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A Grim Future for Tropical Forests

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 8:14 a.m.

Increasing land use and global warming will deal a devastating one-two punch to tropical forests by the end of the century. In some areas, plant and animal diversity will plummet by the year 2100 ...

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A Modular, Expandable Compost Bin That Can Grow Plants and Store Tools, Too

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Domestic compost bins come in many shapes and sizes, for indoor and outdoor use, tumbling or not, to help you turn organic waste into delicious hummus for garden and pot plants. However, if until now you haven't come across your desired shape or size, check out the Combox. This Spanish compost bin is the first of its kind that is completel ...

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First U.S. Battery Recycling Facility in 20 Years Gets Green Light

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 1:51 p.m.

Credit: Charles Williams It's the first air permit issued in almost 20 years for a new, fully-integrated battery recycling facility in the U.S., says Johnson Controls Inc. The company secured the permit from South Carolina environmental regulators. And they did it in cooperation with local and national groups including the Coastal Conservation League and League of Women Voters of South Carolina ...

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Volcom Drives Jean Donation Program for the Homeless, Donate Yours Today!

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Published Aug. 1, 2010 at 7:19 a.m.

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Image via Volcom. Last year, Volcom, in collaboration with the National Coalition for the Homeless, donated over 5,000 pairs of jeans to fifty homeless shelters nation-wide in a jean recycling program called, "Give Jeans a Chance." This year, the athletic apparel brand is back with 200 more participating Volcom stores in North America and hopes of collecting 10,000+ pairs of jeans. The campaig ...

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Beautiful Floral Ballet Flats (and More) Made From Textile and Footwear Waste (Photos)

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Published July 18, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

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TRAIDremade's Vintage Floral Golightly Pump. Image courtesy of TRAIDremade We recently mentioned that one of the largest textile recycling initiatives in the US will launch in New York City in September. While non profits bid to host the recycling bins, you may be wondering what happens to all of those garments, shoes, and accessories. In the UK, Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development (TRAID) operates 900 recycling ...

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NY May Create Cigarette Butt Recycling Program

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Published June 4, 2010 at 10:24 a.m.

New Yorkers may have to start paying an extra penny for every cigarette they purchase.Michael DenDekker, New York City assemblyman, has proposed a bill to establish a cigarette butt recycling program in the Empire State, funded by a deposit program similar to bottle bills already prevalent around the country.At first striking DenDekker as laughable, the [ ... ] ...

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Modo Breaks Out New, 95% Recycled Eyewear. But Are We Impressed?

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earth conscious, eco

Published May 28, 2010 at 3:10 p.m.

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Image Credit: Earth Conscious Optics Eyewear company Modo is looking to make a big splash with its new line of green eyeglasses, called ECO- Earth Conscious Optics. For around $130, you can look good and feel better, knowing that your designer eye wear is made from at least 95- if not 100- percent recycled stainless steel and repurposed plastic. Modo is touting the new line as "a radically new approach to eyewear," which "reinterprets the whole product lifecycle in an environmentally

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Making Organics Recycling Profitable

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Published May 10, 2010 at 4:04 p.m.

San Francisco loves it. Portland is considering it. And it has been a huge success in Toronto. For the recycling business, organics is the next big thing.An estimated 100 billion pounds of food – about 3,000 per second – is wasted each ...

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Compost Awareness Week: No More Excuses, Start Your Pile

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Published May 3, 2010 at 2:03 a.m.

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Compost Awareness Week will take place May 2-8 this year. And we promise, it’s easier than you think to start composting at home today.The U.S. EPA says about 24 percent of our waste is organic material that can be composted.In fact, ...

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Earthquakes, Global Warming, and Bad Journalism

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:59 a.m.

The author of the best-selling book "The World Without Us" thinks that global warming has caused the recent spate of devastating earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Don't believe him ...

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