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Life's too short for cheap toilet paper
Speaking of eternally, few things last forever, including this column.
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Water, water everywhere, but any to drink?
We have gone from a nation whose sewage was from humans to one where we annually add millions of tons of drugs and chemicals to human sewage which mix together and make new dangers.
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Maternal revenge: Mondays
Until today, I lived in fragile bliss, forgetting my mother's warning about Maternal Mondays.
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Flying noses and other signs of spring
We tried talking on cell phones while we walked, but the conversation was cut short when I walked into a tree.
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Some green good news for the globe
It’s time for a pat on the back, America.
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College daze: Safe navigation through orientation
“College Orientation” is Latin for “Parental Practice.”
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Follow the Frog in H.O.P.E.
That little green frog is a symbol of environmental, social and economic sustainability.
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Imposter parents
Who are these people and what have they done with my real parents? My real parents swore they needed a 2,600 square foot house and five acres in the mountains for just the two of them because they like their space and privacy.
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MommyMobile memories
Many years ago, in a land far far away, my neighborhood girlfriends were meeting at my house that evening as it was my turn to drive to Book Club. My Mommymobile was in standard condition – part trashcan, part Walmart on wheels.
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COLUMN: Avoiding electronic poison
Ever try to lift an old style television or computer monitor? They are surprisingly heavy - because they have between four and eight pounds of lead inside.
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Twelve resolutions for the new year
The New Year always brings resolutions at my house. I’ve had the same resolutions year after year, generic goals like getting healthier, losing weight and exercising more. This year, I made a bucket list of things I want to do, specific things that may help others or the planet, or both. Maybe if I focus on a greater good, a global good if possible, those other things will fall into place.
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COLUMN: Bright future for energy supplies
There are several reasons for optimism about our energy situation as we kick off 2012.
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Government gifts for going green
From the ‘cash in your trash’ philosophy, the financial benefits of recycling, to the issue of reduced utility bills by making a few efficiency changes, to incorporating re-usables instead of disposables, we’ve covered the baby steps, the low hanging fruit. Now, let’s think a little bigger.
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Kissing my sugar blues goodbye
There is a historic, unprecedented march that started in New York City on Oct. 1 and will arrive at the White House in time for World Food Day, Oct. 16. It is the “Right2KnowMarch”, a grassroots movement addressing genetically modified food concerns and promoting growth of the U.S. organic food industry.
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COLUMN: The Green Traveler journeys to Haiti
I was honored to go to Haiti this summer, where I was wide-eyed and awestruck. I witnessed the extremes of environmental health: highly hazardous conditions on one hand and primitively sustainable practices on the other.
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Volunteers support air monitoring program
Volunteers with the Center for the Environment's summer air monitoring program in partnership with Davidson College have embraced the collaborative effort.
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Speaker at Catawba tells students about idea that made him a CNN Hero
It was in December of 2003 when Doc Hendley -- named one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2009 -- heard the phrase, "Wine to Water," repeating itself over and over in his head.
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Charlotte's Green City Index ranking to help provide blueprint for future plans
Charlotte was ranked 20th in a recent Green City Index rating 27 major metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada in environmental sustainability.
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Common items you cannot trash
You may not realize that there are other state laws on items prohibited in the landfill. Some things are also banned from the recycle bin, so look at available options before discarding these common items.
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There's cash in your trash
Starting in July, Kannapolis and Concord are moving into the 21st Century of recycling with new, improved curbside pick up programs. Kannapolis launches it’s program July 1. Both cities will start accepting commingled materials, so there is no sorting involved.
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COLUMN: "Baby Boomers" wage war against aging, part II
Nearly 80 million persons literally dominate the socio-cultural scene here in America as they proliferate in every sphere of life. They are “baby boomers.”
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COLUMN: Baby Boomers war against aging
Have you noticed lately? There are too many of them to count… “Baby Boomers.”
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COLUMN: Why they're called wisdom teeth
Today my daughter had all four of her wisdom teeth extracted. You'd think evolution would have figured out the human body doesn't need those things any more.
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Are you networking smart?
I’ve always enjoyed and borrowed the phrase, “If you’re not planning, you’re planning to fail.”
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COLUMN: Get the most out of coaching
The past four weeks, I have outlined for readers what I believe business and life coaching is and isn’t, and also challenged you by asking if you’re ready for coaching. Today, we complete this series by assuming you are ready.
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