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Marketing of soda to school kids
November 21, 2006Dear EarthTalk: The marketing of soda to school kids was a big item in the news this past year. What’s so bad about soda and where can I find healthier alternatives that still have the “fizz?”...
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What is the most environmentally friendly way I can wash my car?
November 21, 2006Dear EarthTalk: What is the most environmentally friendly way I can wash my car: doing it myself or going to the local car wash? Few people realize that washing our cars in our driveways is one...
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GOP anti-immigrant agitation backfires
November 18, 2006Commentary Since last December the Republican right has tried to use undocumented immigrants as a collective “Willie Horton” to distract voters’ attention from the massive failures of GOP policy, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, declining...
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Greyhound workers rally for justice
November 18, 2006DALLAS — Members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1700 hit the streets here as part of a national series of rallies aimed at winning a better contract with Greyhound Bus Lines. “It’s not just the...
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Labor struggles erupt at Sacramento City Council
November 18, 2006SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two important labor struggles have recently come before the City Council here. On Nov. 9 the council put off voting on a resolution calling on Blue Diamond Almond Growers to recognize the International...
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