pollution Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/pollution/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:58:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Natural Wonders https://smthingscount.com/2018/12/01/natural-wonders/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 17:58:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7512 So many of us don’t give a thought to avoiding the use of and/or recycling of paper. Which was once part of a tree. Here’s

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This Bus Actually Cleans the Air https://smthingscount.com/2018/10/06/this-bus-actually-cleans-the-air/ Sat, 06 Oct 2018 15:45:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7354 What a great idea. Instead of spewing diesel or simply using less-polluting electricity, this British bus actually cleans the air as it goes along its

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Contact Lens Pollution https://smthingscount.com/2018/08/25/contact-lens-pollution/ Sat, 25 Aug 2018 16:40:04 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7224 A new study shows 14 billion contact lenses flushed down the toilet each year. Since they don’t break down, this is adding to the already-major

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Earth-Friendly Tip: Plastic Ocean https://smthingscount.com/2013/05/11/earth-friendly-tip-plastic-ocean/ Sat, 11 May 2013 16:21:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1630 How to save money (personally, as a community, and as a state) and help the environment: watch this two-minute video on plastic to find out and learn what

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Earth-Friendly Tip: Walk https://smthingscount.com/2013/04/20/earth-friendly-tip-walk/ Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:13:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1540 What would happen if all Americans aged 10-74 walked or biked half an hour a day instead of driving?  We would save 6.5 billion gallons of

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Earth Friendly Tip: High Cost of Idling https://smthingscount.com/2012/12/29/earth-friendly-tip-high-cost-of-idling/ Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:51:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1078 Avoid drive-throughs, warming up your car, talking in your driveway with your car running, and other needless idling, which releases double the emissions of a

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