Word: throwaways
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...true that war or an economic downturn might divert resources that could otherwise be used for such projects as restoring wetlands and rivers. But Denis Hayes, the leading organizer of Earth Day, argues that hard times might have the positive benefit of causing people and businesses to change their throwaway mentalities and adopt a more conserving approach...
...people each night. Since the program started in 1988, workers have made 7,000 face-to-face contacts with more than 1,000 teenagers. They have distributed 100,000 condoms along with thousands of dignity packs. "Planned Parenthood realized there was a population out there of homeless, runaway, throwaway youths who are totally forgotten," says Liz Russo, 28, Street Beat program director. "A lot of them haven't chosen to be there, and they are entitled to a whole range of services that they are not aware of. It's important that they get these services...
...have some throwaway money, consider stocks in utilities that have suspended their dividends and show no hope of recovery. They almost always recover...