Posts Tagged ‘ Green ’

A fraudster was able to con at least $100 in cash from several students on campus.
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One of my favorite Carlin sketches of all time: Is recycling always the answer? Whenever there is a discussion about “going green” there is a discussion about recycling, but is there a point where recycling is actually doing more harm then good? Two studies by George Mason (here and here) look into the topic....
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As Logan has noted previously, the university has put Green “Green” Trashcans in each of the rooms. They even come complete with a recycle-symbol decal. They are stupid and a waste. So, should you ignore them? No, use them. Just don’t recycle. Recycling is a myth created by the government and corporations to make...
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Fine Internet, we get it! GW just isn’t one of the 12 greenest universities. Lil Stevey is crying in his Prius right now, I hope you’re happy!
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Brief commentary on each of the candidates. EVPs Arthur Goodland: aloof, to put it diplomatically. The Joaquin Phoenix-esque way he looked around stage with his mirror aviators, off the wall answers and his rabid anti-intellectualism might have actually won a few votes, but proved that he probably wouldn’t be too effective as an EVP...
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Today, Nissan applied for a US government loan to aid in production of electric vehicles. Specifically, Nissan wants to upgrade a plant in Tennessee to build electric batteries.  “We are committed to the vision of energy independence, environmental sustainability, and the new energy economy, and we are hopeful that the U.S. Department of Energy approves...
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Apparently a school’s academic , atheletic, and social attributes are not enough for today’s college-seeker. The Princeton Review is now offering rankings on a school’s “Greenness.” According the the website, a school’s “Green Rating” will be: “a comprehensive measure of a school’s performance as an environmentally aware and prepared institution. Specifically, it includes 1.)...
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Come one! come all! Today is the Green Carnival in Kogan. Unfortunately this carnival has no rides: No eco-whirl, Iceberg Melting water luge, or Ferris wheel powered by organically-fed rats or bio-fuel.BUT!:You can donate your books instead of getting ripped-off by the coffee-cart guy;you can dump all those cans of soup you bought at...
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I secretly enjoy comic books. For some reason or the other however, I’ve never really read that much into them, but instead just submerge myself into deep studies on the histories of certain characters (thanks to the magic of Wikipedia). The most common form ,though despite popular belief not the only, of comic books...
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