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Dirty Movies
Hollywood spews excess pollution along with its blockbusters |
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15 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dirty Movies Hollywood spews excess pollution along with its blockbusters Hollywood is facing an inconvenient truth: it's a dirty industry. A UCLA report says TV and film productions pollute more than four other local industries, including aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing (but likely less than oil refineries, so that's a comfort). Set construction, special effects, and other excesses emit 140,0 ... |
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| Topics: California, green living, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Dropping Pounds From Their Waste
U.K. shoppers encouraged to bully manufacturers that create excess waste |
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15 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dropping Pounds From Their Waste U.K. shoppers encouraged to bully manufacturers that create excess waste Offering hope to scofflaws everywhere, U.K. Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw says British shoppers should leave "unnecessary and excessive" packaging at store checkouts and tattle on package-happy manufacturers. The government-sanctioned shop and skedaddle plan sounds delightfully nau ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, pollution and waste, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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I'm the Train Wreck They Call the City of New Orleans
New Orleans debris heads to the landfill, isn't reused or recycled |
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14 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I'm the Train Wreck They Call the City of New Orleans New Orleans debris heads to the landfill, isn't reused or recycled New Orleans is taking great pains to recycle the waste left by Hurricane Katrina. Wait, you believed that? We're totally lying. Debris from the pummeled city is being dumped in the landfill by the truckload, including heaps of potentially reusable building materials such as ... |
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| Topics: green living, Louisiana, news, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics) |
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An Offer: They Can't Dump E-Refuse
NYC considers tough e-waste bill |
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26 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| An Offer: They Can't Dump E-Refuse NYC considers tough e-waste bill One of the toughest electronic-waste bills in the U.S. was introduced in the New York City Council yesterday. It would require producers of electronic equipment like computers and televisions to collect and recycle those devices -- that is, if they want to maintain selling rights within the city. City officials like council me ... |
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| Topics: green living, New York, news, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics) |
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Ceci N'est Pas une Wipe
Disposable wipes not just for baby bums anymore |
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27 Apr 2005 |
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| Ceci N'est Pas une Wipe Disposable wipes not just for baby bums anymore The season of spring cleaning is upon us, and for many Americans that means taking to dirty surfaces with a few -- or a few million -- disposable wipes. With varieties specially made for scrubbing, dusting, disinfecting, and buffing everything from microwaves to granite countertops to leather goods, it's estimated that North Americans used some ... |
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