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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Environmental Protection Agency
In Search Of A Green Machine
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2-15-2008
ConserveWith all the sky-is-falling news these days — global warming, crashing fisheries, mercury contamination even on mountaintops — you probably haven...
Article Excerpts:
...by more than 20 manufacturers, and NASA and the
Environmental Protection Agency
have applied the standard in their contracts, as...
Mensa Quiz-2/1/2008
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2-1-2008
Mensa Quiz for American Way Magazine 02-01-2008
Article Excerpts:
... Under which former U.S. president was the
Environmental Protection Agency
created? American Mensa Limited, known as the...
Eco-biz
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9-1-2003
RECYCLING MONITORS
Some 10 million
FLAT-SCREEN MONITORS
flat-screen monitors will be sold this year, most replacing hulking, outdated models — which, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, are toxic waste. Most old monito...
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...models — which, according to the
Environmental Protection Agency
, are toxic waste. Most old monitors contain...
Fat: The New Black?
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2-1-2005
Forget low-fat, sugar-free, and even low-carb. Call the new superfoods "high omega-3."In September, the FDA gave food companies the okay to plug foods that contain both DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids. Scientists say they reduce the risk of coronary...
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... the okay to plug foods that contain both DHA and
Environmental Protection Agency
omega-3 fatty acids. Scientists say they reduce...
Catskills Redux
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8-1-2002
New hotels, restaurants, spas, even celebrities are finding a home in the New York Catskills, where wilderness and laid-back luxury converge.
Article Excerpts:
...of the Catskills becoming overdeveloped; the
Environmental Protection Agency
ensures it. The mountains have remained...
Green Without Envy
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5-15-2005
The new trend in hybrid vehicles is simple: all of the power, all of the luxury, none of the guilt.
Article Excerpts:
...as a Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle by the
Environmental Protection Agency
. [image-article:9] Suggested retail: Prices...
Green Hall Of Fame -- And Infamy.
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7-15-2008
Before society embraced environmentalism, several hardy souls and a few gut-wrenching episodes of environmental disaster helped to bring home the importance of safeguarding our planet.
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... won vast influence, spurring the creation of the
Environmental Protection Agency
and the near-universal banning of DDT.
Are You Eco-smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
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7-15-2008
Amid the swirl of information rising around the green movement, some myths have made their way into our brains and settled there as truth. Here's a true-or-false quiz that separates fact from popular fiction.
Article Excerpts:
... need light and air to break down to nothing. The
Environmental Protection Agency
found 30-year-old whole vegetables buried at...
Powering Down
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4-15-2009
One of the dirty little secrets of our networked, computerized “new economy” is that it actually uses an awful lot of old-fashioned power, most of which comes from coal and other polluting sources. The data centers that make search engines, online shopping, and long-distance business collaboration possible use 40 times more energy than regular office buildings, sucking up one to two percent of the nation’s electricity.
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...nation. With statistics like these in mind, the
Environmental Protection Agency
is drafting an Energy Star rating system for...
Pest Control
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9-15-2005
Oh, if only this would work on mothers-in-law and weird neighbors. With just a few blasts of the EPA-approved natural insecticide pyrethrum, Mosquito Squads unobtrusive system of tubes and nozzles automatically fogs your yard, deck, or pool area so ...
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...weird neighbors. With just a few blasts of the
Environmental Protection Agency
-approved natural insecticide pyrethrum, Mosquito...