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Del Birmingham

The Teen-Agers Suing Over Climate Change - The New Yorker - 0 views

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The New Yorker climate environmental news Our Children's Trust teens sue US government NGO

shared by Del Birmingham on 07 Dec 16 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 07 Dec 16
     
    The current case claims that the government has done both too little to solve the problem of climate change and too much to worsen it-even while knowing of the risks it poses to citizens. There is little dispute that at least some parts of the government have been aware of the causes and costs of climate change for a very long time. 
Adriana Trujillo

Bloomberg Plan Aims to Require Food Composting - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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food waste composting New York

shared by Adriana Trujillo on 19 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • requiring New Yorkers to separate their food scraps for composting
  • it is hiring a composting plant to handle 100,000 tons of food scraps a year
  • Sanitation officials said 150,000 single-family homes
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  • New Yorkers who do not separate their food scraps could be subject to fines, just as they are currently if they do not recycle plastic, paper or metal.
  • 100 high-rise buildings
  • 600 schools
  • on the curb for pickup by sanitation trucks
  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Jun 13
     
    Mayor Bloomber is starting a program to make food composting a requirement. Residents will sort trash in their homes and place food sraps in a brown trash can for curbside pick up. Going to start trial phase soon with actual residents and school
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