Archive for October, 2011

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National Wildlife Federation Partners With Pesticide, Herbicide, & GMO Seed Company

That headline is not a typo, folks. The National Wildlife Federation, the very people who claim that they “work(s) to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future. As the nation’s largest conservation organization, NWF and its 4 million supporters are committed to sustaining the nature of America for the benefit of people and [...]

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How To Choose Healthier Cleaning Products

I want to use cleaning products that are healthier for the environment, but I worry that baking soda and the like won’t really get my tub and toilet germ-free. Should I continue using bleach products in the bathroom?
When it comes to household cleaning products, most mainstream brands make use of chlorine bleach, ammonia or any [...]

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Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 231

Solforce has announced the completed installation of a 27.6-kilowatt SunPower solar power system at the Ventura campus headquarters of Patagonia, the outdoor apparel and gear company.
We often overlook one of the biggest opportunities for going green, and that lies within our very own garage. The garage, sadly, often gets forgotten altogether. We store stuff in [...]

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Going Green Does Not Require A Sacrifice In Lifestyle

The biggest complaint I hear from people about going green is that there is some kind of sacrifice or negative lifestyle change involved in doing so. For some reason, many people have become convinced that living in a more eco-friendly fashion will somehow disrupt the way they currently live their life and require monumental changes [...]

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Banks That Fund Destructive Mountaintop Coal Mining

I understand that mountaintop removal as a way of coal mining is incredibly destructive. Didn’t a report come out recently that named major banks that were funding this activity?
Yes it’s true that many major banks invest in companies that engage in the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining, whereby the tops of [...]