Kate Harveston

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Mineral-Based Sunscreens: Better for the Environment, Human Health

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Mineral-based sunscreens are better for the environment and our personal health, but can be harder to find and more expensive than their traditional counterparts.

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Small Hacks to Going Greener at the Office

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Better lighting, more recycling, indoor plants and telecommuting are all ways your office can be greener — and indoor air quality better — than it is today.

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We Need to Reevaluate Our Relationship With Oil

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Given rising prices, dwindling supply and environmental hazards, the United States desperately needs to reevaluate its relationship with oil…

Wild & Wooly

8 Newly Endangered Species Added to IUCN Red List

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The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, African Antelope, Vaquita and Amur Leopard are among the wildlife species recently added to IUCN’s International Red List…