Green Girl

Here’s a few green stories that are hot right now:

• There’s controversy about a Wilmington, North Carolina cement plant that wants to destroy wetlands to expand its operations.  While it promises to bring millions of dollars in revenue and new jobs to the area, local residents have formed a “Fight Titan” group to try to stop Titan America from razing wetlands.
• Scholars studying energy consumption at the University Of California at Berkeley suggest that economic concerns outweigh environmental concerns in consumers’ shopping choices. While the rising price of gas is making folks reconsider their transportation choices, the high cost of alternative fuels and transportation often keeps us from making green-friendly changes.
• It’s Environmental Awareness week in Jamaica ! From protecting coral reefs to reducing carbon emissions, seminars and events across Kingston as Jamaicans come together to learn more about how they can do their part to help.

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