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Down To Earth archive for Nov. 6, 2008

THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2008

Google Earth Spokane River

Imagine 350 million people looking at the Spokane River – marveling at the wonder of a beautiful river flowing through a metropolitan area, wondering how such a magnificent resource could be so flawed. Well, it’s possible and the Center for Justice is making it happen…

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President-Elect Barack Obama - DTE's View 

Today many of you feel something that you have never felt before – we feel it too. Speaking as two mid-twenties politically-engaged citizens, today is the first time in our electorate life that the candidate we picked actually won. But it’s more than that -…

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Green Recovery

A new report from the Center for American Progress shows that a $100 billion green economic investment could create 2 million US jobs in two years. The report, called “Green Recovery,” features a map illustrating how distribution to 34 states would translate to net job…

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RFK Jr. for EPA?  

Everybody wants to know: Who will Obama pick for his administration? For head of the Environmental Protection Agency, DTE would recommend Robert Kennedy Jr. Speaking about Obama yesterday, Kennedy said "His disposition is very much like my uncle," referencing President John Kennedy, in the Huffington…

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Paint your wagon...natural

Daily Tip # 357 That’s Lee Marvin and he’s usually a very angry man. Except when painting. Then he gets woozy and breaks into song. Natural paints have every color you desire and will leave healthier coats. You’ll find they have little or no VOC…

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