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PEACH Farm School gives at-risk youth a leg up – Mon, 28 Mar 2011 PST
Life’s tests of strength and character can get the best of you or bring out your best. Luckily, for residents of Spokane, especially its farmers, Brightspirit Hendrix saw her experiences growing up in extreme poverty as opportunities from which to Read more
EPA cuts Superfund estimate – Wed, 16 Nov 2011 PST
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cut the price tag for a Superfund cleanup in the upper Coeur d’Alene basin by 30 percent. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Bet you didn't know you could recycle that! – Wed, 25 May 2011 PST
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Today, recycling is as much a part of most of our lives as taking out the trash; we don’t just throw things away, we interrogate them. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Shop greener, locally this season – Mon, 05 Dec 2011 PST
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White Christmases are always worth singing about, but it’s also a nice treat to celebrate a Green Christmas! DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Event Calendar: Earth and Arbor Day – Tue, 29 Mar 2011 PST
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Check out this listing that includes local Earth Day and Arbor Day events. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Service Day at Dishman Hills – Mon, 11 Apr 2011 PST
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More than 300 people visited the Dishman Hills Natural Area on April 9 to take part in the annual service day organized by REI and several other outdoor groups. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Local retailers make sustainability fashionable – Sat, 30 Apr 2011 PST
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In an industry notorious for producing mass amounts of waste, using cheap labor in third-world countries, and generating a hefty pollution footprint, the past five years have seen fashion design take a mindful and creative eco-conscious leap. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News Read more
World embraces fabric gift wrap – Mon, 05 Dec 2011 PST
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The sight of torn gift-wrap spilling out of crammed trash bins on Dec. 26, 2001, was enough to quash Kathryn Hapke-Miner’s holiday spirit and to prompt her to find an alternative. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Beaver Gurus – Sun, 27 Mar 2011 PST
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Restoration, as we learned in Part 1, involves a flawed change — improvement, development or rehabilitation of an imperfect natural world for human needs. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Couple continues effort toward self-sufficiency – Sat, 25 Jun 2011 PST
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The vision of exactly what Alex and Scott Mueller’s new life would look like started off hazy, but a honeymoon road trip to North Dakota (not a typo or a joke) provided clarity. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more