‘Green’ Light Bulbs Pack Toxic Ingredient

Highly efficient fluorescent light bulbs are widely touted as environmentally friendly, but they have created a recycling headache for the EPA and local governments. More often than not, their toxic ingredients simply end up in landfills, where the chemicals can leach into soil and water and poison fish and other wildlife. The bulbs contain mercury [...]

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Invention Captures Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Submitted by LiveScience Staffposted: 21 September 2009 11:14 am ET Researchers have shown the benefits of a new approach toward eliminating carbon-dioxide emissions at coal-burning power plants. The system, called pressurized oxy-fuel combustion, separates the carbon-dioxide emissions produced by the burning of coal, in the form of a concentrated, pressurized liquid stream, from other emissions. [...]

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Build it Green

Trees, in a word, rock. They absorb heat-trapping carbon dioxide, hold soil together to prevent landslides, and provide a rich habitat for diverse plants and animals. Choose furniture made from eco-friendly sources such as sustainably managed forests, bamboo, and reclaimed wood. Buying vintage wherever possible, rather than adding something new into the waste stream, is [...]

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