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My New Year’s resolutions include a)be more productive and b) start living a more minimalist lifestyle. As a result, I am going to move Ecobellus to my personal development blog for young adults. You will now be able to find all of my articles and posts under the Green category of Grad Meets World. This makes it much easier to maintain, holds me accountable, and hopefully reaches more people.
Hope to see you there! Happy New Year!
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When Blue Jeans Go Green
Published September 6, 2010 Uncategorized 1 CommentTags: cotton, denim, denim drive, habitat for humanity, jeans, recycle
Did you know that denim can be used to insulate houses?
The Cotton. From Blue to Green Denim Drive is saving the world one pair of jeans at a time. In 2006, a grassroots student organization took off educating students about the green and renewable values of denim. Just one year later 14,556 articles of denim had been collecting, which nearly doubled the initial estimates. The collected denim is then sent to a leader in the recycling community, compacted into 1,000 pounds of bales, sent to fiber companies so the denim could be restored to its original fiber, and then converted into natural fiber insulation which is used by Habitat for Humanity.
Cool, right?
The natural fiber cotton insulation is composed of 85% recycled fibers. It is an eco-friendly itchy free insulation that does not have harmful chemicals. It even isulates and absorbs sound up tp 30% more effectively than generic fibers.
The Cotton. From Blue to Green denim drive has collected 270,617 articles of denim; these have produced over 585,000 sq feet of natural cotton fiber insulation and are now warming 540 homes in communities in need.
The drive was such a success that they had to suspend operations for a while.
So start pulling your old jeans aside and head over to the Cotton. From Blue to Green website for an updated listing of cities that will be having drives. You will also be able to read up on a detailed recycling process, learn about the drive’s history, and find other ways to get involved.
How Otters Are Fighting Climate Change
Published August 30, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: california, climate change, conservation, sea otters
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If you are looking to play your part in slowing down the spread of greenhouse gases, then I am here to say you should save a sea otter. These furry marine animals are more than just cute and furry, they also play a significant role in sucking greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, these furry little guys are diminishing in numbers. According to an article in New Scientist, if the sea otter population were restored to pre-hunting levels, then they could segregate about 10 million tons of carbon in the ocean eco system. With efficiency like that otters would be a powerful weapon in fighting greenhouse gases.
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