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Employment with a Cause

Posted on Fri Nov 20 2009
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Running a vegetarian or vegan business can be a rewarding experience, but it comes with its pros and cons. Starting a company in a niche can be a highly profitable business venture, but you also have to do your research and market directly to this group of people. If you’re on the flip side of this equation and you’re looking for a job, rest assured that the vegan job market does exist.

Finding a job that you can be happy with is no easy task these days. So many companies are going through transitions or are ceasing to exist, and if you’re lucky to be interviewed, employers ...

Oceans Decreasing As Carbon Sink

Posted on Fri Nov 20 2009
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As was alluded to in a recent article, the world’s usual carbon sinks of oceans and forests are absorbing less carbon dioxide than in the past. Overall, recent studies have found that the environment is only absorbing approximately 55 percent of carbon dioxide created by man. However, another study has pinpointed the absorbency of the oceans without including forests and ...


Control Your Wrap Rage

Posted on Thu Nov 19 2009
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Do you suffer from wrap rage during the holidays? You know, the tendency to package everything in wrapping paper, bows and string. It’s important to keep in mind that the packaging is all for show, and it's a quick show. People really want what is underneath all of that sparkly paper. Below are some tips to help you reduce your wrap rage this season.

Reuse paper from other gifts you have received in the past. It’s beneficial to keep those old gift bags, because it takes a few seconds to fill them and arrange the tissue paper. Purchase presents ...


California Imposing Television Standards For Energy Efficiency

Posted on Thu Nov 19 2009
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Televisions are a staple of most American homes, contributing to daily routines. It is estimated that upwards of 10 percent of all electricity use in a home is due to television viewing. In addition, televisions are becoming increasingly larger and requiring more energy.

In order to curb the energy use of televisions, the California Energy Commission recently announced new television standards for the state of California. Such a decision will most likely lead to a ripple effect across ...


What State Will Dry Up Next?

Posted on Wed Nov 18 2009
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John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath was written in 1939, and it realistically illustrates the socio-economic impact of the Great Depression and the mid-30s drought on a fictional family, the Joads. The Joads represented the thousands of farmers who suffered great financial loss due to the depression and living in the “Dust Bowl,” which wasn’t suitable land for growing crops or breeding animals. In the film version, which was directed by John Ford in 1940, it begins by depicting the vast nothingness in Oklahoma. As the empty, dusty roads fill the screen, ...

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased WorldWide In 2008

Posted on Wed Nov 18 2009
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A report detailing the carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2008 was recently published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Despite a recession in 2008, the worldwide carbon dioxide emissions rose, predominantly due to China.

In 2008, the worldwide totals for carbon dioxide emissions rose two percent. In this decade, the average increase has been 3.6 percent per year. Experts are predicting, however, that 2009 will see a decline in carbon emissions around three percent due to the recession.

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Looking Forward to the Climate Change Conference

Posted on Tue Nov 17 2009
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The United Nations will meet for the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen from Dec. 7-18, and there is one issue that needs attention in addition to major pollutants such as coal and cars. In order for the United Nations to reach a fair climate agreement, they need to discuss the role of livestock, because it’s a significant contributor to climate change.

Recently, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) published a report stating that livestock accounted ...

Governments: No Binding Talks At Copenhagen

Posted on Tue Nov 17 2009
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A great disappointment for environmentalists everywhere is the general consensus by governments across the globe that a legally binding agreement in Copenhagen will not occur. Instead governments are pointing to later meetings, like one following in Mexico City, as targets for more binding talks.

The governments, including the United States and Denmark, have decided to perceive Copenhagen as a forum to reach a framework for future legal agreements. The overall consensus is that ...


Water, Water Everywhere: A Lesson Learned

Posted on Mon Nov 16 2009
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It was a cold, quiet afternoon in Youngstown when a stream of water erupted from a main pipeline Jan. 24, 2008 flooding Edwards and Mahoning Avenues on the lower West Side. The city lost 6 million gallons of water and is covering most of the damage, but preventative measures may have prevented this incident from happening.

The city water crew was ordered to repair a 6-inch pipe, but the leak was coming from a 36-inch pipe. Since streets were significantly flooded, roadblocks were set up by the Water Department. The department and Mahoning Valley Sanitary District worked to ...

Greenland Ice Loss Increasing Sea Levels Worldwide

Posted on Mon Nov 16 2009
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A team of researchers studying glaciers in Greenland recently published their study in the journal Science. The researchers used satellite data provided by the twin satellites of the Grace satellite mission. The satellites are able to provide detailed data pertaining to the Earth’s surface using gravity mapping.

The studying of the glaciers in Greenland is important due to the role Greenland will play in global warming. If the ice sheet in Greenland was to melt, the sea levels ...


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