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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Key industry players are concerned that bipartisan support for 
green energy is collapsing after calls from the NSW Government to 
abolish national renewable energy targets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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     TONY JONES, PRESENTER: So-called "green tape" might be facing a 
cut, and green energy backers are feeling the pressure too. The 
clean-energy industry is concerned it's becoming the target of a 
divisive political debate, similar to climate change. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;Key 
industry players have told Lateline they fear bipartisan support for 
green energy is collapsing, following a call today from the NSW 
Government today to abolish the national renewable energy target. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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As the current economic climate forces many of us
 to tighten our purse strings, voters in Germany are starting to take 
the green option seriously - and so should we.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Germany's Green Party was founded three decades ago and has long 
been associated with the long hair and sandal-wearing movement which, 
until now, turned many potential voters off.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;"People used to say 
'we can afford the Greens when times are good, but when it's a matter of
 jobs and growth, it's not the Greens you need'," co-party leader &lt;b&gt;Claudia Roth &lt;/b&gt;told Reuters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Now
 that would appear to be changing. In an era in which Europe is paying 
the price for the excesses of recent years, many are realizing we can no
 longer live without limits.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;"We have shown that economics and ecology don't contradict each other," says Roth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Even
 Angela Merkel is an apparent convert to the "greening of German 
politics," says Reuters; since the disaster of Fukushima, she is in a 
hurry to shut down the countries' atomic power plants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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their weight in the German parliament, however, could depend on the 
outcome of the next general election in 2013. If the left-of-middle 
Social Democratic Party (SDP) is re-elected, &lt;b&gt;an alliance would be their most likely option&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The SDP previously spurned such an alliance, though they may think twice second time round. Latest polls put &lt;b&gt;Angela Merkel's leading CDU on 32% and the Socialists on second place with 30%&lt;/b&gt;. The popularity of Germany's Green party has rocketed in the past year, &lt;b&gt;from 10.7% in 2009 to between 15-20% &lt;/b&gt;in the latest opinion polls.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Doing our bit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;While
 politicians dilly-dally about whether to jump on the green bandwagon, 
there are plenty of actions we can take to as individuals by just 
staying informed. The number of organizations and websites now dedicated
 to saving the planet - and often our pennies into the bargain - is now 
almost infinite.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Living according to a green ethic, however, takes effort and implies more than just a trip to the local bottle bank. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;In a throwaway society, several websites, such as &lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/" href="http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;recyclethis.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;, offer &lt;b&gt;advice on how to re-use (not just recycle) materials&lt;/b&gt;, from used contact lenses to make-up sponges. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Another important aspect of being green involves being an &lt;b&gt;ethical consumer&lt;/b&gt;. How many products and brands do we buy without questioning how it made it onto the supermarket shelf?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;It
 is worth investigating, though be prepared for some disturbing 
discoveries about some of your favourite products.  One of the UK's 
leading brands of tea scores a pitiful 1 out of 20 on &lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.ethiscore.org/" href="http://www.ethiscore.org/" target="_blank"&gt;ethiscore.org&lt;/a&gt;'s
 ethical consumer guide, guilty on several counts of unethical trading, 
including 'unsustainable water usage'; 'workers' rights violations' and 
'animal testing of non-medical products', to name just a handful.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Being green can have its upside too, though &lt;b&gt;you may have to seriously rethink your consumer habits&lt;/b&gt;. The world is being rapidly stripped of its resources partly due to a penchant for cheap goods that don't last. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;If
 you transform your wardrobe with the frequency of the changing seasons,
 think again: spend a bit more on well-made, quality items that will 
last you years. &lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.peopletree.co.uk" href="http://www.peopletree.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;People Tree&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://edun.com/" href="http://edun.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Edun&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.loomstate.org/" href="http://www.loomstate.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Loomstate&lt;/a&gt; make &lt;b&gt;fashionable, environmentally-friendly clothes &lt;/b&gt;and have excellent credentials in terms of ethical trading.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;If you really are so fickle you need a frequent fashion revamp, you could consider ‘&lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://swishing.com/" href="http://swishing.com/" target="_blank"&gt;swishing&lt;/a&gt;'.
 Described as a 'global phenomenon' that began in the UK, swishing 
parties are now taking place in the US, China, South Africa and Brazil.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Basically,
 the rules are as follows: Everyone brings at least one item of quality 
clothing they no longer want and has half an hour to browse the 
offerings before swishing commences. When swishing does begin, 
participants attempt to take whatever they've had their eyes on 
(scratching, spitting or fighting strictly forbidden)!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;A little goes a long way&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;How
 many times have we heard that making small changes can make a huge 
difference? But just what should they be? Here are a few suggestions for
 how to start:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Instead of buying expensive detergents, &lt;b&gt;investing in Ecoballs could save you money and cut down on water usage&lt;/b&gt;. One kit of Ecoballs, worth somewhere in the vicinity of €40 (available to buy on-line even at &lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.amazon.com" href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;!) can last you up to &lt;b&gt;1,000 washes&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Another alternative to washing powder is 'Sapindus mukorissi' or &lt;b&gt;Indian &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.soapnuts.co.uk/" href="http://www.soapnuts.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Soapnuts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.
 Natural detergent that literally grows on trees, they are an 
environmentally friendly, cheap alternative to conventional products. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Adding a '&lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.hippo-the-watersaver.co.uk/forthehome.html" href="http://www.hippo-the-watersaver.co.uk/forthehome.html" target="_blank"&gt;Hippo&lt;/a&gt;' to your toilet cistern can help save water, while &lt;b&gt;many are the number of car-sharing schemes one can now join&lt;/b&gt; by inquiring locally or showing a bit of initiative.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Lastly,
 as the festive season creeps upon us most of us will be hard pushed to 
avoid the excesses of the Christmas season. Before you draw up your gift
 list, &lt;b&gt;why not consider giving a few ethical gifts this year?&lt;/b&gt; Charity Sightsavers¡ '&lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.giftofsight.co.uk/" href="http://www.giftofsight.co.uk/" target="_blank"&gt;Gift of Sight&lt;/a&gt;' can be presented as a card which shows someone their gift has helped &lt;b&gt;improve the life of someone with poor or no sight&lt;/b&gt; in the developing world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a _fcksavedurl="http://www.goodgifts.org" href="http://www.goodgifts.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Good gifts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; meanwhile has &lt;b&gt;a variety of worthwhile presents which help make a difference&lt;/b&gt;, including a class trip to the theatre and 50 bowls of rice for children in Africa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"&gt;Over the last 25 years, Japanese and Chinese researchers and clinicians have completed extensive research on far infrared medical treatments and report many amazing discoveries........&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;small style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Infrared&lt;/i&gt; Heat Therapy does the following: &lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;small style="background-color: white;"&gt;Decreases joint stiffness.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Relieves muscle spasms.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Increases blood flow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Leads to pain relief.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Affects soft tissue injury.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Increases the extensibility of collagen tissue.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;li style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Assists in resolution of inflammatory infiltrated, edema, and exudes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;An increasing number of Swiss companies specialised in environmentally-friendly technology are seeking access to the vast and lucrative Chinese market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The Chinese government is investing billions to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources such as water, wind and solar power.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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A truly European project, more eco-friendly and sustainable than projects in Europe itself, is being built in the middle of the dry wasteland of northern China.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;But the driving force behind it is not Switzerland or even the European Union.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“It is a project for the development of a new urban neighbourhood in the city of Ordos, an administrative centre of Inner Mongolia in northern China,” said Diego Salmeron, chief executive of LEP Consultants, a spin-off from Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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It is an ambitious venture to be completed in Chinese style. A housing project with European architecture for about 45,000 residents is to be developed in a semi-desert region.&lt;/div&gt;
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“There will be French, English, Italian, German and of course also Swiss parts,” said Salmeron.&lt;/div&gt;
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He has negotiated a contract with local Chinese partner over the past few months. “The partner asked me to come up with a preliminary study for the zoning and town planning.”&lt;/div&gt;
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The aim is to build an environmentally sustainable neighbourhood.&lt;/div&gt;
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“We have in mind the Swiss Minergie standard [low energy consumption] or to build solar panels and windmills in the German quarter,” Salmeron added.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Huge market&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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LEP Consultants is one of many Swiss companies eying the Chinese market. An estimated 150 Swiss cleantech firms are currently active in China.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“China is an enormous market and the need for development in the cleantech sector is huge,” said Rolf Häner, managing director of Cleantech Switzerland’s the export platform.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;He adds that the Chinese government pledged investments to the tune of SFr150 billion ($169.4 billion) to promote green technology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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China is the leading producer of solar energy, ahead of the United States. Six out of ten major producers of photovoltaic cells are also Chinese, according to the 2010 list by the market research agency Bloomberg New Energy Finance.&lt;/div&gt;
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Nevertheless, the Chinese economy is still highly dependent on coal for the time being. As a result many of its cities and rivers are among the worst polluted in the world and the air quality is poor.&lt;/div&gt;
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“China requires the whole range of products that the Swiss cleantech industry can offer,” said Häner.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;Energy efficiency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;To “improve the purification and the treatment of gas” the management of a Chinese incinerator is planning a partnership with a Swiss firm, according to Cleantech Switzerland.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Read the full article &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Green_Swiss_firms_eye_lucrative_Chinese_market.html?cid=31496336" target="_blank"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/11/green-swiss-firms-eye-lucrative-chinese.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/mZTJohAtkf0/default.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-6470752426732678153</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-14T23:20:52.095-07:00</atom:updated><title>10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green | Worldwatch Institute</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; line-height: 14px;"&gt;Keep reading for 10 simple things you can do today to help reduce your environmental impact, save money, and live a happier, healthier life. For more advice, purchase &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2010-transforming-cultures" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;State of the World 2010 - Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; line-height: 14px;"&gt;, a report from 60 renowned researchers and practitioners on how to reorient cultures toward sustainability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol style="list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Save energy to save money&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2010-transforming-cultures" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img alt="State of the World" border="1" height="264" src="http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/images/e2/SOW2010cover.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2010-transforming-cultures" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Purchase &lt;em&gt;State of the World 2010:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2010-transforming-cultures" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Transforming Cultures&lt;/em&gt; to learn more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2010-transforming-cultures" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;about the shift from consumerism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #02529b;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2010-transforming-cultures" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;to sustainability&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;"&gt;Set your &lt;a href="https://earthaidkit.com/buy/cat-programmablethermostats.php?ref=6" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;thermostat&lt;/a&gt; a few degrees lower in the winter and a few degrees higher in the summer to save on heating and cooling costs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Install &lt;a href="https://earthaidkit.com/buy/cat-cfls.php?ref=6" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;compact fluorescent light bulbs&lt;/a&gt; (CFLs) when your older incandescent bulbs burn out.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Unplug appliances when you're not using them. Or, use a &lt;a href="https://earthaidkit.com/buy/cat-smartstrips.php?ref=6" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;"smart" power strip&lt;/a&gt; that senses when appliances are off and cuts "phantom" or "vampire" energy use.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible. As much as 85 percent of the energy used to machine-wash clothes goes to heating the water.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Use a drying rack or clothesline to save the energy otherwise used during machine drying.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Save water to save money.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Take shorter showers to reduce water use. This will lower your water and heating bills too.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Install a &lt;a href="https://earthaidkit.com/buy/cat-oxygenatingshowerheads.php?ref=6" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;low-flow showerhead&lt;/a&gt;. They don't cost much, and the water and energy savings can quickly pay back your investment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Make sure you have a &lt;a href="https://earthaidkit.com/buy/cat-faucetaerators.php?ref=6" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;faucet aerator&lt;/a&gt; on each faucet. These inexpensive appliances conserve heat and water, while keeping water pressure high.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5473" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;Plant drought-tolerant native plants&lt;/a&gt; in your garden. Many plants need minimal watering. Find out which occur naturally in your area.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Less gas = more money (and better health!).&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2009-warming-world" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;img alt="State of the World" src="http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/e2/SOW2009.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2009-warming-world" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Purchase &lt;em&gt;State of the World 2009:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2009-warming-world" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Into a Warming World&lt;/em&gt; to learn more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #02529b;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/publication/state-world-2009-warming-world" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;about overcomig global climate change&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5462" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;Walk or bike&lt;/a&gt; to work. This &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5666" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;saves on gas&lt;/a&gt; and parking costs while improving your cardiovascular health and reducing your risk of obesity.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Consider telecommuting if you live far from your work. Or move closer. Even if this means paying more rent, it could save you money in the long term.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4838" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;Lobby your local government&lt;/a&gt; to increase spending on sidewalks and bike lanes. With little cost, these improvements can pay huge dividends in bettering your health and reducing traffic.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Eat smart.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;If you eat meat, add one meatless meal a week. Meat costs a lot at the store-and it's even more expensive when you consider the related environmental and health costs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Buy &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/1082" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;locally raised&lt;/a&gt;, humane, and organic meat, eggs, and dairy whenever you can. Purchasing from local farmers&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5561#toc" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;keeps money in the local economy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Watch videos about why &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/1817" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;local food&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.faircompanies.com/main.aspx?uc=multidet&amp;amp;id=84" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;sustainable seafood&lt;/a&gt; are so great.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Whatever your diet, &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/SOW08_chapter_5.pdf" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;eat low on the food chain&lt;/a&gt; [pdf]. This is especially &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5352#summary" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;true for seafood&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Skip the bottled water.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Use a water filter to purify tap water instead of buying &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5063" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;bottled water&lt;/a&gt;. Not only is bottled water expensive, but it &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/brain/media/pdf/pubs/mag/EP172C.pdf" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;generates large amounts of container waste&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Bring a reusable water bottle, preferably aluminum rather than plastic, with you when traveling or at work.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; list-style-image: url(http://www.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/acquia_prosper/design_packs/blue/images/list-level-1.png); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;Check out this short article for the &lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5475" style="color: #02529b; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"&gt;latest on bottled water trends&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Think before you buy.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;want more? go to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/3915"&gt;10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green | Worldwatch Institute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/07/10-ways-to-go-green-and-save-green.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-236562375462167475</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-14T23:00:28.175-07:00</atom:updated><title>Top 5 small, simple opportunities for a little more energy and zest for life!</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #111111; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px;"&gt;I wanted to share a few more ideas I had on the small, simple things we can all do to fill our life with a little more positive and joyful energy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/explore/26984/www.smallsimplelife.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smallsimplelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/energy_thumb.jpg" style="color: #2361a1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;img alt="energy_thumb" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1184" height="282" src="http://www.smallsimplelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/energy_thumb.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; clear: both; display: block; float: none; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="energy_thumb" width="426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;I use to suffer a great deal from lack of energy and positive drive. My busy working lifestyle seemed to leave me with very little energy and I quite often went to bed exhausted both mentally and physically. &lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;My mind and body were in a constant state of deflation; I never could seem to find the time to recharge.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;And it is true; leading a busy lifestyle can quite often sap our bodies and minds of precious energy and leave us feeling discouraged, tired and irritable. Often it is a catch 22 sort of situation, where the everyday necessities pile up, take over and demand valuable time and energy from us, stealing our oomph so by the end of the day all we want to do is crash.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="pullquote_right" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; color: #666666; float: right; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;But everyday life is filled with opportunities to energise and recharge our mind and body to face the day with a little more good cheer and get-up-and-go!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;It is sometimes not easy; but with a few changes and by adopting some new habits I was able to find a little more energy, both in my mind and body, to face the day with &lt;a href="http://www.smallsimplelife.com/2009/10/find-the-courage-to-face-life-cheerfully/" style="color: #2361a1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_self"&gt;positive cheer&lt;/a&gt; and overcome the ever present exhaustion. And you know what; it was kind of like a flow on effect; the more energy I found the more I could do to&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt; sustain and regain more positive drive for my life&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;If you find it may be helpful in your life I encourage you to try the following, adapt them where you can in your own lifestyle and see if they might add a little extra pizzazz and verve for life!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.222em; margin-bottom: 0.611em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"&gt;1.    Eat well and Exercise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Oh, I know, how many times have we heard this before? But you know what it is so very fundamental to living a happy, healthy, positive and joyful life. Having a healthy diet and introducing a little exercise to a daily routine has great advantages to our mind and body. We feel better because our bodies are healthier; we are stronger and have more energy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;A healthy lifestyle has so many great advantages:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Eating a healthy diet &lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;increase our immunity improves our digestion, circulation and increases energy and our ability to concentrate&lt;/strong&gt;. Choose the types of foods that improve your health and avoid the types of foods that raise your risk for such illnesses as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Expand your range of healthy choices to include a wide variety of delicious foods. Learn to use guidelines and tips for creating and maintaining a satisfying, healthy diet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/explore/26984/www.smallsimplelife.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #111111; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;div style="display: inline !important; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 1.571em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/explore/26984/www.smallsimplelife.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #111111; line-height: 22px;"&gt;Exercise &lt;strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;boosts energy, strength, stamina and mobility&lt;/strong&gt;. It can also add in reducing anxiety and improves sleep patterns and our overall sense of well being. Even a little exercise can give your mind and body the boost in needs to face the day without burning out halfway. Try and adopt a form of exercise that fits in with your lifestyle, even a walk in the morning or after dinner can boost your energy, start small and you might find once the benefits start to take effect you’ll discover more ways to introduce exercise into your routine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;e - BlogTopSites - read the full article at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.blogtopsites.com/explore/26984/www.smallsimplelife.com/"&gt;Small Simple Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/07/top-5-small-simple-opportunities-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-5094489597608358697</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-01T08:24:01.227-07:00</atom:updated><title>Why Go Green?</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The problem, I imagine, that a lot of business and home owners have about getting "green certified" is that one of the big promises - cash savings - seems immediately challenged by the initial investment required. Add to that the time and hassle of switching out things like all your lights, or your air conditioning, or certain parts of your plumbing, and it just doesn't seem to be worth it.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The thing is, the savings are meant to be long-term. Green certification is more an investment for future savings than an immediate way to turn a profit. And, as with any investment, it involves spending initial capital in hopes of long-term benefits. The good news is, while many investments sometimes seem like more of a long-term gamble than a delayed but profit-generating return on the money spent, the returns of going green are pretty much guaranteed from the start. The equations are all done, the variables determined; going green isn't about betting on finding the right math, but about plugging the most advantageous numbers into the equation.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The way it works is that there are technologies - LED lights, water-saving bathroom accessories, and so on - that work as well as or better than more common counterparts, but use up less energy or other resources. The reduction in resources used is not only better for the environment, but it also means you are paying less, month to month, than you would for your normal expenditures. In many cases, they also require less frequent replacements as well. The problem is that getting the new technology installed means buying the new devices, which can be significantly more expensive than the normal items. A single LED light bulb, for example, could quite easily cost in the vicinity of $50.00, but could easily last for fifty times as long as a normal bulb, and use around a tenth the energy. That's where the savings comes in; take the monthly cost of the electricity it takes to light your business, and reduce it by around 90%, while simultaneously knowing you won't have to purchase and change out lights again for somewhere around a decade or two.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The value of going green is clear if you look at the numbers and are willing to wait a year or two for the savings to overcome the initial investment. Naturally, the more energy you use regularly, the greater the savings - but also, the higher the initial cost. It might, thus, not be economically feasible for every business to make the immediate switch to green energy. However, if you've been thinking of investing some money into your business, becoming certified green is an option with returns that can be easily calculated based on your current energy usage.&lt;br /&gt;Dustin Schwerman is the head web designer for Truly Unique Website Design. Truly Unique works on websites of all varieties; their clients may offer products and services ranging from &lt;A href="http://www.ledlightsledlightbulbs.com" target=_blank&gt;LED lights&lt;/A&gt; to &lt;A href="http://www.apartmentenergyconsultants.com" target=_blank&gt;energy certification&lt;/A&gt;.</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-go-green.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-1517668827640693842</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-30T22:37:00.189-07:00</atom:updated><title>Go Green! Earth Science Fair Projects</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Governments around the world along with private organization and companies are converging and discussing the environmental issues that are facing our planet. These international meetings are attended and lead by some of the greatest minds in the area of ecological sustainability. These leaders have spent their professional careers researching and implementing programs and policies to protect and repair the environment. They did not, however, wake up one day with all these qualifications in their heads. They have spent years and decades studying and researching their chosen field of specialty. Like other professionals, they began their careers as students. Many of these professionals are the very students who began their studies with earth science fair projects demonstrations. This was likely the first demonstration of their ability and desire to understand the systems and life forms with which we share the planet.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Earth science fair projects are the perfect venue for students who want to pursue a career in any number of environmental fields. The earth science fair projects of students often become the focus of their career goals. For those students interested in plant life, an earth science fair project on the growth of food crops might be in order. Students who are interested in the cycles of weather, and earth science fair project would be appropriate. Others who are interested in the history and origins of the very planet upon which we live could develop an earth science fair project around this huge topic. Regardless of the specific topic, earth science fair projects offer all students the opportunity to demonstrate their beginning knowledge of these important topics.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Many of the students who present earth science fair projects have plans on continuing their education at the college and postgraduate levels. These students often take the seed of interest that is planted with their first earth science fair projects and continue the studies at these higher educational levels. There are even professional who started at the high school science fair and were offered tuition and scholarships to continue their research. All the international professionals began as students, so the possibilities exist for all students interested in these fields of study. With these opportunities, students can transform their careers while transforming our stewardship of the Earth.&lt;br /&gt;Jon Ginsburg is a partner with PowerPapers.com, an innovative academic writing company that specializes in providing custom-written, original model papers on all topics and in all formats. PowerPapers firmly believes that a quality model paper can be a key learning tool for almost any student. Check them out at &lt;A href="http://www.powerpapers.com." target=_blank&gt;www.powerpapers.com.&lt;/A&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/go-green-earth-science-fair-projects.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-5650472888840723702</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-25T22:52:00.260-07:00</atom:updated><title>It's Good To Go Green</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;It's also important to have good quality air. The chemicals in many cleaners can damage your skin or senses. In addition, every home has many microscopic pollutants that can aggravate allergies and more. Typical air fresheners like sprays and candles can sometimes make problems worse. There are many spray fresheners that can replace your aerosol cans or for another fragrant options use spices or herbs to freshen a room. Baking soda is also an effective odor-eliminator for refrigerators as well as on carpets when vacuuming. If you want to filter your air, you can buy a machine or consider growing a broad green leaf plant inside. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Clean floors mean less harmful chemicals indoors. It can be hard to keep floors clean with constant foot traffic. Shoes can can so many nasty and toxic substances and carry them into every room in your home. You should puts a mat at each doorway you use to help remove some of the dirt and other things. Having a no-shoe policy in your home is an even better idea, or designate some shoes for only indoor use. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;There are a number of other cleaning tips that are both eco-friendly and you-friendly. Limiting your use of antibacterial cleaners and getting rid of toxic cleaners safely are just a couple of ways to make a difference. If you want to do more green cleaning, there are a number of helpful resources online. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;No matter how green you are or want to be, there are many steps you can take to make a difference in your life. Green cleaning begins with knowing what substances are being brought into your home. With a little work your home can be green and clean.&lt;br /&gt;Find out more about Shark Steam Mops. &lt;A href="http://sharksteammop.life-labs.org/" target=_blank&gt;buy a shark steam mop&lt;/A&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/its-good-to-go-green.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-2220953173660280614</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-25T03:41:01.065-07:00</atom:updated><title>Motorized Bicycle-new Generation Go Green Product</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;A motorized bicycle consists of a drive system that can be incorporated easily and without much difficulty onto a bicycle in a manner that enable the bicycle to pedal in a relaxed mode without increasing force required to pedal the bicycle. The motorized bicycle consists of a wheel on which a drive gear is mounted, which in turn is linked to the drive gear, and a drive device attached to the driven gear. The drive device comprise a motor designed to rotate an output shaft, a rotatable drive shaft, a first drive device connecting the output shaft to the drive shaft, and a second drive tool detachably linking the drive shaft to the driven gear. The second drive device is activated by rotation of the drive shaft by the first drive tool. The drive system is mounted on a support that is adjustable and mounted on the bicycle's structure.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Early designs typically consist of chain or gear technologies which were driven by a motor and which were in permanent contact with the bicycle's drive sprocket along with the pedals. While these motorized driving technologies did supply a secondary power to a bicycle, they have their own disadvantages as well. Like, the motor and its drive system were generally in direct contact with the pedals all the times, which need the rider to drive the motor during pedaling. The use of the motor importantly enhanced the power required to pedal the bicycle. In addition, the drive technologies of these early motorized bicycles were tough to incorporate into existing bicycles as they need complicated driving facilities which required wide-spanning modifications of the bicycles onto which they were fixed. As a result, these technologies could not be used on multi-speed bicycles.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If you are planning to purchase a motorized bicycle, there are many alternatives and restrictions to take care of. Find out the restrictions prevalent in your state. The laws on riding motorized bicycles vary significantly from one state to another. You can check out for an electric or gas motor. Frankly speaking, quality gas motors are more expensive and exclusive and needs to be repaired frequently but will take you faster and farther whereas electric motors are cheaper and require less maintenance but reach out shorter distances at lower speeds. You should also decide on whether to buy a kit to incorporate a motor to an existing bicycle or just buy the fully built motorized bicycles.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Now where can you find such product! If you live in or close to a metropolitan city, you may find a dealer in any of the showrooms. Check with local bicycle and scooter dealers to find out if they possess what you are looking for. If you are unable to find anything in your close vicinity, do not give up. The Internet is flooded with manufacturers of both kits and pre-built motorized bicycles. If you are not a typical nerd, seek a second opinion on your selected bicycle or kit before buying.&lt;br /&gt;Industrial Author suggests about &lt;A href="http://www.mbbimports.com.au" target=_blank&gt;Motorized Bicycle&lt;/A&gt;. MBB Imports is a first-rated importer of &lt;A href="http://www.mbbimports.com.au" target=_blank&gt;Motorized Bicycle Sydney&lt;/A&gt;, Motorized Bicycle Engine Kits and &lt;A href="http://www.mbbimports.com.au" target=_blank&gt;Motorised Bicycle Melbourne&lt;/A&gt; in Australia. Call 0405 245 430.</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/motorized-bicycle-new-generation-go.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-6670750742270714684</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-20T14:54:01.237-07:00</atom:updated><title>Eco Friendly Kitchen Ideas - Go Green</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Here are some of the eco friendly kitchens ideas that can help you save on your energy bills and help make the environment little better:&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Refrigerators&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Refrigerators consume the most energy only after heating systems. If you are buying a new refrigerator, buy them with Energy Star label (which designates appliances that use 10 to 50 percent less energy than standard models). Also consider buying a refrigerator that fits your requirements, do not buy huge one if you are only 3 members in the family.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Dishwashers and Washing Machines&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Buy a water efficient washing machine that can save water and electricity. Use dishwasher and washing machines wisely, only use it when you have full load ready to go.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Waste Disposal machines&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;They help reduce the physical amount of food waste down to small pieces. You can use compost on your houseplants or garden where worms can compost down the food waste more efficiently.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Kitchen Trash Separators&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Look for kitchen recycling bins that allow you to easily separate trash, in terms of paper, food, bottles, plastics, etc.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Energy Saving through Proper Lighting&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Generally there are two or three light settings such as general, task lighting, and mood lighting. The kitchen should be designed in such a way that in day time sun light can be used at most of the places which saves energy. Low voltage systems for task and mood lighting are highly appreciated in modern kitchen designs. New age kitchen designers use the concept of skylight that brings natural light in the kitchen and makes the environment pleasant. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Other Energy Saving Kitchen Appliances&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Use eco friendly kettles for your regular tea and coffee needs. Consider using new generation ovens that doesn't require pre-heating. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;By purchasing energy efficient appliances you're not only doing your part to help protect the environment, you're also helping your pocket and saving a substantial sum on energy costs too. Let's go green and make this world better place to live!&lt;br /&gt;Paradise Kitchens is your perfect choice for &lt;A href="http://www.paradise-kitchens.com.au/" target=_blank&gt;kitchen renovations&lt;/A&gt;, quality &lt;A href="http://www.paradise-kitchens.com.au" target=_blank&gt;kitchen designs&lt;/A&gt; and kitchen appliances. Paradise Kitchens can manufacture kitchens, &lt;A href="http://www.paradise-kitchens.com.au/vanities.php" target=_blank&gt;bathroom vanities&lt;/A&gt; &amp;amp; laundries in a particulate format to indulge consumer needs and wants at their satisfaction.</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/eco-friendly-kitchen-ideas-go-green.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-4308972880927286067</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-18T15:24:00.778-07:00</atom:updated><title>“go Green” By Using Led Manufacturers’ Solutions</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;These green technology initiatives taken by the industry have revolutionized the global lighting market. These solutions are much safer, and they provide more efficient power usage which also saves money. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Is it time to forget the traditional forms of light bulbs, tubes, and lamps? This is the era of newly developed LED solutions. It’s one of the best ways to “go green” in your home, offices or apartments. Apart from all this, who would not love to save on their power bills? &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;When electricity is passed through a traditional style bulb, the filament starts heating up and the bulb starts glowing. These types of lamps, apart from LEDs, waste lots of energy during this process, which increase the electricity usage and bills. Today, so many varieties of bulbs are available in the market, and they are supplied by the best LED Manufacturer. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;By switching to these types of lighting solutions, some LED bulbs, when used 8 hours per day, can actually last up to 17 years! So one can imagine the amount of power these products will save over other more traditional forms of lighting products. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The LED lights save time as there is no need of replacement for a long time. They have a very long lifespan, and no hassles to replacing them. They are also brighter, so you can use a smaller quantity of bulbs. These LED lights give out very little heat. Switching to the LED lights now, you can keep your room much cooler and brighter. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Only best LED Manufacturer can provide you with the great quality LED lights. Top suppliers are providing new technologies which are better at conserving energy than before. LED lights are a great alternative for home, offices, restaurants, and apartments all over the world. Power consumption is no laughing matter in today’s economy. Cutting cost is more important than ever, and keeping the world illuminated is vital. Get the best LED lights from top LED Manufacturers today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ledmanufacturer.org" target=_blank&gt;led manufacturers&lt;/A&gt; are not all created equal. When finding the best one to work with, one must perform lots of research. Joe Giovinco and his team at Geo Trade LTD work hard to study this subject. If you are seeking more information, please visit the industry-leading authority &lt;A href="http://www.ledmanufacturer.org" target=_blank&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.LEDManufacturer.org" target=_blank&gt;www.LEDManufacturer.org&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/A&gt; for the most up-to-date articles and posts about these types of lighting solutions.</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/go-green-by-using-led-manufacturers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-5631748891115004446</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-14T23:16:00.351-07:00</atom:updated><title>Go Green By Using White</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;When it's hotter in the area, it takes significantly more energy to help cool everything off. While going with less air conditioning is an option, it's difficult to completely turn it off in some of the warmer areas of the country. There are some changes that could help save energy by reducing heat absorption.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;What if things that were darker in color were changed to lighter colors like white?&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If parts of the city were built or changed to lighter colors like roofs on buildings or possibly even streets, there would be more heat reflection versus absorption. This means that it would be slightly cooler in the city meaning that across the whole area it would take a bit less energy to help cool the buildings and would in general feel quite a bit better outside on the warmer months of the year.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While dark colors typically are part of the metropolitan landscape, lighter colors could be easily used to help combat heat. It's just a change in the way that certain colors are applied to the city.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;What about colder areas of the country?&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In colder areas where heating cost and energy are a big issue, keeping the darker colors is an advantage. The overall goal is to cut energy which can be good for resources and the environment.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;There may be some less expensive changes to do first to save energy, but this is something to consider in the long run as an easy change that could be done.&lt;br /&gt;The author writes about green living and energy efficient improvements. But she recently took a break to write about fun Halloween costumes for adults. This Halloween, she will be wearing a &lt;A href="http://bettyboopcostume.net" target=_blank&gt;Betty Boop costume&lt;/A&gt; and her husband will be dressed in a &lt;A href="http://ghostbusterscostume.org" target=_blank&gt;Ghost Busters costume&lt;/A&gt; so he can save Betty from the giant marshmallow man.</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/go-green-by-using-white.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-637722734683744814</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-12T18:29:00.363-07:00</atom:updated><title>Go Green With Razor Scooters</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If you are planning to gift your son something special on his birthday then you definitely can bring smile in his face with a Razor electric scooter . As said earlier, Razor electric scooters are available in various models and hence choosing the right type needs little attention. If you are unsure of how to go about finding the right scooter for your son then read further.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;First see how often the scooter will be used, some kids use scooters exclusively for their leisure time whereas others use them to commute to and from school and nearby areas. If it is for frequent use then a scooter with premium battery life is the best choice. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Next is the weight of the person who will be using the device as every Razor electric scooter is intended for users of different weight and hence check the device’s weight capacity before buying.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;When you buy a Razor scooter or got it as a gift the user is not just ensured of fun riding but also of durability and long service life. And, with these devices you don’t need to spend money on gas and at the same time you also contribute to the welfare of our environment. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Not just for teens, Razor scooters are also available for adults as well, and so if you are looking for an alternate transport for commuting nearby areas of your home then they are the right option.&lt;br /&gt;Razorama.com is a family run business that has been selling &lt;A href="http://www.razorama.com/" target=_blank&gt;Razor scooters &lt;/A&gt;and vehicles for over 10 years.</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/go-green-with-razor-scooters.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-2843071855530545503</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-06-08T10:21:00.429-07:00</atom:updated><title>Go Green Architecture</title><description>&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Though some people find the proposal of “green” architecture a difficult project for construction businesses, the discovery of natural building materials like cement and bricks from fly ash suggests otherwise. As a matter of fact, the shift from traditional construction methods to environment-friendly architecture is no longer a farfetched idea. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In the world market, businesses who [create and sell “green” construction materials are spreading out like mushrooms. Some conventional materials sellers are even changing to this business as it is foreseen to boom soon. This does not only make construction of green buildings possible, it also makes it easy and affordable.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Production of green construction materials is much more cost efficient compared to the creation costs of traditional bricks and cement. It is estimated that the energy required in creating these materials is eighty five percent lesser than in making the conventional ones. This fact opens the doors to to cheaper cost for energy consumption and better profit from promotion. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While green buildings are still not as popular as structures made of traditional materials, it is believed that shortly cities will be lined with these environment-friendly structures. Provincial subdivisions and townhomes, as well as Manila real estate are seen to go purely “green” in the near future.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Andy Fox is a professional in Manila Real Estate. He is also a professional in Ortigas Real Estate. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The author is also a specialist in the overseas investment asset market, dedicated to property and real estate through manilaestates.com; a website that covers foremost property investment markets in Metro Manila&lt;br /&gt;Andy Fox is a professional in &lt;A href="http://www.manilaestates.com/" target=_blank&gt;Manila Real Estate&lt;/A&gt;. He is also a professional in &lt;A href="http://www.manilaestates.com/rent_ortigas.html" target=_blank&gt;Ortigas Real Estate&lt;/A&gt;. The author is also a specialist in the overseas investment asset market, dedicated to property and real estate through manilaestates.com; a website that covers foremost property investment markets in Metro Manila</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/06/go-green-architecture.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-7311046950941085357</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-31T18:21:10.701-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">go green</category><title>How to Go Green</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/save-money-and-go-green-with-cardboard-box-balers-from-a-plus-warehouse-122899099.html&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAuKOW7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEL-cO9PqvRTAhZ9RDU6_8wsi0nwA" style="color: #1111cc;" target="_blank"&gt;Save Money and &lt;b&gt;Go Green&lt;/b&gt; with Cardboard Box Balers from A Plus Warehouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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LYNN, Mass., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether the goal is to generate higher revenues from recycling, reduce waste processing and disposal costs, or reduce workplace fire hazards, a cardboard box baler from A Plus Warehouse, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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See, the Highlanders are &lt;b&gt;going green&lt;/b&gt;. Along with touches of dark blue and white. Or so we're expecting to find out around 7.35pm Friday night. The new franchise management, led by Roger Clark, have seen fit to ditch the blue, gold and maroon colours &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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By Jessica Geraci - email Eggshells and a little elbow grease are just what you need to keep your garden &lt;b&gt;green&lt;/b&gt; and growing this summer. Compost piles allow you to put household trash to good use. You can throw in just about anything, eggshells, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2011/may/31/simple-things-can-make-going-green-with-pet-easy/&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAEOARAuKOW7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLhVmsAENyLBeYjoS4A0mF1hxqng" style="color: #1111cc;" target="_blank"&gt;Simple things can make &lt;b&gt;going green&lt;/b&gt; with pet easy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Going green&lt;/b&gt; is a major theme in today's culture. Not only can we make ecologically responsible lifestyle choices and purchases but we can also help out by having our pets &lt;b&gt;go green&lt;/b&gt;. Here are a few ideas to help you and your pet &lt;b&gt;go green&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the busy intersection of Fort &amp;amp; and Van Horn, trucks come and &lt;b&gt;go&lt;/b&gt;, stopping off to pick up lawn and gardening supplies. The location in question is no big box retailer, but rather Carefree Lawn Center, a landscape supply company that has been in &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://www.greenerideal.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/8898-go-green-and-stay-cool-this-summer-4-tips-to-run-your-ac-efficiently&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAGOAZAuKOW7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFVPk4tNGlNwV3sH8gUvgF6Rs5pDA" style="color: #1111cc;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Go Green&lt;/b&gt; and Stay Cool This Summer: 4 Tips to Run Your A/C Efficiently&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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That's why now is a great time to keep a few tips in mind that will help you &lt;b&gt;go green&lt;/b&gt; this summer while still staying cool. One of the easiest ways to make your air conditioning unit operate more efficiently is to ensure it is clear from any excess &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://greencelebrity.net/2011/05/31/bachelorette-2011-will-masked-man-be-the-next-bachelor-in-2012/&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAHOAdAuKOW7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEfYF7rlnOTYoQo4cUXs4n0kHadSg" style="color: #1111cc;" target="_blank"&gt;Bachelorette 2011: Will masked man be the next Bachelor in 2012?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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GCN on IMDb Green Celebrity News Network is proud to be a member of IMDb. Kae Davis Meet Kae Davis: Host of @greencelebrity, car girl &lt;b&gt;going green&lt;/b&gt;, community event promoter, and freelance writer! Brad Rohrs Meet Brad Rohrs: Economics, green investment &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20523-essential-green-metals-are-being-thrown-away.html&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAIOAhAuKOW7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEp2opk01aWcn9S6tQfg7DkvPBEWA" style="color: #1111cc;" target="_blank"&gt;Essential '&lt;b&gt;green&lt;/b&gt;' metals are being thrown away&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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That old cellphone gathering dust in your cupboard could help the economy &lt;b&gt;go green&lt;/b&gt;, if only you could get round to recycling it. A UN report published last week says that too many of the rare metals that are essential for green technologies are locked &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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EcoReady Corporation Announces Appointment of Paper Enterprises, Inc. for PerfPower(TM) &lt;b&gt;Go&lt;/b&gt;-&lt;b&gt;Green&lt;/b&gt;(TM) Alkaline Batteries and Receipt of Initial Order to Support Its Participation in the Upcoming Trade Show Organized by Consolidated Paper, a Division of &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://howhelps.com/2011/05/how-to-go-green-at-home/&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATAKOABAuKOW7wRIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8vHJkpvkpmghXn3MmE6ds5-eykw" style="color: #1111cc;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;b&gt;How To Go Green&lt;/b&gt; At Home&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Earth Lovers Three-Minute Shower Challenge sponsored by the Body Shop officially launched on April 21, 2011 at Columbia University with &lt;b&gt;green&lt;/b&gt; celebrity &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;amp;q=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/5079128/Highlanders-going-green-is-just-obscene&amp;amp;ct=ga&amp;amp;cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoAjABOAFAuKOW7wRIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&amp;amp;cd=l78ZYYccLUc&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHFqQLD78TXr3IixpDsHe6nX_6d2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Installing low voltage, fluorescent, and LED lights are all great ways to incorporate environmentally, energy saving fixtures in your contemporary home &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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"</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/04/lasers-could-replace-spark-plugs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-3281749677236269572</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-27T00:07:50.315-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Electric Cars</category><title>Chevrolet Volt &amp; Nissan LEAF Earn Top Safety Ratings from IIHS</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Photo courtesy of IIHS Two Very Safe Electric Cars The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted its first-ever crash test of plug-in electric cars with the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan LEAF getting slammed for a good cause. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/treehuggersite/~3/lffPq9Co9Hc/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top-safety-ratings-from-iihs.php" title="Chevrolet Volt &amp;amp; Nissan LEAF Earn Top Safety Ratings from IIHS"&gt;Chevrolet Volt &amp;amp; Nissan LEAF Earn Top Safety Ratings from IIHS&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/04/chevrolet-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-1457899529673878085</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-01T05:51:15.691-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Anti-Lynas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lynas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">radiation</category><title>Anti-Lynas group tells MB to back them in rare earth fight</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"&gt;By Shannon Teoh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); clear: left; color: grey; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"&gt;April 01, 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); clear: left; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;img height="213" src="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/images/uploads/2011/april/01/pkr01-april1.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; float: none; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 400px;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b75bc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Garuda, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"&gt;March 20, 2011 file photo of Kuantan residents signing a petition against the Lynas plant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;"&gt;KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Kuantan residents campaigning against the rare earth refinery being built in their backyard hit back at Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob today, challenging the Pahang mentri besar to lead their fight to halt the construction of the plant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“We are not against the government but we are wondering if the government is against us,” said Vincent Jiam, chairman of the local residents group that calls itself Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“If he (the Pahang mentri besar) himself wants to lead us in the petition against Lynas, then we will all sign up with him,” he added.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name='more'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Adnan said yesterday that the state government had given Australian miner Lynas Corp approval to construct the plant after a series of strict screening processes, and gave an assurance that it would not produce radiation once it begins operations in September.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“The proposed construction of the plant was politicised by certain quarters, masterminded by opposition parties,” he said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Two years after the green light was given to build the plant in the Gebeng industrial zone, rising fears over the potential radiation hazard have forced the Pahang government into holding a series of townhall talks later this month to safeguard the RM700 million project.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The current radiation crisis in Japan after a nuclear power plant was crippled by the recent tsunami has compounded worries that the Lynas plant will be a repeat of Malaysia’s last rare earth project which has been blamed for causing at least eight leukaemia cases, with seven resulting in death.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/images/uploads/2011/april/01/pkr04-april1.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; float: none; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 300px;" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-width: 0px; color: #1b75bc; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;March 20, 2011 file photo of Fuziah speaking at a forum against the plant in Kuantan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;"&gt;The plant in Bukit Merah, Perak, operated by Mitsubishi Chemicals from 1985 to 1992, is still carrying out a massive RM300 million clean-up, nearly two decades after being shuttered.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Jiam also accused the mentri besar of dragging politics into the matter when, in fact, the protesters were willing to work with anyone to achieve their target of stopping the project.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“But we know he is not willing to help us stop the plant,” he said.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;The group’s communications manager, Jonathan Wong, said both the state and federal governments were not willing to engage the local residents.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“So then who is going to help us? We go to Fuziah Salleh because she is our MP,” he said, referring to the PKR vice-president.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;“If anyone wants to politicise the issue, then please play your ball game elsewhere,” Wong added.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Lynas has repeatedly stressed that its rare earths ore is obtained from its mine in Mount Weld, Australia and contains only trace amounts of the radioactive element thorium which, it said, is roughly 50 times less than those found in Bukit Merah.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;It expects to receive a preliminary operating licence from the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) before September to begin refining the rare earth metals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-right-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); border-top-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); color: black; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: inherit;"&gt;The company hopes the plant will bring in RM8 billion a year from 2013 based on current prices for the refined metals that are crucial to the manufacture of high-technology products such as smartphones, hybrid cars and bombs. - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Malaysian Insider&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6588122599485414132-5262533712352895888?l=malaysiansmustknowthetruth.blogspot.com" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;"&lt;a href="http://malaysiansmustknowthetruth.blogspot.com/2011/04/anti-lynas-group-tells-mb-to-back-them.html"&gt;Anti-Lynas group tells MB to back them in rare earth fight&lt;/a&gt;: "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://gogreenactivities.blogspot.com/2011/04/anti-lynas-group-tells-mb-to-back-them.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607954187781338910.post-971881885677517718</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-04-01T05:34:06.431-07:00</atom:updated><title>GoDaddy CEO Hunts Endangered Elephants for Sport</title><description>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://agreenliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/9b7bdcd77ebobparsons-ed01-500x360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="230" src="http://agreenliving.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/9b7bdcd77ebobparsons-ed01-500x360.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Bob Parsons, the CEO of domain registry company GoDaddy, apparently enjoys hunting endangered species for fun. Parsons recently posted the above video on his blog, which shows him hunting an elephant in Africa after it trampled crops. In the video, he states, “For the second year in a row, I spent 10 days hunting problem elephants in Zimbabwe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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