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Comments invited for proposed hand sanitizers
standard
By Michael Keating
The EcoLogo Program, a third-party eco-labeling organization based
in Ottawa, Ontario, has started developing a new environmental standard
for hand sanitizers, and it wants government leaders' input on its draft
standard. The proposed standard will allow purchasers to select hand
sanitizing products with reduced environmental and health effects.
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Census Bureau releases county/state
data
Six more counties became majority-minority, in which more than 50
percent of the residents are other than single-race, non-Hispanic
whites, in 2008, according to data released last month by the U.S.
Census Bureau. Along with the information on majority-minority counties,
the data breaks down the United States population by age and sex to
define trends before the 2010 Census.
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Inflation nation
By Bill Wolpin
How much does a balloon have to blow up before it pops? Americans
should know since we are experts at pushing the limits, which is a good
thing under the right circumstances. Certainly, by the end of World War
II, our hard work and innovation helped build a dominant military, the
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Polishing the Energy Star shine
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