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Distance Advising and Counseling - Brookdale Community College Our trustees are twelve Monmouth County citizens who volunteer in four-year terms, and, as the policy-making body of the College, are charged with the oversight and control of the College. Click through to find out who they are, review documents and policies, and find out about public meetings.

Battle of the National Parks: Yellowstone vs. Glacier Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks are two destinations worthy of any traveler's bucket list, but hoping to see both in one trip could be tricky.Here is a more detailed look at both to help plan a trip to both, or either, of the scenic sights.

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Give ‘em a hand! Minnesota bans triclosan from antibacterial soaps. A soap that makes you sick? You might be scrubbing with one, if you buy many of the liquid antibacterial soaps currently on the market. Those soaps contain an ingredient called triclosan that doesn’t work as advertised and instead could be harmful to your health (see “Safe Suds or Snake Oil?”).

April 28, 6pm at the Brookdale Community College Lincroft campus

How Most of America’s Food is Controlled by a Few Corporations | Brookdale Community College... How Most of America’s Food is Controlled by a Few CorporationsApril 17th, 2014By: Jersey Shore Sierra Club, Atlantic Highlands HeraldHow 80 per cent of America’s food production has become dominated by a few corporate food processors will be explored by Patty Lovera, Deputy Director of Food & Water…

Upcoming Events Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Collins Arena Tent Village with Environmental Sustainability Information, music, food! Students and community members...

These Compost Islands Would Turn NYC's Garbage Into Gold The average New Yorker generates about three pounds of trash every day, and a huge amount of that is food waste--which could be composted, if only we had the space. Enter "Green Loop," a proposal to build massive composting islands off the coastline of NYC.

Wish Yellowstone a happy 142nd birthday On March 1, 1872 Yellowstone became the world's first national park. Sign the birthday card and show your support for this amazing and beautiful place.

Island In Scotland Is The First 100% Self-Sustaining Place On Earth Share the post "Island In Scotland Is The First 100% Self-Sustaining Place On Earth" Enlighten Somebody... Share Tweet + It! Pin Love Digg :) Stumble! E-mail Virescent mountains, verdant valleys, and clean energy. Sound like a scene from The Sound of Music or a fictional novel about utopia? It is ne...

Bat Benefits: Poison-Free Insect Control | Planet Natural Bats get a bum deal. Thought of as blood suckers and destroyers of fruit, bats are seen as frightening pests when infact almost all are beneficial.

9 Intentional Ways to Challenge Consumerism in Your Life | Becoming Minimalist It is time to rethink our spending habits, rediscover thoughtfulness and intentionality in our purchases, and remind ourselves that happiness is not for sale.

Folk legend, activist Pete Seeger dead at 94 Pete Seeger, who helped create the modern American folk music movement and co-wrote some of its most enduring songs such as "If I Had a Hammer," died on Monday at the age of 94.