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Environmentalists are Barking up the Wrong Tree
September 24th, 2009 | 
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Apparently the whales have been saved… or they’re belly up and the tree huggers have moved onto their “2nd option.” Toilet Paper . “It’s like the Hummer product for the paper industry,” said Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council. “We don’t need old-growth forests . . . to wipe our behinds.” I’m all for going green and being eco-conscious, but there are some things that you shouldn’t mess with. I pay my God damn taxes so that I’m free from the tyr
Atlanta’s sustainability ranking is…better than nothing?
The Natural Resources Defense Council, a well-regarded environmental nonprofit based in New York, this week released its list of the country’s most green, or sustainable, cities. Seattle received top honors, followed by San Francisco and Portland, Ore.Compared to other cities with a population over 250,000, Atlanta ranked 33rd.The rankings are based on, left to right: air quality, energy production and conservation, environmental standards and participation, green building, green space, recyclin
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Tags: Air Quality, Energy Production, Environmental Standards, Natural Resources Defense, Natural Resources Defense Council, Participation, Population, Portland Ore, Quality Energy, Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, Seattle, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities | 
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