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Going Green and Saving Green
April 01, 2011 at 07:57 PM EDT - White House Blog - - Ed. Note: Everyday the White House gets a lot of questions via Twitter. Yesterday, @WhiteHouse was asked:
Going green is good, but costly, how is the US going to go ‘green’ energy without raising the deficit?
Check out the response from the White House Council on Environmental Quality and follow us on Twitter for the latest news from the White House and opportunities to engage with us.
When President Obama spoke to Americans in his State of the Union Address, he laid out a plan to take responsibility for our deficit by investing in what makes America stronger, and cutting what doesn’t. And he recognized that to win the future, we must make America the best place on earth to do business and invest in a strong, modern clean energy economy.
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The 300 Million Gallon Green Revolution; One Millionth Home to be Treated with Bora-Care Green Termite Treatment
Green Technology from Nisus Corporation shifts termite treatments in new construction
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a 100-acre lake – that's about 300,000,000 gallons – and that's how much soil termiticide has NOT been pumped into the ground since this small company in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains started a green revolution in pest control.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110309/CL61579 )
Sixty years ago, soil treatments started as a way to prevent termites in structures. Three hundred to 400 gallons of termiticide would be pumped into the ground under and around the structure. These soil treatments must be repeated every five to ten years, putting even more chemical into the ground.
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Google Shows Us Change
In anticipation of the United Nations’ Climate Change Convention, Google has unveiled its first climate tour on Google Earth. In December, representatives from around the world are attending a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss ways to reduce global warming emissions. This is the fifteenth Conference of the Parties under the United Nations’ Climate Change Convention or COP15.
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October is about Costumes, Candy, and Fair Trade?
The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing color, and the country is bundling up for winter. Houses are decorated with pumpkins and scare crows while children are dreaming of filled candy bags. October is not just a celebration of tricks, treats, and Fall leaves, it is Fair Trade month. But, what exactly is fair trade and what does it mean to you?
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Ohio University Receives State Excellence Award
Tucked in the corner of Southern Ohio, lays the beautiful campus of OhioUniversity. Governor Ted Strickland announced that OU has been named a Center of Excellence in Energy and the Environment. This recognition came because of the University’s national reputation for energy and pollution research along with the potential of creating jobs in those fields.
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