The Environment

An Appreciation of Margaret Atwood

Dave Astor | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Barbara Kingsolver, The Environment, Canada, Margaret Atwood, Walter Scott, Speculative Fiction, The Handmaid's Tale, Books News
Dave Astor

Atwood is socially conscious without being preachy. This is certainly the case in three dystopian novels that say a lot about things like women's rights and the despoiling of the environment but do that via the books' interesting characters and plots.

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For Colette: The Flower That Shattered the Stone

Nancy Chuda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Environment, Toxin, Environmental Pollution, Healthy Child Healthy World, Chemical, Environment, Body Toxins, Eco-Friendly, Luxeco Living, Cancer, Chemicals, Toxins, Green News
Nancy Chuda

At the age of four, Colette was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor, a rare form of cancer. Parents Jim and Nancy Chuda labored to beat the cancer, but lost their daughter one year later.

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What I Learnt from Prince Charles

Christina Patterson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Farming, The Environment, Green Living, Rainforests, Prince Charles, Global Warming, Healthy Living News
Christina Patterson

More than the deficit, more than the "axe", more than tuition fees, more, even, than the sale of a football player who enjoys visiting prostitutes to ...

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Asbestos Trade Thriving Despite Major Health Hazards

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Kevin Liptak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Environment, Asbestos, Health, Green News

For many in the developed world, asbestos may seem like a thing of the past: A cancer-causing fiber banned in the European Union, and limited to a sma...

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Meltdown: Images of What We Lose When the Glaciers Disappear

Helena Christensen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peru Glaciers, Environment, The Environment, Climate Change, Peru, Glaciers, Global Warming, Copenhagen 2009, Slideshow, Green News
Helena Christensen

As with many poorer countries, Peru is bearing the brunt of a problem it has done little to cause. Its emissions account for only 0.1% of greenhouse gasses, but climate change has affected all aspects of life there.

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