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This weeks edition talks about our school’s plastic bag recycling project. Did you know that we collect those plastic bags that you get at the grocery store and have them recycled into reusable bags called “envirobags”? Tune in to find out more about this project!
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This week’s episode is about utilizing nuclear power. Scientist all agree that we need to find alternatives to fossil fuels, but is nuclear power a good option? Tune in to find out the pros and cons of using this energy source.
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This week’s episode is about Monarch Butterflies. These marvelous insects are the only species of butterflies that engage in a yearly mass migration from as far as Canada, all the way to California and Mexico (traveling up to 3,000 miles). Tune in to find out more about them, why their numbers are dwindling, and how you can help them.
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This week’s episode gives you many useful tips on how to save water. Did you know that several states expect water shortages by the year 2013, or that a faucet that drips can waste more that 2,700 gallons a year? Tune in to find out ways that you can help save water!
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This week’s episode looks at one of the many ways they we can use our limited water efficiently…by using water efficient toilets. Did you know that Americans use 5 billion gallons of clean water every day to flush their toilets? Tune in for a better perspective!
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This week’s episode spotlights a remarkable humanitarian website called FreeRice.com. Tune in to find out how you can help feed hungary families around the world simply by playing educational games!
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This week’s episode gives our listeners some perspective on how much of the energy we consume is dependent on non-renewable resources like coal and oil. Did you know that in 2004, 71% of our energy usage came from fossil fuels and that in 2008 that percentage went up to 85%? That means that we increasing our dependence on these dwindling resources instead of utilizing greener renewable resources. Tune in for more information.
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This week’s edition of the Fern Bluff GreenCast looks at the need for recycling in schools. Our podcaster this week found out that our school threw away over 61,000 pounds of trash last year, and estimates that about half of it was recyclable. Tune in to find out how she proposes to address this issue.
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This week’s episode adds to our listeners’ knowledge of just how important the rainforests are in our global equation. Did you know that 200 trees are cut down every minute in the rainforests? Did you know that while rainforests only make up 6% of the earth’s surface that 75% of the world’s wildlife live there? Tune in to find out how rainforests can help us in the battle against cancer, how you can help protect them, and much more!
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This week’s episode provides our local listeners with information about the recycling center located at 310 Deepwood Drive in Round Rock, Texas. Did you know that you can drop off your corrugated cardboard (that is not picked up by the recycling truck) to be recycled instead of throughing it in the trash? Or, did you know that curb-side pickup is available for the recycling of large appliances? Tune into to find out all of different kinds of materials (fiberboard, automotive materials, plastics, and more) that you can recycle at the Deepwood Recycling Center!
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