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NEWS THIS WEEK
Sierra Club Sues Shell
The Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and oldest environmental group, filed suit in federal court last week against Shell Oil over ongoing pollution at a refining and chemical plant complex along the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.
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China Gets Tough on Plastic Bags
China‚s government announced last week that it is banning the production of ultra-thin plastic bags and forbidding supermarkets and shops to give them away beginning in June.
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Reporting by Roddy Scheer
THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY
Commentary: The Raw Milk Revolution
Unpasteurized Milk is Taking Hold, Even among College Kids
On Monday mornings one can find an array of abandoned glass jars full of money in the UPS mail room at Sterling College. These jars belong to another, nearly extinct delivery service-milk. Raw milk, in this case. By Sarah Morrison
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IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E
GREEN LIVING
Trail of the Whale
Tracking Grey Whales with EarthWatch in British Columbia
EarthWatch volunteers are helping researchers uncover why British Columbia’s grey whales have disappeared. By Roddy Scheer
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CURRENTS
It Takes an Eco-Village
Green Communities are Spreading-With Growing Pains
Forty years after construction began on the visionary Arizona desert eco-village, Arcosanti, the project has yet to be completed. But new eco-villages are emerging, from Los Angeles to Cleveland to Detroit, as communities look for cleaner ways to live together. By Isabelle Groc
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EARTHTALK
Week of 1/13/07
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that traditional mattresses and bedding can cause environmental and health problems, and if so, what alternatives are out there?

Dear EarthTalk: My global warming guilt is starting to catch up with me, and I’ve heard that I can buy "carbon offsets" to help make things right. How do they work?

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