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Tag: environmental protection
Costa Rica Takes the Purest Joy in Setting Records for Environmental Stewardship
Who doesn’t love Costa Rica? With an educational system ranked 20th in the “Global Competitiveness Report 2013–14,” described as of “high quality,” a literacy rate of 94.9%, and a healthcare system that ranks essentially the same, the country’s natural beauty is hardly the …
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We’re Saying Goodbye To Fossil Fuels, But Not As Soon As We’d Like
Jeff Merkley, a progressive senator from Oregon (a progressive state) is introducing legislation that provides a plan by which the country can wean itself off fossil fuels by 2050. Though the details of the plan aren’t available, they include the …
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With the U.S. at a Precipice, Here Are a Few Things To Hope For
Frequent commenter and ever-thoughtful gentleman “Breath on the Wind” reacted to yesterday’s post “A Pair of Notes on Trump” as follows: Is there a way forward? Here’s what I’m hoping, my friend:
From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: Community Cleanup–How Waste Management Protects the Environment
It is not the responsibility of someone else to pick up your trash. The first step is to care about the effects of waste on the environment and encourage others to care. Learn how waste management is necessary to protect …
Averting the Greatest Crisis Humankind Has Seen in a Very Long Time
I hope you’ll check out this video from David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and the chairman of Policy Exchange, and then ask yourself about the urgency of getting personally involved.
Fueling Our Transportation: Eventually We Need To Make a Choice
2GreenEnergy super-supporter comments on my post “What Exactly Is the Attraction of Fuel Cell-Based Transportation?” There is work going on to develop low cost robust fuel cells capable of running directly on liquified / compressed natural gas. Vehicles using this …
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How Should Progressives Regard Trump’s Victory?
Garrison Keillor’s article in today’s Washington Post on Trump’s victory is amusing, to be sure, though it’s hard to know what to do with his main message, i.e., it’s the Republican’s baby now; progressives can sit back and catch up on …
Does Environmental Protection Matter in the US?
Here’s a quick summary of what’s going on in the U.S. Congress when it comes to environmental protection. So many things in our lives are shades of gray; this one’s not.
From Guest Blogger Sarah Ross: The Role Activated Carbon Plays in Environmental Protection
Activated carbon, also known as activated charcoal, has been used for purification since antiquity. There are references to its use in both ancient Egypt and ancient India dating to at least 1500 BC. In more modern times, it was introduced …
