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Prius Powers Home During Ice Storm

 

 

 

Why is Brazil Doubling its Military Protection in the Amazon Rainforest?

Brazil’s government has announced plans to increase their soldiers in

the Amazon Rainforest from 17,000 to 30,000 over the next 9 years, as well as

build new forts and improve others. Why have they chosen to invest $488.6

million in this plan?

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Starbucks Shmarbucks - 2009, the Year of Coffee on the Cheap

The Grande Latte is in vogue again - but will set you back almost $4. In between

sips I managed to calculate that at the rate of 20 sips per cup, each sip was

costing me $0.20! The realization that I could just as easily down a gallon of

crude oil instead and still have some left over for a biscotti made me vow to do

whatever it took to ween myself from my addiction. Here are 5 tips for how to

have your cup o’ Joe without breaking the bank.

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Seed Bombs: Walk-By Guerrilla Gardening

Carbon Copy has an easy recipe for making seed bombs. Carry these little

home-made pellets around and toss them into places that could use a little bit

of plant life. Here’s how you do it!

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Incoming Interior Chief Salazar Says He Still

Has Environmental Work to Do as Senator

Barack Obama’s nominee for Interior Secretary, Senator Ken Salazar of

Colorado, says he has some unfinished business to take care of before he leaves

the Senate and takes the helm at the Interior Department. Salazar will be in the

unique position of working on legislation that would give new protections to

public lands and then ushering those new protections along with him to Interior.

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Today's Green Option

Shoes Transmit Disease,

Leave Them at the Door

Ten people were given a brand new pair of shoes to use before having them tested

for bacteria. After two weeks, more than 420,000 units of bacteria were found on

the outside of the test shoes. Of that bacteria, 27% were deadly E. Coli virus.

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