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Go Green Into That Great Good Night

From the Post-Gazette:

Starting Saturday, a Westmoreland County funeral home and owners of nearby Rose Memorial Park will begin offering green burials, an eco-friendly way of burying the dead.

Environmental dependence

We completely depend on the environment for absolutely everything we need to survive. This is a simple statement that often falls by the wayside. When you stop to think about it, though, it is profound. Everything that we eat, drink and breathe — it may come wrapped in plastic — but it

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Using the Kiski River To Generate Power in Vandergrift

From WTAE-TV:

The old town of Vandergrift hopes to be the new face of sustainable energy — and what’s in the water could be the most powerful boost ever for the local economy.
University of Pittsburgh researchers want to generate electricity by putting conducting fibers at the bottom of the Kiski River. The faster the current moves

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Invasives Increasing Due to Dams

From Eureka:

The growing number of dams and other impoundments is increasing the number of invasive species and the speed at which they spread, putting natural lakes at risk, says a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.

For more information on Johnson’s research see his website.

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