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  • These Companies are Trying to Help Make Food Accessible to All Americans

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    Food access is not just a health issue—it’s an issue of equality. Last year 40 million Americans lived in food-insecure households, meaning they consistently did not have access to enough food to live a healthy life. Statistics like this are startling and leave us wondering if anything can be done to combat such a pressing, […]

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  • Ditch the Paper Towels and Opt in for an Eco-Friendly Option!

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    When it comes to cleaning up around the house, few tools are as convenient as the trusty paper towel roll. But, like most things we use once and then throw away, these aren’t the most eco-friendly. Made from wood fibers that are broken down and dyed with bleach, paper towels require a lot of water […]

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  • Solar Garden Lights; What You Need to Know

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    The sunburnt country of Australia is the perfect location to harness the power of solar energy. Discovered in 1839 by Alexandre Edmond Becquere, solar power is the conversion of light into electricity via photovoltaics. However, according to Energy Matters, it wasn’t until 100 years later in 1941 that Russell Ohl invented the solar cell. Now, […]

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  • Hurricane Rosa Leaves Record Amounts of Rain in Arizona

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    Rosa was like the old friend who’s a bit unruly so you hope they don’t stay too long, but after they’re gone you’re glad they were here. The hurricane remnants that blew through the state earlier this week were definitely disruptive. The storm caused flooding, power outages, school closures and forced the rescue of several motorists […]

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  • Tips on How You Can Live a More Eco-Friendly Life

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    With the passage of time, researchers have been able to identify aspects of our everyday life and items of regular use that contribute to the degradation of our planet. The 3Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle – are more than a string of three words and time has come that we go further than just […]

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  • Will Your Recyclables End Up in a Landfill?

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    At the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station on Fruitridge Road, three forklifts with whiny motors work in unison to move bundles of materials while on the other side of the building, a piece of heavy machinery rumbles as it moves a mountain of cardboard. Above it all are catwalks and ramps and two miles of […]

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  • Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent!

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    Oregon-made Washing Powder uses simple, naturally occurring ingredients to leave clothes soft, clean and smelling good. As a mother of four, Tiffany Burnett does a lot of laundry. Fed up with commercial detergent’s incompatibility with her high-efficiency washing machine — it left residue and odor, despite repeated washings — she created her own. Inspired by […]

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  • Hurricane Rosa to Bring Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding

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    The remnants of Hurricane Rosa are forecast to bring heavy rain and the threat of flash flooding to the Southwest over the next few days. The now-tropical storm – which had been as strong as a Category 4 hurricane – is poised to make landfall along Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday evening, where heavy rain was […]

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  • NEW Eco-Friendly Fireworks

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    Scientists at the Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, one of the laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), are in the process of inventing green fireworks that will help bring down noise and air pollution levels. Project leader Dr. John Berchmans said that they were working on finding eco-friendly, less-polluting fireworks through modified […]

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  • Update: Hurricane Walaka has Grown to Category 5

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    At 11:00 p.m., the center of Hurricane Walaka was located about 955 miles west-southwest of Honolulu or about 210 miles south of Johnston Island. Walaka is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph. A turn toward the north is expected later tonight with an increase in forward speed expected Tuesday through Wednesday. On the forecast […]

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