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Battery Recycling Hits Record High
Despite a down economy, battery recycling is at an all-time high. According to Call2Recycle, battery recycling collection saw a 6.9 percent increase, and Call2Recycle collected 6.1 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in 2009. Call2Recycle… Read the original here:  Battery Recycling Hits...
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NASA Releases the Best Picture of Earth Ever
NASA Releases the Best Picture of Earth Ever
Photo via NASA Never before has the Earth been captured in such high resolution. Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center recently uploaded an amazing series of composite pictures of our planet , named “Blue Marble,” onto the photo sharing Web site Flickr . One look at such...
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Nike Creates World Cup Jerseys From Landfill Plastic
Nike Creates World Cup Jerseys From Landfill Plastic
Photo: AFP In doing their part to help make the upcoming World Cup a bit greener, Nike has unveiled their official team jerseys–made from plastic bottles found in landfills. Players from Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands will be wearing the once-was-waste shirts, and millions of fans are expected...
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Jamie Oliver Meets Some First Graders Who Don’t Know Fruits and Vegetables
Jamie Oliver Meets Some First Graders Who Don’t Know Fruits and Vegetables
photo via jamie oliver If you need further proof that our nation’s food system needs to be rethought, check out this video where chef Jamie Oliver encounters some first grade students who cannot identify popular fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, eggplant, and cauliflower. The video comes form...
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Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products Don’t grind old tires; slice ‘em and roll ‘em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn’t...
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Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products Don’t grind old tires; slice ‘em and roll ‘em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn’t...
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Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products Don’t grind old tires; slice ‘em and roll ‘em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn’t...
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Posted by in Earth, Environment on 02 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products Don’t grind old tires; slice ‘em and roll ‘em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn’t...
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Glocal: An American Family Leaves It All Behind to Live Locally in England
Glocal from Jeff Heie on Vimeo . This film is an inspiration for all those adve… Read the full story on TreeHugger The rest is here:  Glocal: An American Family Leaves It All Behind to Live Locally in England
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Glocal: An American Family Leaves It All Behind to Live Locally in England
Glocal from Jeff Heie on Vimeo . This film is an inspiration for all those adve… Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original here:  Glocal: An American Family Leaves It All Behind to Live Locally in England
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