Although the governmental agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), overhauled numerous rules in the wake of the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, it failed to learn anything from the Chernobyl accident. Similarly, the Japanese Nuclear Crisis is seen as something that will never happen here.
But this policy does not really [...]
While the traditional colors of the US Navy are blue and gold, this military branch is mixing it up with a little green. The Navy has plans to award more shipbuilding and weapons contracts to favor companies that provide energy efficient products.
In the works is a “Great Green Fleet” carrier strike group consisting of ships [...]
Tags: biofuel, biofuels, dependence on petroleum-based products, eco-friendliness, energy efficient biofuel, fighter jet, fossil fuels, Great Green Fleet, Green Hornet, reduce carbon emissions, Reusable Bags, Reusable Grocery Bags, US Navy, US Navy Green Hornet
Plastic foam products, like the trademarked product Styrofoam, have been banned in different cities around the nation. Chicago is one more city that is contemplating making all restaurants and retailers get rid of polystyrene foam products, such as the take-out containers used by many restaurants.
The issue is a serious one, because the petroleum-based plastic doesn’t [...]
Tags: ban, Eco-Friendly, plastic, Plastic foam, polystyrene foam, Reusable Bags, Styrofoam, take-out containers
The April 20 explosion of Deepwater Horizon rig has spilled an estimated 6 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As BP PLC works to stop the leak, they have enlisted an unlikely partner in an organization that uses human hair and pet fur to clean up the mess.
Matter of Trust, an environmental [...]
Tags: BP PLC, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Spill, hair booms, Matter of Trust, Oil spill
Timber companies and environmental groups saw the forest for the trees as they overcome their differences to reach an agreement that protects 170 million acres in Canada while at the same time preserving the forestry industry.
“For years we have helped bring opposing parties together to conserve this global treasure, Canada’s boreal forest,” said Steve Kallick, [...]
Tags: Boreal Conservation Campaign, boreal forest, Canada, Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, environmental groups, FPAC, Greenpeace, Timber companies
Planet Earth Bag was contacted by Kathleen Haerr, board member of ECCO, Elgin Climate Change Organization. They are a non-profit education based organization in the beautiful city of Elgin, Illinois.
In case you didn’t know, Elgin has been selected as one of the 11 “Cool Cities” in Illinois. What this means is that Elgin is [...]
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Well you have probably have all seen the new look and feel of Planet Earth Bag. We like many other businesses are constantly striving for improvement. So we did away with the first iteration of the site and moved to a less distracting white background. I apologize in advance if anyone really loved the earth [...]
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