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Vitamin F for Fakenew

The Organic Consumers Association takes on synthetic supplements, but are they really that scary?
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  01-26-2007  |  Science

Ecoholic: Green Insulationnew

"I'm trying to convince my parents to insulate their old house and make other retrofits. Do you know of a table that links energy-saving measures to cost savings?"
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  01-12-2007  |  Advice

Ecoholic: On Thin Icenew

How hockey arenas are polluting our lungs and the planet.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  12-22-2006  |  Environment

Ecoholic: Deck the Hallsnew

How to make sure your wreaths and garlands are truly green.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  12-18-2006  |  Environment

Fluoride Fixationnew

Toronto is addicted to fluoridation despite scary studies on cancer and depression.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  07-28-2006  |  Science

Flush With Sludgenew

Enviros are mired in a poop debate over sewage backup at the U.S.-Canada border.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  07-06-2006  |  Environment

When Truth Doesn't Paynew

Activists can't agree on whether corporate disclosure of factory locations and conditions actually cleans up sweatshops.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  06-01-2006  |  Business & Labor

The Greening of Wal-Martnew

What should we make of the big-box giant's eco bid when it's crushing local economies all over the globe?
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  05-04-2006  |  Business & Labor

It Takes a Villagenew

Green communal living may be the future, but can wary urbanites hack it?
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  03-23-2006  |  Housing & Development

Wi-Fi's Electric Shocknew

The push for wireless internet access in cities masks a growing concern over frequency pollution.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  03-09-2006  |  Science

Porn Pushers or Youth Prophets?new

Sweatshop-free fans get their panties in a knot over American Apparel's gritty ad come-ons.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  03-24-2005  |  The War on Women

I Will Live Greener in 2005new

For those whose New Year's resolution is to leave a lighter footprint on Mother Earth, here are five steps to advance your personal eco-revolution.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  01-07-2005  |  Environment

The Dioxin in All of Usnew

Ecologists should make the poisoned Ukrainian leader Viktor Yushchenko their marytr.
NOW Magazine  |  Adria Vasil  |  12-21-2004  |  Environment

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