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Guys Like Green Girls

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

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A new survey conducted by footwear company Timberland, the “2010 Timberland Eco-Love Survey“, shows that men are looking for eco-friendly and adventurous girls.

54% of men would question starting a relationship with a girl who litters, 27% would question doing so if the girl didn’t recycle, 25% if she didn’t turn the lights off when leaving home, and 21% would ponder starting things with a girl who drove a gas-guzzler.
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Lower Percentage of Forest Loss in Brazil & Indonesia than in US & Canada

Posted on Apr 29, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

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There is a large global effort to stop the deforestation of Brazilian and Indonesian forests. This is an important thing to do in order to stop or slow global warming, to preserve biodiversity and numerous unique species of plants and animals, and for human health. But did anyone know that the US and Canada are losing a higher percentage of their forests than Indonesia and Brazil?

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Where Does Your Garbage Go? MIT Wants To Find Out

Posted on Aug 03, 2009 by Scott James.

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You buy something, bring it home, unwrap it, and toss the package in the trash can. On garbage day you put it all into a bigger trash can out on the curb and the magical garbage truck takes it away. But where does the garbage truck take the trash? Well, a landfill, or it gets burned, or it goes overseas, or something, right? The U.S. creates around 200 billion tons of trash every year- where does it go?
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Recycled Father’s Day Finds

Posted on Jun 20, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

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Do you want to surprise dad this year with a Father’s Day gift, but don’t have the cash or comfort level to purchase something new?

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5 Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day

Posted on May 22, 2009 by GLI Editors.

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Even though Earth Day was one month ago today, every day is Earth Day around here. Here are some tips to incorporate Earth Day’s ideals and values in your own life throughout the year.
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