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04/22/10

My kindergartener went to school today with an empty 2-liter bottle. The plan? Quite frankly, it's a mystery to me, but I know it involves celebrating Earth Day, so I was happy to do my part by digging through the recycling bin for the perfect contribution. She, like millions of kids across the...

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Ariana Kelly

Environmental Health

04/22/10

I love black beans generally and black bean soup in particular. Filling and inexpensive, beans are high in dietary fiber, low in unhealthful fats, and hospitable to garlic, onion, red pepper, and spices. If you were having lunch at a restaurant, black bean soup could be the healthiest thing on the...

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Mike Jacobson

Environmental Health

04/22/10

For those amazing eco-moms out there, this week may be quite busy. Thursday is Earth Day and there are thousands of events being held nationwide to honor our planet - be they stream cleanups, advocacy days, or just working in the home garden with their kids. Here at the Sierra Club , we know a good...

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Sarah Hodgdon

Environmental Health Health Care

04/21/10

When I was young, I volunteered for various organizations and I participated in an academic extracurricular group known as the Future Problem Solvers of America, but that was the extent of my adolescent efforts at having a positive impact on the world. I don’t think I had ever heard of anyone young...

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Janelle Sorensen

Environmental Health Food!

04/21/10

I have heard our school lunches called a lot of things, but never an actual security risk. That's what a group of retired military officers called it since many children today are too overweight to serve in the armed forces. From the Associated Press : "A new report being released Tuesday says more...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

04/21/10

Special Mission for MomsRising members, aka SuperMoms, SuperDads, and Superheros of all sizes: Each year, many children who want to participate in school or community sports are sidelined because they don't have health insurance. They may not be able to afford a physical or their families worry...

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Ashley Boyd

04/20/10

We said it wouldn’t impact our marriage, but of course it does. How could it not? My husband makes more money than I do. Of course, he is a financial services consultant, and I work in feminist advocacy – so we saw this coming. We thought we were prepared. We had a plan. Before kids, we split all...

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Ariana Kelly

Realistic & Fair Wages

04/20/10

Ten years ago I gave birth to two babies: one girl, one boy. Their birthday is today, Equal Pay Day. Right now they are neck-in-neck with their weekly allowance, but if they were fifteen years older, my daughter's college degree, MBA, technological training, organizing and management experience,...

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Nanette Fondas

04/20/10

I have to admit. It gets tiring saying and re-saying: "Women need equal pay for equal work." People just flat out don't believe this is still going on now. I regularly hear things like: Isn't that something that got fixed several decades ago? An old problem that disappeared long ago along with...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

04/20/10

On Thursday, after weeks of delay and grandstanding, Congress finally voted to briefly extend unemployment insurance for the millions of workers who are still trying to find jobs in an economy where there are more than 5 jobless Americans for every available job. [1] A victory? Well, yes, it's a...

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