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A Human Yardstick

Victoria Quinn | Posted 05.13.2012

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Victoria Quinn

We believe that investments in national and economic development should use the growth of children as the best and most accurate yardstick to measure success.

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1,4-Dioxane and Laundry Soap: Free and Gentle or a Marketing Free-for-All?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.07.2012

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Bill Chameides

Two Tide products had 1,4-dioxane concentrations at the high end of what was typical in the 1990s -- levels that were supposedly a thing of the past. (Note: There are likely more products than these containing the chemical; the study only looked at 20 products.)

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Is Your Laundry Detergent Toxic?

Posted 04.26.2012

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From Mother Nature Network's Matt Hickman: Now, you probably have enough to worry about as it is with geese colliding into airplanes, Kim Kardashia...

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Here's the Dirt on Some Common Laundry Detergents

Diane MacEachern | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: 4-Dioxane, 1, Tide, Nontoxic Laundry Detergent, Women's Voice for the Earth, Laundry Detergent Chemicals, Green News
Diane MacEachern

Few people would intentionally wash their clothes in detergent that contains cancer-causing chemicals. But if you use some of the most popular laundry brands in the market, that's exactly what you could be doing.

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Street Vendors Protest Against Unfair And High Fines

Posted 02.16.2012

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On Thursday, NYC street vendors marched in protest what they describe as unfair fines the city has imposed against them by The New York Police Departm...

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WATCH: South Korean Public Artist Predicts Future Of Art

Posted 12.19.2011

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South Korean public artist Choi Jeong-Hwa sees everyone as an artist and everything as art, or at least as materials. From his project 1,000 Doors, a ...

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No More Toxins: J&J Removing Harmful Chemicals From Baby Products

AP | By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 01.16.2012

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TRENTON, N.J. -- Amid pressure from activists, Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is continuing efforts to remove traces of two harmful chemical...

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15 Dumb Foods That Only A Wall Street Fat Cat Can Afford

www.trutv.com | David Moye | Posted 12.06.2011

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Sometimes, good food costs money, but if you're paying hundreds of dollars for a pizza, then you're both rich and bored. Do the super-wealthy really e...

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New Program Recruits 1000 Scientists To Work With Schools

GOOD | By Liz Dwyer | Posted 07.06.2011

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It's not easy for a teacher to randomly call up the biology department at the local college and ask, "Do you have someone who can come talk to my stud...

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Spring Sails

Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad | Posted 06.18.2011

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Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad

Putting on our wounded and stitched sails is like raising a war-scarred battle flag. It means in spite of all our travails, we are ready to sail and not give up.

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Yet Another Google Attempt at Social Networking

Larry Magid | Posted 06.05.2011

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Larry Magid

While companies want us to share our likes and information about ourselves, that doesn't mean we have to. Nothing requires people to use +1 or any other "social" feature that discloses information about us.

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Google +1: What It Is and Isn't

Brad Hill | Posted 05.31.2011

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Brad Hill

The big difference between Google +1 and the Facebook Like button is this: Google Search is not a content site.

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Google +1: Facebook, You've Been "Checked"

Pedro L. Rodriguez | Posted 05.30.2011

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Pedro L. Rodriguez

Yesterday, Google announced the arrival of +1, a tool that adds an element of social networking to the company's search engine. If you think it bears any similarity to Facebook's "Like" button, you are not alone.

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Google Social Take Three: How +1 Could be Different

Christopher Cocca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Cocca

If Google's new "+1" is what insiders think it is, 2011 could very well be the year Google figures out how do social its way, the right way, and across its already-social platforms and search services.

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This Thanksgiving Think About What Your Turkey Ate

Kari Stoever | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kari Stoever

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Sonja Funakura, University Of Texas-Arlington Alumna, Will Pay $1,000 For Work

The Shorthorn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alumna Sonja Funakura recently made headlines by offering $1,000 to anyone who could help her land a permanent job. It didn't work, the 1984 accoun...

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Urban Honking Freshman Blog Scholarship: Blog About Your First Year

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Chalupa

Lots of exciting things coming out of the generous minds of the great Pacific Northwest. First, Urban Honking, a blogging community in Portland, Orego...

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Fannie Mae's 'Affordable Advantage' Program Offers Mortgages For Only $1,000 Down

The Washington Independent | Annie Lowrey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The pilot program is called "Affordable Advantage," and it has now been adopted by three states -- Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Idaho. (Other states, ...

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Chernobyl Children's Charity Gets Help From 1,000 Mile UK Walk

TakePart | Ben Murray | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Walker and Liam Kirkwood were still two years from being born when disaster struck at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The meltdown on the Ukra...

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DSCC Accuses GOP Of Wasting 1,000 Hours In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The capacity of Democrats to cast Republicans as a party without solutions has, to a certain extent, allowed for progress on a whole host of fronts - ...

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GM Dealer Closing List: SEE THE LIST

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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The list of the more than 1,000 dealerships that GM plans to close has begun to trickle in. On Friday, GM dealerships across the country began receivi...

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The Tragedy of Farmers Suicides in India

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mallika Chopra

The current fate of farmers in India is a tangled hierarchy that involves politics, agro-business, multinationals, trade liberalization, global subsidies, the environment, water, ethics, and human rights.

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India: 1,500 Farmers Commit Suicide

The Belfast Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of ...

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$1,500 Ripped Jeans Defy Recession, Sell Briskly

NY Magazine | Amy Odell | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Thursday, Christophe Decarnin stages his fall 2009 show for Balmain. Attending a Balmain show couldn't be a more ironic activity in These Times, si...

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Apple Likely To Unveil Sub-$1,000 Laptop

WSJ | Posted 05.25.2011

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Apple Inc. next week is expected to unveil new laptop computers -- including a model that sets a new low price point for the company -- as it sets its...

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