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Science News September 16, 2006 Janet Raloff	Sea Turtles--What Not To Eat Wildlife scientists hope to reduce widespread consumption of sea turtle meat and other products by pointing out the health risks they pose.
Science News September 16, 2006	Science Safari: Sustainable Design Competition The U.S. EPA is offering college professors and their students an opportunity to turn ideas into reality through its P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) grants competition. EPA's P3 is a student design competition for sustainability that is now in its third year.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Brian Hindo	Rebuilt to Last Making new products from old parts is fast becoming the smart way to save - both money and, maybe, the planet.
Smithsonian September 2006 Lucinda Moore	Interview with Thomas Allen Harris The director of the award-winning film, Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela, discusses his movie in which he pays homage to a dozen foot soldiers from the city of Bloemfontein who devoted their lives to freeing South Africa.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Moore & Aurilio	The Great Nuclear Debate Here are some compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems.
Fast Company September 2006 Jennifer Alsever	A Mushroom in Your Tank? How to save the world and make a fortune? Come up with an alternative to petroleum. Countless companies, backed by billions in investments, are trying. Here's how some of the more esoteric efforts stack up.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Bill Mann	Just Whose Tragedy Was It? We all became internationalists that day. Beyond the immeasurable cost in lives lost, the economic impact of Sept. 11 has spread to all corners of the globe. But what about the intangible numbers?
InternetNews September 8, 2006 Roy Mark	The Murky World of Pretexting HP's actions may be legally questionable, but they sure were easy.
BusinessWeek September 18, 2006 John Carey	Global Warming Heats Up Capitol Hill Lawmakers may finally be crawling closer to a consensus - with business at the table.
ifeminists September 6, 2006 Carey Roberts	Harassment Hysteria Threatens Military Morale In practice, the military's zero-tolerance stance on sexual harassment becomes the basis for ramping up the penalties for an offense that no one can define, and abolishing due process protections for an allegation that no person can ever hope to refute.
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