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Preserving the environment seems like a topic with universal interest. But having an interest doesn’t always mean we’re willing to change our behaviors. If you’ve ever wondered about someone else’s attitudes toward sustainability, you should check out National Geographic’s Greendex.
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Elevating wind power in Red Bluff
In Red Bluff, Calif., a Walmart distribution center will soon be distributing more than just products. Today, Forbes reported that a 265-foot-high wind turbine is being completed on the site.
Read more ›Farmhouse upgrades help improve lives in California
H.I.S. House, a temporary homeless shelter in Placentia, Calif., recently received several upgrades that will lower the facility’s energy costs.
How do you ensure a century-old California farmhouse-turned-temporary homeless shelter continues to rebuild lives? You do some actual rebuilding on the site.
HomeAid is a national nonprofit who works to build and renovate shelters.
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A lift in efficiency for cat owners
Cat litter is heavy. Heavy as in lifting-a-small-child-into-the-cart heavy. Just ask anyone who’s hoisted those boxes or plastic tubs into a shopping cart, and that person will tell you that lifting litter is as good as lifting weights.
The clay litter is effective but its weight has distinct disadvantages.
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‘We can keep it here for everyone’
Hundreds of years old, redwood trees are the tallest in the world. The places where they grow are special to the people who live nearby, but also to people all over the United States. Watch how the redwoods in California’s Salmon Creek Forest – and similar sites across the country – are being protected for future generations.
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