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5 Ways to Recycle a Compact Flourescent Lamp CFL

by cgull8m

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) despite its lower energy consumption and lower prices in the US, only 6 % of the US households have CFL in their home. One of the major stumbling blocks for the user to accept... published 8 months ago

0 comments    environment energy recycling

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How Much Fresh Water is on Earth?

by cgull8m

How much Fresh Water is available on Earth for consumption? It is about 326 million cubic miles of fresh water enough to fill the United States with a lake 90 miles deep. A majority of fresh water is locked... published 11 months ago

7 comments    health environment water

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Peanut Butter helps the planet

by cgull8m

Peanut Butter. Image Ref: Answers.comAccording to the Peanut Butter and Jelly Campaign website, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich helps saves the planet compared to eating a grilled cheese or chicken... published 8 months ago

3 comments    environment energy healthy

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Strange clouds appear over Sea of Okhotsk, Japan

by cgull8m

Strange Clouds over Japan. Photo: Pinktentacle.com Japanese Airliner crew observed a strange set of clouds over the Sea of Okhotsk. This type of cloud formation occur very rarely in the sky. The... published 3 days ago

9 comments    photos environment japan

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Will LED Lightbulbs Outshine CFLs, Incandescent

by cgull8m

LEDs is the best overall choice for lighting compared to CFL and Incandescent light bulbs. The light bulb, the symbol of bright ideas, doesn't look like such a great idea anymore, as lawmakers in the U.S.... published 12 months ago

3 comments    environment energy led

Entressen, France, November 26 2004: Polluted fields caused by strong winds near a dumping ground. Photo Courtesy Guardian.co.uk.60

Thirteen Billion Plastic Bags in UK & 380 Billion in US

by cgull8m

Thirteen billion plastic bags are given away each year in the UK alone. Their production and disposal adds to CO2 emissions. And many contribute to pollution problems, and threaten wildlife. In the US it is... published 2 months ago

9 comments    environment handbags pollution

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Young man builds windmill from a textbook, inspiring a nation

by cgull8m

The young Mali man got inspired after seeing a windmill in a textbook. Gathering a book and some materials, he built a few windmills to power his home and village. In Mali, Africa, residents have poor... published 2 weeks ago

8 comments    environment inspiration pioneer

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Using Sink water to Flush the Toilet

by cgull8m

Aqus System This project uses sink water to flush the toilet. There are existing projects such as large scale LEED projects which uses massive systems to treat and re-use grey water to flush toilets. The... published 10 months ago

6 comments    environment water toilet

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Blue Sun - A rare phenomenon captured at the Pyramids in Egypt

by cgull8m

PyramidCam which take live image of the pyramids every 30 seconds captured a rare occurrence, a blue sun phenomenon in Egypt. Scientists have a theory for the blue color appearance of the sun. ... published 7 months ago

2 comments    environment sun phenomenon

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The Laundry: Paper Recycling at its Very Best

by cgull8m

Bioregional Development Group, a green project company, has started a recycling operation called “The Laundry” in which they take the waste papers from you and give recycled papers instantly for... published 9 months ago

5 comments    environment recycle laundry

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