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Global Ban For Flame Retardant
Science & Tech  (tags: world, study, society, scientists, science, safety, research, news, interesting, humans, health, animals, environment )

JL
- 6 hours ago - cen.acs.org
Chemical makers and environmental advocates are praising a move last week by governments from around the world to end production and use of the flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD).
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Man Takes Elderly Dog on One Last Adventure
Offbeat  (tags: safety, interesting, world, off-beat, humans, animals, interesting, pictures, safety, goodnews, dogs, design, pets, animalwelfare )

Kelly
- 7 hours ago - animalconnectionac.wordpress.com
On the Manly Ferry to the city Novak Tonkin Zeus is 15-years-old, deaf and blind. His owner isn't ready to just let him die yet though. Instead he is taking Zeus on an adventure, traveling all around Australia
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Cuba Comes Online Following Completion of Underseas Cable From Jamaica
Science & Tech  (tags: world, technology, tech, internet )

JL
- 8 hours ago - bigstory.ap.org
A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications bandwidth and providing a backup for the main line.
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Take Action:Stop the Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA): The Corporate Attack on Our Environmental and Consumer Safegua
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, economy, ethics, finance, government, investing, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society, usa, world )

JL
- 8 hours ago - action.citizen.org
No Backroom Deals for Corporate Giants Negotiations on the U.S.-EU "free trade" deal, aka TAFTA, could begin soon. More than 600 corporate advisors are in the driver's seat, hoping to tip the scales for the 1% and shut out the public and Congress from in
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X Email Bookmark and ShareShare Earn Points What's This? Student Filmmakers Produce Powerful Documentary
Animals  (tags: turtles, world turtle day, world, animal welfare, animaladvocates, animals, wildlife, protection )

Cal
- 11 hours ago - mnn.com
'¡Viva la Tortuga!' illustrates how environmental protection for sea turtles can also create economic opportunities for people.
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HAPPY WORLD TURTLE DAY! AUSTRALIA: Annual Health Check Shows Moreton Bay's Turtle Population on the Rebound
Animals  (tags: turtles, world turtle day, world, animal welfare, animaladvocates, animals, wildlife, protection )

Cal
- 11 hours ago - news.com.au
MORETON Bay's turtle population is continuing to show signs of recovery following the devastating 2011 floods.
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A Plague of Deforestation Sweeps Across Southeast Asia
Environment  (tags: deforestation, environment, destruction, agriculture, habitatdestruction, habitat, green, humans, world, protection, nature, government, ecosystems, trees, forests, world, animals )

Cal
- 12 hours ago - e360.yale.edu
Illegal logging and unchecked economic development are taking a devastating toll on the forests of Vietnam and neighboring countries, threatening areas of biodiversity so rich that 1,700 species have been discovered in the last 15 years alone.
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ACTION NEEDED Outlaw the Sale of African Lion Meat
Health & Wellness  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, wildlife, protection, endangered, world, safety, prevention, treatment, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, conservation, endangered, extinction, killed, killing, sadness, suffering, slaughter, wildlife, environment, animals, cats, c )

Kelly
- 13 hours ago - forcechange.com
Today, there is an estimated population of 18,000-20,000 lions in the world. The actual figure is probably much lower. Companies like Czimer's Game & Seafood hunt, kill, and sell wild animals, such as African lions, to the public.
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British Prime Minister Huddles With Security Team After Hacking Death
World  (tags: world, terrorism, politics, news, europe )

Cal
- 15 hours ago - cnn.com
Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of Britain's civil emergency committee on Thursday, looking for answers in the aftermath of the daylight hacking death of a man thought to be a British soldier.
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The Globalization of Hypocrisy
Business  (tags: business, finance, economy, corporate, society, money, world )

Jason
- 15 hours ago - informationclearinghouse.info
The damage caused by the relentless corporate drive for profits has become more clear in recent years. In the most important areas of American life, devastating changes have occurred:
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Biofuels a Boon for Brazil's Rural Poor, But Obstacles Remain Elsewhere
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, sustainable, Sustainabililty, world, society, CoolStuff, energy, environment, food, coolstuff )

JL
- 1 day ago - guardian.co.uk
While biofuels have facilitated slow but positive change for farmers in Brazil, other countries have been less successful
6 comments
ACTION NEEDED Update #1 Stop Dunkin' Donuts From Using Styrofoam
Offbeat  (tags: pollution, wildlife, conservation, ecosystems, habitatdestruction, destruction, endangered, environment, protection, world, money, business, politics, safety, prevention, treatment, animalwelfare, animalcruelty, animaladvocates, endangered, sadness, suffe )

Kelly
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Today I propose that we all tweet to Dunkin' Donuts (@dunkindonuts) urging them to phase out their Styrofoam cups. We can make a difference!
11 comments
You Need Phosphorous to Live--and We're Running Out
Business  (tags: diet, health, humans, prevention, nutrition, protection, science, society, warning, marketing, money, politics, finance, farming, corporate, business, abuse, world, SustainableDevelopment )

JL
- 1 day ago - motherjones.com
Industrial farming has played a part in sucking this critical element out of our soil.
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Microcredit Helps Small Businesses Buck the System in Madagascar
Business  (tags: society, GoodNews, finance, ethics, economy, Entrepreneurs, goodnews, investing, investments, investors, money, sustainabledevelopment, SustainableDevelopment, world )

JL
- 1 day ago - irinnews.org
Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin Village, in Madagascar's southern Atsimo-Andrefana Region.The work is hard, but in the last year, access to microcredit has boosted bo
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