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I am a freelance writer with a degree in journalism, a passion for social justice, and a keen interest in anything green.
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Is Sustainable Farming Going Mainstream? »
Posted by: 3 months ago in Science & Technology
A recent article in Time magazine touted the need for sustainable agriculture. Calling the American food system “energy intensive,” the article predicted that “our industrial ...
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Business Better: What is Open-Sourced Green Building? »
Posted by: 6 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Open-sourced green building sounds like an oxymoron. However, FreeGreen.com provides open-sourced green building designs. Started in April 2008, the year-old company opened up its ...
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Increasing Efficiency In Wind Power - »
Posted by: 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The U.S. wind power sector benefited from the 8,358 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity that was installed last year. The total U ...
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Business Better: Make the Building Sector More Energy Efficient »
Posted by: 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Buildings account for 40 percent of global energy use, according to a recent report for the Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) project by the World ...
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Obama Raises Car Mileage to 35.5 MPG »
Posted by: 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Yesterday, President Obama announced a national program to raise car mileage to 35.5 mpg by 2016 from the current 25 mpg. The joint rule ...
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Business Better: Sustainability is Important to America's Biggest Cities »
Posted by: 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
T he majority of Americans live in cities. According to the 2000 Census, 79 percent live in urban areas. Cities are where construction takes place ...
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Business Better: Study Shows Bioelectricty Better Than Ethanol »
Posted by: 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
A new study concluded that vehicles powered by bioelectricity provided 80 percent more miles of transporation per crop acre than vehicles running on ethanol made ...
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EPA Outlines How to Reduce Your Home's Carbon Footprint »
Posted by: 7 months ago in News
Summer with its hot temperatures and air conditioning is almost here. The three main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from homes are energy use ...
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What is the Best Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions? »
Posted by: 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), co-chair of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, introduced the Cap and Dividend Act of 2009 on April 1 ...
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What Is So Special About Microfinance? - »
Posted by: 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
In 1983, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus visited a Bangladesh village where he loaned $27 to stool makers who paid him back with ...
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How Eco-Savvy Are You? | Use Celsias.com - reduce global °Celsius »
Posted by: 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
It's Earth Month, and that means lots and lots of information coming at you about how to live with a lighter environmental footprint. Of ...
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Green Buildings Reduce Carbon Emissions »
Posted by: 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The operation of buildings in the U.S. accounts for 43 percent of all U.S. carbon emissions, and 76 percent of U.S. electricity ...
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North Dakota's State-Owned Bank Good for Business - »
Posted by: 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance
“California’s the place you ought to be,” according to the theme song of the television show The Beverly Hillbillies. Perhaps now North Dakota is ...
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Reduce Meat Consumption to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions »
Posted by: 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
One of the most cost efficient and easiest way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is to “ reduce meat consumption,” according to Dr. Rajendra Pachauri ...
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Plastic Fetish | Use Celsias.com - reduce global °Celsius »
Posted by: 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Why are plastic bags treated as the root of environmental evil? Do you remember that unspeakably naff designer accessory, I’ m Not A Plastic Bag ...
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