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Zero Waste Making its way into the Mainstream!

Nudging Recycling from Less Waste to None, NYTimes, October 20, 2009.

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Get Serious Minnesota–Clean Up Your Air!

Minnesota Ranks #7 in Top Ten States in U.S. Incinerating PVC’s

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now!

US EPA report of Sept. 2009 shows how waste reduction & recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

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Zero Waste is More Achievable than Ever!

For current info on Zero Waste, see the following websites:  American Environnmental Health Studies Project, Zero Waste International Alliance, Grassroots Recycling Network, & California Resource Recovery Association.

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CONSERVATION OF ENERGY SHOULD BE AT TOP OF LIST!

How Much Energy Does the U.S. Waste?, grist, September 11, 2009.

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How do we reach genuine sustainability?

Wes Jackson: Greening the Economy, Preparing for the End of Growth, 2009 Annual Meeting of MN Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology.

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Reversal of Detroit Garbage Incinerator Shut-Down

Please note!  IT AIN’T OVER YET . . . Still Burning: You Mean the Incinerator’s Still Going? [in Detroit, MI], MetroTimes.com, September 2, 2009.

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UPDATED ARTICLES BY TOPIC

Our research has become so extensive, we have organized our articles by topic — e.g.  Alternative Energies – Truly Renewable (includes Anaerobic Digestion, Fuel Cells, General, Hydrokinetic Energy, Organics Recyling, Solar). Enjoy extensive and up-to-date information about viable alternatives to the out-dated & hazardous practice of “waste-to-energy”!

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Particle Pollution has hit the mainstream media!

The YOU Docs: Time to get particular about particle pollution, by Michael Roizen, MD & Mehmet Oz, MN, Pioneer Press, August 7, 2009.

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U.S. Senators asked NOT to include incinerators as “renewable energy”

82 Environmental Organizations & Individuals Deliver Letter to U.S. Senate On August 3, 2009, a cogent & scientifically-notated letter was hand-delivered to all U.S. Senators by Margaret E. Sheehan, Environmental Attorney-at-Law. The letter requests:  “Senators, we stand ready to support a climate change bill that will implement real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.  But, American taxpayers [...]

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