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  1. Xref: sparky misc.activism.progressive:6452 alt.activism:16155 alt.save.the.earth:1168 talk.environment:3658
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  3. From: EcoNet via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
  4. Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,alt.save.the.earth,talk.environment
  5. Subject: RESOURCE: "More Than 40 Ways to Make Government Purchasing Green"
  6. Followup-To: alt.activism.d,alt.save.the.earth,talk.environment
  7. Date: 11 Sep 1992 16:25:24 GMT
  8. Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
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  16. [From EcoNet en.recycle Conference]
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  19. => From: ei@igc.org
  20. => Subject: Greening the U.S. Government
  21.  
  22.                     MORE THAN 40 WAYS TO MAKE 
  23.                       GOVERNMENT PURCHASING 
  24.                               GREEN 
  25.  
  26. A book by the Government Purchasing Project with an introduction
  27. by Ralph Nader.
  28.  
  29. Discusses how government can be an environmentally responsible
  30. consumer using energy-efficient lighting, obtaining cash rebates
  31. for installing energy-efficient equipment, recycling, buying
  32. reusable and recycled products, reducing the use of pesticides
  33. and toxic products, using solar energy, source reduction,
  34. composting, vegetable inks and more.
  35.  
  36. Describes examples of successful projects in federal, state and 
  37. local agencies throughout the country. 
  38.  
  39. Lists sources of information, guides for establishing programs 
  40. and other resources. 
  41.  
  42. $10 per copy. 
  43.  
  44.  Send a check or money order payable to the Center for Study of 
  45.                        Responsive Law to: 
  46.          Government Purchasing Project, P.O. Box 19367, 
  47.                       Washington, DC, 20036 
  48.