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Global Energy and the Economy

Adam Singleton : Rates and tariffs for domestic energy supply are directly related to the cost of wholesale gas and electricity on the global market. When domestic utility suppliers buy energy on the global market at wholesale prices and when those prices go up, your domestic utility tariffs reflect this. Wholesale gas and electricity prices [...]

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Household Hazardous Waste and What to Do if You Find it

Steve Evans : Hazardous waste materials include many things that you probably are storing right now in your garage, basement, bathroom, or kitchen. Some, like paint thinner or car batteries, are pretty obvious, but there are many that you might not ordinarily think of such as polishes, insecticides, mercury thermometers and glues. Household garbage should [...]

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Choosing Organic Food for a Smaller Carbon Footprint

Laura Klein : “Just one 320-acre farm going organic equals 117 cars taken off of the road or 1,462,500 miles not driven!” That’s the conclusion of Chris Hill and Greg Bowman, contributors to the Rodale Institute’s NewFarm.org website which has been heavily involved in researching the impacts of conventional and organic farming.Seems that buying organic [...]

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