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The Tongass - Waste, Fraud and Abuse in America’s Rainforest

July 10, 2007 – 6:59 am

From: SierraClub
At nearly 17 million acres, an area the size of West Virginia, the Tongass National Forest is the largest reserve of coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Stretching for more than 500 miles along the southeast coast of Alaska, the Tongass covers an island landscape fragmented by narrow inlets and glacier-carved fjords.
Today, the U.S. [...]

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Apple Greener,Nokia regains lead in electronics ranking

July 5, 2007 – 5:44 am

GreenPeace
Apple Greener, Nokia regains lead in electronics ranking
The fourth edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics is out now. Apple moves up as a result of Steve Job’s “Greener Apple” pledge to phase out PVC and other chemicals from their product line. But Nokia is on top because they’ve already phased out PVC, and [...]

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