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Behind the Label: How Fair Are Organic and Fairtrade Bananas?
Green Lifestyle  (tags: freetrade food, bananas, interesting, greenproducts, greenliving, green, eco-friendly, environment, world, Sustainabililty, humans, business )

Cal
- 354 days ago - theecologist.org
The Dominican Republic's organic and Fairtrade boom has helped banana growers but what about the slum-dwelling Haitian migrant workers? They are the forgotten people in the banana trade
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20 Recyclable Objects That Might Surprise You
Green Lifestyle  (tags: recycling, greenliving, green, conservation, interesting, coolstuff, sustainable )

Cal
- 113 days ago - theweek.com
From sex toys to dentures to dirty diapers, here are 20 things you can actually keep out of the trash can
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Save the Environment With Thrift Store Shopping
Green Lifestyle  (tags: shopping, interesting, greenproducts, greenliving, green, eco-friendly, coolstuff, clothing, Sustainabililty, recycling, sustainable, protection, goodnews )

Cal
- 107 days ago - livinggreenmag.com
For those who love to shop there may be nothing better then browsing through the mall and snatching up a pair of Manolo Blahniks. Except maybe for getting that pair at a ridiculously low price while saving a little piece of the earth at the same time; tha
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Obama Forgot to Share Inspiration of Ohio's Worker-Owned Business Revolution
Green Lifestyle  (tags: activists, americans, culture, education, freedoms, gayrights, government, humans, interesting, ethics, corruption, economy, goodnews, government, GoodNews, Govtfearmongering, news, obama, propaganda, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', goodnews, government, interesting, ira )

Michael
- 87 days ago - truth-out.org
Knew of Ever Green Coop in Ohio for 2 years now. I did not know of how Youngstown has had a Cooperative movement since 5000 Steel Mill Workers were laid of in the 70s, and they have been battling both Mill owners and Unions in getting Coops of ground.
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How No-Flush Toilets Can Help Make a Healthier World
Green Lifestyle  (tags: technology, sustainable, greenproducts, greenliving, green, eco-friendly, business, design, water, world, organic, interesting, illness, protection, prevention, humans, health )

Cal
- 216 days ago - e360.yale.edu
Inadequate sewage systems and the lack of toilets in much of the developing world have created a major public health and environmental crisis. Now various innovators are promoting new kinds of toilets and technologies that use little or no water and recyc
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Four Teenage Girls in Africa Have Invented a Generator Powered By Pee
Green Lifestyle  (tags: urine-powered generator, energy, eco-friendly, interesting, sustainable, coolstuff )

Roseann
- 184 days ago - grist.org
Four African teenage girls have invented the urine-powered generator -- which can turn one liter of urine into six hours of electricity -- works like this.
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Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Batteries Could Power the Nation 99.9% of the Time
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy, solar, wind, hydrogen batteries, interesting, healthy, eco-friendly, environment )

Carrie
- 140 days ago - motherboard.vice.com
The biggest myth about clean power sources is that it can't provide electricity to the grid reliably enough. It's too "intermittent" say the skeptics. You know, the "wind doesn't always blow, sun doesn't always shine" stuff.
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Brazilian Slum's Green Oasis a Boon to Recycling
Green Lifestyle  (tags: recycling, humans, sustainable, interesting, greenliving, green, goodnews, greenproducts, eco-friendly, conservation, architecture )

Cal
- 334 days ago - mnn.com
A former landfill for a Rio de Janeiro slum has been turned into a park thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers.
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World's Biggest Cities Are Tapping Into the Green Economy Benefits
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, greenliving, interesting, climate change, cities, greenproducts, hemp, environment, eco-friendly, sustainable )

Cal
- 343 days ago - enn.com
Cities around the world have identified the economic benefits from tackling the effects of climate change, according to a new report released today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
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(Take Actions): Change the Way You Think
Green Lifestyle  (tags: shopping, technology, sustainable, interesting, green, greenliving, environment, eco-friendly, conservation )

JL
- 27 days ago - worldwildlife.org
The Impact of Our Daily Choices May Be Greater Than We Realize The seemingly isolated actions we take every day--from our choice of morning beverage to our choice of business practices--leave an imprint on some of the world's most valuable and threatened
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Colorado Demands GMO Labeling
Green Lifestyle  (tags: food, labeling, GMO Food, protection, organic, interesting, greenproducts, greenliving, green, environment, conservation, ecosystems, eco-friendly )

Cal
- 87 days ago - signon.org
Genetically engineered food is unlabeled, untested, and virtually everywhere. This means that consumers have no idea whether or not the food they are buying is genetically engineered.
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Plastic Bags to Be Banned in the City of Angels
Green Lifestyle  (tags: recycling, sustainable, plastic bags, Los angeles, green, greenliving, greenproducts, eco-friendly, business, Sustainabililty, technology, interesting, humans, home )

Cal
- 357 days ago - enn.com
This week, the Los Angeles City Council approved plans to phase out plastic bags at about 7,500 stores within the next 16 months.
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Smart Hand Pumps Promise Cleaner Water in Africa
Green Lifestyle  (tags: technology, sustainable, humans, water, coolstuff, eco-friendly, environment, green, greenliving, goodnews, interesting, Sustainabililty, society )

Cal
- 343 days ago - bbc.co.uk
Rural communities across Africa may soon benefit from improved water supplies thanks to mobile phone technology
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Israel's Secret Project: Super-Battery To Reduce World's Oil Thirst
Green Lifestyle  (tags: world, Sustainabililty, sustainable, energy, technology, interesting, greenproducts, greenliving, green, eco-friendly, business )

Cal
- 339 days ago - enn.com
Quietly and with little media coverage, it seems that Israel has made it its national goal to develop a battery that can provide enough power for a 500 kilometer-drive with a single charge.
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