a contrast. In a year that’s on track to be our planet’s hottest on record, America turned “climate change” into a four-letter word that many U.S. politicians … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Product stewardship
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Creating Good Jobs and New Markets Through Energy Efficiency
Download the full report. In this paper, the Center for American Progress and Energy Resource Management look at state regulations and incentives for energy efficiency that are working today in leading states to accelerate demand for energy efficiency services, businesses, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Publications
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8th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-G2011-P3-Q1 – Energy EPA-G2011-P3-Q2 – Built Environment EPA-G2011-P3-Q3 – Materials and Chemicals EPA-G2011-P3-Q4 – Water EPA-G2011-P3-Q5 – Agriculture Solicitation Opening Date: September 17, 2010 Solicitation Closing Date: December 22, 2010: 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time For more information, … Continue reading
Top 10 Environmental Success Stories and 10 Future Challenges
Read the full post at Greenopolis. Number two is pollution prevention. It’s easy to get depressed looking at environmental issues: While we’ve stopped the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from further damaging the ozone layer , it’ll take generations to be fully repaired. … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lifestyle
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50 Scholarly Blogs for Climate Science Students
Read the full post at OnlineCollege.org. Environmental News Bits is listed in the Environmental News category. With global warming such a hot topic lately, the climate has been on many peoples’ minds these days, regardless of whether or not they … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Schools, Web Resources
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