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Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...
Tags: Jackie Speier, Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Congress, Weather, Ecosystems
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Warrior's email garage is littered with ideas for slamming the brakes on litter
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellLast week's blog item on the degree to which litter blights our streets and highways (not to mention park land and just about every kind of outdoor space imaginable), and my call for suggestions on how we might convince fellow warriors to refrain from... -
Whitehall Township preserves history with Prydun Farm
I would like to thank the Whitehall Township mayor and commissioners for having vision to procure the Prydun Farm and to keep it for perpetuity as an undeveloped green space. Preliminary research has astonishingly revealed a historic past that touches...Tags: Coplay, Allentown, Whitehall, Human Interest, Liberty Bell
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Every day is Earth Day for Sarah Elizabeth Ippel
Sarah Elizabeth Ippel's eyes lit up as she peered into the chicken coop at the edge of her school's playground. "There are a few in there," Ippel, 31, said, pointing to several eggs recently laid by the three resident chickens. "Whoever finds them first...
Tags: Charter Schools, Students, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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Tamarac student bags winning design
What does South Florida nature look like? For 12-year-old Jordan Hessler, it's a canvas of clouds, the sun, palm trees and a bobbing boat. His vision is emblazoned on tote bags now for sale at Whole Foods Market in Coral Springs. The boy won a contest...
Tags: Whole Foods Market, Tamarac, Coral Springs
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How to plant a tree
Plant a tree? Sure! If Queen Elizabeth II is out there doing it in her mid-80s, you can too. Of course, HM has a retinue of staffers who do the heavy lifting: digging the hole, finding and positioning the tree, taking care of it afterward. She need only...
Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Elizabeth II, Bill Daley
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Green Wheels: Start Your (Electric) Motors
If electric cars are to succeed, they need to be more visible. Only approximately 50,000 were sold nationwide last year, and that means that, everywhere but California, they're still pretty much under the radar. I've long believed that car buyers are...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Manhattan (New York City), Chevrolet
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Lack of crowd fails to diminish Carroll County commissioner's fervor regarding school budget
Acknowledging the sparse turn-out of about a dozen residents at his March 18 Town Hall Community Meeting at the South Carroll Senior Center, in Eldersburg, County Commissioner Doug Howard jokingly confessed that he'd considered ways to drum up more...Tags: Walmart, Sykesville, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Easter
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Gardeners conserve our natural resources
As redbuds flash purple along our roadways and tulips blink red and yellow at our doorsteps, I am reminded that natural beauty is awe-inspiring and worth protecting. Not just on Earth Day, but every day. Gardeners are some of the best...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Energy Resources, Natural Resources
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Elmhurst school gets different kind of classroom
The newest classroom at Hawthorne Elementary School in Elmhurst is like all other classrooms — at least in some ways. It has seating for students, a spot in front for the teacher and loads of instructional materials. But instead of the books and...
Tags: Students, Salads, Education, Environmental Issues, Foods and Beverages
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READER SUBMITTED: CRT And Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield's Foundation Team Up To Turn Hartford Green
HartfordSome 200 volunteers sprang up at Community Renewal Team's (CRT) Generations Campus in Hartford's North End on April 27 to spruce up surrounding blocks by planting trees, cleaning streets and beautifying a community garden. The sixth annual collaborative...Tags: Healthcare Provider, The Salvation Army
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READER SUBMITTED: The Keeney Manufacturing Company Celebrates Earth Week
NewingtonIn conjunction with Earth Day and the annual opening of its famous fountain, The Keeney Manufacturing Company celebrated Earth Week for the period of April 22 through 26, with a series of events. Throughout the entire week groups of employees...Tags: Newington, Employees, Career and Workplace
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