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Changing the outline of the inner city

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Cities are recognizing the importance of environmental factors in making urban centers better for human survival. Unfortunately, inner city residents tend to bear the burden of urban pollution and other problems, despite the fact their consumption of resources is less than that of suburbanites.

Author: Ruben, Barbara
Publisher: Environmental Action, Inc.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1993
Planning, City planning, Sustainable development, Urban planning

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Speaking for the Earth

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Five speakers from the first Earth Day in 1970 discuss their impressions about the environmental movement. One of the speakers, Gaylord Nelson, believes that Earth Day has achieved what it was supposed to because it has brought environmental issues to the attention of government.

Author: Ruben, Barbara
Publisher: Environmental Action, Inc.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1995
Evaluation, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Environmental movement, Environmentalism, Earth Day, Nelson, Gaylord Anton, Hayes, Charles A., Odum, Eugene P., Alexander, Barbara Reid, Gussow, Alan

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Paper chase: the battle over how recycled paper is defined may determine the fate of community recycling programs

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Recycling terminology for paper waste is under examination to determine what constitutes a recycled paper product. The concern is over regulating how much recycled paper must go into the creation of new paper used in newspapers, writing and office papers.

Author: Ruben, Barbara
Publisher: Environmental Action, Inc.
Publication Name: Environmental Action Magazine
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0013-922X
Year: 1993
Laws, regulations and rules, Paper industry, Waste management, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling, Waste paper, Paper recycling

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