Category: Green news
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How was Earth Hour for you?
Okay, we’re sad to report that we didn’t get to do Earth Hour because we had to go out somewhere, but we hope everyone else got to participate. We’d love to hear what you did for Earth Hour, though, so please leave a comment here!
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What to do?!
It seems we are damned if we do, damned if we don’t. I just read this article saying that clearing land for biofuels aids global warming.
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Superbugs
Stop buying antibacterial soaps, especially with the ingredientTriclosan. Use of antibacterials have spawned antibiotic resistant bacteria. Studies have shown that regular soap is just as effective as antibacterial soap. Try this or this foaming hand soap, and EO hand sanitizer.
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National Parks Pass AND carbon offsets
From Better World Club: Better World Club Is Now Selling National Park Annual Passes Bundled with FREE Carbon Offsets! Better World Club is proud to partner with the National Park Service by offering National Park Annual Passes to BWC members. Though we would prefer to offer them at a discount, we are required to sell…
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Good to know
Last week, after tediously scraping off expired Brummel and Brown yogurt spread so I can put the plastic container in the recycling pile, I read this tip saying that recyclables don’t need to be totally clean. The contents get burned away or cleaned out anyway during re manufacturing. By not rinsing them until spotless, you’ll…
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Ice ice baby
A 160 square mile chunk of Western Antarctic ice has finally collapsed after it started disintegrating on 28 February. It was on the edge of the Wilkins ice shelf for probably 1,500 years. The ice shelf is about the size of the state of Connecticut and now only a narrow beam of thin ice is…
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Buy composting bins from Cub Scouts!
Are you from Ridgefield, Connecticut and in need of composting bins? Cub Scout Pack 26 will be selling composting bins for $50 and scrap pails for $10 at Ridgefield’s Recycling Center on March 29!
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Interesting
I was checking out Inquirer‘s blog network and stumbled on one called Being Filipino. The writer posted a lengthy piece that talks about the things she misses about the Philippines and the first item is particularly noteworthy. 15. TAKING a taxi out of the supermarket — First of all, taking a taxi is very expensive…
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Manila councilor pushes for plastic bag ban
This is the first I’ve heard of a total ban on plastic bags being proposed, and it’s great that local government officials are really working for this! Under Councilor Numero Lim’s proposed ordinance, all supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail business establishments should use paper bags, bayong (woven grass or buri bags) and other biodegradable…
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The Philippines gears up for the Earth Hour
I mentioned a couple of months ago that Manila is participating in Earth Hour, but WWF Philippines is marshaling the entire Philippines to take part! If you’re from the Philippines, keen on joining the Earth Hour, but are wondering how you can make the event fun for you and your team of fellow Earth Hour…