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Are Myanmar’s Storm Victims Suffering Needlessly?
May 9, 2008 09:02 AM - , Worldwatch Institute

As the floodwaters of Cyclone Nargis began to recede from Myanmar's low-lying Irrawaddy Delta this week, at least one regional leader was quick to note that this devastating disaster could have been partially prevented through coastal preservation. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), mentioned in an address in Singapore that expanding coastal populations and widespread mangrove degradation played key roles in worsening the cyclone's impact.

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American Apparel Finally Comes Clean(er)
May 9, 2008 09:05 AM - , Greenloop Fashions

American Apparel, a company well known for sexual harassment suits, scandalous barely legal marketing imagery, and de rigeur retro basics, is quietly known among environmentalists for something different”¦setting the bar for fair wages in manufacturing and incorporating solid steps towards environmental sustainability. Now clearly, a manufacturing behemoth is going to have a tough time calling itself “sustainable,”¯ but American Apparel doesn’t even try. They do. Since 2006, 20% of their electricity for their factory in downtown LA is produced by solar energy, there’s recycled content in their shopping bags, and a majority of their manufacturing scraps get reclaimed for the making of their smaller items, like thongs and such.

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SPOTLIGHT

Free Recycling Through the Mail

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Free and green - those are the goals of a pilot program launched today by the US Postal Service that allows customers to recycle small electronics and inkjet cartridges by mailing them free of charge.
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Vegetarian or Vegan...but Why?

, Keep Green Going
Every wonder why people “go to the extreme”¯ of being vegetarian or vegan? The philosophy behind veganism stands on the precept that we, as humans, do not have any right to “use”¯ animals for anything. Furthermore, our use of animals, which have no choice in the matter, is a form of exploitation. A vegan lifestyle avoids, to the extent that is possible, all forms of that exploitation. A vegan chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products including dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals.
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