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A Recycling Ideal So Close, Cities Can Smell It Places like Portland, Ore., and Seattle are cutting back on garbage collections, but the quest for “zero waste” comes at a pungent cost.

It's dangerous.

Forget The Cop Meme: How Dangerous Is Pepper Spray For Your Health? Over the weekend, Lieutenant John Pike was photographed casually pepper spraying peaceful Occupy Wall Street protesters at UC Davis, turning himself into a full

Have a safe Halloween!

Halloween Safety Tips for Parents & Drivers AAA wants to remind parents to be extra vigilant of the potential dangers facing children while they trick or treat.

A beached grey whale was found in West Seattle last spring with 20 plastic bags in its stomach.

Keep plastic out of Puget Sound - Environment Washington Plastic pollution is a fatal threat to whales, sea lions, turtles, salmon and all of Puget Sound’s wildlife. We’re urging Washington leaders to stop the flow of plastic into Puget Sound by banning disposable plastic bags.

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The Top 12 Cancer-Causing products in the Average Home « Smartklean’s Blog Among many other cancer causing products commonly found in the home, this dirty dozen list has made it to the Hall of Shame. The Cancer Prevention Coalition (CPC) and Ralph Nader have released a “Dirty Dozen” list of consumer products used in most American homes, and manufactured by giant U.S. corpo

TMI? Calorie counts of Girl Scout cookies...

Working off the Girl Scout cookies We don’t mean to be killjoys here. After all, there is nothing sweeter than coconut, chocolate and caramel cookies delivered by adorable Girl Scouts accompanied by a handwritten thank you note.

Studies have not validated the age-old advice to drink extra fluids to help beat a cold.

The Claim: Drinking Extra Fluids Helps Beat a Cold Despite time-honored advice, some scientists suspect that loading up on liquid — that is, beyond the normal amount required in a day — may not do much good.

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Starbucks' 4Q results may signal economic recovery brewing Comments (9) E-mail article Print view Share

Shoddy construction of Redmond condos leads to water damage—and toxic mold

Owners worry moldy condos are unsellable — and unlivable Comments (45) E-mail article Print view Share

Office safety video from the 1950s! Some things never change...!?

Funny Office Safety Training Retro Video! Hilarious!! 'You and Office Safety' - Safetycare free prev You and Office Safety! is the most hilarious video on Office Safety you will watch! Made in the 1950s, this film is perfect as an eye-catching ice-breaker when delivering office safety training. Although the fashions have long-gone, and some of the behaviours in the workplace have changed, this prog...

People's geo-located tweets can help determine severity of flu outbreaks

Blogs: Guest Blog: How Twitter Could Better Predict Disease Outbreaks From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

Some sobering Fourth of July injury and fire statistics Comments (0)
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