Conservation Challenge

Water Footprint Calculator – National Geographic

Join our Conservation Challenge!
What Is Your Water Footprint?
Take a water tour with [The Green Guide] through your home, garden, diet, energy use, and your stuff! Then, pledge to cut your water footprint by 20%.
via Water Footprint Calculator – National Geographic.

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Recent Posts

Portugal Makes the Leap to Renewable Energy

YES WE CAN DO THIS!
“Nearly 45 percent of the electricity in Portugal’s grid will come from renewable sources this year, up from 17 percent just five years ago.
“So far the program has placed no stress on the national budget” and has not created government debt, said Shinji Fujino, head of the International Energy [...]

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Nudging People to Combat Climate Change

What does it take to get us to push our world into a healthier future? We’ve been trying to figure this out for our Conservation Challenge. I still believe that awareness is the first step. Thanks to Ken McMurry for passing this along:
“Which psychological hurdles are standing in the way of improved energy efficiency in [...]

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Otter Fund Takes a Financial Hit

In the financial downturn, the California Sea Otter Fund, funded by a voluntary checkoff, is strugging. Research could help save these animals, whose population continues to decline, http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2560.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/03/2933762/research-fund-for-endangered-sea.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles

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Anti-Hydrofracking Documentary Airs on HBO 6/21

Thanks to Ed Brown for passing this along….
When filmmaker Josh Fox discovers that Natural Gas drilling is coming to his area-the Catskillls/Poconos region of Upstate New York and Pennsylvania, he sets off on a 24 state journey to uncover the deep consequences of the United States’ [...]

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Where Oil Goes in the US – TreeHugger

Switching from antiquated heating oil to natural gas heating or better yet, solar powered water heaters, could eliminate a full 15% of our dependence on oil.
via Where Oil Goes in the US (Images) : TreeHugger.

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Support County Conservation Initiatives

From Dave Reed: “This is a very important meeting, and I urge everyone interested in the local food scene to attend.

You can see the official announcement by clicking the ‘click here’ link in the second paragraph, and I would point you to the most recent draft of the energy element under the Attachment: Energy Element Revised Draft June 10.pdf.

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GRU First in Florida to Launch New Home Energy Reporting Program – GRU

If you’re not one of GRU’s select customers (and even if you are), you can sign up to track your energy/water/waste monthly to compare against yourself and your neighbors at the GoGreenNation Conservation Challenge!
“40,000 randomly selected Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) residential customers will be mailed comparative home energy reports as part of a three-year pilot [...]

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Green Drinks Gainesville June 2

Green Drinks Gainesville will meet at Kickin’ Devil Cafe, 6 – 8 p.m. June 2. Join us to talk with Pete Colverson of Pandion Systems about techniques to ramp up our conservation efforts as part of the evolving GoGreenNation Conservation Challenge – we can beat California and be the most efficient community in [...]

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Go Green Nation’s Conservation Challenge

GoGreenNation would like to challenge you to see how many ways you can reduce your consumption of natural resources. In the process, you’ll save money and reduce your footprint on the planet.

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EPA unveils air quality check tools

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made available Monday two tools that let computer users “see” air quality information on a virtual globe.
via EPA unveils air quality check tools.

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Green Tips from Green America

10 WAYS TO SHIFT $300 BILLION FOR THE PLANET: FOR EARTH DAY, GREEN AMERICA URGES AMERICANS TO TAKE “THE GREEN ECONOMY CHALLENGE”
Tips provided to Americans to Shift 10% of Their Spending to Green; Also Available: Thousands of Green and Local Options at www.GreenPages.org.
Washington DC//April 7, 2010//Green America today called on all Americans [...]

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National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures

GoGreenNation readers are invited to join a national conversation to discuss our exposure to synthetic petrochemicals. This is a multi-faceted project, beginning with web dialogues April 5 – 7. Sign up to follow the conversation and provide your comments at:

ATSDR – National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures.

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Energy Efficiency: Achieving the Potential, Realizing the Savings

Join the GoGreenNation Conservation Challenge at the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival Eco-Fair, 2 – 9 p.m. March 27, Sun Center in downtown Gainesville.
“For the next few decades, energy efficiency is one of the lowest cost options for reducing US carbon emissions. Many studies have concluded that energy efficiency can save both energy and [...]

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The Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Climate Change

A long article about a short list of things citizens can do to reduce personal energy usage and emissions – thanks to Paula G. for sharing with us:
The U.S. Congress, presidential candidates, lobbyists, and political commentators have focused much of their attention lately on the need for policies to limit the United States’ contribution to [...]

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Humans drowning world’s oceans in plastic

Environmental journalist Sharon Guynup examines the impact of plastic inundating our world and bodies – and what we can do about it:
“The world's oceans are awash in plastic junk. With some 46,000 pieces of plastic afloat on each square mile of the sea, every creature in the marine food web is consuming degraded, nearly indestructible, [...]

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Cash for Caulkers could mean $12K per home

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Obama proposed a new program Tuesday that would reimburse homeowners for energy-efficient appliances and insulation, part of a broader plan to stimulate the economy.
via Cash for Caulkers could mean $12K per home – Dec. 8, 2009.

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Free Rainwater Harvesting Class at INDIGO

Larry Schwandes is a retired chemist who became interested in rainwater harvesting after visiting the semi-arid region of Brazil in 2002. Since then, he has experimented extensively with rainwater collection and use, and will share his knowledge with us. He will review various methods of collecting rainwater, different pump systems, and a wide variety of [...]

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Simple Steps to Save Water

Five Steps to Green the Water on Your Brain
* Conserve
* Use a Rain Barrel
* Reduce Your Use of Toxic Products That End Up in Our Water
* Say No to Bottled Water
* Transition to a Plant-Based Diet
via Water: Get to Know It, Then Conserve It : Planet Green.

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