treehugger.com - 7/3/2009
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Obligatory Post About Green Fireworks for the 4th of July
Fireworks are fun - who doesn't like explosions? - and a good excuse to get together with family and friends, but they're also not very clean. In Beijing, China, the smoke from fireworks during the new year ...
dsc.discovery.com - 7/2/2009
greenopia.com - 7/2/2009
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greenopia.com —
Have you ever heard of the great legend
of how fireworks were created? No? Well, hold onto
your sparklers, because here it is! Apparently, 2,000 years ago, a Chinese cook was working in a field kitchen. He (or she) happened to mix up charcoal, sulfur ...
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Eco-Fireworks-and-Other-Green-Alternatives-for-July-4th ...
theenergycollective.com - 7/3/2009
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theenergycollective.com —
Just in time for the July 4th fireworks,
I saw this news from ICIS about scientists trying
to develop pyrotechnic formulations in missiles and fireworks that eliminate the use of perchlorate, a chemical identified as a groundwater contaminant. Perchlorate is used as an oxidizer in fireworks ...
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Looking for perc-free fireworks
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Eco-Beat, 7/3
Green Daily —
... Eco Fireworks Aren't Necessarily Green The greenish color in fireworks is created using Barium, a particularly nasty chemical to breathe or find in you public water supply.There are eco-friendly fireworks available ... and they are considerably more expensive, but they won't blow up your local ecosystem. ...
Eco-Friendly Fireworks for 4th of July
INHABITAT —
... things as eco-friendly fireworks? Scientists are busy working on them right now, but at the moment, they are too cost-prohibitive to make an appearance in displays this year.
Since we can’t purport to be green fireworks experts, here are the articles that we’ve found to be the most informative on the subject:
Eco-Friendly Fireworks Offer Safer Alternatives from Discovery News
Oh No Mommy, Will the Greenies Take Fireworks Away from Us? (haha) from Treehugger ...
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Eco Tech: ‘Greener’ fireworks brun nitrogen and lots of money
ecofriend.org 7/3/2009 —
Eco Factor: Nitrogen-fueled fireworks produce less smoke and lesser toxins.
Be it Diwali in India or the Fourth of July celebrations in U.S., people love to watch fireworks illuminating the night sky in different colors. However, these fireworks produce a lot of smoke and considering ...
Can Fireworks Be More Eco-Friendly? —
Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit
Fireworks on the 4th of July are as all-American as baseball and apple pies. However, conventional fireworks are not friendly to the environment or our health. The burning of the metal salts in fireworks releases ultraviolet light which increases ozone pollution, according to a study by the ...
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