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Environment Ministry campaign: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | 9 days ago
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The event slated for Palacio del Cine at Agora Mall features several activities, such as visits to homes in municipalities across the country, will conclude Friday May 24. Environment Ministry project manager Domingo Contreras stressed the importance
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Tougher punishments for polluters called for
Shanghai :: China | 9 days ago
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The ministry on Tuesday revealed it had punished local governments and State-owned companies that failed to reach their 2012 emission reduction requirements. It named several companies belonging to a host of large State-owned enterprises, such as
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A Year's Worth Of This Family's Garbage Can Fit In A Quart-Sized Jar
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 14 days ago
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Five years ago Bea Johnson and her husband and two sons were looking for a home closer to the restaurants, shops and school in their coastal California town. During the year they spent house hunting, the family of four moved into a small apartment,
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Energy efficiency could save 22 billion euros, says study
Rome :: Italy | 16 days ago
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Homes and businesses in Italy's Lazio region, home to capital city Rome, could save up to 22.1 billion euros through greater energy efficiency, says a study on sustainability released Tuesday. Over the decade from 2010 to 2020, more efficient energy
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Sunnyvale's 'zero waste' plan to reduce waste coming out of SMaRT Station
Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | 29 days ago
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The plan is a result of the council's desire in 2008 to explore reducing the amount of disposed waste in the city. Subsequently, city staff and hired consultants conducted a study to find ways to make that happen and presented the results to the
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I now pronounce you as having a zero-waste wedding
Portland :: OR :: USA | 1 month ago
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In reporting a story on waste reduction strategies for municipalities for our green issue , I was struck by a recurring theme from across various programs. While places like Portland, Boulder, San Francisco and Pittsburgh have strategies for
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Eco-friendly tips from SD EarthFair
San Diego :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Balboa Park was all about sustainable gardening, solar energy, water conservation, food and music Sunday during EarthFair 2013, a signature San Diego event that attracted thousands of visitors to the sprawling eco-friendly party. Billed as the
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Got a hard to recycle item? Check out one of these collections.
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Today we published a package of stories devoted to practical solutions Pittsburgh can implement or is implementing to mitigate the causes and subsequent effects of climate change...And while the city implements mandatory curbside recycling for
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Talking Trash
Vancouver :: Canada | 1 month ago
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The Zero Waste Pittsburgh project, an initiative of the Pennsylvania Resources Council, helps connect commercial businesses, municipalities and residents to waste-reduction resources. Tactics include collection events for hard-to-recycle items and
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UC Merced working to help wipe out food waste
Fresno :: TX :: USA | 1 month ago
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The University of California at Merced is at the forefront of a national movement by universities, students and school officials to tackle a nagging problem: food waste. Fueled by a growing awareness over how much food Americans waste, the schools
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