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Governors want strong wind policy to build green jobs and energy security

From Green Right Now Reports

Image: Governors' Wind Energy Coalition

Image: Governors' Wind Energy Coalition

While there is no shortage of hot air swirling around various plans to harness wind energy to power our homes and businesses, a group of United States governors has hammered out a plan and is ready to take it all the way to the top.

On Tuesday, Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri released Great Expectations: U.S. Wind Energy Development, the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition’s 2010 Recommendations. Culver and Carcieri are the chair and vice chair of the 29-state organization, which is attempting to shape a national policy to make wind power both viable and cost-effective.

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AT&T asks 1 million customers to go paperless

From Green Right Now Reports

AT&T said today it will have a tree planted in honor of each customer who opts in to paperless billing – up to 1 million trees in 2010. The program, which will be operated in conjunction with the Arbor Day Foundation, is open to customers of  AT&T residential home phone, AT&T U-verse TV, broadband and wireless customers nationwide.

According to PayItGreen, if a million customers switch to paperless billing, this would help to save 400,000 pounds of paper, avoid 6 million pounds of greenhouse gases, and prevent 4 million gallons of wastewater from discharging into lakes, streams, and rivers in a year. And, according to the EPA, planting 1 million trees can absorb more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide, can provide oxygen for up to 4 million people to breathe in a day and can forest more than 1,400 acres of land.

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This spring, make it green cleaning time

By Melissa Micka
Buck Consultants

It’s spring cleaning time again—time to clean up the clutter and start fresh. But before you get to work, take a few minutes to consider these tips for making spring cleaning green cleaning.

Out with the old, in with the new

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Traditional household cleaning products contain dangerous, toxic ingredients that can cause or contribute to serious health issues including cancer, respiratory problems, reproductive abnormalities and allergic reactions. So, if your cleaning supplies are along the traditional lines, it’s probably time to start considering greener alternatives. On your next trip to the store, stop in the cleaning aisle and look for products labeled as non-toxic, biodegradable or made from renewable resources. And, check to see if your community has toxics recycling days, so that you can safely remove your old cleaning products from your home. (If you just throw them out in the trash, you run the risk of contaminating the environment.)

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