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 | NEWS THIS WEEK |
 | Throwing Polar Bears a Lifeline
A trio of leading environmental groups joined together again last week in filing suit against the federal government for missing the legal deadline-it passed more than two months ago-to issue a final decision on whether to afford the polar bear protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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 | Drugs in the Drinking Water
A recent investigation by reporters from the Associated Press (AP) found that a wide variety of pharmaceuticals-including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, sex hormones and over-the-counter painkillers-are present in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans across 24 major metropolitan areas from coast to coast.
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| | Reporting by Roddy Scheer
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| THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY |
 | COMMENTARY: You’re my Lover, Not My Recycling Rival*
"Want to go for a walk later?" I ask my boyfriend, Brian, who is relaxing at home and hoping the Mets will get one more hit. "Nope," he replied. "I have to go dump your rotors." By Jennifer A. Sheffield
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| IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E |
| GREEN LIVING |
 | Lost in the Amazon
Project Baggage Pioneers "Community-Based Tourism" in Brazil
Sleeping on a little boat, eating fresh acai and listening to locals is all part of the "community-based tourism" offered by Project Baggage in the Brazilian Amazon. By Elizabeth Dwoskin
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| CURRENTS |
 | Debunking Desalination
The "Miracle Process" That Can't Cure the World's Water Woes
Desalination has been touted as an affordable clean water fix. But costs to convert salt or brackish water to fresh remain too high to provide the drinking and irrigation water the world needs. By Paul Brannan
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| EARTHTALK |
 | Week of 3/16/2008
Dear EarthTalk: I know there’s a big debate now as to why we need bottled water at all, but is anyone addressing the incredible waste of plastic bottles by this industry?
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve been hearing a lot about all the recycled materials being turned into handbags and purses. Are these bags actually fashionable?
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