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  Feature How to foster green biodiversity

  In 1894 John Muir wrote: "When California was wild, it was one sweet bee-garden throughout its entire length, north and south, and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (10 days ago) 0 comments
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  Gleaning urban produce for the hungry

  We've talked recently about companies who dump surplus stock with no thought to the social and environmental consequences. Now, here's the flip side: teams that glean unused fruit… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (12 days ago) 1 comment

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  Recycling, Whole foods

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  Rising temperatures will rocket the price of coffee

  I daresay that climate change naysayers will be forced to sit up and take notice when the price of their beloved java rises through the ceiling, roof and beyond. Eventually we all… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (15 days ago) 2 comments

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  Global

  Web News

  fa-mag.com , grist.org , news.yahoo.com , Green on HuffingtonPost.com (160 comments) 

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  Feature How to keep your garden green

  The frog was not talking about his garden when he sang "it's not easy being green" he was talking about his soul. Cultivating a green soul is not always easy but it is more worth… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (15 days ago) 1 comment

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  Air pollution, Allergens, Carcinogens, Fisheries impact, Habitat depletion, Habitat restoration, Herbicides, Soil contamination, Soil, Songbird-safe, Stewardship, Toxicity, Water table impact

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  Jamie Oliver bites off unhealthy school lunches

  Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's new TV series, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, doesn't debut until March 26, but the healthy food advocate is already mixing it up with first graders… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (15 days ago) 0 comments

  People

  Jamie Oliver

  Definitions

  Organic, Whole foods

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  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 (40 days ago) 0 comments

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  Eco-friendly, Reuse

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  Recycling 3-D movie glasses

  What's the point of going to see a blockbuster movie like Avatar in 3-D if you end up despoiling the entire environmental message by tossing your fancy plastic 3-D glasses into the… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (41 days ago) 1 comment

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  Eco-friendly, Recycling, Reuse, Carbon footprint

  Web News

  tonic.com 

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  Destroying sustainability along with inventory

  Has common sense gone out with the trash? Tales of merchandisers dumping entire truckloads of unsold inventory into the trash seem to be filling the news like ... well, like unsold… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (49 days ago) 2 comments

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  Reuse, Recycling, Repurpose

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  Grousing over bird-versus-breeze battle

  It's the birds versus the breeze in Wyoming. Guidelines from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are blocking some 20 percent of Wyoming land from wind energy development in order… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (55 days ago) 0 comments

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  Wind turbine, Wind power, Endangered Species Act

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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 (71 days ago) 0 comments

  Companies

  Environmental Protection Agency

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  Formaldehyde, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Benzene, Pesticides, Toxicity