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December 11, 2009 02:04 PM EST --
The holiday spirit is about giving...not wasting. See how you can celebrate with a lighter touch this year with this quiz at SimpleSteps.org.
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November 24, 2009 08:25 PM EST --
Peter Hoffman is the chef owner of New York restaurants Savoy and Back Forty, which "work with a simple premise—to create delicious and memorable meals by sourcing the very best seasonal . . .
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November 12, 2009 04:51 PM EST --
NRDC’s Simple Steps is hosting a No Impact Week starting on Sunday, November 15 with Colin Beavan's No Impact Project. Described as a “carbon cleanse,” the week is an . . .
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November 09, 2009 10:45 AM EST --
By Wendy Gordon
My good friends in the Catskill Mountains look forward to turkey hunting season. They shoot only what they can eat and make many delicious meals from one bird. . . .
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October 20, 2009 11:28 AM EDT --
By Solvie Karlstrom
Longer nights, hollowed out gourds, random celebrities showing up at your doorstep demanding candy—yes, Halloween is upon us again. As a celebration (or contest) of creativity, . . .
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October 16, 2009 12:44 PM EDT --
Drilling for natural gas has boomed over the last decade spurred on by spikes in natural gas prices and the encouragement of the Federal government. But as tens of thousands of wells erupt in Rocky . . .
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October 15, 2009 10:43 AM EDT --
By Catherine Zandonella, M.P.H.
In the 1970s about 40 percent of our nation's children, myself included, walked or biked to school. Part of my route didn't have a sidewalk. The crosswalk was located . . .
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October 12, 2009 08:54 PM EDT --
By Catherine Zandonella, M.P.H.
Few of us give much thought to the thyroid gland. This butterfly-shaped organ at the base of the neck keeps us feeling energetic and keeps our metabolism humming smoothly. . . .
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September 24, 2009 10:41 AM EDT --
By Rob Goodier
Maybe you feel you waste too much time on video games, but it's your wallet you should be worried about. Two years ago, the NRDC commissioned a study on video game consoles . . .
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September 21, 2009 04:25 PM EDT --
Tuna numbers are in decline, the result of industrial-scale trawling and long-line fishing that even has traditional fisherman in Japan arguing for the regulation of the country's industry—where . . .
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September 16, 2009 04:45 PM EDT --
By Wendy Gordon
While it is true the United States has some of the best drinking water in the world, a disturbing new report conducted by The New York Times revealed that one in . . .
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September 15, 2009 08:49 AM EDT --
While we’ve been enjoying summer in the Northern hemisphere, flu season has been raging in the Southern and in that time “swine” flu (or the H1N1 flu strain) has become the dominant . . .
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September 03, 2009 05:15 PM EDT --
School is just about in session again. Time for a pop quiz!
Take our quiz here
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August 31, 2009 06:19 PM EDT --
By Rob Goodier
The west branch of the Nishnabotna River runs within four miles of Ron Rosmann's farm and pastureland, so he was dismayed when he saw it among a list of dozens of watersheds in the . . .
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August 25, 2009 09:33 AM EDT --
By Ashlee Bradbury
Sunscreens have gone from the tan enhancers of the 70s to the cancer defense of the 00s without actually changing our desire to bake to a golden brown. Our vanity is even . . .
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August 18, 2009 02:57 PM EDT --
With Testing the Waters , the latest report on beach pollution, NRDC rated America's most popular beaches. Now it's time to see how well you rate when it comes to protecting our ocean.
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August 11, 2009 09:40 AM EDT --
By Mary Logan Barmeyer
Planning a vacation can be a delicate subject if you’re trying to keep your carbon footprint low. You may have ideas for a destination with environmentally sensitive . . .
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July 29, 2009 04:12 PM EDT --
By Paul McRandle
Not only does every coastal state suffer from polluted and contaminated beaches but those problems resulted in more than 20,000 closing and swimming advisory days in 2008 alone—such . . .
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July 28, 2009 09:57 AM EDT --
By Paul McRandle
We clean our kitchens and bathrooms constantly—as we should—but there are easy ways to get rid of bacteria while also avoiding lung irritants like ammonia and chlorine . . .
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July 23, 2009 12:43 PM EDT --
If you're thinking of having a child or have one on the way, you may feel overwhelmed by everything you're supposed to know. Relax and take a moment with our quiz to see how well you're coming along. . . .
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