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Help Solar Light The Developing World
For millions of people around the world, the simple act of lighting a room is not only an environmental hazard, but presents a direct health risk. We can help change that – for as little as 10 bucks. Green living Read more
One World Cafe continues to serve community – Mon, 15 Aug 2011 PST
- February 28, 2014
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One World Café, where you choose your portions and pay as you’re able, re-opened after a 2-month hiatus for reorganization and renovation. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Stuffed and Starved – Visualizing World Food Consumption
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A friend passed along this interesting visualization of the world's calorie consumption. Below is a screen grab showing the U.S. leading the pack in calories consumed. It's interesting to see that the whole western world appears to be eating too many 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
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
Phosphate soap ban garners world attention for the Spokane River – Fri, 15 May 2009 PST
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Phosphorus in the Spokane River is big news these days. News organizations across the nation and even the world pounced on a story from the Associated Press about housewives who “smuggle†dishwashing detergent laden with phosphates into Spokane County. DownToEarthNW.com: Read more
11 Amazing Treehouses from Around the World
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These awe-inspiring treehouses bring us closer to nature, with unexpected luxury and design. thedailygreen.com article feed Read more
World population is expected to hit 7 billion on October 31st
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One of the best books of 2010: Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom. I wasn't alone. It earned rave reviews and reached a mass audience. Even Oprah even brought it to her book club. I only mention this because the protagonist is concerned Read more
World Food Scarcity Spells Trouble for World's Poor
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I wrote a post a few months ago about the role of bread prices in the Egyptian uprising. Foreign Policy has a new article on how rising food prices and increasing food scarcity around the world could mean there is more Read more
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