GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — environment
They Told Us to Recycle. They Were Wrong.
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We’ve been living a lie for decades. Only 21% of recyclable material is captured and all materials are under-recycled. This shocking reality means that three-quarters of what we dutifully sort into our blue bins never actually gets recycled.
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Trees near cell towers show a strange pattern and scientists want answers
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Across cities and suburbs, a curious pattern keeps turning up in aerial photos and field surveys alike: trees that stand closest to cell towers are often the ones that look the sickest.
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Study raises the possibility of a country without butterflies
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Science Daily reports, "A sweeping study for the first time tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: Butterflies -- all of them -- are disappearing. "
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- Tags: butterflies, diversity, ecology, environment
Common houseplants can improve air quality indoors
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Phys.org reports, "Ordinary potted house plants can potentially make a significant contribution to reducing air pollution in homes and offices, according to new research led by the University of Birmingham and in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)."
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Experts uncover alarming side effects of shutting down industrial coal plants: 'We need to put … efforts in place soon'
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As states around the U.S. expand their clean-energy capacity, experts discovered an alarming relationship between threatened manatees in Florida and coal-fueled power plants.