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10 Ways to Recycle Vinyl Records Creatively
October 7, 2011 01:54 PM - Sonia Tracy, Matter Network

There is something about a vinyl record that presents a classic and timeless feel. Perhaps it is the nostalgia associated with it or even the crispness of the sound when it’s played. Whatever the case, the record will forever be a symbol of the golden ages of music. But times have changes now, and the convenience of modern formats has trumped this feel — not to mention that not every record you might have lying around is a classic. Everyone has found themselves with more than one embarrassing addition in their collection that they will never listen to and just allow it to sit around, collecting dust.

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Chevrolet's Carbon Initiative Program
October 4, 2011 11:02 AM - R Greenway, ENN

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In the U.S., our buildings — schools, homes, and offices — consume one third of the energy we use. That makes them a major source of carbon dioxide emissions. And when your home isn’t properly insulated, you need more energy to heat it. That produces more carbon dioxide and raises your heating bill. As part of its Carbon Initiative Program, Chevrolet is teaming up with MaineHousing (Maine State Housing Authority) to help increase energy efficiency through a verifiable carbon reduction program — the weatherization of 5,500 low-income homes over the next 5 years. Chevrolet’s investment will be used to pressurize homes to determine heat /cooling leakage, blow recycled content insulation into walls and ceilings, seal chimneys, insulate exposed foundation and tune heating systems for efficiency. When its all said and done, this program will not only help reduce home energy use, improve air quality and cut resident’s heating and cooling bills, it will also aggregate tons of avoided CO2 emissions from thousands of weatherized homes. It's pretty impressive, and substantial. But that's how big changes are made — one small change at a time.

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Everything you might want to know about Carbon Offsets

R Greenway, ENN
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Companies, and individuals concerned with their impact on climate try a number of measures to reduce their emissions of air pollutants which impact the greenhouse effect of our atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is the reality that our atmosphere traps a portion of the heat we get from the sun, and from fires (both natural and man made) and other anthropgenic heat sources. Some of the gasses released by our industrialization, home heating and cooling, and transportation activities contribute to the atmosphere trapping more heat than would occur in the absence of these activities. There are emissions which CANNOT be eliminated or reduced as much as we would like. For these, companies turn to Carbon Offsets. What are Carbon Offsets? When companies or individuals purchase Carbon Offsets they are paying someone else to reduce THEIR carbon emissions (a major contributor to global warming). There are companies which assist other companies and individuals in purchasing Carbon Offsets. As in any new market, there is a learning curve for participants. Are the offsets real, are the being sold more than once? These and other questions illustrate how much needs to be learned.

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Red Lobster, Olive Garden Pledge to Improve World Fisheries

October 5th, 2011
BERJAYAIt is always heartening to read about companies trying to improve the state of the world’s fisheries and thereby ocean ecosystems. Latest in the line-up of pro-ocean establishments is the Darden Restaurant chain that owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster. At the Clinton Global Initiative’s (CGI) seventh annual meeting last week, the Darden company formally announced its three-year commitment to rebuilding troubled fisheries [...]
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Elwha River Dams to be Removed; Project Largest in American History

September 29th, 2011
BERJAYAThe removal process has begun on two dams on the Elwha River inside Olympic National Park in Washington. The Elwha Dam stands at 108 feet tall, while the Glines Canyon Dam towers at 210 feet high - the largest dam ever to be torn down, according to to the conservation organization, American Rivers. On Saturday, Sept. [...]
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Study Shows Dirt Is Good For Health

September 29th, 2011
BERJAYAMost people took a bite of some mud as children. Now, scientists are saying that it may be healthy for you. According to the June issue of the Quarterly Review of Biology, the human geophagy—the eating of the Earth—protects the stomach and other digestive organs from toxins, parasites, and pathogens. Scientists from Cornell University say [...]
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