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CBS News, 6/19/2012
READ MOREWith over 80,000 people attending Chicago’s most anticipated music festival, concert organizers are hoping to reduce waste. City officials think the festival can do better to improve their “green” efforts but it’s a collaborative effort that involves concert goers and the event’s organizers. The Chicago Tribune, 8/5/2011
READ MOREWhether you’re familiar with the concept or not, green roofs are becoming increasingly common, as people realize the advantages of having a garden on top of, not next to, their houses. For the uninitiated, a green roof is most simply described as being a living layer of grasses, shrugs, and mosses, planted over a waterproof
READ MOREWe want to be healthy, so we choose to eat healthy foods. We think we’re blessed to have so many choices of produce that are marked “organic” or “local.” But wait… could this be a marketing ploy aimed right at us? The consumer? What does “local” even mean? The answer is this: there is no
READ MOREBradley Cooper and his mother live together to support each other during a time of great grief. The actor explains, "right now, two years after my father's death, this is where we are. My family is very close, and my dad dying was brutal for all of us. It was a schism, and its aftershock
READ MOREThings get better with age, or so the cliché goes, but new research suggests that quality of life really does increase with every birthday. A massive poll found that people over the age of 65 have a higher degree of overall wellness than any other age group. USA Today, 6/29/2011
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