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If you want to be kinder to the planet and save some money at the same time, here are 20 ways to go green in 2013. Buy fresh, local food this summer at the Greenbelt Famers Market.&#...

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This past Thursday (Nov. 15) was America Recycles Day, and in the spirit of the occasion, there’s a simple and easy way for all of us to pitch in and help the environment: by recycling ol...

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If you were asked to name the color most associated with Halloween, most people would say orange or black, but a growing number of companies and individuals are making green an important ...

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This morning I came across an article on yahoo news.  It discussed a company, namely “Koch Industries”.  This company is worth over a billion dollars and is owned by the Koch brothers.  T...

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  History records and explains past events, while folklore preserves what people widely remember. I think it is instructional to look at the historical context in which Greendal...

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  Greenbelt residents, businesses and organizations get the chance to clean out storage spaces and get rid of electronics equipment that is broken or a real clunker. The city wi...

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Last June when I was hired by the University of Maryland Extension to coordinate programming at the University of Maryland’s Center for Educational Partnership, one of the first people I ...

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Back home, the Potomac River was pulsing with life. Minnows were darting through the stargrass while mussels serenely filtered water down below. Insect nymphs shucked their shells to emer...