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Every year, we toss out 100 billion pounds of food. In the latest issue of OnEarth magazine, senior editor Laura Wright weighs the moldering contents of her own fridge and asks if we can end our addiction to excess.
Read the full story... Got leftovers? This shepherd's pie recipe transforms turkey scraps into a new meal. Can't finish your plate? Compost your scraps. No compost bin? Build your own.    Lose 10 Tons in 2010. Step 3: HeatingAs daunting as it may seem to maintain your furnace, every homeowner can change furnace filters and install a programmable thermostat. We outline how to do just that with our simple step-by-step guide. |
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Tell the Department of Energy to strengthen water heater efficiency standards. Stronger standards could reduce heat-trapping pollutants by more than 40 percent over the proposed rule.
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"Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Ok), the Senate’s chief spokesman for climate deniers, says so many outrageous things he’s all but lost his power to surprise. Last week, though, the Oklahoma Republican crossed a line that I find shocking, attempting to discredit scientists through innuendo and the kind of intimidation that can have a chilling effect."
— Dan Lashof, Climate Center Director Read more: "Are you now or have you ever been a climate scientist?" 
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