 | Last login: 3 hours agoShea is a 31 year old guy in a relationship from Portland, Maine, USA. I'm cover green politics, renewable energy, and climate change for MNN.com, a newly launched green media company.
I work in a fully powered and wified 500 sq. foot tipi behind my house in Maine and I don't sleep as much as I'd like. |
 Share This- Worming her way into your life | MNN - Mother Nature Network
 Jul 2, 9:23am  (1 review) cooking, environment, worms, cities, composting http://www.mnn.com/food/farms-gardens/st...- From the page: "Kate Zidar is making composting her mission in the most unlikely of places: the concrete-covered metropolis of New York City. â€oeComposting is perfect for high-density urban living, and itâ€s critical because of New Yorkâ€s poor soil quality and waste management problems,” Zidar says. â€oeAnd worm composting works fast and take up a small amount of space.” Zidar, 29, who works for New Yorkâ€s Lower East Side Ecology Center, says that individual composting â€" as opposed to community-wide programs â€" is the only way to make a significant dent in slashing the amount of trash generated in urban areas. New York City alone generates 9.5 tons of food waste each week; Zidar calculates that if all eight million New Yorkers fed their table scraps to worms in their own compost bins, the city could reduce food waste by 75 percent."
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- Cancer risk from school windows? | MNN - Mother Nature Network
- Jul 2, 9:22am
 (1 review) health, education, kids, school http://www.mnn.com/family/education-acti... - From the page: "Hey parents, as if you didn't already have enough to worry about, it turns out that many schools across the country are reporting an elevated level of PCBs in their window caulking. According to an article in the Massachusetts newspaper, The Telegram, teachers at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, Mass., have recently been notified that window caulking in the school may have elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. The notification also asked teachers to submit to blood tests to determine if they have PCBs in their bodies.
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The compounds are often found in building materials used in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in caulking but also in some window glazing, tile grout and other building materials. The EPA banned the use of PCBs in 1977 but never mandated that buildings be tested for the presence of PCBs. While it was legal when it was installed, the caulking is now considered potentially hazardous. Much like asbestos, people can become exposed to PCBs when the window caulking breaks down or becomes disturbed for some reason (ie: construction.)
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- THE Greenest Hotel in Atlanta: The Sheraton Downtown - The Fun Times Guide...
- Jul 2, 9:18am (7 reviews) environment, travel, hotels, green, atlanta http://green.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/0...
- From the page: "Looking for one of the greenest hotels in Atlanta? Well look no further!
One hotel kept recurring in my search for the greenest hotel in Atlanta to stay at while covering the Go Green Expo this past weekend.
The Sheraton Downtown Atlanta.
It is far and above all of the rest and is, without a doubt, one of the greenest (if not THE greenest) hotel in downtown Atlanta.
Daniel Sinden, Director of Sales and Marketing, for the Sheraton Downtown Atlanta was nice enough to take time out of his busy schedule to do a quick interview with me that highlights some of the greenest features of the Sheraton's recent $70 million re-invention project."
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- House of Pain: GOP's Class of '94 - Yahoo! News
- Jul 2, 9:17am (1 review) politics, conservatives, sex, scandal, republicans http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/2009070...
- From the page: "The sex scandals that have tarnished Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) and Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) donâ€t appear to have much in common. Yet there is one thread that binds them together: Both Ensign and Sanford were members of the famed Republican House class of 1994, as well as its latest casualties.
As it turns out, the pressures and demands of political life have inflicted devastating damage not only on the Ensign and Sanford families, but on the families of many of the 71 other freshmen who formed the vanguard of the Republican Revolution.
In the 14 years since that star-crossed class arrived in Washington espousing an agenda that placed family values at its core, no less than a dozen of its members have been caught up in affairs, sex scandals or in messy separations and divorces from their spouses that, in more than a few instances, led to their political downfalls. "
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- Quote by Arthur C. Clarke: "The greatest tragedy in mankinds entire history...
- Jul 2, 9:04am (1 review) atheist, religion, morality http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/134...
- RAmen brother Clarke.
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- Parents in faith-healing case never considered calling a doctor - OregonLive...
- Jul 2, 5:51am (75 reviews) atheist, religion, medicine, kids, wtf http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascount...
- Being ignorant morons isn't a defense. I hope these people get tossed in jail for a LONG time.
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- The American Susan Boyle: Pics, Videos, Links, News
- Jul 1, 4:08pm (1 review) country-music, television, talent, singer http://www.buzzfeed.com/watch/americas-g...
- Wow, that guy can sing.
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- Don't cry for me, Sierra Club | Cult of Green
- Jul 1, 3:19pm (1 review) environment, politics, mark-sanford http://cultofgreen.com/2009/07/01/dont-c...
- From the page: "Gov. Mark Sanfordâ€s sex scandal has become a Sierra Club marketing pitch.
â€oeDear Friend,” an e-mail letter to members of the organization begins.”We heard the governor of South Carolina had some trouble finding the Appalachian Trail last week.”"
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- Organic and Chic: Delicious, Nutritious (and Pretty Pretty) Baking! &...
- Jul 1, 2:58pm (1 review) cooking, baking, dessert, organic, sweets http://eco-chick.com/2009/07/01/organic-...
- From the page: "Iâ€m LOVING Sarah Magidâ€s new book, Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets That Taste as Good as They Look!
It is not only laid out gorgeously (inspiring me to want to bake away a weekend!) with lovely photos of most of the recipes, but it every recipe encourages use of organics, healthy alternatives (like whole grains, healthy sweeteners and natural flavors) and farmerâ€s market and seasonal ingredients. And the style is pure lovely; cakes donâ€t look â€all natural” at all, but totally fab while referencing flowers, leaves and vines and other nature-inspired designs - and yes, there are descriptions of exactly how to reproduce Sarahâ€s too-pretty cakes yourself.
As any hipster eater knows, old-fashioned treats, like mac â€n cheese and hot dogs have made a gourmet comeback in recent years, and this goes for desserts too. Sarah awesomely recreates healthier (and tastier!) versions of Ding-dongs and other bad-for-you treats that are sure to work at many a party- for kids or adult kids. Iâ€m def going to try making some of these at my next Summer party to seriously impress my guests."
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- Toronto's new green roof law a first for North America | MNN - Mother...
- Jul 1, 2:54pm (32 reviews) environment, toronto, green-building, green-roof http://mnn.com/earth-matters/politics/st...
- I love me some green roof. This is great news, we need this in every city.
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