Finance News
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Feature A green-tinged farewell to the newspaper
Before I tear what's left of the "hemorrhaging" newspaper industry to unrecyclable shreds, allow me to sincerely apologize to my two favorite journalism professors, Nicholas… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (136 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Waste Stream, Greenhouse gas, Post-consumer recycled, Toxicity, Water table impact, Coal
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Offshore wind farm breezes past financial danger
The winds of financial change have blown plans for construction of the world's largest offshore wind farm this way and that, but developers say financing is now secure. Word got… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (303 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- carbon dioxide, Emissions, Wind power, Wind turbine, Alternative energy
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5 ways to want less stuff
Buying less stuff supports the environment in so many ways: when you buy less, less is created to begin with, so fewer resources are used in production, less energy is used to… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (312 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Consumerism, Carbon footprint, Transport emissions, Freecycle
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Help end global poverty with a Mother's Day gift
How cool is this? By giving a Mother's Day gift you can also give a more everlasting gift by helping a hard-working entrepreneur to lift herself out of poverty. Too good to be… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (323 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Microfinance, Fair trade
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Simplifying your life: could you apply the suitcase test?
Everything I own fits in my car. That and the couple of bikes that hang off the back. It wasn't easy getting that way (a lot of dedicated eBaying, Craigslisting, Freeycling, and a… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (327 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Consumerism, Freecycle
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Greener wallet equals greener Earth
We just don't get it when people claim they can't go green because "I can't afford the organic/sustainable/fair trade/eco-friendly version!" We're scratching our heads:… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (337 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Renewable energy, Sustainable, Fair trade, Organic, Recycling, Carbon footprint, Eco-friendly, Earth Day
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- Water
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Feature How to spend your tax refund the eco way
You are getting a refund, right? (Oh wait, you did know this was Tax Day, didn't you? If not, there's still time...) And if you're like many of us, you've got a nice little chunk… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (338 days ago) 0 comments -
A year without oil
Plastic. It's everywhere. Could you live without it? I read about the documentary Recipes for Disaster, the story of filmmaker John Webster and his family and their quest to… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (339 days ago) 3 comments- Definitions
- Compact fluorescent bulb
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Whose fault is elite meat?
Do local, sustainably-managed agricultural operations collude to charge high prices? Or, to put it another way, should über-small, "artisan" farmers get over… | Read the full article ›
By Sarah Gilbert (348 days ago) 11 comments- Definitions
- Sustainable, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, Organic, Locavore
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Food safety tsunami
Peanut butter, it seems, was only the beginning. As the months of 2009 wear on, the list of tainted foods grows. Peanuts. Pistachios. Ground pepper. Smoked salmon. More pistachios,… | Read the full article ›
By Sarah Gilbert (351 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Food and Drug Administration
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- Salmonella
How to green your detergent usage
steve on Beads clean clothes with less water