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Archive for November 2007

November 19th, 2007

European Union Gives Kudos To China

All of China’s efforts in helping out in the fight against global warming were not in vain. Of course, each little step we take to win the battle against climate change does help out a lot. And China’s efforts were recognized recently by the European Union.
Guido Sacconi is the chairperson of the European Parliament’s Temporary […]

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November 17th, 2007

There’s A Cure For Global Warming?

According to a new report I came across a couple of days ago, a group of scientists have been able to develop a possible cure to global warming. It is actually a process which would help lessen the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The scientists hail from Harvard University and Penn State University. […]

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November 16th, 2007

A Man’s Recycling Ideas

In the United Kingdom, there is this man in the Weston province who believes that people are really wasteful but could save on a lot if they really did look at the amount of garbage that they throw out each day. In his musings, this man, Simon Kerrigan, has come up with his own ideas […]

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November 15th, 2007

This Small Plastic Village

It is amazing to think that people really are resourceful. And one of the best examples of this would be Herman Pearman, a resident of Heritage Hall in Roanoke who is currently 88 years old. What Pearman did was that he built his own small plastic village using those drinking straws that usually litter the […]

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November 14th, 2007

More Recycle Bins = Higher Recycling Rate

Is there really a significance between the number of recycle bins and the rate of people recycling? Some may answer yes and some may answer no. However, there is already a definite answer to that and that answer is backed up by a study so there really is proof.
According to a study which was done […]

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November 13th, 2007

Students Learn About Being Green From Robot

One of the best ways to teach students about the lesson at hand is to make the whole experience pretty interesting. And it seems like having a robot that can rap is a surefire way to get the attention of the students and make them learn their lessons the fun way.
In the United Kingdom, the […]

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November 12th, 2007

Teaching About Recycling

John Pepi is the solid waste manager over at the University of Massachusetts. One of the things that he does well is helping out lessen the amount of garbage that the school produces. He also does help out in teaching students the facts about recycling and looking at what we throw away.
The Daily Collegian tells […]

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November 10th, 2007

Children’s Toys: What Do You Do With Them

Kids grow up too quickly and from that little tot who plays with Barney stuffed toys, you wake up one morning to realize that he has already become the kid who plays with PSPs. And so you take a look at your storage room to see tons of toys for younger kids that your own […]

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November 9th, 2007

So Now You Want To Learn More About The Environment

Well, what do you do exactly? You do basically know that the environment is somewhat in danger and we all are in peril as well. However, that is where your knowledge ends and you think you need to widen it up a bit.
One of the things that you can do to learn more about the […]

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November 8th, 2007

Toxic Trespass: Documentary On Environment and Health

There were times when documentaries would leave us all snoring in our seats. However, the way films are made and how they are presented has changed with time and it sure is an interesting film to watch, this Toxic Trespass.
Toxic Trespass is a documentary created by Barri Cohen. According to him, he is hoping that […]

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