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Earth Day, 2008

Filed in Science, World on April 22, 2008 at 11:25 am

It’s Earth Day, which means that it’s the perfect day to save the environment for free, plant trees, and donate to a few charities like The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fun.
Want to do more to help the environment?  This list of fifty ways to help the planet should offer plenty of inspiration.

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Tom Launches Lower (Carbon) Footprint

Tom announced the launch of Lower (Carbon) Footprint earlier today.  Lower (Carbon) Footprint is Tom’s new blog dedicated to “Green issues”.  Tom has often used his main blog, Tom Raftery’s Social Media, to express his views on environmental issues, energy efficiency and carbon offset, so this veteran blogger’s decision to launch a separate blog should come as no surprise.  If you want to learn more about lowering your carbon footprint, subscribe to Lower (Carbon) Footprint today!

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Save the Environment for Free

Filed in Noteworthy, Science, World on October 15, 2007 at 12:07 am

You’ve probably heard it all before, “For just pennies a day . . . For a one-time donation of . . . With your annual membership . . .” Well, I’m going to say something a little bit different today.
For just minutes a day, you can improve the quality of the environment for yourself [...]

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While I Was Away

Filed in Science, Technology, World on September 9, 2006 at 5:03 pm

During my last vacation, Pluto lost its status as a planet. Now that I have returned from my relaxing vacation in Hawai’i, I would like to share some of the important events which happened while I was away.

Apple upgraded its popular iMac line with Intel Core 2 Duo processors on September 6th, 2006. [...]

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Pluto is No Longer a Planet

Filed in Science, World on August 28, 2006 at 12:56 am

When I left for vacation four days ago, our solar system was composed of nine planets. When I returned, it only possessed eight. The International Astronomical Union approved a final redefinition of the word “planet” on August 24th, 2006; consequently, Pluto has lost its status as a planet. Neither the former ninth [...]