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99My long affair with dryer sheets and why I have to fire them.
The negative effects of dryer sheet on the environment as well as potential health risks. I also provide some green options to dryer sheets.
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8226 ways your kids can help protect the environment!
The bullets below have been taken from a kids environmental education program. It is very nice to see that kids in the 21st century learn environmentally friendly lifestyle from the very early days! 1) Precycle - attempt to reduce waste before it...
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72Dinner Plates and Ashtrays - Short story - Non-Fiction
Chores were a normal part of my childhood. There was no arguing with parents and no deals to be made to get out of them. Chores were assigned, and certainly expected to be done. Some chores were benign and done without much fanfare, while others were quite distasteful and approached with considerable trepidation, if not disgust.
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74How to Make Extra Money Recycling Electronics
All over the country excellent companies are springing up that will pay you money for recycling electronics that you don't use. Most of these companies are motivated by a desire to lessen the damage to the environment. In this article you will find some of these companies that are making sure none of your old gadget ends up in ln landfills or other wise inappropriately disposed off.
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72Environment-friendly activities to save my mother earth
I love nature and my mother earth too, so here is a list of environment-friendly activities to save my earth: 1. Don't throw away plastic or polythene pouches any and everywhere. Throw them in appropriate container marked as plastic disposables...
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70Stop the Export of Electronic Waste to Developing Countries!
Electronic waste is created when computers, televisions, printers, v.c.r.s, cell phones or other electronic devices are discarded because they are broken or have become obsolete. Ninety eight million cell-phones were retired in the United States in...
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69Rare Earth Elements
Rare earth elements have been in use for decades but are becoming more and more in demand with the increasing popularity of green technologies like wind turbines and electric cars. Concerns about the demand...
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69America's disposable disposition
In Kerrville, Texas, the city's municipal land fill grows taller by the day, towering over the new high school and giving new meaning to the phrase higher education. Many questions remain unanswered regarding...
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70Toxic Waste Management for Dummies
Last night while I was absorbed by Planet in Peril, the new CNN documentary examining disturbing changes in our planet, I couldn’t help but glancing at my old replacement lamp of my 52 inch Toshiba DLP TV....
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70Sharps Containers- A Place for Hazardous Waste in Your Home
An overview of hazardous waste and sharps containers. Why we should all have one in our home and where we can go to buy them.
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