<![CDATA[CentreDaily.com -- Green Living]]> http://www.centredaily.com/470/index.html CentreDaily.com, State College, PA en-us Copyright 2012 - CentreDaily.com Green Living 60 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:33 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MI RSS Burninator 2.0 bheisse@centredaily.com (Bob Heisse) <![CDATA[Tame horses are being dumped with wild herd in Missouri]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089820/tame-horses-are-being-dumped-with.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089820/tame-horses-are-being-dumped-with.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:00 EST From his pickup on a rise above the Current River, Bill Smith scanned the wild horses grazing below to see if all were members in good standing.

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]]> <![CDATA[Study finds risk to children from coal-tar sealants]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3089634/study-finds-risk-to-children-from.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3089634/study-finds-risk-to-children-from.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Children living next to driveways or parking lots coated with coal tar are exposed to significantly higher doses of cancer-causing chemicals than those living near untreated asphalt, according to a…

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]]> <![CDATA[Do Your Part: Green goes high tech]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088877/do-your-part-green-goes-high-tech.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088877/do-your-part-green-goes-high-tech.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST We've all heard the excuses about going green - it's too time consuming, too expensive, and just too difficult. Now, some high tech tools are making it downright easy to…

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]]> <![CDATA['Label It Now' will have you thinking organic]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088582/label-it-now-will-have-you-thinking.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088582/label-it-now-will-have-you-thinking.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST The organic movement in recent memory has made it more important to understand what went into your food and where it came from. If the authors of "Label It Now:

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]]> <![CDATA[New book can help those feeling lost in the garden]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088584/new-book-can-help-those-feeling.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088584/new-book-can-help-those-feeling.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Growing your own garden may seem daunting for those who have never tried it. But with the new book, the "Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening" by your side, you'll have…

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]]> <![CDATA[U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088586/us-clears-path-for-offshore-wind.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088586/us-clears-path-for-offshore-wind.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind…

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]]> <![CDATA[Study: New kids' books lack connection to nature]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088569/study-new-kids-books-lack-connection.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088569/study-new-kids-books-lack-connection.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Take a minute to think about your favorite book from childhood. Do you envision lots of furry animals? A wise old tree? Kids in the forest? With environmental issues so…

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]]> <![CDATA[Pro-fracking movie gets $22K in two days on Kickstarter]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088585/pro-fracking-movie-gets-22k-in.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088585/pro-fracking-movie-gets-22k-in.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST In what may be interpreted as a backlash against the Oscar-nominated environmentalist film "Gasland," a new production titled "FrackNation" received an eye-popping $22,000 in donations during its first two days…

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]]> <![CDATA[Book review: This will make you long for a cloudy day]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088567/book-review-this-will-make-you.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088567/book-review-this-will-make-you.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST I spotted "The Cloud Collector's Handbook" in a bin of shamelessly disregarded books near my editor's desk.

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]]> <![CDATA[Gym generates electricity and competition]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088601/gym-generates-electricity-and.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088601/gym-generates-electricity-and.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST For students at a University of California, Irvine gym, it might be the ultimate in multi-tasking: working out, generating electric power while they're doing it, and social networking for a…

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]]> <![CDATA[Could you go a week without fast food?]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088597/could-you-go-a-week-without-fast.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088597/could-you-go-a-week-without-fast.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Note to reader: This column addresses the "100 Days of Real Food" mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.

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]]> <![CDATA[EarthTalk: Where to look to find out what personal care products are safe?]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088599/earthtalk-where-to-look-to-find.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088599/earthtalk-where-to-look-to-find.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Dear EarthTalk: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but where do I look to find out what's safe and what's…

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]]> <![CDATA[Leaded lipstick: How much is too much?]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088579/leaded-lipstick-how-much-is-too.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088579/leaded-lipstick-how-much-is-too.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Lead is in many lipsticks. But is that OK?

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]]> <![CDATA[The greening of Guantanamo]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087554/the-greening-of-guantanamo.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087554/the-greening-of-guantanamo.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Solar-powered lights serve as sentries where U.S. Marines once faced-off along the Cuban frontier. A team of Navy cops now rides bikes rather than gas-guzzling patrol cars in the searing…

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]]> <![CDATA[Planting a garden? What's your rush?]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3085179/planting-a-garden-whats-your-rush.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3085179/planting-a-garden-whats-your-rush.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00 EST "Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and Seasons" By Felder Rushing (Chelsea Green)

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]]> <![CDATA[Cruise ships banned from releasing sewage along Calif. coast]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084662/cruise-ships-banned-from-releasing.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084662/cruise-ships-banned-from-releasing.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Cruise ships and large commercial vessels will be barred from releasing sewage within three miles of the California coast under a rule signed Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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]]> <![CDATA[S.C. bill would hurt efforts to block disputed Savannah harbor dredging]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084049/sc-bill-would-hurt-efforts-to.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084049/sc-bill-would-hurt-efforts-to.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:03 EST A bill in the South Carolina legislature would make it harder for environmentalists to sue to stop Savannah's disputed harbor dredging project. The measure also would hamper other suits brought…

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]]> <![CDATA[New estimate of Hanford cleanup is $112 billion]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084064/new-estimate-of-hanford-cleanup.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084064/new-estimate-of-hanford-cleanup.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:15 EST The new price of finishing cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation is $112 billion. It estiamtes the costs through 2065 for cleaning up radioactive and chemical waste from the production…

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]]> <![CDATA[California Fish and Game to sue Army Corps over levee tree ban]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084126/california-fish-and-game-to-sue.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3084126/california-fish-and-game-to-sue.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:31 EST The state Department of Fish and Game in California plans to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers because the Corps requires that all trees and shrubs be cut down…

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]]> <![CDATA[Try houseplants as gifts for Valentine's Day and beyond]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3083934/try-houseplants-as-gifts-for-valentines.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/09/3083934/try-houseplants-as-gifts-for-valentines.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00 EST Why give fresh flowers for Valentine's Day, only to know they will soon die. Instead, give an easy-care houseplant that keeps on living and giving.

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