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The Grass Is Greener
By Alfred Lee, Los AngelesCityBeat
New Mexico is shaping up for a mean, green competition with Hollywood. According to a recent report by the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the TV and film industry is second to only petroleum manufactures in terms of pollutant emissions. New Mexico's 'Green Filmmaking Program' is setting out to change that with increased access to eco-friendly vendors, and possibly even financial incentives. The program's promoters hope it will bring business from LA producers looking to go green. (Thanks, AltWeeklies.) -- Suzanne Lindgren
http://lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=4707&IssueNum=183

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Pesticide Makers Take Aim at Organic Upstarts
By Cindy Skrzycki, Bloomberg.com
Since 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency has exempted 'minimal risk pesticides' (those using nontoxic ingredients) from costly testing requirements. But with the home and garden market for organic pesticides blossoming, insecticide makers such as Off! and Raid are petitioning to end the exemption. The pesticide companies argue that the organic products mislead consumers into buying what they claim are less effective products when it comes to protecting public health from insect-borne diseases. Those touting the botanical alternatives see the move as an effort to quash competition. (Thanks, Organic Consumers Association.) -- Evelyn Hampton
http://tinyurl.com/yhb72z

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