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Rethinking Toiletries: Using Less Saves Both Money and the Planet

Jul 31, 2018 12:29PM

It’s easy to load up on pricey personal care products that ultimately get little use, but a few key strategies can simplify daily life as well lower expenses and waste.

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Waste No Water: Communities Get Creative in Urging Conservation

Jul 31, 2018 12:29PM ● By April Thompson

As potable water gets scarcer worldwide, American communities are creatively exploring ways to encourage people to be always water wise.

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Art that Inspires Action: Artists Work to Save Nature’s Beauty

Jun 29, 2018 12:28PM ● By Avery Mack

By using marine debris, steel, twigs and even snow, artists are incorporating the natural world into their work while simultaneously sending out an SOS from the planet.

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Loving It: Fast Food Giants Finally Address Plastic Pollution

Jun 29, 2018 12:02PM

McDonald’s says it will end the use of harmful polystyrene foam packaging globally by year’s end, and Dunkin’ Donuts is phasing out its polystyrene foam cups in favor of paper cups.

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Meat Menace: Animal Product Emissions Rival Oil

Jun 29, 2018 12:02PM

New data shows that emissions from raising farmed animals make up about 15 percent of global human-induced emissions, with three large meat producers emitting as much as some oil companies.

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Natural Pools: Swim Amidst Stones and Plants

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

Natural pools, which may be built of stone and clay and filtered with aquatic plants, turn out to be both eco-friendly and price competitive compared to conventional swimming pools.

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Vineyard Wind Selected for New Wind Procurement Project

Jun 29, 2018 11:29AM

Massachusetts officials recently announced the selection of Vineyard Wind as the winning bid for its sizeable offshore wind procurement project.

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Massachusetts Puts a Price on Carbon

Jun 28, 2018 10:40PM

The Massachusetts State Senate made history last month by passing landmark carbon pricing legislation.

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Energy Efficiency Bill Pending on Beacon Hill

Jun 28, 2018 09:16PM

Filed by Representative Frank Smizik of Brookline, the bill promotes increased energy and water efficiency standards and saves both residents and businesses serious money.

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We Need Clean Waters: Streams and Rivers Are Life Links

May 31, 2018 11:43AM ● By Avery Mack

Efforts are underway around the country to make polluted waterways clean again and to instill local appreciation for their many helpful roles.

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