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Eco-Movies in Your Mailbox

Posted by Jessica Ridenour on April 15, 2008 - 6:39pm.

Start your eco-makeover from the comfort of your couch



5 Holiday Eco Decorating Tips

5 Holiday Eco Decorating TipsPosted by Joe R on November 16, 2007 - 6:33pm.

By Jodi Helmer

Step away from that festive-looking flocked plastic wreath — and start opting for holiday decorations that really are green. You’ll feel even better giving green gifts this year if your present-opening happens amid halls decked in eco-friendly style.




Top 10 Green Gift Wrap Ideas

Top 10 Green Gift Wrap IdeasPosted by Joe R on November 16, 2007 - 6:04pm.

By Ginny Figlar




Recycling Your Holiday with Danny Seo

Recycling Your Holiday with Danny SeoPosted by mattronica on January 23, 2006 - 2:03pm.

 

From greeting cards to candy canes to ribbon, Danny Seo offers fun and useful tips on recycling your holiday decorations.

 

 




Polar Bear is Listed as Threatened Species

May 15, 2008 - 9:12pm
from LA Times
The animal, whose habitat has been shrinking with the melting of Arctic sea ice, is the first to be designated as threatened with extinction mainly because of global warming.
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Giant Study Pinpoints Changes From Climate Warming

May 14, 2008 - 5:45pm
from Reuters
Human-generated climate change made flowers bloom sooner and autumn leaves fall later, turned some polar bears into cannibals and some birds into early breeders, a vast global study reported on Wednesday.
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Salmon Gone, Fishermen Try to Adapt on a Changing Coast

May 12, 2008 - 1:39pm
from NY Times
So long, salmon. Steve Wilson is refitting his 51-foot troller to fish for the future. No longer will he cast for the conflicted symbol of Northwest abundance and bitterness. No more fishing for a myth.
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Restaurant Grease Becoming Hot Target for Thieves

May 12, 2008 - 1:37pm
from NPR
With demand for biodiesel on the rise, the market value of the grease that's used to make it has shot up in recent years. "Grease bandits" are stealing used fry grease from restaurants, as well as from businesses that collect and purify it, says Ben Arnoldy of the The Christian Science Monitor.
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The GIY Guide: Seed Bombs Away!

Posted by Nicole Gluckstern on May 12, 2008 - 1:21am.

By far the easiest method of urban space reclamation is the seed package, or “bomb.”



Flame Retardant Found in Peregrine Falcon Eggs

May 9, 2008 - 1:32am
from San Francisco Chronicle
The eggs of peregrine falcons living in California's big cities contain some of the highest levels ever found in wildlife of a flame retardant used in consumer products, a new study has found.
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