Dominic Muren
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Pop Quiz: How Much More Gas Do Americans Use?
The average American consumes approximately 500 gallons (1892 L) of motor gasoline per year, whereas the average Canadian
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Pop Quiz: What's Bamboo For?
Here at Treehugger we've covered many of the incredible uses of bamboo, including a) Bamboo Flooring--Is it Really Treehugger Green? b) Bamboo
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Pop Quiz: German Solar Jobs
While many in the U.S. are pushing for a green economy, Germany has been blazing a trail with an impressive array of subsidies and other
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Pop Quiz: What Kills Bicyclists?
According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 24% of all fatal bicycle accidents involve an intoxicated cyclist. That's a sobering
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Pop Quiz: First Ever National Park Founding Date
Yellowstone, created by an act of congress in 1872, was the world's first national park. It was created as a "pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the
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Pop Quiz: World War Two Victory Garden Output
Victory Gardens were started as a way of supporting the Allied war effort in Europe during World War II.
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Pop Quiz: Who's Cradle To Cradle
Next time you receive an express mail or priority mail package, look for the Cradle to Cradle logo on the
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Pop Quiz: How Boisterous is Bamboo
When bamboo grows in the early Spring or Summer they are the fastest growing plants in the world. Some species of bamboo can grow between a foot and a
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Pop Quiz: To Recycle, Or Not To Recycle
You just finished that great yogurt and, after looking for and finding the recycling symbol, placed the container in the recycling bin, assuming it would
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Pop Quiz: A Weighty Trip
Assuming his Prius gets 50 miles per gallon on the trip, and the distance between LA and New York is 3,000 miles, he would
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Pop Quiz: Where Does Your Power Go?
That's right, most of the energy needed to power your household electronic devices--such as VCRs, t.v.'s and microwaves--is used when those devices are actually
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Pop Quiz: Veggies vs Meat, How Much Carbon
It turns out that one of the easiest and cheapest ways of lowering one's carbon footprint is to simply eat less meat. In fact, the average
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Pop Quiz: How Well-Traveled Is You Dinner?
Globalization doesn't just mean that you're as likely to find a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cairo as you are to find one in Los Angeles, it also means that
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Pop Quiz: Drowning in Water (Bottles)
Americans buy 30 billion single-use water bottles every year, the majority of which end up in landfills. In fact, 845 bottles end up in the land fill every
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Pop Quiz: How Many Asthmatics
One of the more insidious impacts of our fossil fuel based economy is the rising rates of asthma, particularly among children. Emissions from cars and
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Pop Quiz : Space Age Air Cleaning
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are harmful to human health, and are released from a variety of household
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Pop Quiz: What's Filling Your Landfill?
Click Here for PollOnline Surveys | Online Polls | Email MarketingView MicroPollAnswer: C) disposable diapers It may seem surprising that disposable diapers are such a major source of landfill waste given that only 5% of the population uses them, yet
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Pop Quiz: Who Believes We Can Fix Global Warming?
Click Here for PollOnline Surveys | Online Polls | Email MarketingView MicroPollAnswer: a) 70% As just another sign that the debate about whether or not global warming is happening is over, 70% of Americans believe it is possible to mitigate the impacts
