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From the New York Times, February 27, 2008CHICAGO — Regional government agencies around the Great Lakes spend some $15 billion a year to protect the lakes from invasive species, contaminated sediment and sewage overflows, a new study shows. But local officials say that still more protection is needed and that the United States and Canadian governments should pay for it.“They’re saying it’s not a

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/technology/13chip.html?ref=environmentThis article details an agreement among some of the biggest technology, computer, and online companies to reduce the amount of energy used in computing. This is a great achievement of free market enterprisers taking the initiative to stay ahead of regulation, to be proactive, and to overall reduce the negative envirohuman

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You may or may not have heard this bit of advice before now. If you're hearing this for the first time, congratulations on an easy money- and environment-saving tip. If this tip is a repeat for you, please take action -- this one is easy!Many of our everyday appliances continue to use energy even when they are not in use. For instance, our televisions, DVD players, and gaming systems might

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We'll return to defining and attempting to shed light on the significance of the "envirohuman impact" soon. In the meantime, here's a great article.Already a hit in Europe, green roofs have begun to take hold in the U.S. as another building method to help make buildings more environmentally sustainable.Link to article: "Will 'green' roofs be a red-hot trend?"What stood out: "In Chicago, Mayor

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Envirohuman impact. Here we have, again, a new word for an old concept. It's the very reason that humans care about the environment (despite not historically "taking" care of the environment so well). In essence, we care to some degree that damage to the environment could come back to hinder our own capabilities to live comfortably. So what's the big deal about naming the concept -- taking

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We're going to begin over the next series of posts to examine exactly what is meant by the term, "envirohuman impact." It sounds simple and self-explanatory, and in many ways, that's true. But it's a word of my own invention and one that I would like to see taken up for everyday use. The idea behind it is old -- it is the idea that decisions that humans make have an impact on the environment.

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An easy little contribution you can make toward a positive envirohuman impact: buy reusable cloth grocery bags. They're cheap and they take neither trees (as paper bags do) nor oil (as most plastic bags do) to make. And once you've purchased them, they're yours forever -- bring them with you every time you go to the store and in one more way, you're becoming part of the solution! When you use

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Best 'green' materials for your homeFrom the article:"What's most eco-friendly differs widely, depending on your location, your climate, your project, what's locally available and on the expertise and customs of local craftsmen. It's a good bet, though, that a material is green if it: * Saves water or energy; * Replaces toxic chemicals with safe, healthy components; * Conserves natural

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A BargainFrom the Economist, May 4, 2007:This story eventually gets down to an estimate of what it would cost to alleviate the problem of global warming:"And what is the right price? The report says that to stabilise greenhouse-gas concentrations at 550 parts per million (a level most scientists think safeish) would require a price of $20-50 per tonne of carbon by 2020-30. That is along the lines

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Sure, they cost more up-front, but compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are probably one of the easiest installments you can make to reduce your carbon footprint. While they cost a few times as much as their incandescent counterparts, they last longer and use much less energy. They also convert much more of the energy used to light than do incandescents. Incandescents have more heat output

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Most of us can drink our water a little more responsibly.http://www.slate.com/id/2165124/?GT1=10034This blog post from the Slate discusses restaurants switching from serving bottled waters from Europe to going back to tap water.Just part of a trend to at least appear, and, in many cases, to actually be "greener" to your customers. Restaurants are more and more finding that the same customers who

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Today's post will be one of many concerning the question, "So what can I do?" We can all make changes in our daily purchases that are more environmentally responsible. If a large enough percentage of our population does so, the positive impact could be great.I came across one website and line of products that, while I have not tried them, I likely will give a few of them a try in my own home

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From The NY TimesApril 29, 2007Carbon-Neutral Is Hip, but Is It Green?http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/weekinreview/29revkin.html?ref=environmentAmong celebrities and large corporations, there exists a lot of "green hype" including the idea of buying carbon offsets -- basically paying money to a company that might fund carbon-neutral energy or plant trees on one's behalf to absorb CO2. The

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Greetings!Thank you for your visit. This blog is the result of both my own frustration with current environmental conditions and the lack of healthy political dialogue leading to swift progressive change related to the environment in the U.S., the world's largest polluter.More than those reasons, this blog also is the result of hope for better environmental policies. There are reasons to

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