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The Women’s March on Washington: Better Than Taking a Great Big Vitamin

Everyone has their own reason for joining the Women’s March on Washington. My reasons are pretty simple – but they matter to me. √ I want to demonstrate with my physical presence that I oppose the hateful rhetoric and destructive intention of the new administration to dismantle the laws that protect our health and the health […]

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US-China Greener Consumption Forum Lays Groundwork for Future Projects Together

How can the world’s two consumer “superpowers”- the U.S. and China – work together to reduce the impact that consumption has on us and our world? That was the topic a capacity crowd addressed on March 22 at the U.S. – China Greener Consumption Forum. The event, held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. […]

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My Utility Company Give Me $200 When I Bought My New Energy-Saving Refrigerator.

497viewsRefrigerators use more electricity that any other single appliance in your home. Why? Because they’re on all the time. There are a few ways you can improve the efficiency of a refrigerator you already own, but if you have an older model, it could make a lot of financial sense to replace it with something […]

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Michele Bachmann Wants to Crush EPA. First, She Should Go to China.

Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican Member of Congress who’s running for President, vows she’ll cripple the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency if she’s elected. Maybe if she spent a week in China like I recently did, she’d change her mind. I’ve just returned from a seven-day trip to Beijing, China’s capital, and Xi’an, the country’s cultural […]

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