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P&G to Eliminate Deforestation From Palm Oil Products
We may not see the full result for six more years, but Procter & Gamble made it official this week—the company will remove all deforestation from its palm oil supply. The Cincinnati, OH-based company announced a no-deforestation policy for its products, which include Head & Shoulders and Oil of Olay. While the policy calls for no deforestation in…
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America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2014
Today, American Rivers released their annual report, America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014, detailing the 10 most endangered rivers in the U.S: [blackoutgallery id=”329912″] The most endangered river in the nation this year is: San Joaquin River, California. Outdated water management and excessive diversions, compounded by the current drought, have put the San Joaquin River at a breaking point.…
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Celebrating Our Small Blue Planet
April is Earth Month, and April 22 Earth Day. We should really celebrate our small blue planet and all it provides every day, but recent events give us particular cause to reflect on our home and how we’re treating it. Through an amazingly ordered combination of factors, this spinning ball of earth, air, fire and water—with its…
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Action4Climate Video Contest Inspires 5 Day Filmmaking Journey
[Editor’s note: This video was submitted to the Action4Climate Video Competition. Vote for your favorite video today.] In just five short days, my Montgomery College sociology classmates and I made a video to promote awareness about climate change. Our inspirational professor, Dr. Leszek Sibilski, embedded this question in us: “How are you going to shape society?” [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovlCe516e6s[/embed] Unable to understand…
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U.S. Wind Power Cut Nearly 100 Million Tons of Carbon Emissions in 2013
Wind energy figures from 2013 keep pouring in and they continue to impress. According to a report preview from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), wind generation reduced carbon dioxide emissions in the power sector by 4.4 percent. That’s good for 96 million metric tons, or the equivalent of taking 16.9 million cars off the road. …