Conservation News
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Five ways to green back-to-school
September is right around the corner, and the yearly ritual of back-to-school shopping has already begun. School supplies run the gamut from the utilitarian to the ridiculous and,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (21 days ago) 15 comments- Definitions
- Reuse, Recycling, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Phthalate, Organic
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Microbe managing the gulf spill
A host of tiny microbe managers have taken up the cleanup effort in the Gulf of Mexico. According to an Article in The New York Times, hoards of heroic hydrocarbon-chewing… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (28 days ago) 6 comments- Companies
- BP
- Definitions
- Down
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From Urban Decay to Farming Heyday
On the fringes of what was once touted as the "Paris of the West," "Motor City" and "Motown," Detroit's outlying areas have long suffered from profound vacancy issues. … | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (30 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Victory Garden, Conservation, Biodiversity, Organic
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Largest Oil Leak in Midwest History
These are some mighty dark days for oil. In the wake of the still unfolding BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, news of another massive oil spill in the U.S. is mighty bad news… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (36 days ago) 7 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Web News
- detnews.com
, battlecreekenquirer.com , edition.cnn.com , freep.com , TreeHugger
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Bat populations in the U.S. plummet
My neighbor's barn loft was once host to more than 3,000 bats. At dusk they would swarm out in a great river, riding low over the fields to feed, then disperse upward to capture… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (39 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Conservation
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A National Ocean Policy, good news for beleaguered seas
If there was ever an element that needed defending, it is the element of water. These days, our oceans are particularly at risk. For too long we have functioned under the "out of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (42 days ago) 6 comments -
Five easy ways to avoid harmful chemicals
"Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." Henrik TikkanenThere are so many harmful pollutants in our environment that we have little, immediate,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (46 days ago) 5 comments -
Feature How we can green our Summer
Summertime is here and it's time to get our green in gear. Typically summer is a time where we waste a great number of resources, like water to fuel our summer fun and energy to… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (63 days ago) 12 comments -
Joining hands in peaceful protest
People all across the country will be joining Hands Across The Sand tomorrow. Hands Across The Sand is a movement that inspires people everywhere, to transcend their social borders… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (70 days ago) 13 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Marine conservation
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Clean your plate or else, a new green dining trend?
When it comes to food, it really costs to waste. With world hunger on the rise, that skillfully wielded parental diatribe from a generation or so ago about "starving children in… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (78 days ago) 10 comments- Definitions
- Carbon footprint, Conservation, Consumerism
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