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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Recycling: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

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EPR provides a financial incentive to manufacturers to use packaging that is recyclable. Companies pay fees for packaging that cannot be recycled, with the fees reduced for packaging that is easier to recycle. There are no fees for packaging that can be entirely recycled.

The experience in Quebec is that this program has brought $250 million back to communities to support recycling programs. EPR was originally introduced in Germany in 1991, and into the rest of the European Union three years later. As demonstrated in Quebec, the program has no impact on the cost of products to consumers. Further, the rate of recycling is 63% in Quebec versus a paltry 25% in the US.

Maine is the first state in the US to implement this program. Oregon has just passed an EPR law, and both Nestle and Walmart now support this legislation.

Maybe there’s something else to learn from our…

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Too Many People are Not Aware of the Need for Environmental Care

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For many years, those who are not aware of the need for environmental care

Have destroyed mangroves, forests and more important ecosystems, as they pollute the water and air

Causing the planet to become more toxic as time goes by

And now the youth are saying there is a need for change, and some are asking why

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They ask why, when the earth can get too warm for us to live on it anymore

Is it that they don’t know that a change in their action can help them to have a future that is secure?

Now there is too much starvation and poverty that is caused by climate change

It is time for us all to do something new, even if we think it is strange

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We do more for ourselves when we think about the…

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Day 51/67 of GED in Five Months, linear relationships, and free text books

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

So, what is a linear relationship, and why should we care?  Earlier lessons have started on this topic, so you should already have a few hints!  

Some volunteer libraries of freely available open source text books are available, and of high quality.  By searching carefully, you can find the resources to help you meet your learning goals independently.

 Start of week 14/18
Day 51 Lesson Plan, Week 14
Writing -Continue working on your Cons paragraph
Math: Linear expressions
Some more exercises on solving linear equations, Thanks to Canada!
Day 51 Exit Tix
(Day 50Day 52)

Action Items:  

1.) Search for two different possible uses for the word linear,

2.) Where did you find the definitions, and why do you find those sources credible?

3.) Write a book, story, blog post or tweet that uses your thoughts, and then, please tell us about…

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Violência Contra a Mulher: violência doméstica e familiar

Vivaldi translation: Violence Against Women: domestic and family violence

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A violência Contra é Mulher é uma das formas de violência mais agravantes que temos em nosso país. A violência doméstica e familiar é uma violência que tem ‘sujeitos passivos’. Quem comete esse tipo de crime, não faz sofrer só a mulher, mas a família inteira.

A violência contra a mulher vem desde os primórdios, e encontra caminho nas relações de desigualdades. É muito comum vermos em nosso dia a dia, situações que revela essas diferenças. A gente sabe que ela só será combatida na pratica. Apesar de secular, ela se baseia no menosprezo, no ódio, na perseguição, e no gênero.

Há um longo caminho para se tentar estreitar essas diferença. A violência doméstica por exemplo, uma realidade comprometedora, diria que é um dos tipos de violência mais difícil que se tem de combater. Primeiro, porque acontece num local onde a mulher deveria ter segurança, ou seja, o lar. E…

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Amazon Rainforest Magic: The adventures of Namowë, a Yanomami boy (Volume 1) Paperback – May 14, 2014 — The Novel: UnHoly Pursuit: Devil on my Trail

MJ prorroga presença da Força Nacional na Terra Indígena Enawenê-Nawê — Ecoamazônia

Barbara Crane Navarro

Portaria do Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública prorroga, pela quarta vez, o emprego e apoio da Força Nacional de Segurança em apoio à Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai) na Terra Indígena Enawenê-Nawê, em Mato Grosso. Com isso, as ações “nas atividades e nos serviços imprescindíveis à preservação da ordem pública e da incolumidadedas…

MJ prorroga presença da Força Nacional na Terra Indígena Enawenê-Nawê — Ecoamazônia

Ritual na aldeia Matokodakwa, Terra Indígena Enawenê Nawê.

Aldeia Enawenê Nawê, Terra Indígena Enawenê Nawê, Mato Grosso.

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Amazônia em chamas: desmatamento de junho de 2021 confirma pior semestre desde 2016 — Mágica Mistura✨

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O desmatamento registrado em junho na Amazônia cresceu pelo terceiro ano consecutivo: foram 1.062 quilômetros quadrados num único mês, observados pelo sistema Deter, versus 1.043 km2 em junho de 2020 e 935 km2 em 2019. 38 morewords

Amazônia em chamas: desmatamento de junho de 2021 confirma pior semestre desde 2016 — Mágica Mistura✨

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Hmelj – Humulus lupulus

Vivaldi translation of introduction to uses of Hops: The medicinal part of hops are unripe fruits. Hops are a very good natural sedative, so it is used as a medicine to treat diseases of the nervous system, more precisely, to calm the nerves and as a natural remedy for insomnia. Relieves nervousness, restlessness, stress, encourages sleep and strengthens nerves. It contains a high percentage of hormones very similar to estrogen, so it is useful for women. Hops tea is good to drink during menstruation, because it has a calming effect.

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Ljekoviti dio hmelja su nezreli plodovi. Hmelj je jako dobar prirodni sedativ, pa se zbog toga koristi kao lijek za liječenje bolesti nervnog sistema, tačnije, za umirenje živaca i kao prirodni lijek protiv nesanice. Olakšava nervozu, nemir, stres, podstiče san i jača živce. Sadrži visok procenat hormona vrlo sličnih estrogenu, pa je zato koristan za žene. Čaj od hmelja dobro je piti u toku menstruacije, jer djeluje umirujuće.

Uzet u većoj mjeri hmelj izaziva trovanje, koje se manifestuje kroz gađenje, povraćanje, glavobolju, usporavanje cirkulacije, itd. Opštepoznato je da biljka hmelj veoma uspješno otvara apetit i izaziva prijatnu potrebu za hranom. Sadrži gorke materije, pa tako podstiče varenje hrane. Poznato je da pivo goji, kao i da alkoholna pića, u većoj mjeri, nikako nisu zdrava, ali od hmelja (biljke od koje se pravi pivo) i od samog piva, uzetog na pravilan način i u malim dozama, možete imati i velikih koristi.

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