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Africa to Host Conference on Environmental Compliance

Trey Granger, August 20th, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC - Experts from around the world will convene in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 5-11 2008, to collaborate on identifying concrete individual and collective actions to advance the global agenda of strengthening environmental compliance and enforcement at all levels of governance. The 8th International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) conference will open with two days dedicated ... read more

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Eco-Travel: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

lowimpactliving, August 20th, 2007

Low Impact Living is an environmental website and contributing writer for Earth 911. Become an Earth 911 contributor. We Americans sure do love to travel! But as you likely know, in addition to being fun and rejuvenating, travel has many environmental impacts. There's the fuel involved in getting to and from your destination, whether by car, rail, air or some ... read more

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Eco-Millionaires See Boom Times Ahead

Trey Granger, August 20th, 2007

Yahoo! News features an interview with four newfound millionaires that made their fortunes from investing in green energy. Their ventures range from exploring renewable energy to developing carbon trading. The interesting factor here is that all four were asked whether the business of green is a bubble, and all four said it wasn't. Bruce Khouri, co-founder of Solar Integrated Technologies, ... read more

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New Online Resource Launched to Recycle Farm Waste

Trey Granger, August 20th, 2007

Solanco News in Pennsylvania reports that a new website has been formed for Pennsylvania farmers to reuse their manure. The new site is called Manure Trader. Manure Trader allows both people who want and need manure in Pennsylvania to post their information online, including manure type, quantity, frequency of availability and geographic location. "Despite its classification as 'waste,' manure actually ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse, wood

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Waste-Free Lunch

Earth911, August 20th, 2007

A ton of paper recycled saves 3.5 cubic yards of landfill. Think how much you could recycle from your lunch over a year's period. Pack lunches with recyclable materials: Paper sacks instead of plastic, or better yet: a reusable lunch box Reuse little plastic bags for fruit and veggies Reusable drink bottle

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