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Last login: 9 hours agoAmandahanley: Amanda is a woman in a relationship from Washington DC, USA.; Likes 151 pages, 2 videos • 10 fans; Member since Jul 02, 2007

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Coming Up Dry | Environmental Working Group: Jul 17, 8:07am 2 reviews environment, oil, economy, green, gas
http://www.ewg.org/reports/comingupdry; The Bush Years: Oil & gas drilling on US public lands goes up, oil & gas production goes down, and oil & gas prices... well, we all know about prices, don't we? Proof positive that more drilling is not the answer to our energy problems.

Eddies wall of cute | Pets for the Environment: Apr 28, 1:13pm 1 review pets, green
http://www.petsfortheenvironment.org/takeaction/petwall; Pets leave photos and messages for Eddie, a dog out to rid the world of toxic chemicals. You can leave your pet's photo and get healthy pet tips, too. Too cute!

Plastics May Emit Toxins | The Onion - Americas Finest News Source: Apr 18, 9:02am 2 reviews satire, toxics, bpa
http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/plastics_may_emit_toxins; Ah, The Onion. Always a little on the "true" side of funny.

Pets for the Environment: Apr 17, 5:09am 1 review health, environment, pets, toxics
http://www.petsfortheenvironment.org/; From the site: I'm a dog on a mission.

When nonstick chemicals from a frying pan killed my buddy Feathers, and my feline friend Cleo and I found out that we're full of chemicals too, I was barking mad. Did you know that the humans' government doesn't make companies test chemicals for safety before they start using them in our toys, furniture, or even our food? And where do you think all those flame retardants, mercury, and perfluorochemicals end up? In us! And I know because I was tested. The chemicals in me are the same kinds of chemicals in people, and scientists think that other cats and dogs--and horses and birds and bunnies and snakes--around the country are full of them, too.

That's why I started Pets for the Environment. The humans have made a mess, and they aren't doing anything about it. I need your help educating our humans and getting their government to pass toxic chemical reform legislation. They'll never listen to just one pet, but all of us barking and meowing and cawing and squeaking together can make a lot of noise. Join Pets for the Environment and help me make a difference!

International Women&039;s Day | Center for Rural Affairs: Mar 7, 7:30am 1 review agriculture, gender-equality
http://www.cfra.org/blog/2008/03/06/international-womens-day; "One of the constant images in agriculture- and rural society more generally- is that of the strapping male farmer and the subservient, if strong-willed, women that surround him. That, as we all know, does a tremendous disservice to women everywhere, and is a serious barrier to ever approaching gender equality."

Oh Dan. If only all men were as enlightened as you!

EnviroWonk - Double Standards Remain Healthy at EPA: Mar 6, 5:38am 1 review environment, eco, epa, toxics, ewg
http://envirowonk.com/content/view/74/2/; Oh hey that's us!
"We're used to hearing about double standards within government agencies, but the one uncovered by the good folks at the Environmental Working Group last week seems even more egregious than most. The group discovered that lobbyists at the American Chemistry Council convinced the U.S. EPA last summer to remove the chair of an expert peer review panel charged with setting safe exposure levels for a toxic fire retardant."

Emerald City : Los Angeles Times : Strawberry-spinach-arugula farmers market sa…: Mar 6, 5:36am 1 review cooking, food, local, eco, seasonal
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/03/strawberry-spin.html; OMG SO FREAKING JEALOUS. I don't really want to live in California, except when I see that they get strawberries in MARCH. Not fair, Siel.

CitizenReporter.org with Bicyclemark & Nothing Like Christiania: Mar 6, 5:29am 1 review travel, community, copenhagen
http://citizenreporter.org/2008/03/nothing-like-christiania/; Bicycle Mark visits the people's republic of Christiana, an independent community located in the center of Copenhagen. This man knows how to tell a story -- can't wait to listen to the podcast!

blogfish: Survival of the wimps-unnatural selection from fishing: Mar 6, 5:26am 1 review environment, evolution, fish, oceans, eco
http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2008/02/survival-of-wimps-unnatural-selection.html; I wonder what Darwin would think of this? If the biggest, strongest, most active fish are the ones most likely to be caught, what gets left behind for breeding? The weaklings:
"A recent study found that even a short period of fishing can select for slower growing and more timid fish. This happens because the biggest, boldest fish are more active as they try to find more food to fuel faster growth rates. All that's left behind for breeding are the smaller, more timid fish...the weaklings and wimps of the fish world."

Allie's Answers & Blog Archive & Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt: Mar 6, 5:19am 1 review cooking, food, greece, organic, eco
http://alliesanswers.com/food/oikos-organic-greek-yogurt/1123; This is such great news! I got hooked on greek yogurt when I studied in Greece -- the full-fat version, too, which is probably less that healthy considering how much of it I ate -- but now I only ever buy it when I want to make tzatziki, because it isn't organic. I was thinking this summer I might switch to making it myself by draining plain organic yogurt, but now I won't have to!

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