August 23rd, 2008

Sustainable Products and Green Wash

green*wash: (n) Disinformation disseminated by an organisation so as to present an environmentally responsible public image. Derivatives greenwashing (n). Origin from green on the pattern of whitewash. The Tenth Edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary
green*wash: (gr~en-wosh) -washers, -washing, -washed 1.) The phenomenon of socially and environmentally destructive corporations attempting to preserve and expand their [...]

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August 5th, 2008

Forestry Practices and Global Warming

The way land is used can have an affect on global warming. Forests are an important use of land in most countries, and in modern times they take on a new, environmental significance.
Plant life can scrub carbon dioxide from the air. Much of the very carbon dioxide that is one of the causes [...]

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