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TOM THE DANCING BUG: The Lorax Speaks for the Trees, and Now the SUVs
Organic cotton shopping bags have to be used 20,000 times before they're better for the Earth than plastic disposables
In February 2018, Denmark's Ministry of Environment and Food published its Life Cycle Assessment of grocery carrier bags, which looked at the overall embodied energy, materials and labor in different grocery bags, and also evaluated the environmental impacts of different kinds of plastic bags.
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Mystery solved: why has a beach in France been blighted by washed-up parts for toy Garfield phones for more than 30 years?
For more than thirty years, the beaches of France's Iroise Marine Nature Park have been blighted by a seemingly endless stream of a highly specific form of washed-up plastic waste: part of a toy Garfield telephone -- more than 200 pieces in all.
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Zinke fingered in Bears Ears corruption probe over uranium mining interests
An energy firm linked to uranium mining interests around Bears Ears National Monument in Utah met with a senior Department of Interior official just one month President Donald Trump issued a surprise request to review the monument’s boundaries. When the review concluded, Trump shrank the monument by 85%. Some 100 uranium claims that were previously […]
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Start making music in Logic Pro X with this producing course
With the intuitive software out there today, anyone can become a music producer. You’ve probably heard that from any number of laptop impresarios, but you still have to know how to use the tools – and Logic Pro X is one of the best platforms out there right now. In order to get the most […]
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Redact, rework or sign PDFs effortlessly with this Mac app
Believe it or not, PDF files have been the go-to format for contracts and forms of any type since 1993. And sure, they’re easily shareable – but that’s about it. When you need to edit or sign a document – and you will – that’s when frustration can set in. Luckily, there are workarounds, and […]
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Celebrate 4/20 in style with deals on these smoking accessories
It’s 4/20! Smoke ’em if you got ’em – and if you haven’t got ’em, check out this roundup of deep discounts on pipes and other accessories. They’re all on sale, but you can take an extra discount off the final price courtesy of the Boing Boing store by using the online code 420SAVE. Freeze […]
