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French constitution gets a dash of green
A landmark achievement. Photo: David Roussel “vecko.” Ahhh, the French. Toujours inexplicable. They chain smoke. They drink enough espresso before noon to cause lockjaw. And they jam their veins with butter, cheese, and beef. But despite how reckless they seem, their leaders recently made a stand for public health, granting every citizen the right to […]
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The Toxic Avoider
EPA failing to get health data on scads of potentially harmful chemicals The U.S. EPA hasn’t collected data on the potential risks of tens of thousands of toxic substances, putting the public at risk, says a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Under the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, which regulates industrial chemicals, the […]
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Lend Me Your Gears
Car sharing slowly but surely taking off in cities worldwide Car sharing is gradually gaining ground around the globe, and the future looks bright for a concept once derided as a green fever dream. About 300,000 people worldwide now participate in car sharing; it’s taken off especially well in European nations like Germany, the Netherlands, […]
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Bad for the Fish, Good for the Grist Swim Team
Warmer waters put wildlife under deadly stress along Pacific Coast Freaky environmental anomalies along the Pacific Coast from central California to British Columbia may devastate the region’s wildlife, scientists say. Ocean temperatures in the area are 2 to 5 degrees higher than usual this summer; no one’s sure why, but scientists suspect a lack of […]
