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Vehicle of Change
These touring students give new meaning to school bus When is a school bus not a school bus? When it’s a Big Green Bus, touring the country with a load of college students and recent graduates eager to spread the word about biofuels, energy, and anything else they can get people to talk about. Sarah […]
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That Sounds Perhaps Not So Clean
In need of a new solvent, dry cleaners turn to petroleum As dry cleaners stop using the solvent perchloroethylene, a suspected carcinogen that’s being phased out in California, New York, Toronto, and elsewhere, some are choosing a surprising replacement: petroleum-based solvents. Um … what? Turns out petroleum was the solvent of choice in the industry’s […]
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Their Bark Is Worse For Our Blight
Decade-long study says trees may not be good at offsetting carbon Step away from the vegetation, treehuggers, and find something else to embrace. New research finds that when it comes to offsetting greenhouse gases, trees may not be up to the challenge. For 10 years, Duke University researchers plied a stand of North Carolina loblolly […]
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A Jolly Good Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation offers climate aid to Asia, Africa Comin’ on over to the dirty-hippie side, the Rockefeller Foundation has announced an investment of $70 million over the next five years to help communities in Asia and Africa withstand the effects of climate change. The foundation will focus on developing adaptation strategies for affected populations, and, […]
