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WarkaWater - Changing Lives by Pulling Water From the Skies
05/15/2014
Andrew Mersmann
These basket-like, towering design marvels are showing up in the deserts of Northern Ethiopia, where village women and children walk for hours every day just to obtain water for their homes.... read more
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Got a Bottle? Ride the Subway. Reverse Vending Machines
05/07/2014
Andrew Mersmann
Cool technology is humming under the streets of Beijing. There, in the subway system, some unique machines are showing up that have lots of people talking. New "Reverse Vending Machines" take... read more
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Exfoliating Scrubs Polluting Waterways - What's a Dead Skin Cell to do?
04/21/2014
Andrew Mersmann
The weather is warming, sun is shining more regularly, and we want to get outside and feel the renewal of spring. Just like spring cleaning our home, our faces can use a little sluffing off of... read more
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Earth Day 2014: A Call to Action
04/16/2014
evox Television
Earth Day (April 22) is kind of a big deal to us at evox. While our actions on the planet matter every day of the year, last year, on Earth Day, was when we launched! The annual day of... read more
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Rethinking Disaster Housing Options for a More Sustainable Response
04/02/2014
Andrew Mersmann
Storms and earthquakes have been front and center on recent news reports, and when disaster strikes, fast and facile response can make a world of difference. A new temporary shelter idea is... read more
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Defending the Earth, Even After Death: The Green Burial Movement
03/26/2014
YES Magazine
The greenest burial places essentially transform the cemetery into a nature preserve—and a "posthumous occupation" of a $20 billion funeral industry. by Hunter Marshall, YES!Magazine I... read more
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West Virginians Harvest Rainwater in Wake of Chem Spill
02/26/2014
YES Magazine
Residents whose tap water was polluted are finding that rainwater is an affordable alternative.  by Molly Rusk YES! Magazine Some residents of the Kanawha Valley in West... read more
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Will Urban Food Forests Like Seattle's Solve Hunger Issues?
02/12/2014
Andrew Mersmann
There's a great initiative cropping up in some progressive cities, and the word "cropping" is no mistake. Urban Food Forests, like the Beacon Food Forest Permaculture Project in Seattle, are... read more
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The Importance Of Making Memories
02/05/2014
Clare Lydon
The dementia avalanche is coming. Or is it already here? I forget. Whatever, one in every three seniors dies with dementia and there isn't any cure, just the slow but sure whittling away of who... read more

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