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Environmental literacy for dummies
December 3, 2014 · 0 Comments
Black Friday. Black Thursday. Black Friday Week. Or just the weekend. The pre-religious holyday, pre-elf holiday sales always remind me how truly environmentally illiterate we are as a western society. It was headlined this week by a scene from a Walmart store where two customers battled over a $5 Barbie doll.
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Polluted politicians ignore the evidence
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Sounding the alarm bells on climate change
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Will gizmos really improve student performance?
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Full-day ‘babysitting’ a huge drain of tax dollars
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