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Fracking: What Cuomo Won't (or Can't) Tell You

Fracking: What Cuomo Won't (or Can't) Tell You | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The Great Fracking Race will only bring more natural gas to market which will be piped to U.S. coasts and sold overseas.
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July 27, 2012 4:36 PM
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Wolverines Need 'Refrigerators' and May Not Survive a Warming Climate

Wolverines Need 'Refrigerators' and May Not Survive a Warming Climate | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Scientists have discovered wolverines cache their food in make-shift refrigerators, which will be lost in a warming world.
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July 26, 2012 5:42 PM
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Study: Symbolic, not Substantive, CSR Action Has Greater Positive Financial Impact · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader

Study: Symbolic, not Substantive, CSR Action Has Greater Positive Financial Impact · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
An academic study suggests that symbolic environmental, social and governance actions have a greater positive impact on a company's market value than substantive actions.
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July 26, 2012 5:36 PM
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First Commercial Tidal Power Project in US Launches in Maine

First Commercial Tidal Power Project in US Launches in Maine | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size.
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July 25, 2012 6:39 PM
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Sugary Drinks Weaken Muscles in Just 4 Weeks

Sugary Drinks Weaken Muscles in Just 4 Weeks | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Mayor Bloomberg's decision to ban extra-large soft drinks just received an indirect endorsement from a study carried out by the School of Sport, Health and...
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July 25, 2012 10:44 AM
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07/23/2012: EPA Fines Violators for Failure to Report Chemical Data

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July 25, 2012 10:41 AM
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Pro-Fracking University Studies Funded by Natural Gas Industry

Pro-Fracking University Studies Funded by Natural Gas Industry | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
You may have already suspected this was the case, but now there's some research to back it up.
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July 24, 2012 4:34 PM
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Former McDonald’s Honchos Take On Sustainable Cuisine

Former McDonald’s Honchos Take On Sustainable Cuisine | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The big dude with the tattoos and a bad case of five o'clock shadow served up a plate of roasted kabocha squash, organic brussels sprouts, a...
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July 24, 2012 4:24 PM
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Come Together, to Save the Arctic

Come Together, to Save the Arctic | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Since Earthrise was taken we've been so busy warming our world that it now looks radically different from space. We've put so much carbon into the atmosphere that today's astronauts are looking at a different planet.
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July 24, 2012 1:21 PM
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Recycling seen as ‘get out of jail free card’

Recycling seen as ‘get out of jail free card’ | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Consumers faced with the opportunity to recycle are likely to increase their resource consumption compared to those who aren’t in the position to do so, states a new study entitled ‘Recycling gone bad’ conducted by the University of California and...
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July 23, 2012 9:50 PM
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Dede's Green Scene: Adrian Grenier and his Greentourage - EcoPlum!

Dede's Green Scene: Adrian Grenier and his Greentourage - EcoPlum! | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
People may know him from his HBO series, “Entourage,” some may remember him from a little rom com called “Drive me Crazy” (such as myself), but now Adrian Grenier is making a name for himself as a passionate environmentalist.
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July 23, 2012 2:46 PM
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US Throws $11.4 Billion in the Trash. Every Year.

US Throws $11.4 Billion in the Trash. Every Year. | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
And amount that should only grow over time. Can we afford not to fix this problem?
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July 23, 2012 12:33 AM
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We’re All Climate-Change Idiots

We’re All Climate-Change Idiots | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The mental habits that help us navigate the practical demands of day-to-day life make it difficult to engage with the more remote dangers posed by climate change.
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July 27, 2012 4:37 PM
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See-Through Solar Cells Make Energy from Infrared Light

See-Through Solar Cells Make Energy from Infrared Light | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The cells, developed at UCLA, are 66 percent transparent.
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July 26, 2012 5:46 PM
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New Rating Tool for Sustainable Outfits

New Rating Tool for Sustainable Outfits | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
A broad apparel-industry group is working on an index that will allow brands to score the sustainability of their products.
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July 26, 2012 5:38 PM
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Why Global Warming Is Now an Economic Tax on the Middle Class | TriplePundit

Why Global Warming Is Now an Economic Tax on the Middle Class | TriplePundit | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
How Global Warming is now punishing the Middle Class with a new and growing economic tax collected through higher food prices and electric bills.
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July 26, 2012 5:34 PM
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Urban Vegetation Reduces Air Pollution by 40-60%

Urban Vegetation Reduces Air Pollution by 40-60% | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
It is well known that vegetation is good at filtering air indoors and outdoors, but a new research paper shows that they might be even better than we thought.
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July 25, 2012 6:39 PM
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Chryso's Beauty Buys: Facial Cleanser - EcoPlum!

Chryso's Beauty Buys: Facial Cleanser - EcoPlum! | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
I have washed my face with Clinique Liquid Facial Soap for years—and I mean years! It’s ranked 3 (moderate hazard) on the Cosmetics Safety Database and it’s priced at $16.50.
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July 25, 2012 10:41 AM
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Newborn Birth Weight Drops In High Fracking Areas

Newborn Birth Weight Drops In High Fracking Areas | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Exploratory research shows that the negative health effects of fracking may start before before we're even born.
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July 24, 2012 9:34 PM
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King of Spain No Longer WWF Honorary President After Elephant Hunting

King of Spain No Longer WWF Honorary President After Elephant Hunting | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Since 1968, WWF Spain had King Juan Carlos as honorary president. But that's all over now. After a vote of 226 to 13, the Spanish branch of the WWF kicked him out.
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July 24, 2012 4:29 PM
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Solar Bag Purifies Water While You Walk

Solar Bag Purifies Water While You Walk | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
This interesting design idea uses UV rays to kill harmful bacteria in water, all while you're on the move.
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July 24, 2012 4:23 PM
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Green-certified homes sell for 9% more, study in California finds

Green-certified homes sell for 9% more, study in California finds | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
WASHINGTON — It has been a controversial question in the home real estate market for years: Is there extra green when you buy green? Do houses with lots of energy-saving and sustainability features sell for more than houses without them?
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July 24, 2012 11:26 AM
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Can You Really Build a Sustainable Olympics?

Can You Really Build a Sustainable Olympics? | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The organizers of London 2012 have made sustainability one of their watchwords: whole venues can be dismantled, moved and reused elsewhere. But there are limits to how green an international event can be.
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How Global Warming Is Impacting Stock Prices | TriplePundit

How Global Warming Is Impacting Stock Prices | TriplePundit | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
How global warming is impacting stock prices - and how it will hurt some, but benefit other companies.
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July 23, 2012 8:55 AM
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Extreme Cruelty Revealed at Walmart Pork Supplier

Extreme Cruelty Revealed at Walmart Pork Supplier | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Video footage of shocking cruelty taking place at Minnesota-based Christensen Farms was released by Mercy for Animals (MFA), who is now working to get Walmart to stop supporting suppliers who blatantly mistreat animals.
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