Donald Fleckenstein lives comfortably in retirement, but higher food and energy costs still prompted him to trade down from a big American car to a small Honda, cancel plans for a European vacation and worry more about how the next generations of his family will fare.
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Dawn has yet to break when Mark Taylor, a trucker for Wal-Mart
Stores Inc., lines up for his Monday morning orders at the company’s
Porterville, Calif., distribution center.
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What’s the green approach to the holidays?
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Stephanie Fessler doesn’t drive a hybrid car, compost her orange
peels or bring her own reusable cloth bags to the supermarket.
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The California attorney general and Los Angeles city attorney said
they would file a lawsuit today against Mattel Inc., Toys R Us Inc.
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Al Gore is trying to bring more green to green technologies.
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An environmental group led by former President Bill Clinton gave a
nod Thursday to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., announcing that it would work
with the world’s largest retailer to help cities around the world
spend less for “green” technologies such as energy-efficient street lamps.
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What has happened to the millions of toys, lunchboxes and other
products recalled recently because they contain hazardous levels of
lead or lead paint?
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Parents scoured children’s playrooms and retailers scurried to
clear their shelves after manufacturers ordered a series of recalls
this summer, saying millions of popular toys may have been made with
lead paint.
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