Chicago Conservation Corps Puts Citizens in the Lead : Sustainablog

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• Green Report Card for US College Campuses view story

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  When the future of our planet’s environment is concerned, one of the groups that we hope are paying attention is those currently attending college. They will be the leaders, the decision makers, the discoverers and changers of the future.

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• E-Wasted: Where Will Your Computer and iPod Go to Die? view story

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  Each year, ten million computers land in the toxic graves that are landfills. Nestled among other CPUs and laptops and monitors, their lifeblood oozes out, leaking hazardous materials such as lead into our earth and water sources.

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• Meditation: Behold the Power of Trees : Sustainablog view story

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• Ten Ways to Change the World Through Social Media : Sustainablog view story

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  Many entrepreneurs, activists, and marketers are leveraging the social web for positive change. In the process and by its very nature, they are giving each of us the tools to change the world and make it a better place. Here are 10 worth exploring.

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• Interstate-3 or “How I learned to love the road” - Part 1 : Sustainablog view story

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  • Submitted by Winoria
  • 7 months ago
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  the proposed development of a major Interstate highway threatens the river. Nearly all attractions in the area are directly connected to the Chattooga or the many local waterfalls; damaging the watershed would damage the outdoor tourist industry...

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• Wal-Mart’s “Company of the Future”: Some Final Thoughts : Sustainablog view story

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  • Submitted by sustainablogger
  • 7 months ago
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  Each meeting I’ve had with people at Wal-Mart has challenged me: there’s still that activist in me that wants to shout about past and current issues, and he competes with a more pragmatic business thinker who wants to praise the company (and others) f

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• Wal-Mart’s “Company of the Future”: Supply Chain : Sustainablog view story

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  • 7 months ago
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  As I noted in Thursday’s post, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott’s “Company of the Future” speech to executives and store managers contained some intriguing visions for moves that Wal-Mart could make on helping its customers conserve energy. As I expected, s

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• Groundbreaking Bottled Water Tax Raises Dustup in Chicago : Sustainablog view story

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  • 8 months ago
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  As the New Year begins, Chicagoans are getting some direct encouragement to forgo buying disposable bottled water and switch to reusable bottles filled with fresh, clean water from the tap. In November, Chicago became the first city in the U.S. to pass a

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• Scientific American’s Solar Grand Plan : Sustainablog view story

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  • 8 months ago
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  Scientific American has a thought-provoking proposal in its January 2008 issue. The magazine proposes a massive, far-reaching plan to get solar power generating 69 percent of America’s electricity 35 percent of our total energy by 2050, thus replacing a

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• South African Farmer Pulls Power from Poop : Sustainablog view story

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  • 8 months ago
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  Chicken poop ain’t pretty, but it’s potential as an energy source has a number of large-scale poultry operations taking a second look at the smelly stuff. The price tags on such projects can climb pretty high, though: Georgia’s Green Power EMC proje

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