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International Women's Day 2010
March 8th is International Women's Day a day on which hundreds of events that celebrate women occur all around the world. For so many women green is the color of choice,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (10 days ago) 0 comments -
Supporting libraries as they support more readers
Gather round, good consumers of America ... Today, we'd like to urge you to reach into your wallet to pull out some plastic, for the good of our economy and the love of our… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (41 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Eco-friendly, Reuse
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EPA aims to unmask "secret" chemicals
Does your needle peg the red zone when you're conscientiously checking a product's ingredient list only to run smack dab into ingredients masked by such descriptors as "inert… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (72 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Formaldehyde, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Benzene, Pesticides, Toxicity
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EPA maps the year in enforcement
One of our favorite ongoing developments to watch during 2009 has been the sharp-toothed grin of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as it chomps down on brittle… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (77 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
- People
- Lisa Jackson
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- Air, Water, Greenhouse gas
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Feature Can Big Beef censor the sustainable truth?
Big Beef doesn't like it when smart people tell the raw truth about the science behind their meat. In fact, a very deep-pocketed cattle rancher in California, where “happy… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (117 days ago) 0 comments- People
- Michael Pollan
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- Vegetarian, Vegan, Factory farmed, Factory farm, Sustainable, Locavore
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- alternet.org (73 comments)

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Restrictive laws wall off hemp bricks
Assess for us, if you would, the qualities of this sustainable construction material:Bio-negative manufacturing (more carbon dioxide is locked up in the process of growing and… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (132 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Hemp, Sustainable, Carbon footprint, Recycling
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San Francisco's iPhone App-EcoFindeRRR
City government isn't supposed to be this cool. Then again, we're talking San Francisco here. The City By the Bay has once again made green history by releasing this awesome… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (273 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Recycling, Plastic recycling codes, Post-consumer recycled, Composting
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- Earth911

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Making greener cities work
The greening of the nation is starting in the city. Cities all over are remaking themselves into leaner, greener, friendlier versions of the old cities we once knew. And eco fever… | Read the full article ›
By Karen Murphy (315 days ago) 2 comments- Definitions
- Zero waste, Carbon Neutral, Wind power
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Greening Toronto's concrete monoliths
According to the City of Toronto, over half the people in the city live in concrete highrises. Unfortunately most of those buildings are reaching the end of their lifespan,… | Read the full article ›
By Alex Fayle (324 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Greenhouse gas, Renewable energy, Mass transit
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NY Gov.'s mansion strikes green gold
Well, they’re movin’ on up … to the green side. To a deluxe LEED mansion in the sky … er, no, make that Albany, NY. You’re just dying to know what… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (328 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Compact fluorescent bulb, Renewable energy, LEED certification, Solar power
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