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Support Cutting Edge Biofuels

28 Aug 2008  IN TECH & TRANSPORT |   COMMENTS

In a stunningly futuristic move, scientists are developing a new generation of bio-fuel that could actually clean the air of carbon, leave the earth greener than consumers found it. You can pitch in to help their research see the light of day, and reach the consumer market. By becoming educated and...+ READ MORE

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David Says: What Makes a Good Green Idea?

20 Aug 2008  IN G WORD |   COMMENTS

I know, I know, this will shock most of you, but I don't claim to be an expert on much of what I cover on G Word. In fact, the best part of my job on G Word is meeting people from all areas of endeavor and checking out what they're doing from an almost child-like point of view. From Lisa Gautier's...+ READ MORE

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Top 5 Green Musicians

4 Aug 2008  IN FASHION & BEAUTY |   COMMENTS

While Ludacris and Tommy Lee duke it out in the name of green on Battleground Earth, we thought it'd be a good time to round up some of the other musical artists out there who're fighting to aid the environment. + READ MORE

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Oil Crisis Update: Why Drill Now?

19 Jul 2008  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

Recently on Focus Earth Round Table, ABC News Host, Bob Woodruff, welcomed Jeffrey Kupper, the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Energy, and Fadel Gheit, an oil analyst from Oppenheimer & Company to discuss the recent appeal to congress to lift the ban on offshore drilling.+ READ MORE

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American Prairie

Focus on Focus Earth: An American Treasure

11 Jul 2008  IN FOCUS EARTH |   COMMENTS

The American prairie, the temperate grasslands that span from Canada to Texas and an iconic part of America's landscape, has mostly been lost in the past couple centuries to development and agriculture.A good portion of the population in the Northern Great Plains is dwindling as farmers and ranchers...+ READ MORE

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What Do the Buzz Words Really Mean?

4 Jul 2008  IN WORK & CONNECT |   COMMENTS

It's easy to get lost in the lingo when liberal radio host Stephanie Miller and her conservative opponent Doug McIntyre fervently debate a host of pressing environmental issues on Supper Club with Tom Bergeron.Massive steps to alter social norms through the development of alternative energy, the use...+ READ MORE

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How Much is Enough: Don't Change Your Motor Oil More Than You Have To

2 Jun 2008  IN TECH & TRANSPORT |   COMMENTS

Big trucking companies that use a lot of oil analyze it for impurities and viscosity before they change it; that is not cost-effective for car owners, so we are probably throwing out a lot of oil that could run a while longer.+ READ MORE

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Make Money with Manure

Make Money with Manure!

5 May 2008  IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS |   COMMENTS

Money might not grow on trees but it can come from unexpected places. You may have been shocked by the manure mansion on the G Word, but in today's economy, there's a new black gold. Dairy farmers are taking one of the environment's biggest and smelliest pollutants - cow poop - and they're turning...+ READ MORE

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Peak Everything: Learn about Peak Rice

29 Apr 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

This post is part of a series in which we look at why those basic things that we take for granted--such as water, food, and fuel--are getting expensive and scarce, all at once.When the governments of India and Vietnam saw the prices of grain skyrocket...+ READ MORE

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Peak Everything: Learn about Peak Corn

28 Apr 2008  IN FOOD & HEALTH |   COMMENTS

Blame Earl Butz. Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford Secretary of Agriculture brought in the Farm Bill that dramatically increased the amount of corn produced in America. He encouraged farmers to "get big or get out," and to plant crops like corn "from fence row...+ READ MORE

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