Tag: environment
member name: Simple Steps
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March 16, 2009 06:09 PM EDT --
It's easier than ever to reuse and recycle all kinds of goods with help from online auctions, listings and local websites. And if you use ebay to buy and sell goodies, you can do something even better . . .
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October 16, 2009 12:44 PM EDT --
Drilling for natural gas has boomed over the last decade spurred on by spikes in natural gas prices and the encouragement of the Federal government. But as tens of thousands of wells erupt in Rocky . . .
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November 12, 2009 04:51 PM EST --
NRDC’s Simple Steps is hosting a No Impact Week starting on Sunday, November 15 with Colin Beavan's No Impact Project. Described as a “carbon cleanse,” the week is an . . .
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December 11, 2009 02:04 PM EST --
The holiday spirit is about giving...not wasting. See how you can celebrate with a lighter touch this year with this quiz at SimpleSteps.org.
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March 30, 2008 02:42 PM EDT --
Before you put plastic containers in the microwave, check the bottom of the container. Some plastic dishes, bottles and cups are made of polycarbonate plastic, commonly marked as number 7 on the bottom . . .
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December 03, 2008 09:25 PM EST --
Enjoy the scent of pine without guilt. While chopping down a tree to display it in your home for a few weeks may not seem all that environmentally friendly, the natural way is preferable to most artificial . . .
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January 02, 2009 03:34 PM EST --
This year, make a few resolutions that are easy to keep. Take a couple of these simple steps to be well, make smart choices and save a little money in 2009. And as always, now's the time to get rid . . .
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February 13, 2009 12:50 PM EST --
Today, rather than watching a Friday the 13th Fright Fest, or immersing yourself in the pink, red, and chocolate explosion that is Valentine's Day, why not see the latest IMAX adventure "Under . . .
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June 29, 2009 11:25 AM EDT --
By Wendy Gordon
When the conversation turns to cap and trade, is your first thought: “Oh, that will never work, it’s too complicated?” It’s true, it can . . .
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November 19, 2008 11:11 AM EST --
November 19, 2008
Posted by Phil Gutis in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
About seven years ago I decided to try something athletic for the first time in my life and set a rather unrealistic . . .
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May 21, 2009 03:20 PM EDT --
The famous biologist, E.O. Wilson, loves ants. As for his protégé, Gaby Chavarria, Director of NRDC’s Science Center, she’s bats about bees—honeybees in particular. Honeybees . . .
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June 22, 2009 01:44 PM EDT --
By Wendy Gordon
“Once you’ve tried fresh tomatoes, you’ll never go back,” Bing Wright tells me. A neighbor in the Catskill Mountains, where frost in May and September . . .
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July 21, 2009 11:23 AM EDT --
By Ashlee Bradbury
Whatever our plans when young, the world often has its own. In the ongoing tough economic times, the fight against air pollution and global warming has prompted many to . . .
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July 23, 2009 12:43 PM EDT --
If you're thinking of having a child or have one on the way, you may feel overwhelmed by everything you're supposed to know. Relax and take a moment with our quiz to see how well you're coming along. . . .
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September 03, 2009 05:15 PM EDT --
School is just about in session again. Time for a pop quiz!
Take our quiz here
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September 15, 2009 08:49 AM EDT --
While we’ve been enjoying summer in the Northern hemisphere, flu season has been raging in the Southern and in that time “swine” flu (or the H1N1 flu strain) has become the dominant . . .
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September 16, 2009 04:45 PM EDT --
By Wendy Gordon
While it is true the United States has some of the best drinking water in the world, a disturbing new report conducted by The New York Times revealed that one in . . .
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September 21, 2009 04:25 PM EDT --
Tuna numbers are in decline, the result of industrial-scale trawling and long-line fishing that even has traditional fisherman in Japan arguing for the regulation of the country's industry—where . . .
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October 24, 2008 12:38 PM EDT --
Group asks FDA to ban BPA
*reposted from "A Better Life"*
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An environmental group formally asked the FDA to ban a common . . .
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March 28, 2009 04:52 PM EDT --
I have heard that there are good phthalates and bad ones, and that a lot of the perfume industry uses the good one, but the public thinks they use the bad ones. What is right?
You're right to . . .
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