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In the last decade, Apple’s products have reached monolithic status from near bankrupt obscurity. What was once the alternative and weird cousin to the PC is now sleek, sexy and fashionable.  And like all massive corporate companies with a truly sleek, sexy and fashionable product, they’ve put a lot of energy into their environmental policy. [...]

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Once a year, we decide to take a whole 24 hours to acknowledge that the earth is indeed worth our efforts to save.  Apologies if that sounds harsh but more often than not, I feel frustration that after 40 years of lobbying, advocacy and mounting evidence to show the impact of humans and industry on [...]

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For many, there’s nothing better than that first cup of coffee in the morning.  I don’t actually consider myself awake until that cup is gone.  But while bleary-eyed and struggling to wake up, whether or not my coffee is eco-friendly is not a thought in my head.  But when alert and shopping (usually), there is [...]

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Is it possible for a wine label to be a green label?  Absolutely! Just as brew masters across the globe are turning the beer industry into a greener one, vintners are following suit with their own eco-friendly practices.  Organic and biodynamically produced wines are a fast-growing segment of the fast-growing U.S. wine market. According to [...]

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For over four hundred years Denmark provided the backdrop for Hamlet.  The great theme of the play involved a willingness to act to seek to undo past harms despite the risk and cost. Modern day Denmark again paints a background where action is demanded by those who may not wish to go against the status [...]

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