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Reject HR 2749 and Clean Up Factory Farms Instead
Green Lifestyle  (tags: FDA, factory farms, family farms, Monsanto, GMO foods, healthcare, dishonesty, government, propaganda, lies, safety, nutrition, food, protection )

Rebecca
- 5 days ago - peaceteam.net
They're trying to shut down family farms and force everyone to have to exclusively buy from factory farms without cleaning them up to make our food safer or help the animals. Also, we could be forced into genetically modified foods. ACT NOW to fight this!
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$500M in Labor Department Grants Available for Green Job Training Programs
Green Lifestyle  (tags: ClimateChange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, Sustainabililty, government, obama, conservation, green, greenproducts, energy, eco-friendly )

Justin
- 8 days ago - greenbiz.com
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Grant competitions opened today for $500 million in Recovery Act funds for training programs that will help retool the U.S. workforce for a clean energy economy.
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Sign Petition: Eliminate Abuse of Federal and State Land Reserves and Feed the Hungry
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, environment, eco-friendly, conservation, business, energy, greenproducts, sustainable, food, globalwarming, CO2emissions, cattle, livestock, chickens, pigs, cows, grains, soybeans, oats, corn, hunger, government, usda, politics )

Tom
- 22 days ago - change.org
Livestock now use 30% of the Earth's entire land surface, including 33% of the arable land which is used to produce feed for the livestock. Raising animals for food requires 10 times as many crops as we would need if we simply ate the grains directly.
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Sign Petition: Tell the Energy Department to Strengthen Lighting Efficiency Standards
Green Lifestyle  (tags: power, energy, tube, fluorescent, bulb, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 27 days ago - change.org
A new lighting standard could save energy and money and reduce global warming pollution. Urge the new leaders at the Department of Energy to strengthen the proposed lamp standards and close the loopholes left behind by the Bush administration.
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Sign Petition: Restore Solar Panels to the White House
Green Lifestyle  (tags: solar, panels, power, energy, white, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 27 days ago - change.org
After the first oil embargo and gas crisis in 1973, President Carter installed solar panels on the White House to show how to become independent of foreign oil. In 1980 Pres. Reagan took them down, saying "America didn't conserve its way into greatness".
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1872 Mining Law Must Be Updated for 21st Century
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, Hardrock, Mining, Reclamation, Act, HR 2262, abandoned, mine, cleanup, water, pollution, wildlife, habitat, nature, protection, sustainable, green, jobs, government, americans, business, corporate, greed, money, economy, politics )

Tom
- 36 days ago - azstarnet.com
The 1872 mining law is a flat-out giveaway. The AP reported that unlike the coal, oil and natural gas industries, hardrock mining companies don't pay royalties on the estimated $1 billion in minerals they extract from the nation's lands each year.
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Sign Petition: Make Mining Reform -- and Green Jobs -- Happen
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, mining, water, pollution, wildlife, habitat, nature, protection, sustainable, green, jobs, government, americans )

Tom
- 36 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
S 796, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, will create green jobs by cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines, give a fair return to the taxpayer, and protect communities and precious western water resources.
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Sign Petition: Support AB 68, The Single-Use Bag Reduction Act
Green Lifestyle  (tags: wildlife, nature, pollution, humans, habitat, oceans, Sustainabililty, government, environment, ecosystems, conservation, green, recycling, Sustainabililty, eco-friendly, business, conservation )

Tom
- 46 days ago - savesfbay.org
Plastic bags cause serious problems for the health of our coast and bay shorelines. Each year an estimated one million plastic bags end up in San Francisco Bay, polluting water and endangering wildlife. Tell your representative to support AB 68 now.
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600 Budding Recruits Sign Up for Green Army - Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, queensland, government, green army, parks, gardens, jobs, rivers )

Chrissy
- 47 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
About 600 budding recruits have signed up for 3,000 jobs in the state government's "green army". At the Queensland election, Labor pledged to create 100,000 jobs during the current term in government, including a $57 million plan to create 3,000 "green
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NewsDaily: U.S. Clears Way to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climate, climatechange, environment, globalwarming, humans, nature, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation, government, obama, usa, congress, CO2emissions, environment, humans, globalwarming, ecosystems, energy )

Thunderr
- 78 days ago - newsdaily.com
The Obama administration opened the way to regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Friday by declaring climate-warming pollution a danger to human health and welfare,in a sharp policy shift from the Bush administration.Environmental activists and >>
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China's Major Solar Farm Push - China
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, renewable energy, energy, solar, solar energy, tariffs, government )

Chrissy
- 88 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Solar power equipment is already quite cheap in China as the country is home to some of the world's largest solar panel manufacturers including Suntech and Solarfun, but the Chinese government last week launched an ambitious program that will see new sola
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Thousands Seek Solar Subsidy - Queensland, Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, queensland, subsidy, government, solar, hot water )

Chrissy
- 89 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
Eight thousand people have bombarded a call centre on opening day seeking to register interest in the State Government's cheap solar hot water subsidy scheme. A second Ergon call centre at Rockhampton is being set up today to cope with the extra public
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Historical Legacy and Cultural Value,From the Past With a Promise for the Future...
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Maya, World, Mexico, conservation, environment, GoodNews, humans, nature, protection, Sustainabililty, society, government, children, greenliving, family, eco-friendly, healthy, interesting )

Monica
- 97 days ago - changemakers.net
The aim became the empowerment of the local Mayan people with the plan to support their rich cultural heritage, their sustainability and the sustainability and protection of the natural environment around them.
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Groups Press for Tribe-Friendly Renewable Energy Policies
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Culture, Society, Government, conservation, eco-friendly, energy, environment, globalwarming, greenliving, greenproducts, humans, interesting, protection, Sustainabililty, green )

Kat
- 181 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - As more tribes explore and get involved in the renewable energy field, a network of tribal groups is asking President-elect Barack Obama to support tribally owned and operated renewable energy projects, along with economic development...
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World Movement Toward 'Green' Energy Markets
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climate-change, conservation, ecosystems, endangered, environment, energy, globalwarming, government, humans, nature, pollution, protection, science, world, americans, congress, democrats, republicans, obama, u.s., car, concept, society, technology, green )

Robert
- 211 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The United States Government is 35 years behind on the initiation of the 'Green' energy markets transformation. Time is running out and decisive action is required! Please sign petition and forward to friends. "PAINT THE STOCK MARKET 'GREEN' NOW!!!"
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