SKIP TO 2:40 TO SEE RESULTS (the two cups in the middle have no filter, the two on the ends of the table have the new filter, the other two have ...
City Limits - Save the Bay: Jamaica#39;s Disappearing Marshes (Nov 10 ...
On a chilly afternoon late last month, John McLaughlin was talking about oysters, algae and nitrogen with a group of scientists in the back of a boat touring Jamaica Bay, New York City’s 25,000-acre estuary nestled between JFK Airport, Starrett City and the Rockaway peninsula.
The autumn cruise served as a cap to a two-day symposium exploring new research about the future of Jamaica Bay, sponsored by the city Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). McLaughlin, director of ecological services for the agency, was soliciting additional thoughts about how to nurture the body of water back to health. The rapid disappearance of the bay’s distinctive marsh islands has a lot of people very worried. A report by the Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee – a 7-member panel comprised of federal government officials, academics, and environmental activists – estimated...
Environmental In-Box: Planet Matters Water Filtration Bottle - Big ...
Why My Purse is Green
Because I believe…
the fastest, most effective way to stop polluters is by pressuring them in the marketplace women can be the world’s most powerful economic and environmental force if we intentionally shift our spending to the best green products and services women have the power right now to solve many of our most serious environmental problems by using our green purses to make a difference women must act – intentionally, collectively, and with the full force of our purse power behind us – if we hope to leave our children and grandchildren a better world. .What Is It? Planet Matters uses a unique water filtration system to provide clean water that is affordable, convenient, and safe to drink. In addition to reuseable water bottles , the company produces canteens, water pitchers, water pumps, water bags, emergency packs, in-line filters, and replacement filters.The reuseable products are designed to replace throwaway plastic water bottles. Throwaway plastic bottles have become the bane of the environment as well as our pocket books, given that they are made from scarce petroleum, do not biodegrade, and cost many times more than tap water.
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