Tag: money
group name: sustainability
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December 02, 2009 04:24 PM EST --
Massachusetts has launched a program that lets home and business owners who generate their own power sell it back to the electric company for a nice price. Mitchell Hartman reports.
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December 02, 2009 04:24 PM EST --
Cargo ships from Asia have brought over a species of carp that are threatening the Midwest's fish population. So environmental officials in Illinois are trying poison to save a local multibillion-dollar . . .
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January 30, 2008 12:12 PM EST --
Ice melting in the Arctic is forcing polar bears to go farther to hunt for food or forage inland, making many of them starve. In our last installment of the Plan B series, Janet Babin explores how scientists . . .
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November 23, 2006 03:00 PM EST --
I apologize in advance to those among you who are not futurists or policy wonks, but this topic has been on my mind this week. I am wondering where we are going to end up in ten or twenty years in terms . . .
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November 30, 2009 04:00 PM EST --
The government is set to approve a stimulus-based rebate program for old appliances akin to the Cash for Clunkers program. The $300 million program will target 56 states and territories. Elizabeth Threlkeld . . .
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August 16, 2006 04:22 PM EDT --
Preserving Eggs
To Preserve eggs
Buy farm-fresh eggs that have not been refrigerated, if possible. Wipe but do not wash. Eggs should keep 4 weeks, even in the tropics, if turned upside down in their . . .
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August 22, 2006 02:20 AM EDT --
I was reading the following article on the ABC News Web site. I came up with an idea. Why not publish textbooks on CDs? This would eliminate the cost and waste of paper/trees. What do you guys think?
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August 11, 2006 05:17 PM EDT --
by Dominique Browning, Editor in Chief--
38,000 square feet. That's the size of a house that was designed for a lot in Greenwich, Connecticut. That's most of a football field. It isn't going . . .
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July 24, 2006 03:33 PM EDT --
How am I, a 25-year old, single gal, with a mediocre paycheck supposed to live a sustainable lifestyle? Raw fruits and vegetables cost more than a pack of 50 pink-dyed, frosted-covered cookies. . . .
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July 25, 2006 11:23 AM EDT --
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For several years I have noticed the TV ads for Video Professor, a company that gives away free CD's that will teach you how to operate popular . . .
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May 25, 2007 06:36 AM EDT --
From the USA Today Newspaper, May 24, 2007
"Ron Baron, founder of the Baron Funds investment company, has paid a record $103 MILLION for a residential property in East Hampton, NY. And get . . .
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July 03, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
The mega-retailer is set to become the nation's largest buyer of locally grown produce with a promise to purchase $400 million worth of crops from local farmers. Sam Eaton reports.
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August 01, 2006 11:40 PM EDT --
We talk about emissions. We talk about green house gases and global warming. But I dont here much talk about how JUNK MAIL contributes to all of this.
After all, how do you think all of that paper is . . .
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April 17, 2006 05:01 PM EDT --
Many of us think of sustainability in terms of the environment or improving our communities. A crucial part of sustainability is also about how individuals live, and our financial health. Following the . . .
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January 12, 2007 08:01 PM EST --
The Comptroller General of the United States is the title reserved for the head of the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The current occupant of the job, David Walker, told the Senate Budget . . .
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January 23, 2007 10:37 PM EST --
Dear Mr. President-
I was struck once again by the differences between our assumptions and thought processes as you discussed your hopes and plans this evening. Ostensibly, your speech signaled your recruitment . . .
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January 22, 2009 11:48 AM EST --
Are you looking for a way to stretch your budget? Making your own household cleaners not only saves you money, but helps the environment as well! Most homemade cleaners are cheaper, safer, . . .
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September 16, 2006 07:31 AM EDT --
I find myself wordering more and more often, how do people make ends meet in our country today? The price of cars, gas, insurance, food, shelter, and health care.
Is it me or is it really difficult to . . .
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May 07, 2009 12:27 PM EDT --
Solar panel users who generate more power than they need currently relinquish that excess energy to local utilities. A Senate committee is considering whether to require those companies to pay for that . . .
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October 31, 2009 11:12 AM EDT --
Even if we develop all the renewable energy we need, Earth will still warm more than it has in the history of mankind. Sam Eaton and Sarah Gardner look at how governments and businesses are planning to . . .
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