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The Plight of the Bumblebee

Janet Ritz, October 26th, 2007

Janet Ritz is a contributing writer for Earth 911. Become an Earth 911 contributor. With all the focus on the disappearance of the honeybee, there has been little discussion about the plight of the bumblebee, one of the hardest workers in the wild world of agriculture, despite this warning issued by the National Academy of Sciences last October. That focus ... read more

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Colleges Get Graded On Sustainability

Trey Granger, October 26th, 2007

Environmental Leader features the results of the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card, which evaluates American colleges and universities on their green initiatives in eight areas: Administration, Climate Change & Energy, Endowment Transparency, Food & Recycling, Green Building Shareholder Engagement and Transportation. The report was delivered by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, which was founded in 2005. Over two thirds of ... read more

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Snowbowl’s Bid to Recycle Sewage Revived

Trey Granger, October 26th, 2007

AZ Central reports that the Snowbowl Ski Resort in Arizona is on the verge of shutting down operations if it is not allowed to use recycled sewage as a substitute for snowfall on the San Francisco Peaks. Snowbowl is looking to build a 15-mile pipeline that would be able to transport 1.5 million gallons of treated sewage per day up ... read more

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Compost Your Pumpkin This Year

Trey Granger, October 26th, 2007

Every year, one billion pounds of pumpkins are produced in the United States alone, including at least 100 million pounds in every state. Unlike many other aspects of your Halloween experience, pumpkins don't come in difficult to recycle packaging, which should make proper disposal a no-brainer. Pumpkins are a unique holiday decoration in that they are entirely natural, yet a majority ... read more

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