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Turning CO2 into Something Useful

by Bea April 21st, 2009 | Pollution
My jaw dropped to the floor in disbelief the other day. A person in one of my lectures actually had the nerve to speak up and say, "Nothing that we can do could save our world." He then continued to tell us about how there was no way that we could reverse what we have done to the ozone later and that there was no way or process to turn CO2 into something usable. Okay, okay, first of all, studies have been done to show that we have started to prevent, and even reverse, the depletion of the ozone layer.
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Being Green with the Dogs

by Valerie Mae Diola December 9th, 2008 | Easy Ideas, Outdoor Ideas, Pollution

For those of you who have dogs at home, where do your dogs relieve themselves, and where do you put their waste? Don’t you know that instead of throwing your dogs’ feces in the garbage, you can make fertilizer out of it?


We are renting a house with a spacious yard full of fruit-bearing trees and grass. My dogs can’t access the yard easily because there’s a bamboo fence. So, what they usually do is they relieve themselves in the grassy area of my garden which is

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How Hybrids Work

by Louise November 11th, 2008 | Pollution, Transportation Tips
I'm sure you've heard it all before: hybrids are energy-efficient, help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases produced by cars, and will help you save money on gas. Yet, it seems that some of us don't buy it, quite literally. Many of us cling to what we're used to, praying to believe the myths that say things like, "A Hummer is more efficient than a hybrid because of the energy put into making its battery." False, false, false. This myth actually originated from an article that has since been retracted because it was based off of irrelevant data.

A normal gas-powered car can travel very
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Is Ethanol the Answer?

by Lisa Stauber September 9th, 2008 | Pollution, Reduce

Ethanol has been touted as an alternative, renewable energy source. It is created from plant matter, and there is no drilling required. If the United States could convert from imported oil to an ethanol-based biofuel, energy independence would be assured. Or would it?


Ethanol in America is derived from corn kernels and has been used to fuel cars in the past. In fact, Henry Ford’s Model T was designed to run on 100% ethanol. The Clean Air Act passed in 1990 mandates that standard petroleum-based gasoline is to be mixed with ethanol in certain cities to cut down

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Family Planning and Fish Pollution

by Lisa Stauber August 12th, 2008 | Pollution, Reduce

Caring about the environment means caring about our local waterways. Polluted waterways damage ecosystems, harm animals, and are an early sign of impending ecological disaster.



Unfortunately, many people don’t think about how the choices they make in everyday life affect our water quality. Many products used by Americans every day are damaging sensitive fish.



Artificial contraceptives, such as the pill, are a major cause of chemical pollution. A growing concern among scientists is the fact that so many synthetic human hormones

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