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Global Warming's Terrifying New Math | Politics News | Rolling Stone

Global Warming's Terrifying New Math | Politics News | Rolling Stone | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is...
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July 21, 2012 10:11 AM
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Eco Friendly Insect Repellent - EcoPlum!

Eco Friendly Insect Repellent - EcoPlum! | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
It’s that time of the year again; it’s hot, humid and hazy – the perfect environment for those pesky little mosquitoes, gnats and ticks!
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July 21, 2012 10:07 AM
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Sitting Down (On the Toilet) For a Good Cause | TriplePundit

Sitting Down (On the Toilet) For a Good Cause | TriplePundit | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Who Gives a Crap needs $100,000 and hopes to attract pre-orders from contributors who, they hope, will be persuaded by the fact that 50% of all profits will go towards constructing toilet facilities in developing countries.
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July 20, 2012 12:37 PM
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Las Vegas Building Is Made from 500,000 Beer Bottles Consumed on the Strip

Las Vegas Building Is Made from 500,000 Beer Bottles Consumed on the Strip | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
A design firm has built itself a 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility from recycled beer bottles.
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July 20, 2012 12:36 PM
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Why Gadget Repairability Is So Damn Important

Why Gadget Repairability Is So Damn Important | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
There's more to making a device repairable than allowing consumers to fix it themselves -- it's also about environment, economics, responsibility.
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July 20, 2012 12:24 PM
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How Dell Turned Bamboo and Mushrooms Into Environmental-Friendly Packaging

How Dell Turned Bamboo and Mushrooms Into Environmental-Friendly Packaging | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
At Dell, the sustainability team, working with suppliers and recyclers, has developed new compostable packaging materials made from bamboo and mushrooms.
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July 20, 2012 12:21 PM
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How Fair Trade Helped Ecuadorian Flower Workers Get Their Sundays Back | TriplePundit

How Fair Trade Helped Ecuadorian Flower Workers Get Their Sundays Back | TriplePundit | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Ecuadorian farmers spent their fair trade funds on washing machines. This allowed them to spend their Sundays with their families instead of at the river washing clothes.Miguel Zamora learned how important it is to ask people what they need.
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July 20, 2012 12:18 PM
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Solar Could Provide One-Sixth Of the World's Heating and Cooling

Solar Could Provide One-Sixth Of the World's Heating and Cooling | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Solar could provide one-sixth of the world's heating and cooling needs by 2050, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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July 21, 2012 9:54 AM
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From Animal Shelter Stray to Broadway Star

From Animal Shelter Stray to Broadway Star | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Sunny was a stray shelter mutt with an injured leg and only 48 hours to live before being euthanized. However, her story doesn't end the way you might guess.
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July 21, 2012 10:09 AM
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Whooping Cough Cases Highest in 50 Years

Whooping Cough Cases Highest in 50 Years | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The number of cases of whooping cough in the US may reach a record high this year...
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July 20, 2012 12:55 PM
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You Are What You Eat...And You're Eating Trash

You Are What You Eat...And You're Eating Trash | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Pollution anywhere on the planet, even far from farms and fields, has an uncanny ability to work itself into the things we eat on a daily basis.
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July 20, 2012 12:19 PM
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Slow Food for Thought: Adventures in Vegetarianism - EcoPlum!

Slow Food for Thought: Adventures in Vegetarianism - EcoPlum! | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
The last eighteen months or so have been an adventure of sorts: I stopped eating animals. I won’t say I stopped eating meat, because depending on whom you ask, this may only include red meat, maybe chicken, and probably not fish.
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July 20, 2012 12:29 PM
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She Was Right

She Was Right | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
In 1962, Rachel Carson began sounding the alarm about the dangers of exposure to chemicals and the failure of the industry and regulators to protect people from those dangers.
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July 20, 2012 12:21 PM
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Food companies look at a new business model for developing countries - GreenBiz.com

Food companies look at a new business model for developing countries - GreenBiz.com | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
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July 20, 2012 1:16 PM
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The Story of Change - EcoPlum!

The Story of Change - EcoPlum! | The EcoPlum Daily | Scoop.it
Can shopping save the world? The Story of Change urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.
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