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AlterNet is a highly acclaimed online news source offering original editorial and investigative reports as well as quality independent journalism sourced from the best of progressive media. As a two-time Webby award winning site celebrating its tenth year, AlterNet keeps pace with the increasing public demand for reliable news from trusted sources while filtering out commercialized media's information overload. Reporting 8 million page views and 1.8 million unique visitors per month, AlterNet boasts an exciting community of active citizens advocating for positive change in environmental, human rights and civil liberty, social justice, media and healthcare issues.

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A Solution For Diabetes: A Vegan Diet

October 12, 2009 | Posted in Health and Wellness

More Doctors and nutritional scientists are saying that a diet high meat is disastrous to our health, while a plant-based (vegan) diet prevents disease and is restorative to it.

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Our Love Affair With Our Lawns Is Hurling the U.S. Toward Water Crisis

5 comments | October 8, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

We spend $40 billion annually on our lawns and spend $10 billion more on pesticides and fertilizers keeping them green. But worse, they're draining diminishing water resources.

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What If Being Fat Is Not Your Fault?

October 5, 2009 | Posted in Health and Wellness

America's Obesity Epidemic May Be Fueled by Chemicals in Everyday Products.Chemicals called 'obesogens' are in our food, cars and homes, according to recent scientific studies -- and they may be making us fat.

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Americans are still buying Gas-Guzzlers

September 30, 2009 | Posted in Transportation

But here are 7 signs that the Market for Green Transport is exploding.More and more Americans are finding other ways to get around in greener fashion, from Smart Cars to Vespas.

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Is Eating a Plant-Based Diet a Cure for Cancer?

September 25, 2009 | Posted in Health and Wellness

Experts are saying a plant-based diet is not only good for our health, but it's also curative of the very serious diseases we face.

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Can Condoms Save Us from Climate Change?

September 22, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

The greenest technology available to us may not be solar panels, but instead contraception, according to a new report.

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Would You Know How to Survive After the Oil Crash?

September 18, 2009 | Posted in Alternative Fuels

Could you get by without your car, food from outside your community, your job? There's a bunch of folks who want to show you how.

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The Ultimate in Eating Local: My Adventures in Urban Foraging

2 comments | September 7, 2009 | Posted in San Francisco, Food and Drink

As money has gotten tight and the local-foods movement more popular, urban foraging has become a hit. I spent a day with one forager in San Francisco.

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