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Where the Lead Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain Tornado ravages town already ravaged by pollution		12 May 2008	News
Posted at 10:41 AM on 12 May 2008 Six people were killed in Picher, Okla., this weekend as a giant tornado swept through. The not-so-bright bright side: It's likely that some fatalities were avoided, since many residents of Picher have already left. Picher is so polluted with mining waste that it's listed as a Superfund site; the town's booming lead and zinc mines closed decades ago, and its population ...
Topics: air pollution, health, mining, news, Oklahoma, placemaking, severe weather, toxics, waste (all these topics)

For Whom the Dell Toils Chastised by bloggers, Dell aims to cut down on waste		09 May 2008	News
Posted at 3:33 PM on 09 May 2008 To paraphrase Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of loud, critical bloggers can change Dell's packaging M.O." OK, that's a bit of a stretch -- and we won't go so far as to say "Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." But photos published on the internet during Earth Week of a tiny flash drive arriving to a customer in a giant box provoked enough outc ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, progress, tech, waste (all these topics)

Mille grazie! Should we take Italian nuclear waste?	Joseph Romm	07 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, insanity, Italy, nuclear power, recycling, waste (all these topics)

A REDtime story	Sean Casten	22 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: greening biz operations, shameless self-promotion, energy, recycling, waste (all these topics)

Paint by number Seattle artist illustrates statistics on waste, health, and consumption	Adam Browning	18 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air travel, art, deforestation, e-waste, green living, health, recycling, waste (all these topics)

Bikini Toll Beaches strewn with a lot of trash, says report		16 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 12:04 PM on 16 Apr 2008 Six million pounds of trash were picked up in a one-day global beach cleanup last September, according to a new report from the Ocean Conservancy. In one day, beachcombers covering 33,000 miles of shoreline in 76 countries found an average 182 pounds of trash per mile. That was comprised of 7.2 million items of garbage -- food wrappers, bottles, fishing lines, plastic bags, and more. A full one-third of ...
Topics: habitat protection, news, oceans, waste, wildlife (all these topics)

It came from the mall Bag Monsters to educate shoppers on evils of plastic bags	Holly Richmond	15 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: consumerism, green living, shopping, waste (all these topics)

Curbside treecycling High-end use for urban trees saves landfill space	Erik Hoffner	12 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: greenish companies, North Carolina, placemaking, waste (all these topics)

Superfund365 A toxic tour, coming to a city near you	Maywa Montenegro	10 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: grassroots activism, politics, toxics, waste, websites (all these topics)

Ready, aim, gyre VBS.tv sails out to witness the garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean	David Roberts	09 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: oceans, waste, water pollution (all these topics)

Sack It to 'Em Seattle mayor proposes fee for paper and plastic bags		03 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 11:08 AM on 03 Apr 2008 Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed a 20-cent fee for both paper and plastic bags in grocery, convenience, and drug stores in the city to discourage their use. "The answer to the question 'Paper or plastic?' should be 'Neither,'" Nickels said. "Both harm the environment. Every piece of plastic ever made is still with us in the environment, and the best way to handle waste is ...
Topics: news, politics, Seattle, waste (all these topics)

Can she get a napkin please? Impromptu food court musical	Sarah van Schagen	29 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: art, funnies, music, waste (all these topics)

Under My Mozzarella (Ella, Ella, Eh, Eh, Eh) Trash likely the source of dioxin tainting Italy's mozzarella		28 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 2:11 PM on 28 Mar 2008 Some batches of Italy's famous buffalo mozzarella cheese have been tainted with dioxin, leading to alarm in the nation's $500 million mozzarella industry. The source of the contamination? Buffalo near Naples are likely grazing in soil tainted with dioxin from piles of toxic garbage that the mafia-controlled trash business can't, or won't, get under control. ...
Topics: food, Italy, news, toxics, waste (all these topics)

Aspen Env't Forum: Big ideas Thinkers and doers exchange grand visions in the scenic Rockies	Lisa Hymas	28 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate change adaptation, climate change impacts, CSAs, farmers markets, food, green living, waste (all these topics)

Urban Decay Boston looks to generate electricity from indoor composting		26 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 3:07 PM on 26 Mar 2008 The city of Boston is looking to build an urban, indoor composting facility. Most cities, if they compost at all, transport food and yard waste in gas-guzzling trucks to dumps outside the city limits, where energy and methane from decomposing biomass get lost to the atmosphere. The first-of-its-kind proposed Boston facility would generate electricity from rotting leaves and fruit, enough to ...
Topics: Boston, energy, innovation, news, placemaking, urban planning, waste (all these topics)

Garbage, Man On trash bags	Umbra Fisk	26 Mar 2008	Ask Umbra

Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, waste (all these topics)

Small-scale, community-owned biodiesel goes global An honest, interesting statement from Piedmont Biofuels of North Carolina	Tom Philpott	06 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, industrial ag, North Carolina, waste (all these topics)

Waste Not, Want Waste Not U.S. may import 20,000 tons of nuclear waste		28 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 5:08 PM on 28 Feb 2008 Know how the U.S. hasn't even figured out a long-term solution for its own nuclear waste? Perhaps importing 20,000 tons of radioactive material from Italy might not be the best idea. Not to mention that we don't want to do the Italians any favors until they decriminalize crotch-grabbing. From the Archives Ducking Donald. U.S. forest official will not be jailed over f ...
Topics: energy, Italy, news, nuclear power, United States, waste (all these topics)

The agricultural lobby vs. the public interest, part 5435 Factory farms fight to avoid reporting on toxic emissions	Jason D Scorse	26 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, air pollution, industrial ag, lobbying, politics, waste (all these topics)

Meat Wagon: Cow-feed misdeeds More trouble with ethanol waste as cow chow	Tom Philpott	25 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, ethanol, food, waste (all these topics)

Take It Back! No, You Take It Back! NYC mayor says he'll veto an electronics-recycling bill		19 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 1:42 PM on 19 Feb 2008 The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill last Wednesday that would require electronics manufacturers to take back products for recycling. But on Friday, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he'll veto it -- and that if his veto is overridden, he'll choose not to enforce the law. The council estimates that more than 25,000 tons of TVs, computers, cameras, and oth ...
Topics: business, local politics, New York City, news, politics, recycling, waste (all these topics)

Scrambling to Go Green Cadbury eggs will come with less packaging		19 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 10:16 AM on 19 Feb 2008 Cadbury Schweppes, the maker of the Easter season's omnipresent sugar-yolk-in-a-chocolate-shell, has unveiled an alleged "eco-egg." No, the goopy white innards aren't organic; no, the chocolate isn't fair trade. The "eco" aspect comes merely from the eggs being sold unboxed, reducing packaging waste. So which came first, the greenwashing or the egg? sources:� The Guardian, BBC ...
Topics: business, food, greening biz operations, greenwashing, news, waste (all these topics)

Journey to the bottom of the Earth CBS airs final segment of Antarctica series tonight	Katy Balatero	13 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Antarctica, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, recycling, scientific research, TV, waste, wildlife (all these topics)

Take the challenge Slim down with the 'Waste Diet'	Kristina & Jason Makansi	05 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: green living, recycling, waste (all these topics)

Making sustainability sexy ... In Ireland, plastic bags are out of fashion	Sarah van Schagen	04 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: green living, Ireland, waste (all these topics)

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