1. Uses for eucalyptus oil
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...l 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 me ...

2. Old medication and the environment
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Consider the environment when disposing of old medicines. I'm certainly not about to recommend that anyone using prescription medication to cease taking them for the sake of the planet, but how w

3. Lugar Bill Fails to Deliver Clean Energy Future
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...p 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 ambitious ...

4. Shuttered Toyota Plant to Re-Open for Cleaner Cars
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...s, 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 the ...

5. U.S. Oil Dependence Threatens Security, Economy, Environment
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...," which shows how America’s addiction to oil threatens our national security, our economy and our environment. "Memorial Day is the day when we honor the sacrifices of servicemen an...

6. President Obama Halts Drilling
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...st.  The President should go one step further and halt all new drilling. Make the Gulf communities and environment whole – Gulf coast communities, which supply 30 percent of the nation&...

7. World Bank Vote Gives Billions to Coal
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...nd 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 c...

8. Sierra Club Praises Obama Administration
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...ring childhood gets kids physically active again and has been shown to lead to positive attitudes towards the environment in adulthood. Last year, BBTO reached over 40,000 youth through strategic pa...

9. High-Speed Rail to Help Rebuild and Restore America
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... that this long overdo effort represents just the first step in an ambitious initiative that will benefit our environment, our economy, and our security." ...

10. Greener charcoal
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Charcoal and the environmentA GLT reader asked me about green charcoal recently and to be honest, I hadn't given the issue much thought as I've always used wood or gas for barbecuing. I star

11. A green MBA
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...ness 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 b...

12. 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

13. 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

14. Senate Gets to Work on Clean Energy
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Follow it liveWashington, DC: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee begins formal work today on a comprehensive clean energy jobs bill with the first of several hearings. The Sierra Club i

15. Other greenhouse gases
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...tion - particularly cattle. That's part of the reason why reducing meat in your diet is beneficial for the environment. Methane from animals is the result of bacteria acting on food consumed. Som...

16. 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

17. Groups Urge Obama: Don’t Buy Canada's Dirty Oil
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...bama 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 dirty...

18. 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

19. Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
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...artment 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: "T...

20. Forged Letters to Block Clean Energy?
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...d 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 take...

21. Sierra Club Launches Online Guide
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...ton, 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 unde...

22. Dishwashing detergent environmental impact
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Even the simple task of washing dishes can have an impact on the environment.For starters, many dishwashing detergents contain phosphate - it's a naturally occurring substance, but if too much of

23. Even more Shell shenanigans
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...wable 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 th...

24. 30 baking soda tips
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...nd 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 many ...

25. Sierra Club Cheers L.A. Coal-Free Commitment
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...ent 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. ...

26. Sierra Club Joins with the Obama Family
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...ldren who understand what they are going through, and gain confidence as stewards of their communities and the environment.  For today's event, volunteers from the Sierra Club and the Natio...

27. Stop Stealth Dirty Oil Pipelines
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.... 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 Hil...

28. Sierra Club Volunteers Launch "United We Serve" Service Projects
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...portunity to promote not only community service, but projects that illustrate how service can help improve the environment and help communities at the same time. Events range from historic trail res...

29. Sierra Club Announces New Conservation Director
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... 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&r...

30. Greening your family
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...he 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 a...