Environment

Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power in the Hands of the People

May 22, 2013
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Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power in the Hands of the People

Tweet Photo Credits:  Mana Photo / Shutterstock http://www.alternet.org/environment/rooftop-revolution-how-solar-energy-putting-… Rarely do we switch on an appliance or flick on the lights and consider the source of energy. Yet, in the past few years, we have become more conscious about the mountains being blown up in Appalachia to extract coal or the massive onslaught of gas drilling…

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Volunteer to Build Sustainable Communities Around the World.

May 22, 2013
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Volunteer to Build Sustainable Communities Around the World.

Photo: EPS The crisis is already here. You can help. The earth’s resources are being depleted, the air’s getting filthier… Research has shown that the Middle East—like Costa Rica, one of today’s more popular vacation destinations—used to be lush with forests. But years and years of ancient civilizations cutting down all their trees left the…

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Get Outside & Play!

May 20, 2013
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Get Outside & Play!

Photo from pinterest Did you know June is Great Outdoors Month? Here’s something I just found on my old blog, written in June, 2009! Things have changed since then. My son is now 12 and for the last few years it’s been nearly impossible to get him inside when the weather is nice. My 2nd…

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The Side Effects of Prescription Drugs on the Environment. {Infographic}

May 9, 2013
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The Side Effects of Prescription Drugs on the Environment. {Infographic}

From the time production begins until long after they are consumed, harmful chemicals have numerous opportunities to affect our soil, air and water. Side effects drug companies don’t bother to disclose. The infographic below details some of the many ways modern prescription drugs are impacting the environment. It also illustrates the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)…

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How Reclaiming Cooking Can Save Our Food System

May 7, 2013
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How Reclaiming Cooking Can Save Our Food System

Tweet http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/6/michael_pollan_on_how_reclaiming_cooking In his latest book, “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation,” Pollan argues that taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make our food system healthier and more sustainable. “There is a deliberate effort to undermine food culture to sell us processed food,” Pollan…

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Climate Chaos: Boycott Genetically Engineered and Factory-Farmed Foods

May 2, 2013
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Climate Chaos: Boycott Genetically Engineered and Factory-Farmed Foods

Tweet Photo Credits:  Zvonimer Altetic http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_27455.cfm This past summer, the media broadcast cries of alarm from farmers suffering through the worst drought in decades. Large swaths of genetically engineered and chemical-intensive crops literally burned in the fields. And what didn’t burn, was ravaged by disease and superweeds. read more Read the full post

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The #1 Most Endangered River in the U.S. (plus the other top 9).

May 1, 2013
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The #1 Most Endangered River in the U.S. (plus the other top 9).

Source: fineartamerica.com via Lynn on Pinterest The Colorado River was named the number one most endangered river in the country by American Rivers. The Colorado River is endangered by outdated water management that is inadequate to respond to the pressures of over-allocation and persistent drought. American Rivers is calling on Congress to fund programs that…

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Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-fixing Scandal Ever

April 26, 2013
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Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-fixing Scandal Ever

Tweet Photo Credits:  Victor Juhasz http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-finan… Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology. You were right. The players may be a little different, but your basic premise is correct: The world is a rigged game. We found…

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WATCH: Uplifting Kids Dance Video.

April 20, 2013
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WATCH: Uplifting Kids Dance Video.

On April 22, 2013 the “Heal Our World, Heal Ourselves” campaign launches with over 30 celebrities including stars from Dance Moms and Glee and over 50 organizations signatories including the Hip Hop Caucus and the Sierra Club to a call for more uplifting Children’s Entertainment. Here’s the campaign’s dance video! Read more about the campaign…

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Best Earth Day Dance Video Ever: Featuring Lil JaXe.

April 20, 2013
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Best Earth Day Dance Video Ever: Featuring Lil JaXe.

On April 22, 2013 the “Heal Our World, Heal Ourselves” campaign launches with over 30 celebrities including stars from Dance Moms and Glee and over 50 organizations signatories including the Hip Hop Caucus and the Sierra Club to a call for more uplifting Children’s Entertainment. Here’s the campaign’s dance video! Read more about the campaign…

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