President Barack Obama’s grandmother recently had her house in Kogelo, Kenya outfitted with solar panels through Greenpeace’s Solar Generation program. The program, which also installed solar panels on the Senator Barack Obama School in Kogelo, is a 20 day workshop to teach young Kenyans about the benefits of solar panels, as well as how to [...]
Continue reading...13. October 2009
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The U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored Solar Decathlon pits 20 teams from around the world against each other in a contest to build the best solar-powered house. The teams have three weeks to assemble their houses, which are mostly constructed ahead of time at a different location. The houses, which line the National Mall in Washington, [...]
Continue reading...13. October 2009
Even those who bring their canvas bags to the grocer religiously forget them from time to time. If you’re like me, you have a cabinet full of plastic bags still leftover from the pre-reusable bag days. Plastic shopping bags are quite a nuisance to both the consumer and the environment, but luckily, there’s a ton [...]
Continue reading...9. October 2009
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The state of consumerism has turned into a revolving door of buying poorly made, environmentally unfriendly, disposable products manufactured with planned obsolescence in mind. The only thing that the average consumer seems to care about now being how low of a price something can be obtained at. This in turn has led to our culture [...]
Continue reading...8. October 2009
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced winners of the third annual Lifecycle Building Challenge today. The term Lifecycle Building refers to design that takes into consideration disassembly and deconstruction, or in other words, constructing buildings that can be recycled. Each year, 100 million tons of construction and demolition debris is added to landfills, making [...]
Continue reading...8. October 2009
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A new online tool allows users to compare the radiation levels of more than a thousand cellphones available in the United States. The tool, created by the Environmental Working Group, comes on the heel of scientific research that suggests a link between cellphone use and brain salivary gland tumors. The researchers at EWG believe government [...]
Continue reading...7. October 2009
Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is the crown jewel of the state of California’s natural wonders. Created in 1890, it is the third oldest national park in America, and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With it’s towering rock cliffs, abundant wildlife and wilderness activities for all ages, this park is something everyone [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2009
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Although none of the most polluted cities in the world are located in the United States, that doesn’t mean the air quality here is perfect. In fact, the American Lung Association believes that 60 percent of Americans (roughly 186.1 million people) live in areas where air pollution threatens their lives. The State of the Air [...]
Continue reading...5. October 2009
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air pollution is no small problem. With the possibility of the air inside your home being anywhere from twice to 100 times as polluted as air in your backyard, replacing your household cleaners with eco-friendly alternatives is an easy fix for a huge problem. Besides reducing the toxicity [...]
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15. October 2009
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