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Green for the Holidays
By Lily Dieck, Michigan Intern The New Year is fast approaching. As you plan your resolutions for 2013, I encourage you to play your part in protecting our environment by making small changes to increase your home’s green factor. Don’t worry, it’s easy and won’t burn a hole in your pocket after all that holiday spending. Here are some great tips from John Kinch of Michigan Energy Options to help make your home more energy efficient! Watch the video! 1. Invest in solar panels: In recent years solar panels have become more affordable and are easily installed on most houses and businesses. The
You've Got to Be Fracking Kidding Me!
By Joe Emmons, Texas Program Organizer Texas is the birthplace of Hydraulic Fracturing, or “Fracking” as it is more commonly known. Fracking mixes water, (secret) chemicals and sand. Frackers then pump the mixture into the earth at very high pressures to fracture the shale below the surface to release the natural gas and oil trapped within the rock. It’s just one more industrial practice that ensures Texas will continue to lead states in releasing toxic emissions into our air and water. Fracking, in Texas, creates an unbelievable 1.2 barrels of waste for every foot drilled. This waste is all