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Weekly Green TipDid you know that 95 percent less energy is used to make a plastic item from recycled materials than new materials?
(EarthGauge.net)
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Weekly Green QuoteI love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.
~ George Washington Carver ~
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"Green" Poll
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Going Green Links and Resources
Advocacy Groups and Organizations- American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy
- Blue Ocean Institute
- Children's Health Environmental Coalition
- Earthshare
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Working Group
- Friends of the Earth
- Green Peace USA
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Rainforest Action Network
- Redefining Progress
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Stop Global Warming
- The Conservation Fund
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Ocean Conservancy
- Worldwatch Institute
- World Resources Institute
- World Wildlife Fund
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Free Green Newsletter
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Get Involved!
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Joplin Recycle Center
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April 22nd is Earth Day!April 22nd is Earth Day! Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to act to protect our planet.
History of Earth Day
In September 1969, at a conference in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on the environment. Senator Nelson first proposed the nationwide environmental protest to thrust the environment onto the national agenda.” "It was a gamble," he recalls, "but it worked." Five months before the first April 22 Earth Day, on Sunday, November 30, 1969, The New York Times carried a lengthy article by Gladwin Hill reporting on the rising tide of environmental events:
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Going Green in the Four States Contest
In celebration of Earth Day … we asked if you would like to win some GREEN for going GREEN? We asked you to share your going green idea and/or experience with KSN, KODE, and fourstateshomepage.com.Our lucky winner was:
Leesa Holloway of Goodman, Missouri
Here was Leesa's GREEN Idea:
"Human hair naturally absorbs oil, so my idea is for all salons to take the hair they have cut, have the hair put into some type of mat. like ladies hosiery, and when an oil spills occur you release these into the water and the hair absorbs the spill..."Leesa received $200 CASH just for sharing her idea for
"Going Green in the Four States"
CONGRATULATIONS LEESA!
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Top "Green" StoriesEarth Day: Joplin #1 in NationThe city of Joplin is leading the way in energy conservation. According to the website www.18seconds.org Joplin residents have bought more fluorescent light bulbs, per capita, than any other city in the nation. Since January 1st 2007, more than 274 thousa...
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Top 10 Ways to Green Your HomeSlay Energy VampiresYou may not know it, but households across the globe are infested with vampires....
One Bright Idea Seeing Stars Paper Nor Plastic No Soliciting Get Better Mileage The 3 R's Get Off the Grid Slay Energy Vampires Go Au Naturale Build it Green -
Green Right Now
"Going Green" seems to be the hot phrase these days. We think it’s a good message. All year long we’re going to bring you stories about the simple things we can all do to make a difference.
- Worried About Wolves And “Worrying” Wolves
- Another New Hope For Biofuels
- MIT: A Campus Laboratory For Sustainable Innovations
- Sore Feet For Litter-Free Trails
- High School Race Team Speeds Ahead With Solar Power
- One Billion Americans by 2100?
- Environmentalists Split On Carbon Capture Technology
- Target, Barneys And Organic Couture
- Spreading Dead Zones in Ocean Due to Oxygen Depletion
- Preserve Your Pet’s Health: Keep Fido Away From Phthalates And Tabby Toxin Free
- Plastic Footwear Goes Green
- Better Agriculture Could Slow Superbug Evolution
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Nexstar Green
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Environmental NewsBush Exempts Navy From Court Order Protecting WhalesIn an unprecedented action, President George W. Bush Tuesday overrode a federal court order that requires the U.S. Navy to minimize harm to whales and dolphins during sonar exercises off Southern California. Scientists say the loud blasts of sound e...
U.S. Lawmakers Hot Over Polar Bear Decisions Bush Exempts Navy From Court Order Protecting Whales U.S. Clean Fuel Programs Have Helped to Clear the Air Grants of $20.5 Million Safeguard Coastal Wetlands Court Orders U.S. Navy to Limit Sonar, Monitor for Whales -
Green Stories from Chris MansonsGreen Stories
"Going Green" seems to be the hot phrase these days. We think it’s a good message. All year long we’re going to bring you stories about the simple things we can all do to make a difference. Check out these stories.
