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Earth911, July 27th, 2009

Hosting an eco-festival and want to tell the world? Attending a recycling or donation drive and hoping to spread the word? Now you can post all your earth-friendly festivities on Earth911.com through our new Events Search, powered by Yahoo! Upcoming. If you haven't seen it yet, there's a new tab in our green search box, titled "Events." This search ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Electronics


Miami Zoo Finds a Use for Mounds of Animal Waste

Amanda Wills, July 27th, 2009

We’ve covered several ways to turn trash into art, but we have to admit this is a new one for us. Miami Metrozoo is taking its excessive amounts of animal waste and recycling it for fertilizer, which will be used to decorate the zoo ground. It makes sense if you think about it. Metrozoo reports that it accumulates 1,400 pounds of ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, fertilizers, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste

Published in Garden


New Technology Extends Life of Car Batteries

Trey Granger, July 27th, 2009

Pulse Technology has developed a new type of car battery charger that it claims can increase the life of a lead-acid battery by three to five times, the equivalent of eight to 10 years of extra life. The Xtreme Charger's goal is to reduce lead sulfate deposits that build up on the battery plates. This build up occurs naturally no ... read more

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Tagged basics, carbatteries, ideas, lead, noteworthy, productstewardship, recycle

Published in Automotive


Green Shopping 101

Ashley Schiller, July 27th, 2009

Living green is much broader than simply disposing of products responsibly. Monitoring what items come into your home and how they arrive is just as important as how they leave. Smart shopping habits are key to decreasing your carbon footprint and are often more gentle on the wallet. Before You Go 1. Make a Shopping List and Stick to It. Dare to reject the carefully constructed displays ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, packaging, packingmaterials, plasticbags, rechargeablebatteries, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in Household


Rising From the Ashes

Haley Paul, July 27th, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. In the hunt for a new material that takes a waste byproduct and transforms it into a useful construction material? How about a building product ... read more

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Tagged airquality, basics, brick, ideas, noteworthy, reuse

Published in Construction


Want to Recycle Your Ride?

Trey Granger, July 27th, 2009

So, you've decided to get rid of an old car for a fuel-efficient model as part of the Cash for Clunkers program. Not only does your new ride have a better carbon footprint, but the old one will be shredded and recycled. It's a win-win situation. That is, unless you consider that recycling cars sends between 3 and 4.5 million ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, autobodies, autoparts, basics, clearglass, homeappliances, ideas, noteworthy, number5plasticPolypropylene, steel

Published in Plastic


The Green Music Scene

Amanda Wills, July 27th, 2009

Throughout history, music has created movements to inspire generations to make a change. From Elvis’ gyrating hips to Beatlemania to Nirvana’s voice for an unrepresented generation, these artists bound together audiences from all walks of life and made us realize that what we listen to, in a sense, reflects what we believe. Some bands are now taking this energy and putting ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, basics, composting, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, reuse, styrofoam

Published in General


8 Ways to Reuse Your T-shirt

Raquel Fagan, July 27th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. We here at Earth911.com work week after week to make our 8 Ways series both useful and fun. Having said that let’s be honest; this week, we are hedging a little more on the fun side. Though you’re not ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, ideas, noteworthy, reuse

Published in Clothing


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