1. 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...

2. 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." ...

3. 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

4. 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...

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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...

9. 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

10. 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...

11. 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

12. 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...

13. 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...

14. 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...

15. 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

16. 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...

17. 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 ...

18. 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. ...

19. 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...

20. 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...

21. 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...

22. 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...

23. 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...

24. Alternative uses for beer
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...y 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 ideas...

25. Bamboo Flooring Pros and Cons
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... 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 b...

26. Earth friendly disinfectant
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...iclosan 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 just ...

27. Professor Wangari Muta Maathai
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...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 Counci...

28. A Green Vocabulary For Green People
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... force with an agenda that needs to be addressed by industry, politicians and consumers. Discussions about the environment are taking place in corporate board rooms, legislative hearings, and by consu...

29. Waste decomposition rates
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How long does X take to break down?Reading that an item takes eleventy snazzillion years to break down in the environment makes for great attention grabbing stuff when writing articles on green living

30. In Historic Step, EPA Determines Global Warming Major Threat to Human Health, Environment
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Washington – April 17, 2009). In an historic step, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson today formally determined that global warming pollution "endangers&q