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Living Live Earth: Essential Skill #50: Bamboo Your Life
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Monday, September 1, 2008. Essential Skill #50: Bamboo Your Life. And trees both sequester CO2 in their roots and branches as they grow," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. But bamboo stores more CO2 and generates 35 percent more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.". Thus Essential Skill #50 in. To fabrics for bamboo linens. So while chopping down trees means deforestation. Chopping down bamboo means clearing the way for another harvest. Subscribe in...
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Living Live Earth: March 2008
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Saturday, March 29, 2008. Essential Skill #36: Decongest Downtown. One million commuters waste about 47 million hours per year because of traffic congestion," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. Thus the need for Essential Skill # 36:. In fact, 82 percent of Manhattan residents walk, bike or take public transit instead of riding or driving in a car. The results are substantial:. De Rothschild notes three ways that cities are decongesting their downtown area...
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New Moon® News: October 2007
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Welcome to the New Moon Blog! This is a place for us to talk about the things we see around us—from a girl’s perspective! We’ll post movie and book reviews, news about girls, opportunities for girls, information about what’s happening inside New Moon, and more! If you’re interested in submitting a post to the blog, click here. For instructions. Please comment a lot—we want to hear your thoughts! Wednesday, October 31, 2007. To those who celebrate it on this October 31st! Does it mean collecting for UNICEF.
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Living Live Earth: Essential Skill # 56: Drive a Frybrid
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Sunday, December 7, 2008. Essential Skill # 56: Drive a Frybrid. If you were the Lego-set type as a kid, you have the skills to convert a diesel car or truck to run on straight waste vegetable oil (WVO) from local restaurants," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. You can also use biodiesel. So Essential Skill #56 seems to be the best alternative fuel answer for your car:. Best of all, there's a huge supply of grease - an estimated 3.8 billion pounds pro...
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Living Live Earth: December 2008
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Sunday, December 7, 2008. Essential Skill # 56: Drive a Frybrid. If you were the Lego-set type as a kid, you have the skills to convert a diesel car or truck to run on straight waste vegetable oil (WVO) from local restaurants," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. You can also use biodiesel. So Essential Skill #56 seems to be the best alternative fuel answer for your car:. Best of all, there's a huge supply of grease - an estimated 3.8 billion pounds pro...
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Living Live Earth: June 2008
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Sunday, June 22, 2008. Essential Skill #45: Take a Bath Together. In a matter of just a few decades, millions of people will experience water shortages as a result of global warming," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. Meanwhile, most of us take the water we do have for granted. Just a regular 6-minute shower uses 24 gallons of water! Take a bath together. Instead of using 24 gallons each on a shower, you're using only 15 gallons each in the tub. Bats Thus...
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Living Live Earth: May 2008
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Thursday, May 29, 2008. Essential Skill #43: Reuse the News. Paper can only be recylced three to five times before its fibers break down," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. Each trip to the pulper only delays its ultimate date with a landfill.". So de Rothschild suggests Essential Skill #43 in. If you do still get the daily newspaper, here's some of de Rothschild's creative recycling ideas. Use newspaper to:. Protect fragile items in shipping boxes. Getti...
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Living Live Earth: Essential Skill #53: Skate on Old Tires
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. Essential Skill #53: Skate on Old Tires. Every year, 290 million tires are disposed of in the United States. The problem is that it's illegal to send them to the landfill in 46 U.S. states. Why? Self-combust, emitting toxic fumes and taking months to burn out. Attract rodents and insects. Serve as a breeding ground for dengue fever and encephalitis. So what are we supposed to do with old tires? Follow Essential Skill #53 in the. The Live Earth Global Warming Handbook. Watch7-7-0...
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Living Live Earth: Essential Skill #52: Invent the Antidote
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Monday, October 6, 2008. Essential Skill #52: Invent the Antidote. If Thomas Edison knew how much his lightbulb would someday contribute to global warming, he probably would have kept on going until he invented a solution for carbon emissions," writes author David de Rothschild. The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook. Alas, he was an inventor, not a soothsayer. That leaves you, ingenius reader, to solve humanity's biggest challenge.". It's Essential Skill #52 in. Maybe you could alter biodiesel.
