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Send a green e-card for any occasion


There are e-cards available for just about every occasion under the sun. Good news since e-cards eliminate paper use, stamps, gas needed to power mail trucks, and other manufacturing costs and resources. E-cards are no longer the deadbeat cousins of the greeting world either. Today’s e-cards are better looking, more accepted,  and some are interactive. [...]

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Send a green e-card for any occasion

Tree Baby – Green Baby Shower Gift


If you know someone having a baby soon, the Tree Baby gifts from Burgundy Blue make a nice green baby shower or new baby gift. Burgundy Blue and Tree People teamed up to offer these one-of-a-kind gift sets. Each gift basket includes a handmade family tree gift box, a very cool baby onesie, plus a [...]

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Tree Baby – Green Baby Shower Gift

Obama against penalties on those not accepting pollution limits


US President Barack Obama on Sunday expressed his opposition to a provision in the clean energy bill that would impose trade penalties on countries that do not accept limits on global warming pollution, The New York Times reported late Sunday.

Recycle your old books


You can always donate old books to a library, school, or community non-profit. OR for those oddball books that were not quite a good read you can re-purpose them into something new. For example….
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Make a recycled hardcover book purse:  Easier than you might think. All you need is an old book, a matching [...]

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Recycle your old books

Dams Are Thwarting Louisiana Marsh Restoration, Study Says

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  • June 29, 2009

Desperate to halt the erosion of Louisiana’s coast, officials there are talking about breaking Mississippi River levees south of New Orleans to restore the nourishing flow of muddy water into the state’s marshes.

But in a new analysis, scientists at Louisiana State University say inland dams trap so much sediment that the river no longer carries enough to halt marsh loss, especially now that global warming is speeding a rise in sea levels.

Dams Are Thwarting Louisiana Marsh Restoration, Study Says

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  • June 29, 2009

Desperate to halt the erosion of Louisiana’s coast, officials there are talking about breaking Mississippi River levees south of New Orleans to restore the nourishing flow of muddy water into the state’s marshes.

But in a new analysis, scientists at Louisiana State University say inland dams trap so much sediment that the river no longer carries enough to halt marsh loss, especially now that global warming is speeding a rise in sea levels.

Five ways to go green for less $


Green doesn’t always have to cost more. In fact, in many ways green saves you money. However, it’s always good to be a smart shopper so check out the following resources for green savings every day.

Mambo Sprouts – sign up for free coupon books for tons of green products you’ll actually use, as in organic [...]

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Five ways to go green for less $

Air Pollution From Freeway Extends One And A Half Miles Away

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  • June 28, 2009

Environmental health researchers from UCLA, the University of Southern California and the California Air Resources Board have found that during the hours before sunrise, freeway air pollution extends much further than previously thought.

Thoughts on the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill

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  • June 28, 2009

The Waxman-Markey climate bill (HR 2454), passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today, is hailed by many as the most important piece of climate change legislation ever. Yet it’s still receiving a surprising amount of opposition from environmentalists, mostly for it’s plentiful polluter permits, weak renewable electricity goals, and low carbon emission reduction targets .

Thoughts on the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill

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  • June 28, 2009

The Waxman-Markey climate bill (HR 2454), passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today, is hailed by many as the most important piece of climate change legislation ever. Yet it’s still receiving a surprising amount of opposition from environmentalists, mostly for it’s plentiful polluter permits, weak renewable electricity goals, and low carbon emission reduction targets .