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If The Bees Go, We’Re Next?
Sep 29 2014 08:45 PM | eds in Green Living
About 1/3 of all the crops grown for food in the US, . . . depend on honeybees for pollination, . . . yet entire colonies of honeybees are disappearing every day. About 70% of all plants are dependent on bees and . . . other species of native insects f...
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Follow The Money: Portugal’S #renewable Electri...
Apr 19 2018 02:00 PM | eds in Green Living
Portugal’s Renewable Electricity, . . . Production, exceeded Consumption. Portugal’s renewable electricity, comes largely from: . . . . . . Hydroelectric generation, and . . . . . . Wind power, which, in March, supplied . . . . . . 55% and 42% (respec...
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Ecochi Tips From Grandma Jean
Jun 03 2012 09:35 PM | eds in Green Living
Wear a hat in the sun Skin cancer is on the rise so be sure to wear your hat between the hours of 10:00am- 4:00pm. Hang your clothes outdoors to dry Save energy by taking advantage of the warm weather to dry your clothes outdoors and enjoy freshne...
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‘Demand Flexibility’ Renewables Could Save Bill...
Feb 15 2018 02:35 PM | eds in Green Living
‘Demand flexibility,' . . . is Rocky Mountain Institute’s (RMI), term for the capability of: . . . . . . water heaters, . . . . . . air conditioners, . . . . . . plug-in electric vehicles, and . . . . . . other loads, . . . to provide a massive set...
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Volkswagen’S: #electrify America Program
Apr 19 2018 01:45 PM | eds in Green Living
As part of its settlement agreement with the US government, . . . in relation to the diesel vehicle emissions scandal, . . . Volkswagen was ordered to put . . . $2 billion into the development of, . . . electric vehicle charging stations throughou...
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World’S 1St Famine In 6 Years
Feb 21 2017 06:50 PM | eds in Green Living
The United Nations, and South Sudanese government, said . . . 100,000 people, are already suffering, and . . . one million more, are expected to face starvation soon. And it is entirely manmade. . . . The United Nations said war, and economic troubles,...
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Symbiotic Relationship Of Fish & Plants
Oct 28 2013 05:35 PM | eds in Green Living
Aqualibrium: The fish live in an enclosure in the bottom of the system, . . . where they poop on a regular basis. . . . A pump continuously carries that waste-laden water up into the top section, . . . . . . where it serves as a fertilizer for the plan...
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France’S Ban On Fracking Is ‘Absolute’
Oct 14 2013 01:55 PM | eds in Green Living
France’s ban on fracking was finally completed Friday, . . . as its constitutional court upheld a 2011 law prohibiting the practice and . . . canceling all exploration permits. The decision posted on the court’s website said . . . the ban “conforms to...
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Home Of The Future: Renewable Energy
Aug 17 2016 12:30 AM | eds in Green Living
The “home of the future,” will be an appliance, with: . . . . . . Rooftop Solar, . . . . . . Battery Storage, . . . . . . Inverter, and . . . . . . Electric Vehicle Charger, . . . all linked together, . . . with easy-to-use management software. 8-16-2...
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45 Compelling Eco Infographics
Feb 04 2012 06:35 AM | Hayden in Green Living
Sometimes to help put things like the imminent threats of rising seas, air pollution, energy consumption and the size of the great pacific garbage patch into perspective we need a more visual representation of the data. Infographics make complex data...
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De-Electrification Of Australia’S Grid
Aug 04 2013 10:05 PM | eds in Green Living
One of the certainties in the energy business used to be, . . . the regular year-in, year-out rise in demand for electricity. The peak in 2008, the outlook for electricity investment was looking rosy, . . . but average demand has reduced by about . . ....
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Reusable Space Launch Components
Nov 25 2015 06:25 PM | eds in Green Living
Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, . . . before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas. 11-25-2015 Source: Reusable space launch components
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Solar: A Key To Greece’S Economic Recovery
Aug 04 2015 02:05 AM | eds in Green Living
One of Greece’s many financial challenges, . . . relates to its heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels. . . . Greenpeace wants to change this by further solarizing Greece. Greece’s spends 800 million euros each year in oil subsidies, and . . . 6 out...
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Pieces Of Obama’S New Climate Plan
Jun 25 2013 08:05 PM | eds in Green Living
Doubling renewable energy by 2020 Establishing strong new goals for energy efficiency Launching a climate data initiative Stopping the public financing of international coal projects Potentially avoiding construction of Keystone XL Source: Climate
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Water Transportaton
Dec 09 2013 03:55 AM | eds in Green Living
Can also be used for water: . . . . . . transporting, . . . . . . drinking, . . . . . . bathing, . . . . . . drip irrigation, . . . . . . produce sales, and . . . . . . washing machine. 2013-12-08 Source: Washing Machine
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Follow The Money: 2°C Finance
Sep 14 2014 11:25 PM | eds in Green Living
HESTA, has become the first established fund in Australia, . . . to announce that it is restricting investments in coal, . . . across its entire $29 billion portfolio. Investment bank HSBC this week coined a new expression, . . . 2°C finance –...
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Copenhagen’S Car-Free Streets
Jun 03 2012 07:00 PM | eds in Green Living
Can Americans give up their cars? What would be the impact on our cities? What is the Cost of Owning a Car each year? Would local businesses dye or grow. What is the impact on jobs?
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World’S C02 Emissions Held In Check
Jun 21 2015 10:35 PM | eds in Green Living
The World’s C02 emissions were held in check in 2014, But, they continued to rise in North America. New carbon emissions rules from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), . . . will result in coal-fired power plant shutdowns, . . . potentially m...
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Climate Change: Strongest Storm Ever!
Nov 07 2013 09:10 PM | eds in Green Living
Super typhoon Haiyan closes in on Philippines, . . . among strongest storms EVER! Haiyan’s maximum sustained winds to . . . 195 mph with gusts to 235 mph headed for the Philippines, . . . one of the most powerful storms witnessed. . . . Widespread...
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Alzheimer’S: The Nose. . . Know's
Dec 21 2016 05:10 PM | eds in Green Living
When it comes to medications that are being designed to treat Alzheimer's disease, . . . it is widely believed that they may only work, . . . if they're administered before dementia sets in. Previous research has already suggested, . . . that...
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#canada’S Oil
Aug 14 2017 12:45 PM | eds in Green Living
Since oil prices collapsed in 2014, . . . Canada has lost more than . . . 40,000 jobs in: . . . . . . oil, . . . . . . gas, and . . . . . . related industries. In Alberta, which produces about 80% of Canada's oil, . . . renewable energy capacity i...
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World’S Most Sustainable Country?
Jul 09 2015 12:25 PM | eds in Green Living
Robeco Quantitative Strategies says, . . . the “most sustainable country in the world” is, . . . Sweden. 07-09-2015 Source: World’s Most Sustainable Country?
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World’S First Fossil Fuel–Free Nation
Oct 13 2015 08:55 PM | eds in Green Living
The Swedish government is quite serious, . . . about its renewable energy goals, . . . seeking to become, . . . the world’s first fossil fuel–free nation. 10-13-2015 Source: World’s First Fossil Fuel–Free Nation
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Solar: Haskell County, Texas
Dec 12 2015 06:00 PM | eds in Green Living
Construction on the 2nd largest solar plant in Texas is underway. . . . The $280 million project sits on about, . . . 1,200 acres of land in Haskell County. “Most of the people that they're hiring out here are, . . . people that were laid of...
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7 Diy Seed Pots Starting Seeds Indoors
Apr 04 2014 08:10 PM | eds in Green Living
If you have a sunny window, . . . you can get some of your veggies started indoors right now. The sooner you start your seeds, . . . the bigger the plants will be when it's time to put them in the soil, and . . . the quicker you'll be able to b...
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