Commentary

Life Less Chemical: Kids & Lice

December 3, 2009
By Kate Southwood
Life Less Chemical: Kids & Lice

Do you know what kinds of chemicals you’re using when you groom your children? If your child gets lice and you try to get rid of them using an over-the-counter remedy you need to know two things: 1. Those chemicals sitting on your child’s scalp are essentially insecticides, and 2. They don’t even work....

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Growing Power: A Model For Sustainable Cities

October 26, 2009
By Jocelyn Azada
Growing Power: A Model For Sustainable Cities

I was fortunate last night to be at a Sustainability Symposium at the Milwaukee School of Engineering where Will Allen spoke. I hadn’t heard of Will or his organization, Growing Power, before last night, but when I woke up this chilly fall morning at 6am, his talk and his story were still on my mind. Will is...

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HR 875: Come Out of Your Garden with Your Hands UP!!

May 4, 2009
By Seamus Ford
HR 875: Come Out of Your Garden with Your Hands UP!!

We are rushing to protect food safety and creating a risk to our food security. The most logical way to ensure food safety AND security is to get as many people farming as possible growing as diverse a range of crops as possible.

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