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New Jersey Receives $14.5M Recycling Grant

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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 2:02 a.m.

As part of its commitment to increase recycling participation statewide, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection awarded a record $14.5 million to local governments for recycling programs. This amount is nearly double 2008’s ...

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Recycling Mystery: Plastic #7

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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

Recycling plastics 1-6 is usually pretty straightforward, as each category correlates with a specific resin.But plastic #7 is literally the “catch-all” category. Dubbed as “Other,” plastic #7 includes those resins that do ...

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ELF Fugitive Sentenced for Drug Charges in China

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Published Nov. 28, 2009 at 2:18 p.m.

Justin Solondz, an environmental activist who was wanted by the FBI for “eco-terrorism” charges tied to the Earth Liberation Front, has been sentenced to 3 years in a Chinese prison for manufacturing drugs. Back in June I reported on his arrest via Twitter, and now much more details have emerged about his life overseas and [ ... ]Related posts: Activism Labeled “Blackmail,” UK Animal Activists Sentenced to 4-11 Years in Prison Environmentalist Sentenced to 21 Years as a

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Could Cigarette Butts Lower Your Home Energy Use?

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Published Nov. 25, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

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If the title of this news story has you curious, you’re not alone. We are too.A London community is studying an innovative technology which may allow for the recycling of discarded cigarette butts into home insulation. The community ...

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Are You a Global Warming Sucker?

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Published Nov. 24, 2009 at 1:44 p.m.

Yesterday the "big news" in global warming was that some hackers broke into the private emails of climate scientists, cherry-picked a few comments, then published them completely out of context to make it appear like the scientists were lying to ...

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Newest Weapon Against Climate Change: Rocks

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Published Nov. 24, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

A strong contender in the fight against global warming may be right under our feet ...

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Global Warming Emails Heat Up Debate

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Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 2:50 p.m.

Thousands of emails hacked from a research center have provided fodder for climate naysayers ...

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6 Ways Agriculture Impacts Global Warming

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Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 2:11 p.m.

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Photo credit: SugarCreekPhoto via Flickr Sure, agriculture provides us with the food we all eat every day. But do you know how those agricultural practices impact global warming? Turns out there's some pretty big impacts, on both the sustainable and industrial sides of the equation; employing sustainable practices, like organic agriculture, has huge potential to help in the fight against global warming, and maintaining the status quo with widespread industrial agricultural practices will

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Study Finds Women Are ‘Recycling Enforcers’

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

A survey conducted by Plastics Make It Possible shows that 70 percent of households make recycling a priority, and more than two-thirds of these residents cite that the woman of the home serves as the “recycling enforcer.”As a part of ...

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U.K. Tests Dirty Diaper Recycling

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 2:02 a.m.

When a new recycling facility opens next year in Birmingham, England, it won’t specialize in typical curbside products or other materials growing in recycling popularity, such as electronics and tires. This site will collect disposable ...

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