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  • 5 Ways Technology Can Simplify Green City Living

    Live Green, Open Mic, Open Mic
    August 15, 2012

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    Thanks to the development of new resources, programs and smartphone apps that are focused on green efforts, it has become easier than ever for people who live in cities to lead lifestyles that are more environmentally friendly. Here are just a few of the ways technology can make green living more seamless for city dwellers. 1. […]

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  • Corn: The American Staple Diet

    Eat Green, Open Mic
    June 27, 2011

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    Whether you eat corn or not, chances are corn already forms a huge part of your diet. This is due in large part to the Farm Bill, an agricultural and food policy tool passed by the US Congress to reduce hunger and control food prices. While it is primarily used to help US farmers, it […]

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  • Why Compost?

    Eat Green, Open Mic
    May 11, 2011

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    I realize I am speaking with an eco-savvy group here. Nonetheless, I wanted to share a few astonishing facts that inspire me (and I hope you, too) to urgent action: New Yorkers throw out 32 million pounds of household garbage per day. That’s just residential (less than 25% of the total), and that does not include […]

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  • Protect Yourself From Radiation by Eating!

    Eat Green, Open Mic
    March 29, 2011

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    As the nuclear industry scrambles to reassure us we are all safe from a catastrophe like Japan’s, the risk of radioactive fallout in the US is very real.  Here is a reprint from an article by GCC contributor John Kozinski, teaching us about what foods we can eat in case of radiation exposure. As the […]

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  • How Big, Cheap and Fast Do We Want to Be?

    Eat Green, Open Mic
    January 11, 2011

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    We live in a country where about 80% of the population is overweight, and almost one-third is considered obese. For the first time, babies born in America now have a shorter average life expectancy than their parents, due to obesity.

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