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Environmental News Highlights – 10/8/2009

October 8, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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This week’s GreenLinks are about inspiration. Each of the following stories inspired me to believe that we can solve the economic and environmental crises the world is now facing, and they also powerfully prodded me to do what I can to make a difference in my home and community. I hope they inspire you too… 

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Environmental News Highlights – 10/1/2009

October 1, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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Farming and sustainable agriculture are very close to my heart. I’ve spent a lot of my life gardening and homesteading and a good chunk of my career helping city dwellers develop community gardens, farmettes, and rooftop planting systems. So this week, I was really happy to find so many exciting links about the importance of [...]

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Environmental News Highlights – 9/24/2009

September 23, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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According to many experts, we are at or very near “Peak Oil“—the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. Whether we have reached the peak, or perhaps have another decade or more, one thing is certain: oil is a finite [...]

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Environmental News Highlights – 9/17/2009

September 17, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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Because of my background in sustainable agriculture, I think the choices we make about eating are some of the most powerful means through which we can live our values. I believe the idea of “better living through chemistry” is a myth—particularly when applied to food and health. Food should come from family farms, not from [...]

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Weekly Environmental News Highlights – 9/10/2009

September 10, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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There is so much gloom and doom environmental news these days, sometimes it’s hard not to feel depressed. So this week, for a mental health pick-me-up, I’ve intentionally searched out good news; stories of positive events and people making a difference. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! 

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Weekly Environmental News Highlights – 9/3/2009

September 3, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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It’s been a busy week in the world of eco-friendly living, and choosing just a few links out of the dozens of great, breaking stories on environmental health, sustainable agriculture and nutrition has been challenging to say the least. Here are a few that I thought were too important to go unnoticed… 

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