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Sarahs Social Action Snapshot

Can You Spare a Drop of Water?

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Natural Resources Defense Council, Drought, Australia, Desertification, Water, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Los Angeles, Global Warming, California, Water Waste, Climate Change, Environment, Bottled Water, Green News
Sarah Newman

Although I live in Los Angeles, warnings of droughts seem to be a mere blip on most people's radar screens. Global warming doesn't know boundaries and California is next in line.

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Yes, We Can Regulate CO2!

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Nrdc, Oil and Gas, George Bush, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Yes We Can, Carbon Dioxide, Obama, Co2, Transportration Secretary Roy LaHood, Bush-Era, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oil Industry, Transportation Department, Takepart, Kyoto Protocol, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Environment, Green News
Sarah Newman

Environmentalists are heralding Obama's decision to review the request by California and 13 other states to establish strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

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Skip Arugula and Eat Well on a Budget

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Sustainable Table, Food and Water Watch, Arugula, Takepart, Sarah Newman, Common Cause, Obama, Yes Pecan, Center for Food Safety, Organic Consumers ASsociation, Food, Style News
Sarah Newman

Studies show that people tend to eat the portion size they're given. So, rather than using a huge plate, opt for a small one. It will force you to eat less and get up more frequently for second helpings.

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Hope + Lessig = Change

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Ted Stevens, Jack Abramoff, Citizen Lobbyist, Michele Bachman, Casino Jack, Congress, change.org, Charlie Rangel, Interior Department Staff's Drug Use and Sex Scandal, Barack Obama, Lawrence Lessig, McCain-Feingold Act, Government Accountability, Rod Blagojevich, Takepart, Open Government, Ethics, Change Congress, New York Times, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizen Voices, Don Young, Politics News
Sarah Newman

Lawrence Lessig, through his group, Change Congress, has already done some of the important legwork to get us involved in removing the influence of special interests in Congress.

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