By: penoverweb

How Just 3% of Denmark’s Trash Ends Up in a Landfill
09/07/2011

by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York Business & Politics Back in 1970, Amagerforbrænding, a waste-to-energy plant, was opened outside of Copenhagen….

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What Does “The Pursuit of Happiness” Mean For American Communities?
09/07/2011

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto Design & Architecture The writers of the Declaration of Independence had a way with words; the promise…

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‘Cling-film’ Solar Cells Could Be Revolutionary
09/07/2011

by Jeff Kart, Bay City, Michigan Science & Technology Could it really be this easy? Harnessing the power of the sun…

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Ask Pablo: Annual Report Mailed To 50k Employees? What Can My Company Do Better?
09/07/2011

by Pablo Paster, San Francisco Business & Politics Dear Pablo: Help! My company has 50,000 people in 300 offices around the…

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Totally Tubular TubeHotel In Mexico Offers Up Accommodations In Recycled Concrete Pipes
09/07/2011

by Bridgette Meinhold filed under: Architecture, Eco Tourism, gallery, Recycled Materials, Sustainable Building A number of 70s surf lingo terms come…

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For a Price, Tourists in Iceland Follow Whalers Harpooning Whales
09/07/2011

by Sara Novak, Columbia, SC Travel & Nature I’ll never forget when I was a child and we went whale watching…

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Powerful Short Film Urges Reconnection With Nature
09/07/2011

by Stephen Messenger, Porto Alegre, Brazil Culture & Celebrity It could be said that the we divide our world into two…

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Double Impact: Use Reusable Cloth Towels Instead of Paper
09/07/2011

by Hilary Miller, Washington, DC Take Action Earlier in the week, we asked you to vote for the next Double Impact…

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Light Bulb Ban Would Save Consumers $12.5 Billion by 2020, Eliminate 33 Power Plants
09/07/2011

by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada Science & Technology Too Bad Republicans Want to Block It… There a bill currently making…

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Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden
09/07/2011

by Colleen Vanderlinden Food & Health UPDATE: Charges have been dropped by the city of Oak Park. See the end of…

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