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by Sara Johnson, Sustainable Business Accounts Manager At about this time every winter, with the end in sight but not coming nearly fast enough, the winter blues can start to kick in overdrive. I've put together a few simple ideas to make the most of the winter and to get rid of those winter blues...

Two weekends ago I participated in the Pacific Crest Half Ironman in Bend, OR. The 1.2-mile swim, 58-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run was a curious challenge in 95-degree heat. I probably went through 50 paper cups filled with water and electrolytes. No sweat. (Well, at least about the paper cups). Kind...

Two weekends ago I participated in the Pacific Crest Half Ironman in Bend, OR. The 1.2-mile swim, 58-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run was a curious challenge in 95-degree heat. I probably went through 50 paper cups filled with water and electrolytes. No sweat. (Well, at least about the paper cups). Kind...

Wildlife Services, the ironically named branch of the USDA that shot, trapped and poisoned over 6 million animals between 2004 and 2006, is mostly unknown to the public that finances it. The two deadliest poisons used by the agency to intentionally exterminate native predators inconvenient to private...