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Environmental Advocacy

Two for Tuesday: The Latest on Common Pesticide and Coal Ash

Bill Chameides | Posted 06.10.2012 | Green
Read More: Kingston Fossil Power Plant, Fred Upton, Environmental Advocacy, Coal-Fired Power Plant, 2, Public Health, Regulation, Pollution, Policy, Chemicals, 4-D, John Shimkus, Barack Obama, Politics, Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. Congress, Health, John Adams, Coal Ash, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Bill Chameides

A product used not just by farmers but also by lots of us common variety home gardeners and lawn groomers has been linked to a variety of unsavory health effects from cancer (in people) to hormonal disruptions (in animals).

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The Search For Meaning And A Coal-Free Washington

Mallory McDuff, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religion, Religious Environmentalism, Washington State, Environmental Advocacy, Faith, Coal, Climate Change, Earth Ministry, Washington, Environment, Coal Power, Religion News
Mallory McDuff, Ph.D.

Surprisingly, the state of Washington has found a voice through faith that may set a precedent for climate action amid paralysis in the "other Washington."

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Putting It All on the Line for the Environment

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Storm King, Nrdc, Duke Law, Natural Resources Defense Council, Ohio?S Cuyahoga River, Environmental Advocacy, Patricia Adams, Environment, John Adams, Policy, Santa Barbara Oil Spill, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Legislation, Green News
Bill Chameides

Crossposted with www.TheGreenGrok.com.John and Patricia Adams, the founders of NRDC, came to Duke this week. In the late 1960s, the American environme...

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Short Film Reveals The Secret Life of Beef

Chris Elam | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Center for Livable Future, Vegetarian, Environmental Advocacy, The Secret Life of Beef, Grass Fed Beef, Beef, Beef Production, Meatless Monday, Inform, Home News
Chris Elam

It doesn't have to be all doom-and-gloom. We as consumers still have options, which, over time, can change our economy.

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Storming The Projects: Public Housing Residents Preach Recycling Gospel

nytimes.com | MIREYA NAVARRO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Recycling, Environment, Explaining Recycling, Environmental Advocacy, Public Housing, Green News

Proselytizing on the issue [of recycling] in housing projects is an enormous challenge but crucial, environmentalists say, given the incentive to cut ...

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