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The news boards are still buzzing from the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill, and new information on how the company is trying to stop the leak becomes available almost on a daily basis. This past Saturday a containment cap was placed on the leaking well, which collected 441,000 gallons of oil. However, approximately 500,000 to [...]
The first inhabitants of Easter Island during 400 AD ended up having no other choice but to resort to cannibalism. So what led them to this extreme behavior? Easter Island is said to be a metaphor for an ecological disaster, because the inhabitants overused and depleted the area of its natural resources to the extent [...]
Reaching out to all members of your community with the message, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Don’t Litter,” can be one of the primary goals of your green team. That includes finding ways to actively involve your schools—their students, faculty and administration. Expanding the message so it has a viral effect is important to your cause.
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What if you could easily determine whether a restaurant was green? It would probably improve your dining experience and make you feel better about paying for a meal that is healthy and eco-friendly. Well, a Boston-based nonprofit called the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) is helping to inform consumers with regard to environmentally friendly restaurants.Currently, GRA [...]
It has been 42 days since the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil rig sunk and became what is known as the worst oil spill since Exxon Valdez. Last week BP initiated its “top kill” operation to seal off the underwater well and permanently stop it from leaking. However, the addition of heavy mud onto [...]