RADIOACTIVITY AROUND CHERNOBYL REDUCED BY 47% USING ONLY PROCESSES OF EARTH
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Wow, this is great! Next stop Fukishima?As they committed to doing last April, on the occasion of the 35th commemoration of the Chernobyl accident, the Swiss-based company Exlterra has reported spectacular results after one year of decontamination on a 2.5 acre plot of land (1 hectare), located in the radioactive.... See also Innovative Technology ... read more

FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ORDERS EPA TO BAN ALL FOOD USES OF TOXIC PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS
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The environmental law organization EarthJustice celebrated a huge victory for farm-workers and children on Thursday after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to ban all food uses of a toxic pesticide linked to memory loss.... read more

AT LEAST 28 BIRD AND MAMMAL SPECIES HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM EXTINCTION SINCE 1993
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Conservation efforts have saved at least 28 bird and mammal species from becoming extinct since the year 1993, a study has concluded. Researchers from the UK analysed 73 of the world's most threatened species and predicted how many would have gone extinct were it not for conservation efforts. Among those species pulled back from the br... read more

SIMPLE RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE NON-TOXIC FABRIC SOFTENER
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Fabric softener sheets are one of the most unnecessary dangerous chemicals that you may be using in your home, and it's important that you stop. We have been gravely misinformed and maybe we believe there are some kind of standards set by our governments. Unfortunately, it seems these protection agencies, for the most part, don't have our ... read more

BEES ABSOLUTELY LOVE CANNABIS, AND IT COULD HELP RESTORE THEIR POPULATIONS
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New research out of Cornell University that's been published in Environmental Entomology, shows that humans aren't the only fans of cannabis. Bees are agricultures number one pollinator. Without these black and yellow little buzzers, we wouldnt have blueberries, almonds, watermelon, and so many more of our favorite crops. Despite this,... read more

ACTUAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Here are some actual environmental issues we should be addressing instead of climate change (or screaming about the U.S. pulling out of the Paris climate treaty). The art of climate fear mongering is rooted in the ability to terrorize the population over threats that hardly matter at all while completely ignoring the REAL threats to our global... read more

COOL SOLUTION TO CLEAN UP OIL DISASTER
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Don't know if they used any of this on the BP oil disaster last year, but good to know for future events. . Bring2Help2 VIDEO.... read more

ENVIRONMENT PAGE
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New technique to produce hydrogen fuel from water. Old footage from BP relief well oil blow-out: bp.concerts.comEnvironmentFord's hemp-powered, hemp-made carLeave the trees, pleaseTornadoesRaw video of Nashville tornado aftermath (2 mins)Actual environmental issuesEnvironmentally responsible inkGo green, save the environment with 4 All Memory... read more

STOP BUYING PAPER TOWELS
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Save the rain forests and add a little style back to your dinner table. Use dinner napkins. You know, actual cloth napkins. Remember those? Your mother used to use them. Maybe your grandmother. Anyway, stop buying paper towels! It's a waste of paper, and cloth napkins are actually cheaper in the long run, anyway. Here's another short articl... read more

AMNESTY DAY AT THE DUMP
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That sounds weird, but I just returned from the dump/recycling center, in my case the one on Omohundro Drive. I dropped off the new dishwasher along with my usual recycling and household trash. Anyway, the woman there told me that today (Saturday, May 15) is an unadvertised amnesty day when you can drop off ANYTHING (other than nuclear waste, pro... read more