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  • 20 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Anyone in 2019

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    In need of a last-minute gift for Valentine’s Day? Here are a few ideas for you. There can be a lot of pressure to really nail your gift for Valentine’s Day. It’s the holiday of romance, so you want your gift to feel special. But as the big day fast approaches, you need a gift […]

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  • Sperm whale carcass beached on Oahu offers rare chance for scientists

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    The sperm whale carcass that just won’t go away is now bringing in new information to scientists. The carcass, which has been towed out to sea twice, is back onshore near Campbell Industrial Park. And officials now say rather than towing it back out to sea, they plan to leave the carcass where it is. […]

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  • Eco-Friendly Travel in Australia

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    As much as it is hard to maintain an eco-friendly behavior while traveling it has become an unavoidable necessity nowadays. In Australia, environmentally-friendly and culturally responsible tourism is making significant positive contributions to the cultural, economic and environmental well-being of the country. Eco-tourism can be defined by a variety of travel practices. As an eco-tourist […]

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  • Why Global Brands Are Backing This New Way to Recycle

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    Some of the biggest consumer brands are trying out a new way to repurpose packaging. It’s a modern take on an old school model: think of milkmen picking up used milk bottles or recycling glass bottle to get the deposit back. Last week at Davos, TerraCycle, a US-based waste management company, debuted a new model […]

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  • Send your old bras here for recycling

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    Bra maker Harper Wilde has partnered with textile recycler For Days to turn old bras into reusable yarn. When binge-watching Marie Kondo’s ‘Tidying Up’ show sends you to your underwear drawer, what are you going to do with all those bras that no longer fit right, are worn out, or simply look ridiculous? If they’re […]

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  • The world’s big plastic makers want more recycling so they can keep pumping out plastic

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    The Alliance to End Plastic Waste says it will spend $1 billion to keep plastic waste out of the environment. But its members–like ExxonMobil, Shell, Dow–are undermining the commitment by ramping up their own plastic production. A new nonprofit plans to spend at least $1 billion to help keep plastic waste out of the environment; […]

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  • The good news about climate change?

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    Last week, CDP unveiled its annual A List of “the world’s businesses leading on environmental performance,” as the nonprofit group explains. It’s a coveted honor for companies, as you can tell from the chest-beating corporate communications that followed: Las Vegas Sands Recognized as World Leader for Climate Change and Water… Hess Achieves Leadership Status in […]

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  • Trump rollbacks for fossil fuel industries carry steep cost

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    BILLINGS, Mont. — As the Trump administration rolls back environmental and safety rules for the energy sector, government projections show billions of dollars in savings reaped by companies will come at a steep cost: more premature deaths and illnesses from air pollution, a jump in climate-warming emissions and more severe derailments of trains carrying explosive […]

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  • Hawaii veterans home project in Kapolei under deadline to hire contractor

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    A $70 million 120-bed home veterans home planned for about seven acres of a 26-acre state-owned parcel across from the Walmart store in Kapolei must choose a general contractor by March to meet Veterans Administration deadlines or risk losing nearly two-thirds of the project’s federal funding. The 135,000-square-foot, two-story Hawaii State Veterans Home is planned […]

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  • ‘It’s the size of a baby!’: One Kona farmer is selling 6-pound avocados

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    Holy guacamole. Avocado fans: This one is for you. Kenji Fukumitsu, a Kona farmer, has a tree that’s producing avocados that each weigh as much as a newborn baby. “Look at the size of this, it’s unbelievable it’s like a baby … we should dress it,” joked Dr. Joy McElory. McElory is a doctor at […]

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