Tag: Living
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Interactive Map Shows When Your Community Could Reach ‘Climate Departure’
[caption id="attachment_308507" align="alignright" width="300"]Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] A new study published in the journal Nature predicts that within a few generations humans will live in an “entirely new climate” unless greenhouse gas emissions are held to current levels. After the year 2047, the average temperatures in each year will be hotter across most parts of the planet than they had been at…
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America Recycles Day Puts Spotlight on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What happens to the stuff we throw away? About 53 percent of it goes into landfills, according to the U.S. EPA. About 12 percent is combusted for energy. About 35 percent is recycled. [caption id="attachment_308452" align="alignnone" width="500"] Aluminum cans are collected at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s America Recycles Day. Proceeds from the aluminum cans collected will…
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5 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Highly Processed Sugar
Want to gratify your sweet tooth but trying to avoid highly processed white sugar? Here are five eco-friendly alternatives to sugar, courtesy of the Sierra Club. 1. Stevia—Healthcare executive Jim May founded Wisdom Natural Brands in 1982 after a Peace Corps volunteer who’d worked in Paraguay convinced him to taste the leaves of an herb called…
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Outrage Follows World Food Prize Award to GMO Scientists
Petitions signed by more than 345,000 people were delivered to the World Food Prize headquarters Thursday opposing the awarding of this year’s prize to top researchers from agrichemical giants Monsanto and Syngenta whose contributions led to the development of genetically engineered (GE) crops. [caption id="attachment_308405" align="alignnone" width="500"] Non-GMO supporters delivered petitions to the World Food…
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Quick Fridge Trips Will Cut Your Energy Use
How many times have you or your kids stood staring in front of the open refrigerator door looking for something to eat? Those food reveries can be costly: An article in Home Energy magazine says that refrigerator door openings account for 7 percent of your appliance’s energy use. [caption id="attachment_308302" align="alignnone" width="493"] Photo courtesy askamathematician.com[/caption]…