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...folks who do hold jobs have had to deal with federal investigators in a recently stepped-up effort to round up undocumented aliens. A bust at a Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Greeley allegedly turned up several hundred illegals not long ago. That, coupled with the often scrambled remarks on immigration from Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado, has strained what historically has been civil relations between Hispanics, now 20% of Colorado's 4.7 million population, and whites...
...ascribed our headline-making ability to various factors--the long-term effects of breathing rarefied air, the wind blowing in from the Rocky Flats [nuclear plant] cleanup, an apparent backlash from our isolation in the Mountain time zone," says G. Brown, a long-time Denver journalist and author. "Now, I just figure it's our responsibility to keep the wild in the Wild West...
...environmental impact of the travel she does for the brand. Now Lancôme is doing the same for its other spokesmodels too. "We're hoping to bring awareness to CarbonFund.org and inspire our clients to take part," says White. Similarly, Paul Mitchell has joined with American Forests to plant enough trees to offset all carbon emissions from the manufacturing and distribution of its Tea Tree products. Kiehl's and the NRDC are partners in Click for Greenland, an online program that raises awareness about the effects of global warming on that country. Kiehl's will make a donation...
...forefront of green innovation in terms of product and store design?in the beauty business or any business?is Minnesota-based Aveda. For decades, Aveda has concentrated on using green energy, renewable resources and plant-based alternatives to synthetic ingredients. Its distribution center in Blaine, Minn., is 100% wind powered. Its makeup casings are refillable, and a candle that Aveda created last year won an award for its packaging, which contained makeready paper, used by printing presses to prepare for a job. Aveda claims to be the world's largest purchaser of organic essential oils, and to make...
Many of Lauder's fragrances will be manufactured at a plant opening this year in New Jersey that is 50% solar powered. And its hundreds of U.S. field representatives are being encouraged to use more fuel-efficient hybrid cars...