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America's 'Greenest' Colleges
Dennis Hofer, January 22, 2011
Every year, the Sierra Club assembles its ?Top 100 Cool Schools? list. Since college campuses are notorious for both consumption and waste, this annual list is intended to recognize those schools taking steps to be more green and environmentally friendly.
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Should You Recycle That Plastic Bottle?
John Platt, January 11, 2011
Reduce, reuse, recycle... we all know that we should use fewer plastic bottles, and recycle the ones we do use, but is that really reducing the greenhouse impact of the bottles themselves? According to one new study, the answer isn't cut-and-dried.
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Yes, Your Individual Actions Make a Difference
John Platt, January 05, 2011
Are you ever afraid that your individual green acts don't amount to a hill of beans? Well don't be. Because yes, your actions, no matter how small, really do make a difference.
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Build a Pond, Save a Frog
John Platt, January 03, 2011
Frogs and other amphibians around the country are endangered by a lack of suitable habitat (among many other factors). You can help reverse that trend by building a frog pond -- and in the process, you just might win a prize!
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Breathe Less Pollution While Riding Your Bike
John Platt, November 04, 2010
Bicycling is just about the best exercise you can get. It's great cardio, it works your legs, and you're outdoors. What's not to love? Oh yeah, all of that pollution you're breathing from the cars on the same roads. What's a lung-loving biker to do?
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E-Waste Report Card: Does Your Gadget Maker Make the Grade?
John Platt, November 02, 2010
More and more electronics companies are willing to take your old items back when you're doing using them or when you buy a replacement. But just how good are those take-back programs, and does the company you're buying a new printer from even have one?
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