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  • May 2008

    • Mag Uses Wheat Paper for Green Issue

      CBC (Canada)  |  May 23, 08 8:56 AM CDT

      Mag Uses Wheat Paper for Green Issue

      (Newser) - A Canadian magazine is printing a special environmental issue on paper made from wheat straw, the CBC reports. Canadian Geographic' s "wheat sheets," made from harvest waste, will be a first for a North American magazine. Environmentalists say using wheat-straw pulp could save millions of trees every year and help farmers boost their incomes. More »

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      environment  • Canada  • publishing  • magazine  • wheat  • straw

  • August 2007

    • Straw Goes Green

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 07 11:59 AM CDT

      Straw Goes Green

      (Newser) - The newest surprise climate-saving tool is straw walls, and the Big Bad Wolf may have underestimated the First Little Pig’s shelter, the Washington Post reports. Instead of drywall or insulation, contractors stack the farm waste around buildings’ skeletons and then coat it with plaster. The eco-friendly result looks like stucco and keeps buildings cool. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environmentalism  • construction  • ecology  • green building  • farms  • straw

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