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Environmental Health


	issues Environmental Health Voices of the Bioneers \| Global Warming \| Visionary Wisdom \| Pollution in Our Community
	Voices of the Bioneers Wild rice: Maps, genes and patents Special to the Co-op Reporter Winona La Duke (2001) LIVBLUE Special to the Co-op Reporter By Wallace J. Nichols Building alliances: labor, immigration and the environment Special to the Co-op Reporter By Maria Elena Durazo Empowering urban youth through dance, theater and community Special to the Co-op Reporter By Sarah Crowell Corporate campaigns and the new environmentalism: places, people and the fate of our last great forests Special to the Spring Co-op Reporter By Tzeporah Berman Corporate campaigns and the new environmentalism: places, people and the fate of our last great forests Special to the Spring Co-op Reporter By Tzeporah Berman Global Warming According to the Environmental Defense, "A vast majority of climate scientists agree that global warming is happening and that it poses a serious threat to society. They also agree that it is being caused largely by human activities that release greenhouse gases, such as burning fossil fuels in power plants and cars and deforesting the land." What can you do? Visit Global Warming: Undo It, Environmental Defense's campaign that addresses the critical issue of climate change. Visionary Wisdom Cesar Chavez: A “Moses figure” for farm workers By Art Ellis, Co-op Reporter Staff Writer Cesar Chavez founded and led the first successful farm workers’ union in United States history, the United Farm Workers of America. He worked tirelessly to improve the lives of farm workers. Read the entire fall Co-op Reporter article (This is in PDF format and must be downloaded with Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may download a free copy from Adobe.) Pollution in Our Community How is the pollution in Sacramento? Visit Scorecard, the pollution information site, to find out how we rate and what you can do to help improve the quality of our air, our water, our environment.
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