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July 22, 2012 12:11 AM
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Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe - and that make clear who the real enemy is...
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July 21, 2012 10:11 AM
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It’s that time of the year again; it’s hot, humid and hazy – the perfect environment for those pesky little mosquitoes, gnats and ticks!
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July 21, 2012 10:07 AM
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Who Gives a Crap needs $100,000 and hopes to attract pre-orders from contributors who, they hope, will be persuaded by the fact that 50% of all profits will go towards constructing toilet facilities in developing countries.
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July 20, 2012 12:37 PM
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A design firm has built itself a 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility from recycled beer bottles.
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July 20, 2012 12:36 PM
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There's more to making a device repairable than allowing consumers to fix it themselves -- it's also about environment, economics, responsibility.
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July 20, 2012 12:24 PM
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At Dell, the sustainability team, working with suppliers and recyclers, has developed new compostable packaging materials made from bamboo and mushrooms.
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July 20, 2012 12:21 PM
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Ecuadorian farmers spent their fair trade funds on washing machines. This allowed them to spend their Sundays with their families instead of at the river washing clothes.Miguel Zamora learned how important it is to ask people what they need.
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July 20, 2012 12:18 PM
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Solar could provide one-sixth of the world's heating and cooling needs by 2050, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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July 21, 2012 9:54 AM
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Sunny was a stray shelter mutt with an injured leg and only 48 hours to live before being euthanized. However, her story doesn't end the way you might guess.
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July 21, 2012 10:09 AM
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The number of cases of whooping cough in the US may reach a record high this year...
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July 20, 2012 12:55 PM
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Pollution anywhere on the planet, even far from farms and fields, has an uncanny ability to work itself into the things we eat on a daily basis.
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July 20, 2012 12:19 PM
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The last eighteen months or so have been an adventure of sorts: I stopped eating animals. I won’t say I stopped eating meat, because depending on whom you ask, this may only include red meat, maybe chicken, and probably not fish.
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July 20, 2012 12:29 PM
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In 1962, Rachel Carson began sounding the alarm about the dangers of exposure to chemicals and the failure of the industry and regulators to protect people from those dangers.
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July 20, 2012 12:21 PM
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July 20, 2012 1:16 PM
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Can shopping save the world? The Story of Change urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.
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