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Our Planet - Week of December 7th, 2008
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| |  | NEWS THIS WEEK |  | For Bird’s Sake
A coalition of environmental groups is calling for a moratorium on petroleum development of the tar sands in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | Toxic Toys to Cross Off Your List
Christmas shoppers beware! According to researchers from the Michigan-based nonprofit Ecology Center, one in three of more than 1,500 popular toys now on store shelves contain unacceptably high levels of potentially toxic chemicals.
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | | Reporting by Roddy Scheer
| | THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY |  | Commentary: Witness to Recovery
The New England Aquarium has been counting its successes—from a witnessed whale birth to stricter shipping rules
It takes a long time to get to know a whale. Moira Brown, a senior scientist with the New England Aquarium’s right whale research team, has been spending more than two months a year studying right whales in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Maine for the past 24 years. By Brita Belli
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E | | FEATURES |  | Dive into a Carpool
Where to go online to share the ride. By Samantha Grasso
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | TOOLS |  | Resources for Green Giving
Holiday ideas, from eco-friendly cards to safe kid’s toys to fragrant candles and vegan perfumes, to organic wines and stocking stuffers. In the book aisle, sourcing your stuff, redefining energy, population problems, the green economy and raising eco-smart kids.
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | EARTHTALK |  | Week of 12/07/2008
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that palm oil, common in snack foods and health & beauty products, is destroying rainforests? If so, what can consumers do about it?
Dear EarthTalk: Which is better for our environment: to use dryer sheets in the dryer or liquid fabric softener in the wash? It seems they both have properties that are not very green.
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