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Mother Nature Network

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Detroit, je t'aime

’3 Acres in Detroit’ from the Berlinale to Hot Docs! - Next stop for "3 Acres in Detroit" is Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
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Dot Earth

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New. Clear. Vision.

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Eat Breathe Blog

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My Plastic-Free Life

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DetroitUnspun - The Detroit Regional News Hub

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GOOD

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MY ZERO WASTE

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this lively earth

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Munching in the Mitten

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The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

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Enough

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Dirt Worship

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Just Education?

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No Impact Man

No Impact Man Runs For Office - Please check out my article on the Atlantic Monthly's website about my activist run for Congress and how citizen politics can help do something about clima...
1 year ago
The PeaceWorker

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communicatinginthed

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Simple, Green, Frugal Co-op

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Green For All Blog

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