PVC (aka vinyl), found in many toys and shower curtains, is known to cause cancer and birth defects. Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Nike, and Johnson & Johnson have all agreed to phase it out of their products. So why won’t Target? Mike Schade of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice explains why it’s time for Target to protect their shoppers’ health. LISTEN (8 min)
Author Archives: William Craven
Target PVC Phase Out
- Wednesday, 11 October 2006 22:29
- Written by William Craven
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Terry Tamminen: Lives per Gallon, the True Cost of our Oil Addiction
- Monday, 09 October 2006 23:49
- Written by William Craven
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Former California State Environmental Advisor Terry Tamminen talks about greening Arnold, the propositions that will keep California at the forefront of sustainable governance, and his forthcoming book Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of our Oil Addiction.
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Me EcoTalk, You Treehugger, We Friends
- Monday, 09 October 2006 22:49
- Written by William Craven
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Treehugger.com joins us for their first weekly installment: Give them six minutes and they’ll go from Wal-Mart to Richard Branson to Laurie David to Transexual Fish to Green Sex Toys. Says it all, doesn’t it?
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Michael Shuman: The Small-Mart Revolution
- Thursday, 05 October 2006 21:22
- Written by William Craven
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For all of you who wrote some, shall we say passionate, e-mails in response to our interview with Wal-MART, we suggest this elegant piece of progressive politics by noted composer Shuman. Michael Shuman, that is, author of The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition.
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You can also read Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age
Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University
- Thursday, 05 October 2006 21:21
- Written by William Craven
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Michael M’Gonigle, coauthor of Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University talks about what huge contribution they could make toward sustainability.
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AASHE 2006 Conference: The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World