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George Monbiot's recent anti-micropower rant is seriously anti-green
Monbiot appears to live in a strange world, more like a parallel universe, where his religious approach to saving the planet means he is forever engaged in strange, almost metaphysical arguments about which policy will or will not harm the environment and confuses himself and others. He even supports large nuclear power stations because they emit no carbon, even though these plants have huge embodied costs, require vast pylons to be built everywhere and even though the industry is moving towards smaller nuclear reactors. In addition to that the nuclear option is unsustainable as – one –
Green (Living) Review
- Sunday, March 7, 2010
Waste site fire may burn for weeks
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) As of February 18, 2010 firefighters have been spending a second week tackling a deep-seated fire at a waste site in West Yorkshire. The fire broke out at the site in Dewsbury on February 7, 2010, and has been smoldering away ever since. The combination of the sheer quantity of waste, difficult access, as the site is located near banking to a river, and the proximity of homes and commercial premises has made this a protracted and delicate operation. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have been working with the Environment Agency and Kirklees Council,
Green (Living) Review
- Saturday, March 6, 2010
Waste for Life: Alleviating Poverty with Waste
Turning trash into resources and helping to alleviate poverty at the same time is an audacious goal, but an organization called Waste for Life has taken it on. The group has been working in Lesotho, South Africa, and Argentina to transform discarded materials, chiefly non-recycled plastic waste, into both domestic products and building materials.
Waste Waste for [...] [ Waste for Life: Alleviating Poverty with Waste Tags: News and Events argentina cartoneros Lesotho paper waste plastic bags Recycling resources waste Waste for Life Waste Reductio
Green Living Ideas
- Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Manchester, U.K. Producing Methane from Human Waste
Cities across the world have begun to embrace methane gas produced from human waste. has announced an ambitious scheme to convert sewage produced by city residents to biomethane in waste water treatment plants.
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Now Manchester, U.K. While most sewage plants burn raw methane to create electricity, Manchester’s plant cleans the gas by removing [...]
Green Living Ideas
- Thursday, June 18, 2009
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Free Food by Avoiding Wasted Food
Avoiding wasted food is a bit like getting free food. Improper storage very often is the cause of food going to waste, in our homes as much as elsewhere. The correct storage of food is what will keep it from spoiling too early and keep us from wasting food. Tags: stop food waste proper food storag by Michael Smith Have you ever felt you were throwing away more food than you were eating? It would appear that that is exactly what we are doing, whether in Britain or the USA.
Green (Living) Review
- Thursday, March 26, 2009
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Where Does Your Garbage Go? MIT Wants To Find Out
Tags: Recycling Waste Reduction MIT recycle removal chain smart tag waste optimiztio You buy something, bring it home, unwrap it, and toss the package in the trash can. On garbage day you put it all into a bigger trash can out on the curb and the magical garbage truck takes it away. But where does the garbage truck take the trash?
Green Living Ideas
- Monday, August 3, 2009
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I'm Tired of Plastic Everything
Tags: waste reduction recycling plasti I try not to buy too much. It seems that everything I do buy has a plastic component. Despite my best efforts to avoid it I end up with a seemingly endless amount of plastic to recycle. I can't figure it out.
Living In a Toxic World
- Monday, April 27, 2009
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Reducing waste
"Reducing waste" — what a huge topic! The reduce.org Web site doesn't claim to be the last word on ways to reduce waste, but this list should give you an idea of what you can to expect within the site. How to compost your organics Get growing, stop throwing Composting critters Can I compost it? Get started: The simple steps Using finished compost Common problems and solutions Links to other resources Reducing waste at home Reduce paper waste at home Reduce packaging waste Reduce mercury in your home Prevent food waste
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
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Tips for Going Green at School
Tags: Kids green schools Klean Kanteen low waste lunch no waste lunch Reusable water bottle ride the bus to school Terra Wellingto Going green has become an important priority for schools all over the country. While teachers and administrators are doing plenty to instill green values into school curricula and infrastructure, the best place to teach kids what to do at school, is…well at home!
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Green Living Ideas
- Thursday, August 13, 2009
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Waste for Life: Alleviating Poverty with Waste
Turning trash into resources and helping to alleviate poverty at the same time is an audacious goal, but an organization called Waste for Life has taken it on. The group has been working in Lesotho, South Africa, and Argentina to transform discarded materials, chiefly non-recycled plastic waste, into both domestic products and building materials.
Waste Waste for [...] [ Waste for Life: Alleviating Poverty with Waste Tags: News and Events argentina cartoneros Lesotho paper waste plastic bags Recycling resources waste Waste for Life Waste Reductio
Green Living Ideas
- Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Waste = Food (documentary)
The waste production world wide is enormous and if we do not do anything we will soon have turned all our resources into one big messy landfill. If waste would become food for the biosphere or the technosphere (all the technical products we make), production and consumption could become beneficial for the planet. They realize that economically seen waste is destruction of capital. An inspiring documentary on the Cradle to Cradle design concept of the chemist Michael Braungart and the architect William McDonough. Winner of the Silver Dragon at the Beijing International Science
The Green Changemakers
- Friday, June 27, 2008
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Compost your organic waste
Don't trash it! Compost critters Can I compost it? Getting started Using compost Common problems, simple solutions Links & resources If you have a yard that generates most any kind of green waste, you probably have the right ingredients and enough room to set up your own compost bin. Composting is easy and cheap, you can cut down your garbage by hundreds of pounds each year, and create a mixture that can be used to improve the soil.
The Green Changemakers
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
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8 Ways to Green School Waste
Not only can you teach your kids the importance of reuse and recycle, but you can also shed that unwanted waste. Here are eight great ways to reuse or donate some of the most common school waste items. From your tray to the garden So maybe food was not the first thing that came to mind when you thought of school waste. by Brandy Norleen It’s the end of another school year, and there are a lot of supplies left over: graded papers, book bags and sharpened pencils, just to name a few. The summer vacation has started for students.
The Green Changemakers
- Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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