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Net Zero’s Net Worth: How Renewable Energy Is Rescuing Schools from Budget Cuts
by Erin L. McCoyposted Nov 05, 2012 - Educators across the country are finding millions of dollars in savings through cheap and simple forms of renewable energy.
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GMOs at the Polls: 7 Things to Tell Your Friends Before Election Day
by Frances Moore Lappé, Anna Lappéposted Nov 02, 2012 - Americans are the world’s GMO guinea pigs, say Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé. But California’s ballot initiative on labeling GMO foods would give everyone the choice to change that for themselves.
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What Climate-Driven Hurricane Sandy Teaches about Cooperation
by Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 01, 2012 - It’s 3 a.m. and the wind’s howling. Do you know your neighbors?
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Traditional Foods Help Remind Us Who We Are
by Kim Eckartposted Oct 30, 2012 - Tribes are pursuing a hands-on approach to finding and preparing Native foods that give spiritual sustenance, too.
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How 5 New Orleans Communities Rebuilt Home in the Wake of Katrina
by Natalie Pompilioposted Oct 29, 2012 - Book review: Tom Wooten’s “We Shall Not Be Moved” follows leaders in five different post-hurricane neighborhoods, showing that New Orleanians are a unique breed, deeply loyal to their sometimes infuriating, often insane, and never imitated hometown.
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Will “Frankenstorm” Hurricane Sandy End Climate Silence?
by Duncan Meiselposted Oct 29, 2012 - While our two main candidates for president have avoided the topic of global warming, the climate itself is anything but silent.
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7 Reasons Bikes Are for Everyone—Not Just “Cyclists”
by Christine Grantposted Oct 24, 2012 - Don’t let the spandex-clad iron men scare you off! Here are seven reasons why all types of people are biking to work—and why cities are encouraging them.
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Mr. Schieffer, Ask the Candidates: “Where Do You Stand on Climate Change?”
by Allison Fisherposted Oct 22, 2012 - Climate change is a national security issue, and it must be discussed during tonight’s third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney.
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Alberta Tar Sands Illegal under Treaty 8, First Nations Charge
by Kristin Moeposted Oct 17, 2012 - In 1899, First Nations in northern Alberta signed a treaty with Queen Victoria that enshrined their right to practice traditional lifeways. Today, it’s the basis for a legal challenge to Shell Oil’s mining of tar sands.
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5 Ways to Protect the Rights of Future Generations
by Melanie Jae Martinposted Oct 16, 2012 - This fall, 150 women gathered in the desert town of Moab, Utah, to discuss the changes we would need to respect the rights of future generations.
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Farmers, Workers, Consumers, Unite! New Visions in Food Justice
by Yvonne Yen Liuposted Oct 15, 2012 - How do we make sure that our food contributes to the health of our communities and ecosystems?
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Proposition 37 Targeted by “Misleading” Ad Campaigns
by Corey Hillposted Oct 15, 2012 - A ten-day ad blitz courtesy of companies like Cargill, Monsanto, and Syngenta has swayed many voters against a ballot initiative to label foods containing genetically modified organisms. Yet supporters still expect the initiative to pass.
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YES! Recommends: Nourish
posted Oct 15, 2012 - Nourish is an education initiative that celebrates food and community. Its food curriculum and lesson plans, short films and discussion guides, and powerful action ideas will help young people and their families, schools, and communities think about the food they eat and what they can do to make healthy choices for themselves and planet Earth.
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Green Light May Be Ahead for Insurance on Shared Vehicles
by Cat Johnsonposted Oct 08, 2012 - As more and more people begin sharing and renting out their cars and homes, insurance issues have begun to emerge. Sharing communities are taking the lead in finding solutions.
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Maryam Henein: Filmmaker Advocate for the Bees
posted Oct 08, 2012 - Concerned about dwindling bee populations, this journalist undertook a five-year labor of love to educate the public about the harmful impact of pesticides on bees.
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