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  • Floating Island International: Using Biology to Design Remediation Technologies

    Using a matrix made of post-consumer materials (recycled plastic drink bottles), FII created an island capable of supporting the weight of plants and soil. The fibers within the matrix proved to be excellent material for growing biofilm, while still allowing water to pass through it—the key features of a wetland. This allowed unwanted nutrients to…

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  • Whole Water Systems: replace your pool chemicals with a natural system

    I’ve grown tired of the copious chemicals we must apply to our pool to keep it clean each summer and then discovered companies such as this which will create pools that more closely mimic a natural system. Whole Water Systems, LLC. Related articles Are There Benefits To Using A Salt Water Chlorination System In Your…

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  • New and emerging occupations in clean technology

    Cites new roles such as energy auditors, carbon traders, chief sustainability officers, sustainable design specialists, environmental certifcation specialists, green marketer O*NET Resource Center – Greening of the World of Work: Implications for O*NET-SOC and New and Emerging Occupations. Related articles How are You Using Sustainable Materials? (elocal.com) The Future of Sustainable Design: Profile of Adital…

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  • Borderland State Park: Mountain bike, jog, xc ski, and swim with leeches

    Department of Conservation and Recreation – It’s Your Nature. A good place to swim? It appears so. Very clear water. And not a leach to be seen, contrary to one mountain biker‘s postings.. Related articles State seeking wildlife artists for parks project (bostonherald.com) USDA awards Mass. $1 million for reforestation (bostonherald.com) New Bridge For Bikers…

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  • NESEA – We Connect Sustainability Professionals to Ideas and Each Other.

    NESEA – We Connect Sustainability Professionals to Ideas and Each Other.. Related articles Unity College Shows Off Their New Solar Array this Weekend Middlesex sustainability workshop for London’s hospitality industry Thinking Sustainable Real Estate Sustainability One house every minute: are sustainability targets an impossible mission?

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  • NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth

    NASA – NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth. Related articles Plants’ fungi allies may not help store climate change’s extra carbon (esciencenews.com) Differences Between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide (differencebetween.net) New Tool Maps California’s Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters (blogs.kqed.org) The coal conundrum and global warming (blogs.courier-journal.com) You: Rising carbon dioxide in…

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  • Make Me Sustainable :: Your Guide to a Sustainable Tomorrow

    Make Me Sustainable :: Your Guide to a Sustainable Tomorrow. Related articles Restaurant insurance holders are ‘making sustainable changes’ (premierlinedirect.co.uk) Fashion Industry Makes Sustainability Statement (sustainablebusiness.com) RIVERSIDE: UCR recognized for sustainability efforts (pe.com) Nin Castle: Making a Sustainable Statement (theurbn.com) Coclico Shoes: Where Chic, Summery, and Sustainable Design Come Together (fabsugar.com) How do we make…

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  • NESEA – We Connect Sustainability Professionals to Ideas and Each Other.

    NESEA – We Connect Sustainability Professionals to Ideas and Each Other.. Related articles Go Big or Go Home (nokero.com) Ikea’s Houston store powers up solar panels (bizjournals.com) NorCal Solar to Host Party to Launch 9th Edition of Solar Energy Resource Guide (sacbee.com) #ozseries Community Connect: Face To Face Connecting and Sharing (penbentley.com) New Castle Gets…

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