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• E-waste recycling's dirty little secret

  In Sunday’s 60 Minutes , the TV news magazine uncovered first-hand the human cost of the booming black market in electronic waste recycling. Correspondent Scott Pelley and his film crew took viewers to Guiyu, China, a hub in the developing world for dismantling... Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:57 AM by tim_barsness with | with no comments Filed under: groundwater, recycle, air quality, Cancer, 60 minutes, electronic waste

• Living Green Expo in Saint Paul May 3-4 Do It Green!

  The Living Green Expo is a free, annual event that provides information and products to help Minnesotans and their neighbors improve the environmental and social impacts of their day-to-day living. The Expo features over 200 exhibitors of products, services... Posted Apr 16 2008, 08:50 AM by liz with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: carbon, USGBC, emissions, ipcc, forestry, climate, urban forest, urban garden, sustainable, reforest, green business, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, green chemistry, permaculture, threatened species, climate change, sustainable house, green building, Live Green Live Smart, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, green merchandise, live green living, green lifestyle, green gifts, water quality, water and fuel, groundwater, ethanol, green baby, grandparent, reuse, recycle, organic dairy fair trade, green dairy, climate proofing, water, building green, green living, green event

• Ethanol and Water May Not Mix

  A Minnesota community may be just the first place to present one of ethanol's inconvenient truths: In Granite Falls, an ethanol plant in its first year of operations depleted the groundwater so much that it had to begin pumping water from the Minnesota... Posted Jan 28 2008, 01:23 PM by liz with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, global warming, climate, Alaska, sustainable, Casey Trees, green business, alternative energy, solar, ecological design, sustainability, green chemistry, climate change, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, Minnesota E85, water quality, water and fuel, groundwater, ethanol, green fuel, sea levels, water, air quality

• Black Market Forestry

  The illegal harvesting of timber is a multibillion-dollar market that contributes to the annual loss of more than 32 million acres of trees. The greatest financial supporter of this industry is the United States, importing $24.5 billion in forest products... Posted May 17 2007, 11:04 AM by jack with | with no comments Filed under: carbon, USGBC, global warming, ipcc, forests, lumber, forestry, climate, urban forest, District of Columbia, reforest, Casey Trees, recycling, ecological design, threatened species, climate change, Live Green Live Smart, live green living, green lifestyle, Minnesota E85, water quality, groundwater, recycle, climate proofing, air quality