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Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/01/2009
In recent years, technology advancements have made it easier to telecommute, a green move that many governments are encouraging, CIO Today reports.One study showed that commuting five days a week releases more than 51,000 pounds of CO2 into the environment and uses almost 400 gallons of gas per y ...
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Posted on 02/01/2009
By David Roberts According to some just-released test results, the coal ash at the Harriman sludge spill contains high levels of toxic heavy metals, some up to 300 times the legal limit: According to the tests, arsenic levels from the Kingston power plant intake canal tested at close ...
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Posted on 31/12/2008
By Guest author This is a guest post from Karen Hinton, spokesperson for the Amazon Defense Coalition, a group of Ecuadorians who have sued Chevron for oil contamination in the Amazon rainforest. The mission of the coalition is to protect the environment and secure social justice through grassroo ...
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Posted on 31/12/2008
"Oh dear," I sighed, as I read that the World Cancer Research Fund had concluded that drinking a large glass of wine a day can increase the risk of bowel and liver cancer by 20 per cent. The Fund, unlike Cancer Research UK, doesn't research cures to cancer: it researches ways to nanny us into ...
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Posted by Reader Series on 30/12/2008
Naturally our life on this earth is surrouned by myriad problems. There are two types of major problems on our planet. The first category of problems are natural and part of our physical environment. The second major type of problems are problems which we create ourselves.&nb ...
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