Sustainable Solutions for Economic Development
Energy Efficiency - Conservation - Smart Transportation - Food - Water - Health & Fitness
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Facebook Greens Up
Facebook has announced they will begin collaborating with Greenpeace, the site’s
most “liked” environmental nonprofit organization, as part of a major push to eventually
power their data centers with clean and renewable energy.
“Facebook looks forward to a day when our primary energy sources are clean and
renewable, and we are working with Greenpeace and others to help bring that day
closer,” said Marcy Scott Lynn of Facebook’s sustainability program. “As an important
step, our data center siting policy now states a preference for access to clean and
renewable energy.” Continued Reading >>
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Is That Soda Safe?
If you’ve always suspected that neon-colored sodas like Mountain Dew, Fanta Orange
and various citrusy Gatorade drinks contain less-than-savory ingredients, you’re right.
These and other highly sweetened, highly colored citrus-flavored sodas contain
brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a synthetic chemical first patented as a flame
retardant that some scientists now say deserves closer scrutiny. According to a recent
article posted on Environmental Health News, BVO is found in 10% of sodas in the U.
S., yet research about its health effects are limited. But enough health risk is
suspected with BVO that both Europe and Japan have banned it from food products
for decades. Continue Reading >>
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Fracking Linked to Toxic Tap Water
The underground drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has for
the first time been definitively linked to contaminants in drinking water. As reported by
investigative news site ProPublica, on December 8 the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) released a draft report revealing that water contamination discovered in
Pavilion, Wyoming, is almost certainly caused by fracking. Continue Reading >
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Eating Less Meat is Good for the Environment
Our meat consumption habits take a serious toll on the environment. According to
the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the production, processing and
distribution of meat requires huge outlays of pesticides, fertilizer, fuel, feed and water
while releasing greenhouse gases, manure and a range of toxic chemicals into our
air and water. Continue Reading >
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Are Gas Furnaces Cheaper and Greener Than Oil?
It is true that natural gas has been a more affordable heat source than oil for
Americans in recent years. The federal Energy Information Administration (EIA)
reports that the average American homeowner will pay only about $732 to heat their
home with gas this winter season (October 1 through March 31) versus a whopping
$2,535 for oil heat. Continue Reading >
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Cleaner Cars Ahead
President Obama announced a historic agreement with 13 major automakers to
increase fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) for cars and light-duty trucks by
model year 2025. The President was joined by Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Honda,
Hyundai, Jaguar/Land Rover, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Volvo—
which together account for over 90% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. “This agreement on
fuel standards represents the single most important step we’ve ever taken as a nation
to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” said President Obama. “By 2025, the
average fuel economy of their vehicles will nearly double to almost 55 miles per
gallon.” READ >>
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"Is the Trillion-Dollar Worldwide 'Sickness Industry' Robbing You of Vibrant Health?"
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With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon
pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no
wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the
trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable
solutions for overcoming illness naturally. Read, Post Your Comments.
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School lunch guidelines lose to cooks in Congress
The tale begins 20 years ago, when putting 2 tablespoons of tomato paste on a slice
of pizza allowed the slice to count as a vegetable in the federally funded school lunch
program. (Forget, for a moment, the technicality that tomatoes are a fruit.) This year,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to change that little absurdity and other
outdated guidelines in response to a congressional directive to improve school
lunches. Continue Reading >
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It's True. Sitting is now a Disease!
According to a poll of nearly 6,300 people by the Institute for Medicine and Public
Health, it's likely that you spend a stunning 56 hours a week planted like a geranium—
staring at your computer screen, working the steering wheel, or collapsed in a heap in
front of your high-def TV. All this downtime is so unhealthy that it's given birth to a new
area of medical study called inactivity physiology, which explores the effects of our
increasingly butt-bound, tech-driven lives, as well as a deadly new epidemic
researchers have dubbed "sitting disease." Read and Post Your Comments
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Bike Town Alberta, where "Cycling is the New Golf!"
Devon, AB recently undertook a branding initiative looking for that one thing that
would set Devon apart from neighbouring communities. Bike Town AB was inspired
by the free spirited, adventurous nature of our residents and visitors. The vision is to
create a community bold enough to stand up and declare to the world what we
believe in. Bike Town AB says that Devon is a community that believes: Read, Post
Comments.
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Oil boom brings growing pains to North Dakota town
Rock Center’s Harry Smith's report on the jobs boom in North Dakota sparked more
than a thousand comments from viewers with some declaring that they were heading to
Williston to find work and some Williston locals saying that the jobs boom is good news
for the economy, but there are growing pains.
North Dakota’s oil boom has turned the town of Williston into a kind of mecca for job
seekers. See video, Read, Post Comments.
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