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Here’s When Daylight Saving Time Ends (You’re Welcome!)
- October 28, 2015
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Daylight saving time, the practice that throws our sleep schedules all out of whack, ends Sunday, November 1 at 2 a.m. The clocks will “fall back” one hour. We’ll be gaining precious minutes, but turning back time can still disrupt Read more
OCT

28

10 Scary Ways Your Office Job Is Killing You
- October 28, 2015
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By Kiarra Sylvester Unless you’re lucky enough to find a job that you’re passionate about (most are passionate about money, not the work per se), then work is probably a drag for you. My point? We shouldn’t make an already Read more
OCT

27

5 Reasons Why Running Is a Metaphor for Life
- October 27, 2015
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At the beginning of 2011–at 47 years of age–I took up running for two reasons. One: I had a problem controlling my weight (I wasn’t huge, but I wasn’t svelte either) and two: to honour my friend Dave Fitzsimons–a two Read more
OCT

27

Whose Thoughts Are They, Anyway?
- October 27, 2015
- in Green Tips
- by marcos
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One of my guilty pleasures in life is losing myself in spy thrillers. I love reading them, watching movies about them, and even following TV shows based around the theme. One evening I was watching a show called Person of Read more
OCT

27

Drone Footage Of Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Is Stunning, Terrifying
- October 27, 2015
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Climate change is one of the biggest problems facing humanity, but it’s not always the easiest to visualize. A dreadfully skinny polar bear is a powerful symbol that might shock you in the moment, though it’s hard to understand what Read more
OCT

26

Hillary Clinton Attacks Coal Company For Trying To ‘Shirk Its Responsibilities’ To Retirees
- October 26, 2015
- in Green Tips
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WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday took aim at another coal company, saying Peabody Energy Corp is trying to “shirk its responsibilities” to pay the healthcare benefits of retired mine workers. Clinton earlier Read more
OCT

26

Woman Takes Down Planned Parenthood Protesters With ‘Yeast Infections’ Chant
- October 26, 2015
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Mary Numair took down Planned Parenthood protesters in quite an unusual, but awesome way. According to BuzzFeed News, the 29-year-old Oregon copywriter and Planned Parenthood supporter noticed protesters outside a local clinic in Portland. After trying to approach them multiple Read more
OCT

26

Single Week Brings More than $125 Million to Off-Grid Energy Sector
- October 26, 2015
- in Green Tips
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Photo courtesy of Mathieu Young Last week was a huge week for private and public investment in the off-grid clean energy sector. The off-grid sector continues to grow, offering affordable, reliable energy services to unelectrified and under-electrified populations around the Read more
OCT

25

Trigger Warnings: The Good, the Bad, the Pancakes
- October 25, 2015
- in Green Tips
- by marcos
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Seven years ago, I would start at least one day of the week by running to IHOP. IHOP is not at all close to my house. But I really like pancakes, so to afford myself the caloric intake of two Read more
OCT

25

I Can’t Erase the Past — I Learned So Much From It
- October 25, 2015
- in Green Tips
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Our daughter celebrates her birthday each June. I can’t help but measure her birthdays with an equal sense of apprehension and elation. She’s a teenager now, and still no sign of the brooding, the polarity, the darkness that descended on Read more