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WEEK | AUGUST 7, 2008 |  | BEACH BLANKET BLUES
A leading environmental group has found that 2007 was the second worst year in recent history for beach closures due to high pollution levels.
By Roddy Scheer
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 | A SAFER RUBBER DUCKY FUTURE
Both houses of Congress last week agreed on compromise legislation to ban certain toxic chemicals known as phthalates from products intended for use by children.
By Roddy Scheer
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 | COMMENTARY: PLANNING A PERFECT PARK
Before Feb. 16, 2005, Irvine, Calif. was just the first city to curbside recycle. And the first city in the world to ban CFC’s. But with a donated 1,347 acres of open land through the sale of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Irvine will now have the first great national park of the 21st century.
By Kimberly Telker
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 | TRACKING YOUR FOOTPRINT
With online carbon calculators, everyone from Rachael Ray to Dell computers is tracking their impact.
By Kristin Bender
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 | RESOURCES FOR ECO-AWARENESS AND ACTION
From summer brews to kid-friendly sunscreen to recycled beach totes and a fresh take on the T-shirt. In the book aisle, China’s impact, cheeky birds, compassionate carnivores and our chemical world.
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Redefining Success and Rediscovering Joy By John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirst
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| THE MEAT OF THE MATTER
Our Livestock Industry Creates More Greenhouse Gas than Transportation Does By Jim Motavalli
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