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by Joe Laur

The Circle Economy

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“… and go round and round and round in the circle game.” — Joni Mitchell



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by Joe Laur

“What Would We Do If ...?” Thinking Big on Spaceship Earth

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Buckminster Fuller once likened our planet to a spaceship hurtling through the universe.

Since no “instruction book” came with “Spaceship Earth,” he cautioned that to survive, we need to learn how to look at the planet as one whole system, and conserve resources accordingly. He urged us to “think big”.


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State of Our World, State of our Resources, Our State of Mind

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Where you can do the most good Conserving, Recycling, Reusing

As the calendar page flips over on January 1st, we enter a new year, and a new decade. Goodbye to the “aughts”, hello to the “teens”! What will our “teen years” bring us on the resources front? What’s the state of our resources and how can we resolve to make the most of them?


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by elink

Waste-to-Resources Through the Years

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We've come a long way in our recycling, reusing, and reducing efforts. And in honor of America Recycles Day, Greenopolis has put together a timeline of Waste-to-Resources. Check it out! There's some cool stuff you probably didn't know about waste and recycling.

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by anthony zolezzi

Saving The World While Enjoying Its Beauty

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An Idyllic Island Provides Some Practical Idealists An Ideal Setting To Find New Ways To Save The World

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I have just gotten back from spending four days in Iceland with the most eclectic, brilliant and galvanizing group of individuals I ever had the pleasure of meeting. We had come together to discuss nothing less than how the people of the world might be saved from destruction in ways that make sense and can be quickly facilitated.

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Follow Nathan: Exploring Central New York Where the Amish, Sustainability and Modern Life Collide With My Imagination

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The ride on route 20 west from Utica to Cazenovia, NY was about as agreeable as one could hope for. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and the land was flat. I spent a lot of time taking pictures and admiring the many vast and beautiful dairy farms. Old men were out mowing their lawns and women were working in their gardens.

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Follow Nathan: Dave Gross of the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY Looks to Turn Waste Into Resources

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Starbucks Wastes Large Amounts of Water

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I came across this rather disheartening story this morning. Starbucks, the famous and increasingly ubiquitous coffee shop, is in trouble with environmentalists (including this one) for irresponsible water use. It seems that it is company policy to have a faucet running below the counter of every Starbucks on the planet at all times. The company claims that this keeps the washing area hygienic.

As you may have guessed, running faucets in every Starbucks on the planet (yes, all 10,000 of them) adds up to quite a bit of water--23.4 million liters a day, to be exact.

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Should we harvest resources on other planets to save ours?

Yes! The sooner, the better!
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Yes - if we make we don't harm the other planet.
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Yes, but only if the economics work out to be profitable.
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Maybe... I'm skeptical.
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Importing alien resources? No way?
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The Best Green Online Games?

I've been searching for the best green-themed online games.  Games that support or teach sustainability or environmental concepts through engaging activities. 

FreeRiceOne of my favorite is FreeRice.com - http://freerice.com/ - for every vocabulary word you get right, the site donates 20 grains of rice through the United Nations.  See how full your rice bowl can get! 


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