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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)

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.
LISTEN (18 min)

You can also read Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age

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

Global Exchange co-founder and advocate of ‘grassroots globalization’, Dr. Kevin Danaher says that in order not to leave ‘a burnt cinder of planet for our children’ we need to accelerate the process we are just now beginning.
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Founder of the U.S. and World Green Building Councils, David Gottfried has been inspiring the world, one building at a time, to embrace his sustainable vision. A real estate developer, President of World Build, and the author of the book From Greed to Green: the transformation of an industry and a life, David Gottfried has thought long and far about what it means to lead a Green life. He shares his thoughts and his story with Betsy. LISTEN (18 min.)