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planetsave.com - 35 hours ago
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Bighead carp are one of two non-native species
of Asian carp causing widespread concern among Great Lakes
advocates. The other is silver carp. Great Lakes advocates are calling it a “ conservation emergency ” now that non-native Asian carp have been detected within seven ...
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Invasion of the Fish Snatchers?
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treehugger.com - 37 hours ago
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Photo via TreeHugger Already thinking about your holiday
shopping? Our gift guide is the perfect place to
start, but if you're the kind of shopper who likes visiting a store rather than waiting for the UPS truck, check out Wired's fifth annual pop-up store in New York City--where a careful ...
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Adrian Grenier Does Your Holiday Shopping, Al Gore Helps ...
apartmenttherapy.com - 39 hours ago
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No Thanksgiving table—or any dinner table, for that
matter—is complete without candles. The soft, flickering light from
candles sets an instantly intimate mood. My husband and I often light candles on random old weeknights, just to make our meal that much more relaxing. As you ...
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Tips and Inspiration: Decorating With Candles
feelgoodstyle.com - 2 days ago
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Dear Santa- All I want for Christmas is
every available piece from Species by the Thousands .
What’s that you say Santa? What is Species by the Thousands? Only the most unique jewelry/clothing line that uses recycled materials, including scrap metal. And Santa? Feel free to drop ...
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Species by the Thousands
rss.nrdcfeeds.org - 3 days ago
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Today the New York Times highlighted the growing
consensus around a national focus on retrofitting American homes
to save money and create jobs, all tagged as "Cash for Caulkers". This is a great idea, and certainly not new (but the catchy name is a substantial improvement). NRDC advocated ...
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"Cash for Caulkers" Coming As Soon As Congressionally ...
greendaily.com - 3 days ago
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greendaily.com —
Could your office use a visit from Recyclops?
Is male pee better than female pee when it
comes to composting? Is Joe Biden's motorcade highlighting the safety issues between cars and pedestrians? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips. ...
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Eco-Beat, 11/18
guardian.co.uk - 3 days ago
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With Copenhagen just days away the ragtag bill
in the Queen's speech failed to send the message
the green sector needs The political chatter ahead of the Queen's speech was all about Labour using its final throw of the legislative dice to draw clear battle lines with the Tories . If that is ...
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Energy bill generates weak signal | Queen's speech | ...
itsgettinghotinhere.org - 4 days ago
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HEY L.A. Climate Heroes – What are you
doing this weekend!? ACE has some sweet plans for
you — if you’re game. Do you want to raise your voice by giving presentations? Do you want to be trained to be one of the many inspiring and savvy young leaders out there ? YOU ...
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Hey L.A. Climate Heroes!
mocoloco.com - 4 days ago
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mocoloco.com —
Romy Kühne applies her pleat and fold techniques
to stainless steel for a lamp that is an
update on lighting from Van Gogh's Potato Eaters.
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Lamp by Romy Kühne
greeneconomics.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
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David Levine and his buddy Boldrin may have
left UCLA a couple of years ago but I
hope they are proud of its recent intellectual property . Would this stuff have been dreamed up under the Boldrin/Levine rules? Note that the Economists on campus have produced most of it! (I'm kidding)
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New Intellectual Property Created at UCLA
huffingtonpost.com - 5 days ago
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The Leonid Meteor Shower will hit its peak
early in the morning Tuesday, Nov. 17. For those
far enough from city lights and fortunate enough to have clear skies, it will be quite a sight and here's some tips on where and how to see it . Of course not all will be so lucky. The Grand Rapids area in Michigan may have difficulty seeing it due to clouds. Scientists have also said the show is likely to be less spectacular in North America. The best viewing spot on the planet for the Leonid ...
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Meteor Show November 2009: WATCH Leonid Meteor Shower ...
treehugger.com - 5 days ago
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treehugger.com —
Image: Screen capture from Youtube "Bloody Hell! That's
the biggest leopard seal I've ever seen!" Leopard seals
are pretty scary predators, especially if you're a penguin. But they can be friendly to other leopard seals, which is something that photographer Read the full story on ...
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Deadly Leopard Seal Tries to Feed Live Penguins to ...
greenlagirl.com - 6 days ago
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Christmas isn’t really my thing — the presents
I love, the religious tie-in not so much. But
if Christmas is your favorite holiday, and you want a less stressful, less expensive, less wasteful celebration this year without acting like an eco-grinch, take a look at the new holiday ...
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Book review: I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
environmentalgraffiti.com - 6 days ago
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environmentalgraffiti.com —
The famous Leonid Meteors return to Earth once
again on November 16th and 17th, 2009. A spectacular
meteorite display is predicted in many hot spots around the globe as at least two comet dust trails collide with the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere. Let's doff our astronomical caps to ...
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Where To Watch Tomorrow’s Leonid Meteor Showers
ramsayhome.com - 7 days ago
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The Green Aggregator The EcoBot found the following on
2009-11-15 00:39:28: Boston Globe wrote... http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/QAqkdImlXJ8xxM/6.jpg Boston GlobeBringing big...
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Bringing big businesses into the climate fight
cleantechnica.com - 8 days ago
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Back in October, there was quite a bit
of controversy surrounding NASA’s project of crashing a LCROSS
satellite into the moon to determine if there is in fact water on the moon. While it was initially believed by spectators and researchers alike that the mission was a big failure, ...
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NASA Confirms Water On Moon
commondreams.org - 8 days ago
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2009 Senator Russ
Feingold “I’m pleased that after more than eight years,
the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will finally be brought to justice. I commend the Obama administration for deciding to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York, which shows ...
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On Trying Guantanamo Bay Detainees
commondreams.org - 8 days ago
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2009 National Campaign
to Close Guantanamo Statement by former Congressman Tom Andrews,
Director, National Campaign to Close Guantanamo: We applaud the President and Attorney General Eric Holder for moving justice forward today with the transfer of some ...
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Campaign Applauds Transfer of Detainees from Gitmo
mnn.com - 9 days ago
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mnn.com —
Our picks for the week of Nov.
8-14: • Jason Mraz is a pop singer
who also happens to work the land.
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MNN week in review
rss.nrdcfeeds.org - 9 days ago
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As I discussed in a previous post ,
the Wilderness Act of 1964 authorizes Congress to protect
our nation's wildest lands in order to preserve their natural state and all of the values associated with their wildness. Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) are lands that have been found to ...
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Members of Congress act to protect western wildlands
apartmenttherapy.com - 9 days ago
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This year, we’ve got an answer to that
seasonal “What to Give?” question. One Kings Lane !
Better than Santa, this fun, inspirational site turns holiday shopping from a chore into an adventure. The holiday gifting spirits are high at One Kings Lane . Every Friday, come explore holiday-themed ...
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SPONSORED POST: Unexpected Gifts Thanks To One Kings ...
poppytalk.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
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In memory and honour of Remembrance Day today,
a bit of Poppy Talk as vlogged by Global
National's Stuart Greer (London Bureau). Just how unique are Canada's Remembrance Day poppies? Very unique.
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Poppy Talk
globalvoicesonline.org - 11 days ago
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As the children's show Sesame Street celebrates its
40th anniversary this month, premiering its new season today,
one cute and cuddly Muppet on its South African edition continues to help combat and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. While Sesame Street is seen in over 140 countries , each ...
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South Africa: Sesame Street's HIV-Positive Muppet Raises ...
blog.makezine.com - 11 days ago
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If you are inspired by the use of
everyday objects as art, then Scotch Brand wants to
see your creativity come off the roll and into the art space. The Scotch Off the Roll Tape Sculpture Contest , sponsored by 3M, is inviting creative minds to submit photos of their unique tape sculpture ...
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Tape sculpture contest
rss.nrdcfeeds.org - 11 days ago
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Another Veterans' Day is upon us, a time
to reflect on our armed servicemen and women who
are stationed around the world to protect us. Many of these brave soldiers, sailors and marines have spent years serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, selflessly putting their lives on the line ...
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Veterans, Clean Energy and Common Sense
ramsayhome.com - 11 days ago
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The Green Aggregator The EcoBot found the following on
2009-10-18 03:02:35: WQOW TV News 18 wrote... UW-Stevens Point named greenest
university in stateWQOW TV News 18It has 100...
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UW-Stevens Point named greenest university in state
ramsayhome.com - 12 days ago
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ramsayhome.com —
The Green Aggregator The EcoBot found the following on
2009-11-10 05:03:53: Knoxville News Sentinel wrote... Brass: Solar gurus meet to
chart courseKnoxville News SentinelThe event...
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Brass: Solar gurus meet to chart course
treehugger.com - 12 days ago
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treehugger.com —
Image via Vers It's no secret we like
gadgets covered in wood - something about the feeling
of permanence. Plus, wood makes for a solid protective cover for something like an iPhone. While not all wood cases are sustainable - like the un-TreeHugger zebra wood case we saw awhile back - Vers ...
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Beautiful Wood iPhone Skin Helps with Reforestation
accidentalhedonist.com - 12 days ago
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From the UPI: WILMINGTON, Ohio, Nov. 8 (UPI)
-- Celebrity TV chef Rachael Ray said she paired
with singer Nick Lachey to refit a soup kitchen in the struggling city of Wilmington, Ohio, a makeover. Look, I do think it's great that Rachael Ray are doing their part to help a town of which I ...
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Dear United Press International, About Rachael Ray...
places.designobserver.com - 12 days ago
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Berlin-based artists Renata Stih and Frieder Schnock curate
an online gallery to commemorate the 20th anniversary of
the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Open Space: Berlin After Reunification
peakoil.com - 13 days ago
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peakoil.com —
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Fast-moving, strengthening Hurricane Ida led
oil companies to begin evacuating workers on Sunday from
the Gulf of Mexico and prompted the nation's only offshore oil port to stop taking foreign crude from tankers. Chevron Corp and Anadarko Petroleum Corp said workers were ...
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Oil cos pull workers, shut port ahead of Ida
apartmenttherapy.com - 13 days ago
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apartmenttherapy.com —
We've been watching a lot of Mad Men
lately, and although (thankfully) the Don Draper regimen of
five cocktails a day is no longer considered par for the course (if it ever was), we do think it's nice to have an at-home bar ready for those times when you want to mix cocktails ...
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8 Pieces to Use As a Home Bar
energypriorities.com - 13 days ago
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energypriorities.com —
Germany's Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago today.
It reminds me of the green movement... (continued at
http://energypriorities.com/) November 09, 2009
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Tomorrow: America's Berlin Wall of Energy
aaenvironment.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
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aaenvironment.blogspot.com —
One would think that the U.S. House of
Representatives would be more hospitable to its African American
members since it is now controlled by Democrats. Not even when the Republican Party was in the majority has the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) been unders such assault as it is now. The ...
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Why Is The House Environment Hostile To The CBC?
earth2tech.com - 15 days ago
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Facebook’s 300 million users, logging 8 billion minutes
per day on the site , leave the social
network with a massive — and growing — appetite for data center real estate, and energy bills to match. According to Richard Miller at Data Center Knowledge, Facebook has just ...
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Facebook Grabs for Greener Data Centers
commondreams.org - 15 days ago
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commondreams.org —
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2009 Brady Campaign
to Prevent Gun Violence Paul Helmke, President of the
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement about the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas: "Our deepest sympathies go to the families who lost loved ones or are ...
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Statement on Fort Hood Tragedy
globalvoicesonline.org - 16 days ago
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globalvoicesonline.org —
Foreign Policy Association's Russia blog writes about the
results of a Pew Research Center's poll on poverty,
wealth and attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe “20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
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CEE: “20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall” - a Poll
aboutmyplanet.com - 16 days ago
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aboutmyplanet.com —
It looks like a creature out of the
latest Hollywood movie but bald bears are alive and
well. Seems that through a genetic defect all female bears at this particular zoo have gone bold. The vets are baffled by the hair loss of these bespectacled bears. So far it doesn’t seem ...
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Bears gone Bald!
commondreams.org - 17 days ago
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2009 Freedom to
Marry Despite a strong grassroots effort in Maine, an
attack campaign by anti-gay forces just barely overturned Maine’s law supporting the freedom to marry for gay couples. Results are still coming in for Washington state where voters are ...
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Narrow Defeat in Maine Won’t Stop Fight for the Freedom ...
commondreams.org - 17 days ago
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commondreams.org —
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2009 National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force The National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force expressed deep disappointment in the apparent passage of Question 1, which repeals a law granting same-sex couples the right to marry in Maine. Statement by Rea ...
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Marriage Equality Goes Down in Maine
peakoil.com - 18 days ago
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peakoil.com —
NAPLES T. Boone Pickens has put his
energy and a stack of his own money
behind a plan he says will help ween Americans off foreign oil. He calls it the Pickens Plan and it finally appears to be gaining steam. He discussed the plan Tuesday at the Global Financial Leadership Conference, ...
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T. Boone Pickens: Weening U.S. off foreign oil a ...
350.org - 18 days ago
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350.org —
On the steps of City Hall with a
particularly beautiful banner--many thanks to our friends in the
faith community, and to everyone else who helped across the beautiful state of Maine
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Portland Maine USA
dothegreenthing.com - 18 days ago
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takeoffyourclothes... has added a photo to the pool:
black long-sleeve dress with deep cowl/hood, exaggerated hip pockets
fitted long-sleeve t-shirt, upside down = top oversize short-sleeve t-shirt, sleeves inverted + sewn shut = pocket skirt Another story from the collectively ...
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Long-Sleeve Double T-Shirt Dress - Black 001
greeneconomics.blogspot.com - 18 days ago
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greeneconomics.blogspot.com —
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) will
pay $26 billion to buy out railroad Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Corp (BNI.N) in what the billionaire investor called a bet on the U.S. economy. Did you know that freight trains have a fuel economy of 400 MPG? That's better than a ...
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Carbon Pricing Will Help Warren Buffett Get Rich From ...
ramsayhome.com - 19 days ago
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ramsayhome.com —
The Green Aggregator The EcoBot found the following on
2009-11-03 05:22:23: CQPolitics.com wrote... http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/QZW4h1CYR4nugM/6.jpg guardian.co.ukReading Election...
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Reading Election Day Tea Leaves
greenopia.com - 19 days ago
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greenopia.com —
Have you heard? Baseball is American as apple
pie. (Mmmm…..crispy organic apple pie.) Now, the 2009 World
Series is making it a green...
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Take Me Out to the Green Ball Game: World Series Gets ...
ramsayhome.com - 19 days ago
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ramsayhome.com —
The Green Aggregator The EcoBot found the following on
2009-11-02 22:23:21: TV New York wrote... Long Island Yale Student Found
Dead In DormWCBS-TV New YorkScience teachers at...
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Long Island Yale Student Found Dead In Dorm – WCBS
green.yahoo.com - 19 days ago
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green.yahoo.com —
AFP - The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's
tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether
in 20 years, most likely due to global warming, a US study published Monday said.
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Snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish in 20 years: study
feedproxy.google.com - 19 days ago
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Michelle Kaufmann is continuing her work on a
modern green home in Northern California. Located on a
constrained lot, the 1,550 square-foot home will be prefabricated -- as currently planned -- with two modules. And although the home will be a lot smaller than the average new ...
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Small Modern Green Home in California
ramsayhome.com - 20 days ago
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ramsayhome.com —
The Green Aggregator The EcoBot found the following on
2009-11-01 23:03:53: Phillies.com wrote... http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/b8jsijmnlQQvYM/6.jpg guardian.co.ukPhillies think Green...
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Phillies think Green year-round
