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Ask Pablo: Diesel Generator Or Batteries?

Image Source: kylemac Dear Pablo: I work for an international organization for development cooperation. In our projects, we frequently receive requests to provide small generators to be used as back up during power outages, which are quite frequent. The problem is that these small generators are very polluting, very noisy and provide a low quality electric current. I am thinking of providing deep-cycle batteries and inverters instead. Considering that we can find battery recyclers in t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ask Pablo: Waste Incineration, Good Or Bad?

Image Source: The Author Dear Pablo: My city wants to build a waste incineration plant. Should I be concerned? The “nimby” crowd is already against it, but could there be benefits? Today the word “incineration” means much more than just burning trash in a corner of the back yard. Incineration with energy recovery has become the waste disposal method of choice in several European countries where it is actually classified as a Renewable Energy Source, making it eligible for tax credits. Even in the United States electricity generation… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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‘NCIS’ Star Is Winnie Cooper?

Filed under: Cote de Pablo , Danica McKellar , Beauty Here’s ” NCIS ” star Cote de Pablo in Monte Carlo on Thursday ( left ) — and Winnie Cooper from ” The Wonder Years ” aka Danica McKellar at an event last year ( right ). Neither wound up with Kevin Arnold. We’re just sayin’. Read more

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Gucci’s Luxury Packaging Gets a Green(er) Makeover

Gucci’s newly designed packaging is FSC-certified and recyclable. Image courtesy of Gucci. We have been following Rainforest Action Network’s ( RAN ) ” Don’t Bag Indonesia’s Rainforests ” campaign since its inception and it continues to reach new heights in the fight against the pulp and paper industry; Over 20 leading fashion brands including

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Ask Pablo: Which Is Less Bad For The Environment: Wine Or Beer?

Image Source: Riebschlager Dear Pablo: When asked if I prefer beer or wine I am neutral. To help me get off the fence I am wondering: Is beer or wine better for the environment? Like car commercials claiming that 2000 pounds of metal and plastic are “good for the environment” because it has a trunk full of batteries, the choice between beer and wine for environmental reasons is a false one. Hardly anything that we humans do on this planet can be considered good for it. T… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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ESPN Benches Bob Griese for ‘Taco’ Crack

Filed under: Talk Sports Can anyone at ESPN keep a job? The network suspended Bob Griese today for a racist remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.While he was calling Saturday’s Minnesota-Ohio State game, Griese made a crack about Montoya saying he was “out …

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