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Talking to reporters and others about More: Population, Nature, and What Women, I’m sometimes asked where consumption fits into the population picture. A book review in the intriguingly named magazine ...
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It’s trash pick-up day on my block and when I went to put some last minute items in the yellow bins at the curb I discovered that someone had cleaned up after their dog in the rain and tossed the soggy stinky mess into my front yard. That they used...
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In a recent blog, I told you about a trip to Walmart and how they have slashed waste in all of their stores, saving money and the environment at the same time. The more I talk about this, the...
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On Wednesday of this week, fellow Island Press author Bracken Hendricks and I talked about "green collar jobs" on Philadelphia's popular NPR show "Radio Times." We tried to define what "green collar" means, answered some questions about whether the...
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This week the federal government released two reports describing the next 25 to 50 years’ expected impacts of climate change on natural resources –...
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With Mother’s Day just behind us, I was particularly moved by a letter written four decades ago by a very special mom. My friend and colleague, Joe Lyou, a brilliant advocate and strategist for environmental justice and a cleaner environment in his own...
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Is it just me, or is the word "green" approaching it’s sell by date? I know I’m getting a bit tired of all things green, and I really need this color association to hold on to its hip cachet. It would be a minor disaster for me if green was more like the...
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Last month Canada announced it would ban the sale of baby bottles made with polycarbonate plastic – the hard, shiny durable plastic used in countless consumer products ranging from baby bottles and refillable water bottles to bike helmets, eye glasses,...
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Senators John McCain and Hilary Clinton are among many in Congress clamoring for a gas tax “holiday” as fuel prices rise and the summer driving season fast approaches. Never mind that they focus entirely on poor consumers and fail to discuss the...