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Dry Clean Only… A Thing of the Past
A Holland America cruise ship can now successfully process all "Dry Clean Only" garments without the conventional Dry Cleaning fluid and its toxic...
EPA Plans to Phase Out Use of Pesticide
A pesticide commonly used on apples, pears, nuts and other crops will be phased out in the United States after lawsuits and complaints by...
Alternative Fuel Ethanol Entices White House, Wall Street
When Henry Ford envisioned the automotive industry a century ago, he planned for his Model T to run on corn-based ethanol. But the price...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids
In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
G is for Genus Apis
EDITOR'S BLOG The full name of the honeybee that arrived at my backdoor in a huge swarming mass is Apis mellifera ligustica. We...
Diet Linked to Hyper Kids
A revolution has turned around Central Alternative High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, and its ‘problem kids’, sent there from twelve area schools. Respect, achievement,...
Cruise Ships End Reckless Polluting
As of July 1, cruise ships belonging to the International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL) will implement a new set of dumping standards that...
Golf Courses Drop Manicured Look to Reduce Environmental Harm
50% drop in Herbicide Use; 90% Decline in Insecticides Concerned about the environmental hazards of landscaping chemicals used to achieve a typical golf...
Paper Companies Find Substitute for Trees
Weyerhaeuser, International Paper and Crane are experimenting with non-wood papers, which reduces deforestation, involves fewer pesticides, bleaches, and chemicals, and may create jobs in...
Tiny Mite Saves African Crops
Crop yields of Cassava, the main staple in the diets of 200 million Africans have rebounded since the introduction of a mite from across...