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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 (180 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 (211 days ago) 0 comments

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Eco-friendly, Reuse
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 (242 days ago) 0 comments

Companies

Environmental Protection Agency

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Formaldehyde, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Benzene, Pesticides, Toxicity
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 (247 days ago) 0 comments

Companies

Environmental Protection Agency

People

Lisa Jackson

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Air, Water, Greenhouse gas
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 (287 days ago) 0 comments

People

Michael Pollan

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Vegetarian, Vegan, Factory farmed, Factory farm, Sustainable, Locavore

Web News

alternet.org (73 comments)
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 (302 days ago) 1 comment

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Hemp, Sustainable, Carbon footprint, Recycling
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 (443 days ago) 1 comment

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Recycling, Plastic recycling codes, Post-consumer recycled, Composting

Web News

Earth911
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 (485 days ago) 2 comments

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Zero waste, Carbon Neutral, Wind power
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 (494 days ago) 0 comments

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Greenhouse gas, Renewable energy, Mass transit
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 (498 days ago) 0 comments

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Compact fluorescent bulb, Renewable energy, LEED certification, Solar power