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NEWS THIS WEEK
Bush’s Chainsaw Massacre
Most previous presidents have used their "lame duck" year in office to polish their legacies by increasing environmental protection. By contrast, George W. Bush seems intent to win friends among loggers by "getting out the cut."
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Nature Conservancy Takes on China’s Dams
The Nature Conservancy, the world’s leading international land conservation nonprofit, announced last week that it will be helping the government of China carry out a feasibility study on how to manage flood plain risks downstream from the controversial Three Gorges Dam, a colossal hydro-electric generating facility located on the Yangtze River.
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Reporting by Roddy Scheer
THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY
COMMENTARY: Breast Cancer’s Environmental Legacy
How Every Day Toxins Threaten Women’s Health
In 2005 it was estimated that 211,240 American women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,410 women died from the disease. Breast cancer rates have nearly tripled in the United States over the last 60 years making it the second most common cancer in women. The lifetime risk for a woman to develop breast cancer in 1940 was 1 in 22. In 2006 it was up to 1 in 8, and has continued to rise. To understand the drastic increase, we have to look closely at how toxins have multiplied in our everyday lives. By Dr. Garrett Wdowin
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IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E
TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING
Resources for Eco-Awareness and Action
It’s refreshing to see companies take responsibility for the environment.
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FEATURES
Making Sand from Glass?
Researchers in Florida are experimenting with ways to turn glass bottles into beach sand. By Patti Roth
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EARTHTALK
Week of 2/3/08
Dear EarthTalk: I heard a reference to "Earth-friendly chocolate" and was wondering about what goes into chocolate that would raise environmental concerns.

Dear EarthTalk: What’s a "land trust" and how does it help the environment?

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