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How paint can affect your family's health - and what you can do about it
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There are more than three million asthmatics in the UK (one in eight children and one in 13 adults), and between 100 and 150 million sufferers in the world. Norwich Union insurance reports that, over the past quarter-century, asthma in the UK has increased six-fold amongst children and three- to fou...
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The Shape of Things to Come: Topologies of energy efficiency
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A current trend in architecture has been green building design commissioning. Not surprising when one considers the rise in energy costs. More building owners are now taking green design seriously. This is best illustrated in the introduction of the Leed rating system for construction projects...
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Completing the Cycle: Goods Made from Recycled Materials
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The environmental movement has succeeded in a big way over the past three decades, making recycling an almost universal practice in the United States. Even so, consumer purchase of goods manufactured from recycled materials, while growing, has lagged behind.
Most newspapers sold in the U.S. t...
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Organic Cotton: An Environmentally Sound Choice for Many Reasons
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Organic cotton products are becoming increasingly popular among environmentally conscious consumers. Goods ranging from clothing to bed linens to backpacks, totes, and other accessories are popping up in greater frequency as people become more aware of their existence.
Even Wal-Mart has g...
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Ethanol: The Road to Energy Independence?
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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted the Gulf Coast, gas and heating fuel prices spiked and caused a big stir, but things quieted down a bit when prices began to drop.
Prices are soaring again, and this time the talk of alternative fuels is at the forefront, both in Congress and on the news. The...
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Completing the Cycle: Goods Made from Recycled Materials
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The environmental movement has succeeded in a big way over the past three decades, making recycling an almost universal practice in the United States. Even so, consumer purchase of goods manufactured from recycled materials, while growing, has lagged behind.
Most newspapers sold in the U.S. t...
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Organic Cotton: An Environmentally Sound Choice for Many Reasons
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Organic cotton products are becoming increasingly popular among environmentally conscious consumers. Goods ranging from clothing to bed linens to backpacks, totes, and other accessories are popping up in greater frequency as people become more aware of their existence.
Even Wal-Mart has g...
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Ethanol: The Road to Energy Independence?
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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted the Gulf Coast, gas and heating fuel prices spiked and caused a big stir, but things quieted down a bit when prices began to drop.
Prices are soaring again, and this time the talk of alternative fuels is at the forefront, both in Congress and on the news. The...
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Webmasters and the Environment
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Large organisations willingly provide large sums of money to philanthropic causes that either meet the needs of the community they serve or may serve a purpose that is important to the corporation's leadership.
The same can be said of smaller businesses, although they may respond primarily whe...
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The importance of conservation volunteers in Latin America
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There is little doubt that nature conservation and wildlife protection are growing areas of activity in Latin America. However, conservation efforts still face difficult social, economic, and environmental challenges. Human populations throughout region continue to grow, some at alarming...
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