Brooklyn’s Troubled Waters
August 7, 2009
When it was built, the shores of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal were home to bustling industries. Now the canal is now one of the most polluted waterways in the U.S.
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Upcycling is the New Recycling — OC-Based Author Spots Trends and California’s Loose Ends
August 2, 2009
The biggest current trend of in reuse? Upcycling, according to author K.B. Keilbach. Upcycling simply takes something, cleans it and uses it for something else.
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Get to Packing with These Eco-Friendly Crates
July 30, 2009
The landfill typically is the place where discarded plastic goes to die, except it can take up to 450 years for it to decompose on its own. But, Rent-a-Green-Box, a company specializing in moving and packing supplies made from recycled materials, gives unrecycled plastic a new life with its Recopack moving crates.
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Accor North America Joins EPA Intiatitve
July 29, 2009
Accor North America has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP).
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The ABCs of Residential Recycling in Tampa
July 28, 2009
Each city has different ways to encourage citizens to recycle, so it may be a bit confusing if you’re new to the area or decide you want to start recycling, but here are a few ways Tampa has made it easy for you to get involved.
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Nike’s New Leather Policy: No Sourcing From Amazon Rainforest
July 27, 2009
Nike has created a policy to not source leather from cattle raised in the Amazon rainforest (the company says it already does not source from there) and will require that suppliers create leather tracing systems.
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The Great California Plaza Experiment
July 26, 2009
Simply put, a public plaza gives people a place to sit and hang out. It’s an open area, often filled with plants and fountains, along with other outside decor. They are mostly found in bigger cities, but a few have found their way into up-and-coming cities.
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AT&T to Switch to 2.6M LEDs in Signage, Save Millions
July 20, 2009
By switching the lighting on signs in 6,500 of its stores to an LED lighting system from General Electric, AT&T will save nearly 6 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year.
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MIT Project Uses Electronic Tags To Study Trash, Recycling
July 17, 2009
With a goal of converting more trash into recycling, volunteers for an MIT research project are attaching electronic tags to items put in the trash in New York City and Seattle.
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Sara Lee Focuses on Three-Prong Approach to Sustainability
July 15, 2009
Sara Lee’s sustainability strategy focuses on three key areas — wellness and nutrition, environmental responsibility and social responsibility.