
Per our videographic discussion of the problems with plastic (and paper) bags, here are some solutions for those who can't make the switch to totes, but want to feel better about their bag use.

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What's Wrong With This Picture? When Juxtaposing Past and Present Sends the Wrong Message
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A 'Talk Show' Uses Humor to Inform Domestic Workers About Their Rights
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Ethical Style: Vogue's Ban on Underage, Unhealthy Models Won't Solve Its Image Problem
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Dude, Where's My IPO? The Groupon Founder's Lessons for Facebook
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The recently-launched AltUse website does exactly what you'd think it would do: suggest alternative uses for everyday objects around your home...
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Dropouts in alternative programs get a personalized learning experience. Maybe if they had that in the first place they wouldn't leave school.
One water transportation technology that doesn't float (yet) From the Roman aqueducts to modern-day pipelines, bulk water transportation hasn't...
As you can see from these two graphs, the U.S. government's investment in non-fossil fuel sources has been proportionally quite low during...
The team over at TreeHugger wondered how much land would be required to meet the biofuel equivalent of current aviation energy needs: With a...
Recently, the Environmental Defense Fund launched a campaign to encourage business owners to improve their corporate fleet efficiency....

Scrambling to break even, the Kansas City, Missouri School District closed two dozen schools this summer. In a district so shaky that many have...

MercyCorps wants you to help promote the idea of giving to the developing world during the holidays.

See the excellent posters you submitted promoting giving to the developed world during the holidays

An increasing number of free and cheap higher-education alternatives are changing post-secondary education.
It's a bag. Made out of a suit. How cool is that?
It's a bag, made out of an old sail. You like? Probably not. We're really bad at picking these things..