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Our View: Legal unions, not marriage
Tuesday's elections left Maine with quite the dichotomy: 60 percent of Maine voters made the northeastern state the fifth to approve medical marijuana, while 53 percent repealed a law allowing same-sex marriages. Apparently the voters in Maine are confused.
Caring for the environment, both here at CSU and abroad
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2009's election week is winding down. From the perspective of the Green University, last year's elections brought hope of new environmental direction. But the fluctuating economy and a docket full of stimulus to banks and car companies seem to have left Colorado with more budget cuts leaving me to wonder -- what have we done for the Green cause, and should we do more? I'm not usually one to point fingers, so I'll start by examining my own life.
Recycling no match for hyper consumption
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On Halloween, Chipotle has a real cool offer. If you dress up in aluminum foil, like one of their tantalizing burritos, you'll receive a free meal. You probably saw all the shiny college kids there Saturday night. That got me thinking, just what's up with recycling nowadays? Has it gotten us anywhere? Are we still producing the nightmarish mountains of garbage that Captain Planet so vigorously fought? Have we made any headway toward becoming more sustainable? Americans are still producing heaps of trash.
