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Articles from the December 1, 2012 edition


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  • Hiking the HJ Experimental Forest

    Dec 1, 2012

  • Going green in the laundry room

    Dec 1, 2012

    Dear EarthTalk®: How can I have a greener, healthier laundry room? -- Billie Alexander, Topeka, KS Clear water rapid While there are many ways to green one’s laundry room, one place to start is with detergent. Luckily, in 2009 the federal government phased out phosphates, harsh chemicals that help break down minerals and loose food bits during the wash cycle, because their presence in waste water causes algae blooms in downstream waterways. But mainstream detergents still often contain the surfactant nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE), which r...