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Abbott Cuts Use of Oil and Coal by 35 Percent

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Atlantic Ocean Has Large Garbage Patch, Too.

08/12/2010 - 1:04pm GMT

Increased recycling efforts are needed to help curb ocean garbage. A newly discovered ocean gyre exists in the Atlantic, according to a National Geographic report. The Atlantic Garbage Patch sits several hundred miles off North America and covers a...

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43% of GM Manufacturing Facilities Achieve ‘Zero Landfill’ Status

05/11/2010 - 7:25am GMT

62 of General Motors manufacturing plants are recycling or reusing all of the normal wastes from production. In 2008, GM announced its goal to transform one half of its manufacturing plants into zero-landfill operations before the end of 2010, and...

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Plastic by the Numbers: What to Choose, What to Lose

05/10/2010 - 2:32pm GMT

With oil still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the tiny firestorm that erupted around Greenopolis’ partnership with PepsiCo to recapture bottles and cans, and some of the pushback on my recent blog How I Learned...

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Can Trash Contain The Gulf Oil Leak?

05/10/2010 - 11:18am GMT

Coast Guard says stuffing the oil gusher with garbage is “Plan B” to stem the oil flowing into the Gulf Of Mexico. Icy slush stalled BP’s attempt Saturday to contain the massive gulf oil spill. But BP officials, along with the U.S. Coast Guard...

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Pannell Swim Shop in Kentucky Turns Old Swimsuits into Green Energy

05/09/2010 - 7:47am GMT

Go green with your old swimsuit by donating it to Pannell Swim Shop’s “Save the Suit! Save the Planet!” Campaign! There’s a pretty cool swim shop located in Lexington, Kentucky that’s doing a pretty cool thing: the shop is taking old swimsuit...

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Caps 'N Gowns

05/08/2010 - 8:59am GMT

Congratulations to the Class of 2010!

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What If There Had Never Been Fossil Fuels?

05/07/2010 - 5:17pm GMT

As I sit here wondering how we can successfully make the transition to a sustainable society, I think about the things that are going to have to change, like the amount of stuff we will need to possess before we feel satisfied, and the way we’ll...

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CERES: 20 Years of Prodding Corporate Responsibility

05/06/2010 - 3:16pm GMT

In March, 1989 the Exxon Valdez, foundered in Alaska’s Prince Edward Sound, and spilled 10.8 million gallons of oil into the environmentally sensitive area, destroying millions creatures, polluting the area for a generation, and instantly turning...

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British Eco-Car Can Travel 50 Miles on a Cola Can of Fuel

05/06/2010 - 3:35am GMT

This half-pint of a vehicle is the pioneering UK entry for an Eco-Marathon which took place in Germany today. With an engine better suited for a Weedwacker, the car can travel up to 50 miles using only a cola can amount of fuel.

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Greenopolis Partner Anvil Knitwear Receives First WRAPe Certification in the World on Earth Day 2010

05/05/2010 - 5:00am GMT

We are pleased to call out Greenopolis Partner Anvil Knitwear, a leading manufacturer of sportswear and accessories, and a real transformation story from the first industrial revolution to the next one. Anvil is the first company in the world...

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