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CODE GREEN Articles & Commentary

| William Craven |

Dr. Dickson Despommier: Vertical Farms

Columbia Department of Environmental Health Science Microbiologist Dr. Dickson Despommier breaks down the science nonfiction idea that he says is a key component to any serious solution to the Earth’s growing population pressures: Vertical Farms, urban skyscrapers housing productive, efficient, sustainable, and extremely local agriculture for an increasingly urbanized world: "Over the next 50 years […]
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| Philippe Boucher | | 1 Comment on TreeHugger Radio: 12 steps to low carbon living

TreeHugger Radio: 12 steps to low carbon living

This Week on TreeHugger Radio: Coop America has designed a 12-step program for greener living and lightening the shadow of climate change. Joseph Romm, physicist and author of Hell and High Water, talks about how global warming begins as a political issue. Also, as Wal-Mart continues to profile itself as a green leader, the big-box […]
| William Craven |

Lead In Our Children’s Vinyl Lunch Boxes

The Center for Environmental Health has discovered dangerous levels of lead in our children’s vinyl lunch boxes. And guess who’s covering up their own research on lead and vinyl products? If you guessed the Federal government, then you’ve probably been listening to EcoTalk’s ongoing coverage of how our government has continually sold off public health […]
| William Craven |

Charting Wal-Mart’s Progress

Do you go green with the company you’d like to have, or the company you’ve got? Wal-Mart Vice President of Sustainability Andy Ruben tells Betsy how Wal-Mart is attempting to accomplish its three ambitious and open-ended goals:1. Be supplied by 100% renewable energy.2. Create zero waste. 3. Sell products that sustain our resources and environment.He […]