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Thanks to Our Fossil Fuel Addiction, We May Be Setting Ourselves Up for a Catastrophic Natural Event

Thanks to Our Fossil Fuel Addiction, We May Be Setting Ourselves Up for a Catastrophic Natural Event July 6, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

Too much CO2 in the air and not enough oxygen in the oceans may release a toxic dose of hydrogen sulfide -- an unheralded executioner.

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Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick

Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick July 3, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

Living under unnatural time pressures causes a myriad of psychological, social and physical ailments.

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Foie Gras: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight

Foie Gras: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight July 3, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

Although some people still attempt to justify foie gras production, science backs up common sense: It's foul.

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How to Know if Your Water Is Safe to Drink

How to Know if Your Water Is Safe to Drink July 2, 2009 | Posted in Water

Author Elizabeth Royte talks about problems with bottled water, the safety of tap, concerns with drugs in the water and whether filters really work.

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Why the Economic Downturn Has Been Good News for Amtrak and the Future of Rail Travel

Why the Economic Downturn Has Been Good News for Amtrak and the Future of Rail Travel June 23, 2009 | Posted in Transportation

A slowing economy has resulted in speedier service for Amtrak trains, which is helping to make the case for more rail funding.

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Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week

Reckoning at Coal River: Media and Nation Must Bear Witness to Coalfield Tragedy This Week June 23, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

The human rights and constitutional violations of Americans by ruthless outside coal companies will be on full display to the media and the nation.

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Help Save the Earth, Time to Subsitute Hemp for Oil

Help Save the Earth, Time to Subsitute Hemp for Oil June 18, 2009 | Posted in Alternative Fuels

Every man-made fiber we wear, sit on, cook with, drive in, are by-products of the petroleum industry -- all of which could be replaced by hemp.

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A Chemical Found in Most Consumer Products May Cause Heart Disease in Women

A Chemical Found in Most Consumer Products May Cause Heart Disease in Women June 18, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

Bisphenol A is used in countless consumer products including food and beverage containers, kitchen appliances, electronics, and packaging.

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Blame Game Leads to Climate Deadlock in Bonn

Blame Game Leads to Climate Deadlock in Bonn June 15, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

What's at stake is perhaps the largest transfer of resources from the global south to the north in history.

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Why Our Food System May Suffer the Same Fate as Our Financial System

Why Our Food System May Suffer the Same Fate as Our Financial System June 12, 2009 | Posted in Environment and Society

By consolidating, centralizing and homogenizing our food system, we've put all our proverbial eggs in one basket -- and that's a big risk.

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