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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW MAY 14, 2012 Who gets food stamps in America? by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The claim is often made that it is primarily African-Americans and then Hispanics who are the main recipients of food stamps and welfare in the USA but statistics show an entirely different picture. While it has not been said the other 32% I should assume are Native Americans on the Reservations (and elsewhere). | | | | | | | | | |
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ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 Your daily ray of sunshine from your least favorite blogger
This is making the local news ( America's fastest growing small towns ): To determine which smaller cities are growing fastest, we used census data to calculate the population growth rate between 2007 and 2010 for every Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) with fewer than 100,000 people. and 5. to 51,079. MORE >> -
10,000 BIRDS | FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011  Songs from the Forest
The song referred to is that of the Wood Thrush , one of the natural world’s most beautiful singers, and a familiar sound to anyone who has spent time in the forests of eastern North America in summer. Seeing thrushes carrying food brings hope to me anyway, even if it is statistically unlikely that the young will ever fledge. MORE >> -
10,000 BIRDS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012  Birders are Freeloaders
Many of our most puzzling statistics arise from this otherwise innocuous report. In fact, this is the source for the statistic — that approximately 71 million Americans are “bird watchers” — that has been a veritable iceberg to the Titanic of any birding-industry company that took the number at face value. MORE >> -
SIERRA CLUB COMPASS | FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013  Environmental Justice -- For Today & For The Future
Race is the number one factor in predicting the location of toxic waste sites in America, and there is a direct relationship between the rate of poverty in a community and cumulative environmental impacts. 'Consider these facts: African-American children are six times more likely to die from asthma than other children. MORE >> -
WEND MAGAZINE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012  Challenge21: Climber Jake Norton Takes on Triple Seven Summits to Help Global Water Crisis
Earlier today, renowned climber, Jake Norton reached the 18,500-foot summit of El Pico de Orizaba , Mexico’s highest mountain and the third highest peak in North America. His goal is to raise $2.1 million for the Denver-based non-profit Water For People and engage 2.1 million people in the global water and sanitation crisis. MORE >>
- Volt Battery Catches Fire in Crash Test But Beats the Renault Fluence EV GREEN PROPHET | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- Energy By the Numbers: What Energy Numbers Say About How To Go Green LIVING GREEN & SAVING ENERGY | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
- Energy By the Numbers: What Energy Numbers Say About How To Go. LIVING GREEN & SAVING ENERGY | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
- Freakonomics: Is Climate Change Affecting When People Visit National Parks? ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Writing About Truth…and Other Lies THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2012
- Susan Sarandon Asks Americans to Green Their Beverages ECCORAZZI | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
- Albino Squirrel 10,000 BIRDS | SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
- Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting? 10,000 BIRDS | SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011
- Australia's Climate Inferno "Encroaching on Entirely New Territory. MOTHER JONES | FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
- 2009 To Be Fifth Warmest Year On Record ECO FRIENDLY DAILY | SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013
- Servants Welcome, Roommates Barred SIGHTLINE DAILY | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
- ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Stand Your Ground. PR WATCH | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- Explained in 90 Seconds: It's Cold. That Doesn't Mean Global. MOTHER JONES | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
- Explained in 90 Seconds: What the @#% Is Climate Change Doing. MOTHER JONES | FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
- My thoughts on Food Inc. and kitchen design… | Eric Corey Freed ORGANIC ARCHITECT | TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010
- NOLS’ Expedition Denali, why diversity matters WEND MAGAZINE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
- Vegetarianism Can Save the Middle East GREEN PROPHET | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
- Killing fields: the true cost of Europe's cheap meat THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009
- The Feds and Food=Fooderal Confusion [cartoon] WEND MAGAZINE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011
- Green Your School Guide THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
- Unlocking Spare Bedrooms: Occupancy Limits SIGHTLINE DAILY | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
- ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public. 10,000 BIRDS | MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011
- The Western Woman Will Save the World. THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009
- WATCH: Can a Fish-Sharing Program Save the Oceans? | Mother. MOTHER JONES | TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013
- ALEC in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State | PR Watch PR WATCH | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
- Teaching Green: 100 Tips, Tools, & Resources for Every Kind of Classroom GREEN LIFE SMART LIFE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2010
- Paperless Office THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010
- Ford scripts NASCAR history with an all electric Focus ECOFRIEND | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- Real Family Values THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010
- Don't Like Crazy? Find a New Planet | elephant journal ELEPHANT JOURNAL | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013
- Egypt Has Highest Rates of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer – Internet Fast-food, Pesticides? GREEN PROPHET | SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013
- Solar power for the poor: facts and figures THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010
- The Pill Is 1965 Technology SIGHTLINE DAILY | MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013
- Wisconsin Recall Roundup May 22, 2012 | PR Watch PR WATCH | TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012
- Syngenta Hired Guns Attack New Documentary | PR Watch PR WATCH | FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012
- Supersized Boys and Girls in Gulf States GREEN PROPHET | SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012
- ReMatch! Barrett to Face Walker in Historic Recall Election | PR Watch PR WATCH | WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
- Heroines for the Planet: NYC Botanist and Urban Ecologist Marielle Anzelone ECO CHIC | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
- Urban Research Symposium 2009 THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010
- What is Real Wealth? THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
- Mercury, Birds & People: What we can learn from studying our. ELEPHANT JOURNAL | FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013
- Recall Roundup May 14, 2012 | PR Watch PR WATCH | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
- Wisconsin Recall Roundup May 16, 2012 | PR Watch PR WATCH | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
- The Local Food and Farming Revolution THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010
- Quick Reads: "Farewell, Fred Voodoo" By Amy Wilentz | Mother Jones MOTHER JONES | SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013
- Recall Roundup May 15, 2012 | PR Watch PR WATCH | TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
- Boys and Girls Club “Be Great, Be Green” Contest Finalists: Saving the World, and ADORABLE! ECO CHIC | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
- Wisconsin Recall Roundup May 21, 2012 | PR Watch PR WATCH | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
- 4 External Factors Stunting Plant Growth and Why We Should Worry ECO FRIENDLY DAILY | SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2013
- Community Recycling Collaborates with Whole Foods Market Jenkintown To Recycle Textiles GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
- 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- To Save Our Cities, Put Children First THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011
- I Love New York: BEA and Lightning's Espresso Book Machine THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
- In Search of a New Paradigm—Part 1: Is Our Love Affair with. THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR | MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009
- What is NaNoWriMo and Why Should I Care? THE ALIEN NEXT DOOR | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
- Community Cybernetics; Tools for Good Governance THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
- Educational resources for Sustainability THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010
- Curitiba – Designing a sustainable city THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010
- Community Supported Agriculture in local neighborhoods THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010
- The Sacred Demise of Industrial Civilization - PeakMoment.TV THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010
- Americans waste 40% of their food GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
- Are Flu Vaccines a Scam? GREEN EARTH JOURNEY | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
- Peru makes a big statement about reusing rather than recycling of electronics GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
- Green Your Resolutions THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
- 11 Ways to Recreate the Earth THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
- Sugarcane ethanol already meets California low carbon fuel standard, says Brazilian Sugarcane Association GREEN (LIVING) REVIEW | SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2009
- Public Transportation: Benefits for the 21st Century THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008
- The Economics of Desire THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
- To The Next U.S. President: 100 Words for 100 Days THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
- A New Way of Living THE GREEN CHANGEMAKERS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2008
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