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Throwing Out Food and Paper Will Be Illegal

November 17, 2009 By 18 Comments
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Quebec has taken a long hard look at itself, and decided it doesn’t like what it sees. Its policies simply aren’t working.  Overall waste generated has nearly doubled in the past 10 years, with waste going to landfill rising by over 10% in the same period. One of its key targets was to get 60% [...]

The Green Festival 2009 – San Francisco

November 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
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As some of my colleagues and I wondered Friday (with less people) then Saturday (bobbed and weaved through the packed crowds) through the San Francisco Green Festival 2009 and we put aside any thoughts of the outside the green world bubble with the economic woes, with so many downtrodden uncreative businesses sticking to the old [...]

Two Women, Two Coasts, One Idea

November 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Rhonda and I have gotten to talking, and it turns out that despite living on opposite sides of the country, our neighborhoods have a lot in common. She lives in the Bayview area of San Francisco, CA and I’m living in Edgewood, just east of downtown in Atlanta, GA. We thought it would make for [...]

Child Dies After Ingesting Pesticide Also Used to Kill Lions

November 15, 2009 By 3 Comments
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According to reports, little Kimutai, a three-year-old child from Kenya, died hours after ingesting carbofuran, an odorless pesticide used to control insects on many crops including rice, beans, bananas, pineapple, coffee and vegetables.  But the highly toxic pesticide, sold under the name Furadan and manufactured by Farm Machinery and Chemicals Corporation (FMC), is also used by cattle herders [...]

Wilderness Protection Agreement Formed in North America

November 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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With the US and Canada sharing a border while Mexico meets with the United States, in order to protect North American wildlife and wilderness a collaborative effort is necessary, particularly as global climate change is beginning to put many North American species at risk.