He's been described as the elder statesman of the environment movement, but Paul Ehrlich just wants the world to be more aware the dangers posed by modern chemicals.

Professor Ehrlich, who's in Australia on a brief visit, is a big name in the history of 20th century ecology. His book, The Population Bomb, published over forty years ago, still resonates today. Professor Ehrlich says modern man has released about 100-thousand chemicals into the environment, that are toxic in some way.

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LEVITTOWN, Pa. - November 9, 2010 (WPVI) -- Ten women, believed to be in the United States illegally, have been arrested in Levittown, Bucks County where they worked for a maid service company.

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HOUMA, La. -- A Louisiana family says their house was trashed by a full-grown deer that crashed through a glass door.

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Last article we talked about incentives and rewards for employees or volunteers that had an expense. Let's take a look at a few ways we might be able to reward with no or minimal cost.

METHUEN — Former Superintendent Jeanne Whitten fired Eugene Casey in 2007 for working on an illegal gambling operation while on duty as a school custodian, but now a majority of civil service commissioners say Casey deserves his job back.

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The Spokane river had a soap-scum problem. Runoff from the region's dishwashers was loaded with phosphorus, which helped get glasses and plates sparkling clean but was also fueling the growth of algae, which, in turn, were making Washington State's waterways an icky green. Besides repelling swimmers, the algae were sucking up so much oxygen they were suffocating other aquatic life. Experts estimated that as much as a third of the phosphorus at wastewater-treatment facilities was from dishwasher detergent

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Question: Because I've had hip surgery, I cannot bend down low without the risk of dislocating my hip. We had to get a "raised" toilet seat. Being up a little higher is a lot more comfortable. Why are standard toilets so low and can you give me information on higher toilets for home use?

- Betty, Minnesota

Answer: First off, I'm not a history expert. But, I can share information that has been passed on to me. Many people have told me about bathroom designs in some areas where you basically are squatting over a pot or trough with a little running water. I've been told that many people ...

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OCEAN PINES -- Ocean Pines Police charged a 28-year-old woman with a series of jewelry thefts from Ocean Pines residences while she was employed as cleaning lady. As the result of an investigation involving several jurisdictions, Tracie Sterling, 28, of Salisbury was charged with three counts of theft over $1,000 and a count of theft scheme. Police said Sterling is accused of similar crimes in Wicomico County, where she is being held, and said additional charges will be filed by Delaware State Police.

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Interline Brands Inc. (IBI) agreed to buy a California distributor of janitorial and sanitation supplies for $60.1 million in cash.

The deal, which is expected to be neutral to Interline earnings this year but will boost them after that, fits with the company's strategy to acquire well-run businesses with leadership positions in attractive facilities-maintenance markets, according to Chairman and Chief Executive Michael J. Grebe. Interline currently supplies products to plumbing, electrical and janitorial sectors.

He also said the purchase will open opportunities to increase sales and improve profitability.

Interline agreed to take over CleanSource Inc. for $54.6 million in cash and $5.5 million in cash earn-out, which will be paid out over the next two years as Cleansource reaches certain capital and other adjustments.

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Clean and Green Solutions, a local cleaning service provider serving areas of Houston including Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, Summerwood and Harris and Montgomery Counties, recently announced it's bringing the Cleaning for Heroes program to area veterans and first responders.

Based out of Warwick, Rhode Island, Cleaning for Heroes is a non-profit organization that connects residential service companies across the nation to deserving veterans who have been injured or disabled in the line of duty.

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