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Bottled Water Companies' "Tap Water Isn't Safe" Campaign
Looks like the bottled-water-as-accessory-of-the-evil thing has truly taken off (that, or the recession is making more people take to the tap)....
Read & DiscussShame of Shames: Reading Rainbow's a Wrap
We should all feel a little gross about this: After a 26-year run, Reading Rainbow is done because nobody will pony up the dough to renew the...
Read & DiscussThe Human Side of the Health Care Fiasco
As the heath care debate booms along, may we introduce you to Jennifer? Jennifer lost her dad suddenly and when he was quite young. He had no...
Read & DiscussGreenwashers, Beware: Checks and Balances Might Be on Their Way
Let's say you see a product on the shelf that says "natural," or "organic," or "biodegradable" on the label. Would you then believe that the...
Read & DiscussTelling the Stories of Immigrant Children
Rebecca Cammisa's Which Way Home follows children who desperately try to cross the U.S.-Mexican border. In the last several years, immigration...
Read & DiscussL.A.'s Gang Rehabilitation Organization Needs Help
Close call over at Homeboy Industries, a fantastic organization we've profiled in the past that offers jobs, training and tattoo-removal to former...
Read & DiscussSiobhan O'Connor thinks Square Feat: Affordable Feet is good.
3 years agoWater Takes Center Stage in Turkish-Iraqi Diplomacy
In our last issue, we took a long hard look at the potential role water will be playing in global conflict. When we were putting together the...
Read & DiscussWhy Are We Paying States to Build Highways Expensively and Indefinitely?
In the 1960s, a system was authorized by LBJ that put lots of money in Appalachian state coffers. Aiming to reduce the isolation and inconvenience...
Read & DiscussIs Walmart Ripping Off the Girl Scouts?
Girl Scout cookies, everyone knows, are a unique American pleasure. We all love them, crave them, and are thankful to our mothers for stockpiling...
Read & DiscussMysterious Problems At the Large Hadron Collider?
This is not the most comforting news coming out this week: The New York Times is reporting that there are problems over at the Large Hadron...
Read & DiscussMusic File-sharing Verdict Is in (Ouch)
Pop quiz: If a guy pays $675,000 and gets 30 things for it, how much is that apiece? Now, what do you think he's spending $22,500 a pop on? A down...
Read & DiscussThe Reinvention of Starbucks
The expand-at-all-costs model used by so many retail and food chains over the past decades is a wrap, and it's been interesting to see what some...
Read & DiscussGreat Invention: Gardening Without Dirt
Most people seem to be in agreement these days that simple ideas often offer the best solutions. Here's an invention that fits the bill perfectly....
Read & DiscussSiobhan O'Connor thinks Transparency: The Best States for Alternative... is good.
3 years agoThis Is A Turn Off: The GOOD Guide to Reducing Your Water Use
The GOOD Guide to Reducing Your Water Use: We use more water than we need. Here's how to reduce your water footprint to fewer than 75 gallons.
Read & DiscussGood Guide to Reducing Your Water Use, Part 3: Kitchen
3A: Do's and Don'ts for Kitchen-Water Conservation Some basic guidelines to live and wash by. Compared to bathrooms and your garden, kitchens...
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