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The big culprit behind global warming is CO2. The less we create, the better for the planet. We can all help by taking a few simple steps, like theseā¦
At this moment, I probably have a good 100+ plastic bags underneath my kitchen sink. How-to site Curbly has a quick and dirty tutorial on how to make a plastic bag keeper that will help me take care of this mess.
This is really one of those "duh" ideas that I wish I'd thought of before my pantry floor filled up with perfectly useable and mostly unamanageable plastic bags.
Norway plans to be the first country in the world to become "carbon neutral" and cut its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. The prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has proposed the move, expected to encourage other rich countries to act further and faster on climate change.