Tag: Vermont - Page 3
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25 Percent of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Are Leaking Radioactive Chemicals
Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.
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Middlebury College Launches No-Mow Program
As you walk across the stately lawns of many college campuses, you might not put much thought into what it takes to keep those lawns so neatly trimmed and manicured. Well, that is unless you're being woken up after a long night of "studying" to the
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Top 10 Green Tourist Destinations for 2009 (slideshow)
In need of somewhere to travel for New Years? Want to start planning your summer vacation? Now in it's fifth year, National Geographic Traveler magazine has choosing the top green destinations in the world to a
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8 College-Town Breweries Producing Great, Green Beer
Savvy, environmentally conscious (and of age!) beer enthusiasts know that even when you're in college, there's more to beer than dollar Pabst at the neighborhood dive. Microbreweries are leading the way when it comes to
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Fetchstix: Mother Nature's Dog Toy Made From Actual Wood
In a world saturated with flashy, electronic whatsits and geegaws, sometimes you've got to throw an old-fashioned dog a bone. Or in the case of the urban pooch who's pining for his own personal Walden, a wooden stick. We're
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Give Bugs the Cold Shoulder With Vermont Soap Organics Insect Armor
Image via: Frankieleon on Flickr. Vermont Soap Organics is now branching out to the world of pest prevention, namely mosquitoes and ticks, with their new Insect Armor. Made with natural oils and non-toxic ingredients, this bug spray is safe for kids,
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Green Baby Gift Box Gets Your Shopping Done
Maybe it's just us, but it seems like almost everywhere we turn, someone's pregnant or having a baby. If you're hopeless in the baby-shopping department, however—and trust us, gifts will be involved at some point—Green
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Seventh Generation Buys Sustainable Palm Kernel Oil Credits, For Its Entire Product Line
TreeHugger has given Seventh Generation plenty of coverage for its line of eco-friendly cleaning products and recycled paper products. Now it's worthwhile pointing out that the Burlington, Vermont-based company
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Middlebury College Uses Biomass Gasification to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2016 (Video)
Considering that Middlebury College in Vermont is in a state known for its environmental awareness, and that one of the green movement's most outspoken advocates, Bill McKibben, is on staff, it's not surprising that the school has the goal of being
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Vermont Air National Guard to Go Solar, Build Largest Array in the State
Vermont already gives the impression of being a very environmentally aware state, and that impression is generally true. Now it's even more so, with the announcement that the Vermont Air National Guard will be installing
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The Top 7 Greenest Ski Destinations in the U.S.
Ski resorts have been proven to have a negative impact on the environment, a fact that is unfortunate news for downhill skiers, snowboarders, and
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Miss America Contestant Uses Stage to Promote Green Garb
The Miss America contest seems like a pitiful waste of time considering the larger issues we're struggling to tackle. But the fact is, a lot of people still tune in to watch hot women walk the stage in bikinis. And
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Sterling College Bakes Organic Pies to Feed Community
Image source: Sterling College Sterling College - University of Vermont students give new meaning to the idea of college students getting baked. ahem. This time, they are actually baking pies to save the planet. Well, or at least feed their local
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Middlebury College Produces Its First Green Newspaper
You've heard of both national newspapers and glossy magazines hosting a green issue. Well, now Middlebury College is getting in on the act with a special issue of The Middlebury Campus. All content, cartoons, articles
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If You Eat Meat, You Should Pay Higher Insurance Premiums: PETA
Even if you disagree with the point they're trying to make, you've got to admire the chutzpah of PETA. The well known animal rights group is calling on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to
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Poo Power To Provide 25% of US Forest Service's Electricity
While we’ve covered both consumer green energy programs and the animal waste-to-electricity projects a number of times, this is the first combination of them that I’ve seen. And I can thank action by the US Forest Service for bringing it to my
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California Leads the Energy Efficiency Race: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Releases 2008 Scorecard
So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to
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The TH Interview: Grace Potter, leading lady of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
If you haven't heard the name Grace Potter yet, I have no doubt you will in the coming months. A rocker chick straight out of green Vermont, Grace and her band the Nocturnals had their audience to seriously rocking out at Outside Lands a few weeks ago.
