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Green funerals and burials
Before the final curtain is drawn on our lives, we can make environmentally friendly choices as to how our funeral and burial is to be conducted. Green living tips Read more
Everyone can make a difference!
- January 18, 2014
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Be a climate ambassador at school. EPA: Green Tips Podcasts Read more
Who you gonna call? Growthbusters!
- January 17, 2014
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Check this new documentary called GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth. It explores why our economy and footprint and population can't keep, well, growing. There are many recognizable faces in the film: Jane Goodall, Paul Ehrlich, Lester Brown, Raj Patel, Bill McKibben, Hunter Lovins. And Read more
Nothing New About the Federal Government ‘Picking Winners’
- January 17, 2014
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One of the more commonly heard bumper-sticker slogans that passes for
discourse on Capitol Hill these days is that Continue reading Read moreWhat America could've bought with the $4 trillion we spent on wars
- January 17, 2014
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I always view the Wall Street Journal with a certain measure of skepticism when it comes to reporting on the U.S. budget. But a new article highlights the hole wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have left on the economy. The price tag: $ Read more
Sierra Club, DTE founders will share info about coal Tuesday – Fri, 19 Aug 2011 PST
- January 16, 2014
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People wanting to know more about coal and its possible impact on residents if a new plan to send trainloads through Washington are invited to a free presentation Tuesday. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Cornageddon – Congress Ends Subsidies for Corn-based Ethanol
- January 16, 2014
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This is a long overdue. As reported by Detroit News: The United States has ended a 30-year tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol that cost taxpayers $ 6 billion annually, and ended a tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol. Congress adjourned for Read more
Community sharing concerns about coal – Fri, 26 Aug 2011 PST
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About 100 trains already thunder through Spokane daily. Now imagine 48 more, each stretching over a mile-and-a-half, filled with coal, leaving coal dust and diesel fumes in their wake. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
New column will inform, educate and help connect – Fri, 24 Apr 2009 PST
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Any day of the week, any season of the year, it’s all too easy to find examples of environmental pollution. Look at any roadway, and you’ll most likely find it sprinkled with litter, or watch the water running off pavement Read more
World Trade Organization Tells U.S. Consumers They Aren't Allowed to Know Food's Country of Origin
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A recent ruling from the World Trade Organization has got me feeling like I need to initiate an “Occupy Your Grocery Store” movement. The WTO has declared that current U.S. food country-of-origin labeling laws for meat and produce are “illegal.” Bloomberg News Read more
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