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  10 things we should clean regularly

  Here is a list of 10 items, or categories, that need to be cleaned regularly and are often neglected:Those wonderful green, reusable shopping bags which, if we do not wash them… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (13 days ago) 7 comments
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  A National Ocean Policy, good news for beleaguered seas

  If there was ever an element that needed defending, it is the element of water. These days, our oceans are particularly at risk. For too long we have functioned under the "out of… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (42 days ago) 6 comments

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  Water, carbon dioxide, National, Food, Emissions, Renewable, Air, Ocean Acidification, natural

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  Water

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  NRDC: Switchboard , Greenlight | OnEarth Magazine, from NRDC , Green on HuffingtonPost.com (355 comments) 

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  Feature How we can green our Summer

  Summertime is here and it's time to get our green in gear. Typically summer is a time where we waste a great number of resources, like water to fuel our summer fun and energy to… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (63 days ago) 12 comments
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  Feature How to pick your noise and tweet it

  In a world where news is noise and there is plenty of it to go around, it is important to practice discretion. Global warming, climate change, environmental innovations, gains and… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (79 days ago) 10 comments

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  Conservation, Global

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  Feature How to help heal the Gulf

  The devastating explosion on April 20th, of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, is undoubtedly an environmental disaster of epic proportions. The specter of… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (92 days ago) 10 comments

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  Marine conservation, Conservation, Toxicity, Carbon footprint, Sustainable

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  The virtues of "Slow Money"

  We live in such interesting times. It is no secret that the financial wave of fast money, is unsustainable over the long haul. With financial "bubbles" bursting all around us, it's… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (99 days ago) 11 comments

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  Sustainable, Conservation

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  Feature How to KISS our world green

  "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" Albert Einstein “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”   Leonardo da Vinci“As… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (108 days ago) 10 comments

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  Upcycling, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycling, Conservation

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  Environmental risks are "grossly underestimated" says cancer panel.

  Created by an act of Congress in 1971, the President's Cancer Panel is charged with monitoring the National Cancer Program and reports directly to the President in a report every… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (109 days ago) 2 comments

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  Water, National, Food, Lead, Pollutants, Formaldehyde, Air, Carcinogens, Exposure, Plastic, Regulatory, Public, Benzene

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  Water

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  environmentalhealthnews.org , Yahoo! Green , The Daily Green , WebMD Health 

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  Green exercise healthier than techno-sweat

  Where you exercise turns out to have measurable effects on physical and mental health. Exercising in a healthy, green environment significantly lowers blood pressure, increases… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (112 days ago) 5 comments
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  Making eco-scents of fragrance

  That fresh, clean smell really isn't actually very fresh or clean at all. We've talked here before about the dangers lurking behind the word "fragrance" on cleaners, candles and… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (114 days ago) 6 comments

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  Organic, Fragrance, Carcinogens, Toxicity, Formaldehyde