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Rent your Christmas Tree This Year | A Distinctive WorldResidents now have the chance to temporarily rent a living Christmas tree and have it delivered right to their door.
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WORLD WATER CRISISTo reduce the number of plastic water bottles that end up in landfills, consumers are encouraged to buy reusable bottles. Since those can be bulky to carry along, a company in Thousand Oaks, California designed an alternative. Vapur is a reusable water bottle that flattens when empty. Like a ...
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Part 2 - A Rough Guide to Cycling the Tour de France RouteTraining for an ultra marathon cycling event takes time, dedication and a great deal of effort. Sadly with only 3 weeks till the start of the event my back was against the wall. In 2007 I rode the entire route 1 day ahead of the professionals and thought I would put together an overview of my ...Luke Bream added 5 hours ago
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US Uses Less Water Now Than 35 Years AgoThe US Geological Survey released a study on Wednesday showing that Americans used less water in 2005 than 35 years ago—despite a 30 percent population increase. Most of the decline is attributable to alternative cooling methods at power plants and to more efficient irrigation systems. (The AAAS ...
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Refusing Flu Shots? Maybe You're A 'Denialist' : NPRAt the Ocean Charter School near Marina del Rey, Calif., 40 percent of the 2008 kindergarten class received vaccination exemptions. Author Michael Specter says the parents in this upscale enclave are prime examples of what he calls "denialism."
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Green Power Superhighway Faces Opposition from Unexpected Source - Buy and Hold PlusEveryone agrees that the current transmission grid needs to be modernized. Advocates of a "green energy superhighway" are facing opposition from an unexpected source. Some East Coast utilities say that if cheap solar and wind power flows in from the Plains and Southwest, it will cause their ...Tony Wang added 14 hours ago
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2US Senate Democrats push through climate bill - Yahoo! NewsThe party of "NO" (I love my oil and coal company sugar daddies) will continue to delay until we are all roasting and breathing tar.JDP added 2 days ago
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The Future of Laundry: No More Water | Popular ScienceCutting the use of water by 90 percent and reducing the use of detergent as well? Sounds like a real winner!Tony Wang added 2 days ago
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2Ecosmackdown: Pets Versus Solar PanelsNow if we can just figure out how to get solar panels to purr, roll over, and fetch the newspaper ...JDP added 5 days ago
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4Colorado Among State Leaders for Bicycle CommutersWe're number 4! (thanks to Boulder, Ft. Collins, and Denver)Geoffrey Ames added 8 days ago
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