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Connecting the Dots: Poverty, Illness and Toxic Operations in Poor Neighborhoods
The poor are always with us, and their neighborhoods contain more than their fair share of soil contaminated by dumping, hazardous waste businesses, heavy truck traffic, and chemically contaminated drinking water. The EPA has awarded a grant to create a database for Camden, New Jersey, to connect the dots between illness and chemical exposure. Read More...
Saved by the Cavalry: Armed Forces Go Green
Thomas Friedman lays out for us how our armed forces are going to save lives and billions by shifting radically to alternate energy sources, and doing it NOW. Read More...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Residue
Because cigarette smoke leaves a film of chemicals over every surface it touches, people who move into a smoker's former home get a dose they didn't bargain for. Read More...
Unintended Consequences When Hunters Stay Home
Talk about unintended consequences: a decline in hunting -- due in great part to forest habitat lost to urbanization -- is leading to a decline in our ability to conserve the forests that remain. Read More...
A New, Green Town Rises in Kansas
If it can happen in Kansas, it can happen anywhere. A town literally razed by a tornado decided to rebuild to top environmental standards, including several LEED accredited buildings, and is reaping the benefits in several ways. Read More...
Making Industrial Chemicals from Recycled Biomass
This Smart Planet article reveals a game changer. Making commercial products from recycled biomass instead of from petrochemicals could change not only what we put in the environment, but what we take out of it. Read More...
8 Answers to Electric Car Naysayers
This list from Mother Jones magazine will give you the right dope about why our belated-but-finally-arriving electric cars are the real thing, environmentally speaking. Read More...