1. Uses for eucalyptus oil
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...oil around the house Aside from medicinal uses, eucalyptus oil can be used around your home to replace many environmentally harsh synthetic chemicals. Penny, a professional cleaner, wrote to m...

2. Old medication and the environment
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...ge wastewater treatment plants aren't equipped to filter out drugs; so they wind up in our waterways. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies have found pharmaceuticals present not on...

3. Lugar Bill Fails to Deliver Clean Energy Future
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...hip Big Oil has with government.   The public is learning more about how the oil industry got around environmental and safety regulations in the Gulf.  Congress must now set ambitiou...

4. Shuttered Toyota Plant to Re-Open for Cleaner Cars
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...obs, but a new fleet of highly efficient cleaner cars. This is a tremendous victory for the partnership between environmentalists and labor, and a model for how to build the green jobs economy of th...

5. U.S. Oil Dependence Threatens Security, Economy, Environment
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...ping solutions that can end our oil addiction and make our nation more secure." "Our two groups - an environmental and national security group - recognized the shared need to come togethe...

6. World Bank Vote Gives Billions to Coal
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... and around the world have voiced opposition to the loan, saying that it will contribute to energy poverty and environmental destruction. Residents of the affected South African communities filed a...

7. Sierra Club Praises Obama Administration
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...gic partnerships, reconnecting them with the natural world through experiences in school and community gardens, environmental education, service projects and visits to our National Parks and other p...

8. Greener charcoal
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...n be burned with little or no smoke. So the lack of smoke when burning charcoal doesn't necessarily make it environmentally friendly as those emissions may have already been created in the charco...

9. A green MBA
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...siness degree. Traditionally, MBA (Master of Business Administration) students tend to give even less thought to environmental impact of business after they graduate from business school than they did...

10. Urban Homesteaders
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Many people are looking for a simpler way of life. They want to be more self sufficient and to have a smaller environmental footprint. This is why we are seeing a growth of urban homesteaders.Urban ho

11. New Study Shows Wide Scale Impacts of Coal Ash
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)released a report today detailing the impacts of coal ash and smokestack scrubber sludge, toxic byproducts of burning coal, on water quality across the country

12. Other greenhouse gases
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...name - Freon-22. It's been used mainly in air conditioning applications, but is also being phased out due to environmental concerns, among them its impact as a greenhouse gas. Air conditioning man...

13. EPA to Limit Toxic Coal Waste
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to issue new standards to better protect America’s waters from coal plant pollution. The announcement comes a day after en

14. Groups Urge Obama: Don’t Buy Canada's Dirty Oil
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... Obama prepares to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on September 16, an international network of environmental groups is sending a strong message to the president that Canada's dir...

15. Environmental Groups Hold EPA Accountable
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Environmental Groups Hold EPA Accountable for 26-Year Delay in Setting Limits on Toxic Coal Plant DischargesWASHINGTON, D.C: Three leading environmental groups Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club a

16. Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
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...epartment of Interior for attempting to reverse the rule. In response to today’s announcement, Sierra Club Environmental Quality Program Director Ed Hopkins issued the following statement: &quot...

17. Forged Letters to Block Clean Energy?
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...and the new clean energy industries of tomorrow." "As the country's oldest and largest grassroots environmental group, Sierra Club takes authentic grassroots organizing seriously and ta...

18. Sierra Club Launches Online Guide
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...ngton, D.C.—The Sierra Club today launched a new online calculator to help consumers better understand the environmental and economic benefits of making the right vehicle purchasing decisions un...

19. Dishwashing detergent environmental impact
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... is essentially just water. Green dish washing detergents The good news is that there are many more economical environmentally friendly dish washing detergents than there were just a few years ago, ...

20. Even more Shell shenanigans
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...newable energy. Then this year Shell stops investing in renewable energy development after a big show about how environmentally friendly they were becoming. Then Shell starts sinking more cash into ...

21. 30 baking soda tips
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... and then polish with a soft cloth. - Sprinkle your Christmas tree with baking soda to mimick snow - a much more environmentally friendly alternative to some of those chemical snow sprays! With so man...

22. Sierra Club Cheers L.A. Coal-Free Commitment
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...pment and production of renewable energy will lead to job growth and economic improvement without the health and environmental drawbacks of continued investment in dirty coal," continued Nilles. ...

23. Stop Stealth Dirty Oil Pipelines
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....S. into  Reliance on World's Dirtiest Oil   Washington, D.C. - Today, an international network of environmental groups is launching a North American campaign urging Secretary of State H...

24. Sierra Club Volunteers Launch "United We Serve" Service Projects
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...s across the country this summer. A small sampling of events include. In Northern Arizona, The Sierra Club's Environmental Justice program will be working with the Hopi to restore ancient trails a...

25. Sierra Club Announces New Conservation Director
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...re than 200 advocates and organizers working to address climate change and achieve the Sierra Club’s other environmental goals.Before assuming her new position, Hodgdon served as the Sierra Club...

26. Greening your family
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... the key to aquiescence. Telling your family they should turn off the lights when leaving a room as it's the environmentally friendly thing to do probably won't cut it. Use family times such...

27. Alternative uses for beer
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...any uses for beer aside from drinking it, using it in cooking or wasting it; and beer can sometimes replace more environmentally unfriendly products for a variety of applications. Here's a few ide...

28. Bamboo Flooring Pros and Cons
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...of bamboo flooring and very few Cons, so overall it can be said that bamboo floors are a definite choice for the environmentally aware person who wants a floor that would last for decades. By taking a...

29. Earth friendly disinfectant
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...triclosan was one of the most frequently detected compounds. Greener disinfecting alternatives Making your own environmentally friendly disinfectant is very cheap and extremely quick to do using jus...

30. Professor Wangari Muta Maathai
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...y anatomy in 1971, at the University of Nairobi. She chaired the department in 1976 and 1977. As an activist and environmentalist, she promoted womens rights in organizations such as the National Coun...