Environmental 411

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Plastic in the Air

Jet Plastics!
If you find yourself flight bound and airport hopping like most people over the holiday, you may have picked up on an Earth-friendly faux pas or two. Now, we’re…

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Green Students

Trying to stay green in the dorm room? GreenCupboards.com has many college students on staff that strive for greenness while living on campus. At Whitworth University students are constantly reminded…

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Citiblocs The Greener...

We like our fair share of minimalistic toys. After all, not all of us here at GreenCupboards.com grew up with the most egocentric action figures on the market. However, for…

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Phthalates and BPA

There’s been word traveling through the world about the dangers of Phthalates and BPA.

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Fracking Debate

It’s hard to imagine that anyone would intentionally poison a community’s water source, however, history shows us that worst has happened. Hydraulic Fracturing is accomplished by pumping large amounts of…

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Amazon Deforestation

Most people know that the Amazon Rainforest and its inhabitance are in danger, but just how bad is it? In the last 40 years, about half of the original forest…

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Hybrid Popemobile

The Pope is going “green” Pope Benedict XVI has been dubbed the “Green Pope” for his support of environmental initiatives. The most recent sustainable practice Pope Benedict is implementing is…

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The Human Virus

“We [the people] are destroying life on earth.” This statement is not from the man on the corner holding the Doomsday cardboard sign, but from the head of the UN…

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Greenerprinter

As far as the hunt for green innovation goes, we find ourselves once again drawn to the Bay Area, where one company has reached a synergy between industrial output and…

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Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint: A H...

One of the big buzz words amongst environmentalist is “Carbon Footprint”. How big is yours, and what are you doing to offset it? Well, it turns out there is more…

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