Entries tagged with "Environment"
Home Tissue Products: What You DON’T Know!
February 26, 2008
Did you know that: If every household in the United States replaced just one box of virgin fiber facial tissues (175 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 163,000 trees???? Here are some facts about facial tissues we use every day... Forests are being destroyed to make toilet paper, facial tissues, ...
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Fight Climate Change Every Monday
February 12, 2008
Below are some examples of what people across the U.S. -- and maybe even the world -- will be doing each Monday: You could join USCEC director Mike Tidwell and myself in an every-Monday fast. You could skip one meal each Monday. You could bicycle to work. If you eat meat, you could forego ...
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Global Warming #s
January 24, 2008
Global warming is the most serious environmental threat of our time. As these facts show, affordable options are available. And America cannot afford to fall behind any more in the race to invent clean, renewable energy sources. 45% Increase in world’s solar generating capacity in 2005. 2 Rank of China as global producer of solar ...
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Urge Congress to Permanently Protect the Arctic Refuge
January 18, 2008
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to caribou, snow fox and millions of migratory birds. It is also the most important onshore denning habitat for America's vanishing polar bears. But this natural treasure is constantly under siege. Time and time again, the oil industry and their allies in Congress have ...
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House of Representatives: Global Warming
January 15, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives is back in session today. And they've got some important catch up work to do. Last month the Senate took the historic step of passing a global warming bill out of committee. This is an essential first step towards passing a bill through that chamber. But the ...
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UFO = Global Warming. WTF????
In the last year, the major TV networks asked the presidential candidates 2,679 questions. Pop quiz: How many were about global warming?A) 514—after all, it's one of the top issues facing the country B) 165—as many as were asked about illegal immigration C) 3—the same number asked about UFOs If you guessed 3, ...
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Simple Tips to be Green
January 8, 2008
Here are some really simple tips to be environmentally friendly that you may not have thought of, but can do easily: Instead of taking the elevator, take the stairs. For example, in shopping malls, instead of taking the elevator, there probably are stairs for you to walk. Or in apartment buildings. ...
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Time for Bioenergy to Get Smart
January 7, 2008
Bioenergy -- electricity and fuels derived from materials such as corn, soybeans, and grasses -- can be part of the solution to America's energy and environmental needs. But it must be produced in a way that protects our air, soil and water and generates the lowest amount of global warming ...
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No New Coal - Petition
January 3, 2008
Dominion Virginia Power's plan to build another coal-fired power plant in Wise County will accelerate global warming, mountaintop removal mining, the construction of new transmission lines, and the poisoning of our air and water.CCAN has joined a coalition of citizen and conservation groups in a major effort to say NO ...
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Care2.com
Click here to visit Care2. Care2 is a website that I've been going to for ages - at least six years now.Care2 represents aid for the environment, health, human welfare, animals, education, women, and more.
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