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May 29 '12
Here’s the current situation. Recycling rates in the U.S. are stagnant, and the nation’s waste is still being buried in the ground or burned in massive incinerators. State and local government’s coffers are tapped out to find a solution to increase recycling rates. National recycling rates have not exceeded…
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Here’s the current situation. Recycling rates in the U.S. are stagnant, and the nation’s waste is still being buried in the ground or burned in massive incinerators. State and local government’s coffers are tapped out to find a solution to increase recycling rates. National recycling rates have not exceeded…

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2 notes Tags: recycle extended producer responsibility Recycling Reinvented green jobs

May 29 '12
Ohio Passes One of the Worst Fracking Laws in the U.S.
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Ohio Passes One of the Worst Fracking Laws in the U.S.

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2 notes Tags: fracking fracking gag law hydraulic fracturing Marcellus Shale shale gas safety loopholes public health health risks Public Safety tax breaks water pollution cover up unregulated toxic chemicals

May 25 '12
Mark Ruffalo vs. Ohio Frackers
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Mark Ruffalo vs. Ohio Frackers

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10 notes Tags: fracking Mark Ruffalo Water Defense Don’t Frack Ohio ohio natural gas hydraulic fracturing

May 25 '12
Rag Pickers: Engineers for a Cradle-to-Cradle Future

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Rag Pickers: Engineers for a Cradle-to-Cradle Future

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Tags: plastic rag pickers plastic pollution India recycle cradle-to-cradle

May 24 '12
The poultry industry, just one small part of our factory farm nation, has a massive waste problem. Today, national consumer group Food & Water Watch criticized the plans..
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The poultry industry, just one small part of our factory farm nation, has a massive waste problem. Today, national consumer group Food & Water Watch criticized the plans..

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Tags: Poultry Industry waste problem factory farming animal waste air pollution toxic unsustainable waste incineration chickens

May 24 '12
Shared Outrage against a Licence to Kill in Pursuit of Oil
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Shared Outrage against a Licence to Kill in Pursuit of Oil

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2 notes Tags: oil industry Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Apache Alaska Corporation seismic surveying Endangered Species Act marine life marine mammals Marine Mammal Protection Act Administrative Procedure Act oil addiction extinction

May 23 '12
Talk to people who care about the environment and you’ll hear plenty about pollution, deforestation, sustainability and climate change. What you won’t hear is the word “population,” unless it refers to populations of endangered species. But if you think about it, the Earth’s booming human population is at the root of… 
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Talk to people who care about the environment and you’ll hear plenty about pollution, deforestation, sustainability and climate change. What you won’t hear is the word “population,” unless it refers to populations of endangered species. But if you think about it, the Earth’s booming human population is at the root of… 

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8 notes Tags: carrying capacity natural resources overpopulation extinction deforestation pollution greenhouse gas emissions family planning fertility rates population growth environmental degradation

May 22 '12
“Today, the state of Maryland became the first state in the nation to ban arsenical drugs in chicken production and took a significant step in addressing one of many issues associated with industrial agriculture.”
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“Today, the state of Maryland became the first state in the nation to ban arsenical drugs in chicken production and took a significant step in addressing one of many issues associated with industrial agriculture.”

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7 notes Tags: food safety arsenic poultry industry regulation Public Safety public health agriculture chickens chicken feed

May 22 '12
On May 21 about 20 members of Marcellus Outreach Butler and their allies entered the office of State Rep. Brian Ellis (11th district) to call attention to the dangers created by Act 13 and demand justice for the ten families in Ellis’ district whose water has been contaminated by fracking operations. Clad in hazmat jumpsuits…
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On May 21 about 20 members of Marcellus Outreach Butler and their allies entered the office of State Rep. Brian Ellis (11th district) to call attention to the dangers created by Act 13 and demand justice for the ten families in Ellis’ district whose water has been contaminated by fracking operations. Clad in hazmat jumpsuits…

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2 notes Tags: fracking Act 13 Marcellus Shale pennsylvania hydraulic fracturing water contamination social justice environmental justice health risks Public Safety air pollution legislation fracking wastewater natural gas Drilling Rex Energy drinking water Connoquenessing Creek toxic chemicals

May 22 '12
National Stroller Brigade Descends on U.S. Capitol
“We’re here to break the gridlock and demand common sense limits on toxic chemicals.”
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National Stroller Brigade Descends on U.S. Capitol

“We’re here to break the gridlock and demand common sense limits on toxic chemicals.”

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Tags: toxic chemicals Safe Chemicals Act common sense science moms children kids Cancer consumer safety transparency health effects Public Safety health risks babies Chemical Exposure legislation