Greenhouse Gases
News and information about Greenhouse Gases on Oprah.com.
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Saving the Planet One Lightbulb, Grocery Bag, and Ice Cream Cone at a Time
… times more greenhouse gases than cold ..... 000 pounds of greenhouse gases . Evelyne ..... goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions ..... third fewer greenhouse gases . Dale recommends ..... it produces methane , a greenhouse gas 20 times more …
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Small Steps Toward Energy Efficiency (and Away from Moving Anxiety)
… strategic and touch upon the most effective things you can do to reduce your energy consumption and limit carbon dioxide emissions (I'll talk more about this in my next post). The timing doesn't include buying the items—all of which …
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Laurie David
… way to help stop global warming is to decrease our carbon dioxide emissions , which come from things like cars, coal-burning ..... plants and factories. "Our entire way of life emits CO2 ," Laurie says. "We didn't mean this to happen …
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Can You Lose Weight by Going Green?
… the new book Go Green Get Lean. Geagan reports that eating the average American diet creates 2.8 tons of carbon dioxide emissions yearly, surpassing the 2.2 tons each of us generates by driving a car. Her new plan reduces weight and …
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Kick the Bottle
… Defense Council, shipping water from Italy, France, and Fiji to New York alone yields about 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. The water may be pure—but the end product certainly isn't. * If you're worried about the …
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Cut the Cord: A Quick Guide to Save Energy (and Your Electric Bill)
… do waste energy. (One study estimated that the computing industry accounts for 2 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions .) Set your computer to enter sleep mode after five minutes of inactivity, and turn it off when you're …
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Clean Power: Lisa Jackson Fights for Our Right to Healthy Air, Water and Land
… proposed a ban on the agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gases . So began a four-week period, from mid-February ..... Jackson is determined to protect air quality and reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and to restore health to the Chesapeake …
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What's the Eco-Impact of Your Everyday Choices?
… making one Kindle creates 22 times more greenhouse - gas emissions than producing a book ..... pounds of aluminum can save 37 pounds of carbon emissions , compared with one pound saved through ..... sodamaker uses reusable canisters of CO2 . Gym Equipment Treadmill vs. Elliptical …
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10 Ways to Save Money—and the Planet—on Your Summer Vacation
… up to 100 pounds or more of CO2 out of the atmosphere ..... evening flights in terms of carbon emissions , the warming effects of ..... conserve fuel, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Traveling with just ..... gallons of gas and 120 pounds of CO2 . Tent City Instead of choosing …
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Moving On Up
… country and use vehicles that are committed to reducing their carbon emissions . But I only needed a truck, not professional movers ..... companies can't just say they are planning to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions—they have to do it. The EPA's voluntary …
