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Action Heroes How You Can Make a Difference for the Planet		22 Apr 2004	Daily Grist
Action Heroes How You Can Make a Difference for the Planet With today's environmental problems so large, abstract, and intractable -- see warming, global -- you're probably wondering what you, one individual, can do on Earth Day to help. (If you're one of the people surveyed by Gallup -- see above -- perhaps you don't care, but humor us.) It's easy to feel powerless i ...
Topics: cars, green products, greening biz operations, hybrids, Massachusetts, Prius, travel (all these topics)

Ante-Plastic On food storage	Umbra Fisk	11 Dec 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I recently read about the possible effects of plastics on women and the fetuses they may be carrying. I'm ready to change my ways, but I'm not sure how. Do you have some good suggestions about other ways we can package our leftovers or pack foods for lunch at school and work? Natalie Portland, Ore. Dearest Natalie, Time to go old school, perhaps literally. If plastic is the problem, the answer may be one compound word: ante-plas ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, food and agriculture, green living, green products (all these topics)

Good, Clean Fun How to clean your house without hurting the planet	The Green Guide	18 Mar 2003	Earthly Possessions

Topics: green cleaning, green living, green products, health (all these topics)

Bamboo Ado On wood floors and solid waste	Umbra Fisk	27 Feb 2003	Ask Umbra
Oh Wise Umbra, We'll be replacing our carpeting with wood flooring, probably from one of the major home stores (Home Depot or Lowe's). Are wood floors a really bad environmental choice if they are made from unsustainably harvested wood? Would I be better off going with a (probably petroleum-based) fake wood floor? Also, is there any environmentally responsible way to dispose of my old carpet? If the nice garbage collectors pick ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green building, green living, green products, placemaking, recycling, waste (all these topics)

The Cars Are Stacked Against Us		03 Oct 2000	Daily Grist
The Cars Are Stacked Against Us While a few small cars being sold in U.S. showrooms get 40 or more miles to the gallon, the vast majority of 2001 model year vehicles get about 20 mpg, according to annual fuel economy statistics released yesterday by the U.S. EPA. The popularity of SUVs, pickup trucks, and minivans drove down the mileage figures. Just like the previous ...
Topics: cars, Department of Energy, energy efficiency, green products, hybrids, United States (all these topics)

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