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Students grow from community experience

By Britteny Dee www.statenews.com 09/06/2011 This summer, Michael Malloy left the green of MSU’s campus to introduce an environmental initiative in Metro Detroit. Malloy, a social relations and policy sophomore, spent his summer working in Detroit suburb Highland Park, Mich., as a participant of the Green Economy Leadership Training, or GELT, program. Participants took part […]

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Updated Tate water fountains save the environment one water bottle at a time

By HEIDI GHOLAMHOSSEINI redandblack.com (University of Georgia) August 29, 2011 The new water bottle refilling stations on campus do more than merely refilling bottles. Though it takes dollars to implement these new water fountains in University facilities, the new refill stations actually save money in the long term.[snip] The first water refilling station was installed

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Does an old EPA fracking study provide proof of contamination?

By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica August 10, 2011 This post has been updated with the industry’s response. For years the drilling industry has steadfastly insisted that there has never been a proven case in which fracking has led to contamination of drinking water. Now Environmental Working Group, an advocacy organization engaged in the debate over the

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Bike sharing boosts fitness, environment, study suggests

BY KATE KELLAND REUTERS AUGUST 6, 2011 Public bicycle sharing schemes such as Barcelona’s Bicing program or London’s Boris Bikes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study released Friday. Bike schemes are becoming increasingly popular in cities around the world, with more than 360 already running, but their main aim is

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Big Green Bus tour highlights environmental awareness

The Big Green Bus visited the Rio Hotel Wednesday, August 3, 2011. The old Greyhound coach bus has been converted to run on waste vegetable oil and outfitted with solar panels to transport the 13 Dartmouth College students around the country to talk and teach about sustainability. By Kyle Hansen Las Vegas Sun Aug. 3,

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Kids growing up as they grow vegetables on city farms in Cleveland Botanical Garden program

By Leona Johnson The Cleveland Plain Dealer August 02, 2011 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Teenagers farming in the heart of Cleveland are growing up themselves in the process. The students, ages 14 to 18, help transform neighborhoods through urban gardening while developing individuality, self-esteem and confidence. More than 60 high school students are working for minimum

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Earth’s Population to hit 7 Billion by the end of October with five babies born every second

By Staff DAILY MAIL (UK) 20th July 2011 A little over a decade ago, the world’s population stood at 6billion. By the end of October, it will reach 7billion. With five babies being born every second, 78million people are added to the global community each year. The population was fewer than 1billion in 1800, 3billion

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Innovative Public Media Partnership Focuses on the Environment

By Kathleen Tuck boisestate.edu July 13th, 2011 Boise State Public Radio and Idaho Public Television, have joined the largest public media institutions in the Pacific Northwest to create EarthFix — an innovative approach to help citizens examine environmental issues unfolding in their own backyards and to explore how local actions intersect with national issues. With

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40 Million Hunters & Fishermen Fed Up With GOP’s Anti-Environment Agenda

By Brian Merchant treehugger.com 07.13.11 There are an estimated 40 million sportsmen in the United States: hunters, sport fishermen, and outdoor enthusiasts. They’re a traditionally right-leaning voting bloc, and an influential one at that; they reliably turn out in high numbers to vote at the polls. And fellow Treehugger John Laumer is always telling me

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