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Down To Earth archive for April 22, 2009

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009

Why Earth Day matters 11 

There’s a new movement in the country to get rid of Earth Day, that it is no longer necessary. Our beloved Grist even started “Screw Earth Day.” What Gaylord Nelson began as a groundswell of sit ins, be ins, and do ins, in 1970, has…

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What's in your water? 

In February we commented about how the joke was starting to wear out on the phosphorous-free dish washing detergent - how it felt like people were starting to adjust. Then we learned last week that the joke was on us. Major newspapers across the country,…

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