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Nancy Jo Craig’s Lifetime Achievement Award In Nonprofit Computer Refurbishment

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After she co-founded the Foundation For Friends of Nature in Bolivia, a million acres of natural habitat were put in to public trust. Acquiring Technology GreenTech Recycled and Refurbished Computers Green IT refurbished computers' When she ran the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, 200,000 acres were set aside.

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How to Get Long Life Out of Laptop and Cell Phone Batteries

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It is mined mainly in Chile and there are also large deposits in Bolivia. Lithium-ion batteries are actually pretty benign environmentally. EPA classifies them as non-hazardous waste, but lithium is an alkalai metal that is flammable.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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