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Opinionator \| Fixes: The Destructive Influence of Imaginary Peers	27.3.2013	NY Times: Editorials
How conveying that good behavior is the social norm can change how people drink, recycle and even pay their taxes.
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Taiwan turns plastic waste into blankets, dolls (Cached)	1.3.2013	Hindustan Times: World
Taiwan turns plastic waste into blankets, dolls
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Trashy no more	21.2.2013	Chicago Tribune: Real Estate
Trashy no more
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Why is the government dithering over a plastic bag charge in England? \| Leo Hickman	24.1.2013	Guardian: Environment
Reducing plastic bag use is an easy environmental win for the government and yet it still delays its decision The world faces a panoply of daunting environmental challenges – climate change , deforestation , overfishing . The list is long. Each will require determined action and, most likely, international political agreement if they are to be overcome. This we already know. But, thankfully, some environmental problems are much more readily met. Greatly reducing the impact of single-use plastic bags is one such example. It is the very lowest of the hanging fruit and is being picked by a growing number of countries and cities around the world. So, why is England still dragging its feet? In June 2011, Richard Benyon , the environment minister, was asked in parliament "what consideration has he given to the merits of placing a requirement on businesses to charge for plastic carrier bags". Benyon responded : A range of measures to reduce the distribution of single use carrier bags ...
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Filabot Turns Your Plastic Junk Into Material for 3-D Printers	17.1.2013	Wired Top Stories
Filabot Turns Your Plastic Junk Into Material for 3-D Printers
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RI lawmakers look to limit packaging waste	9.1.2013	Boston Globe: Rhode Island
RI lawmakers look to limit packaging waste
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RI task force aims to recycle more packaging	15.11.2012	Boston Globe: Rhode Island
RI task force aims to recycle more packaging
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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News \| Shredding for Safety, Convenience and Pleasure	8.8.2012	NY Times: Education
Why have "shred-a-thons," like the recent Shred Day in Cambridge, Mass., become popular around the country in recent years?
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Room for Debate: Responsible Shoppers, but Bad Citizens?	31.7.2012	NY Times: Editorials
Does environmentally responsible spending make a difference, or just make people feel better about buying things?
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Money tip: Giving your trash a purpose	26.6.2012	Seattle Times: Business & Technology
For some, the line between trash and treasure is fine: They are on America's bandwagon for re-purposing or "upcycling."
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Giving your trash a purpose	22.6.2012	Chicago Tribune: Popular
Giving your trash a purpose
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Rio+20 'Future we Want' draft text - exclusive copy of the document	19.6.2012	Guardian: Environment
The final draft text that will be presented to world leaders as they arrive at the Rio+20 sustainable development conference Rio+20: anger and dismay at weakened draft agreement Our Common Vision 1. We, the heads of State and Government and high level representatives, having met at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20-22 June 2012, with full participation of civil society, renew our commitment to sustainable development, and to ensure the promotion of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future for our planet and for present and future generations. 2. Eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge facing the world today and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. In this regard we are committed to free humanity from poverty and hunger as a matter of urgency. 3. We therefore acknowledge the need to further mainstream sustainable development at all levels integrating economic, social and environmental aspects and recognizing their interlinkages, so ...
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DEEP to host summit on trash reduction strategies	9.6.2012	Boston Globe: Connecticut
DEEP to host summit on trash reduction strategies
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World's urban waste mountain a 'silent problem that is growing daily'	6.6.2012	Guardian: Environment
World Bank report urges city authorities to reduce, reuse, recycle or recover energy from growing volume of urban waste The amount of rubbish generated by city dwellers is set to rise steeply in the next two decades, with much of the increase coming in fast-growing cities in developing countries, according to a World Bank report published on Wednesday. The report, What a Waste: a global review of solid waste management , for the first time provides data on municipal solid waste generation, collection, composition and disposal by country and by region. The amount of municipal solid waste is growing fastest in China – which overtook the US as the world's largest waste generator in 2004 – other parts of east Asia, and parts of eastern Europe and the Middle East, the report says. Growth rates for rubbish in these areas are similar to their rates for urbanisation and increases in GDP. The report estimates the amount of municipal solid waste will rise from the current 1.3bn tonnes a year to ...
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Arbor Day and the history of living green	27.4.2012	LA Times: Commentary
The early adopters of green living lived earth love rather than proclaimed it. In the Louisiana parish that was home to generations of my family, people lived hard lives as field hands or sharecroppers, laboring from "can see in the morning" to "can't see at night." They hoed and picked cotton, corn, peas and other crops; they understood the planting cycle; they ate locally grown fruits and vegetables without ever visiting a supermarket.
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Arbor Day and the history of living green	27.4.2012	LA Times: Opinion
The early adopters of green living lived earth love rather than proclaimed it. The early adopters of green living lived earth love rather than proclaimed it.
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Sandy Abrams: Mompreneurs: Family Celebrations With an Eco-Friendly Twist	13.4.2012	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Corey Colwell-Lipson and her mom Lynn realized that every holiday and special event could use, as Corey says, an "eco-overhaul."
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Study: Young people not so 'green' after all	15.3.2012	Seattle Times: Top stories
They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today's young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving resources - and often less civic-minded overall - than their elders were when they were young.
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Not so green: Study finds steady decline in young people's interest in saving the environment	15.3.2012	Star Tribune: Nation

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Study: Young people not so 'green' after all	15.3.2012	AP National
CHICAGO (AP) -- They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today's young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving resources - and often less civic-minded overall - than their elders were when they were young....
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