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New Credit Card to Provide Carbon Offsets

Trey Granger, July 27th, 2007

CNN money says General Electric and AES are partnering to create a credit card that will take $1.00 for every $100 spent and purchase carbon offsets for the environment. GE claims that the credit card has been developed in anticipation for when the U.S. enacts mandatory caps on greenhouse gases. "These projects will adopt methodologies close to those the U.N. ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Household


Eco-City Plans Developed in Several Countries

Trey Granger, July 27th, 2007

E-wire put out this release about how more and more countries are investigating the idea of "eco-cities," urban areas that save water and energy, produce few carbon emissions and don't require landfills. The concern comes now that half of the global population lives in cities and towns, which could increase to 2/3 by 2030. "But replacing aging infrastructure in ... read more

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Published in Construction


The Not So Beautiful Side of Cosmetics Packaging

makeupu, July 27th, 2007

Cherelynn Baker is a contributing writer for Earth 911. Become an Earth 911 contributor. Makeup comes in plastic. Period. And lots of it! To add to that, many companies have one-time use containers that demand you buy another brand new compact instead of using a refillable drop in pan. When I say "pan" I mean the little tin that holds the actual ... read more

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Tagged basics, greenstyle, ideas, noteworthy, packaging, recycle, wood

Published in Plastic


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