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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

BIFMA Standards Unveiled in October

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From Environmental Leader - September 19, 2008 Sustainability Guidelines for Office Furniture May Soon Be Finalized A new national sustaina...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

Great Lakes Legacy Act ReAuthorized in Congress, still must pass Senate

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Buffalo, NY—The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to reauthorize and triple the amount being spent for cleaning up contamination at ...
Monday, September 15, 2008

Eden Environments: Grand Rapids' Sustainable Design Center

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Yup, the bear attended opening night of Eden Environments and I was glad to see and meet so many likeminded green folk. Good food, good con...
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Monday, September 08, 2008

The Ashtabula River Runs Clean Into Lake Erie Once Again

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The Ashtabula River Partnership recently hosted a party at the Ashtabula Yacht Club to celebrate the successful removal of nearly 630,000 cu...
Friday, September 05, 2008

Troy Ohio added to SuperFund Priorties List

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The East Troy Contaminated Aquifer site in Troy, Ohio, to the Superfund National Priorities List. Three other sites - the Behr Dayton Ther...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

CORPORATE POLLUTERS PAY STIFF FINES IN THE GREAT LAKES

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1) An agreement has been reached with Republic Engineered Products Inc. on alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company's steel mill ...
Friday, August 15, 2008

HERE'S A FACT THAT YOU DON'T KNOW

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There are an estimated 243 million cell phone users in the United States. That number is dwarfed only by the estimated number of unused cel...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Protect the Earth Summit August 2 and 3

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Help Stop Metallic Sulfide and Uranium Mining Keepers of the Water, Yellowdog Summer, and Students Against Sulfide Mining are organizing a P...
Friday, July 25, 2008

Dow will Clean up dioxin in Saginaw

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The Feds have reached an agreement with Dow Chemical Co. that requires the company to clean up dioxin contamination in the Riverside Bouleva...

New EPA Regional Administrator for the Great Lakes

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Lynn Buhl will become Regional Administrator for EPA Region 5, which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin....
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Coast Guard Enlists Alliance, Public in Michigan Beach Trash Investigation

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The Alliance for the Great Lakes is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in its investigation to identify the source of tons of strange trash wash...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Wolf Killings Continue in Yellowstone Region

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The Bush Administration stripped wolves of their endangered species protection in March. 106 wolves have been killed in the past 118 days. A...
Friday, July 11, 2008

Lt. Governor Cherry Speaks out on Great Lakes Protection

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Lt. Governor Cherry has been touring the state to raise public awareness of preserving the Lakes – especially to urge Congress to reauthoriz...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Bogus Recycling Company Owners Jailed

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Oh yes, sometimes your government gets it right. This time three folks were arrested in Lapeer County for racketeering and money laundering...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Book Recommendation: EcoDesign Sourcebook

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For the growing number of people looking to embrace an eco-friendly lifestyle without sacrificing high style, ecoDesign — now fully revised ...
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Is Your Child’s Car Seat Toxic?

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Most popular 2008 child car seats being tested for toxic chemicals Vote for Your Choice at www.HealthyCar.org by Monday, June 23 Last year t...
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Jerome Alicki
Jerome Alicki currently works in customer service and marketing for a healthcare furniture manufacturer in Western Michigan. Jerome attended the University of Oregon (Eugene) and briefly did research on salt marsh ecology and wetlands restoration at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. He has worked for a number of non-profit organizations in fundraising, marketing and administration, including: U.O. College of Music, Oregon Bach Festival, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (Lincoln City), March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. In 1999-2000, he lived and worked in Yellowstone National Park, studying the geology and hydrology of geothermal landscapes. The "Testifying Bear" logo was created by Professor Molly Alicki Corriveau, Kendall College of Art & Design/Ferris State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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