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Small Towns Vs. Nestle
Business  (tags: bottled water, small towns, water supply, boycott, consumers, Save Our Water, Nestle, environment, lawsuits, courts, deception, corporate greed ) )

Judy
- 6 days ago - inthesetimes.com
When Nestlé Waters North America, the world's largest bottler of water, comes a-courting, promising jobs and increased tax revenues in exchange for local water rights, many small, rural towns get nervous.
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How the Climate Bill Hits Your Wallet
Business  (tags: environment, business, finance, climate bill, politics )

Cal
- 8 days ago - money.cnn.com
Lawmakers are set to debate a sweeping energy bill Friday. This is how it may affect you.
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Interview With Hunter Lovins: Why Business, Sustainbility Are Lucrative Mix
Business  (tags: environment, climate, lohas, hunter lovins, sustainability )

Lyn
- 11 days ago - solveclimate.com
As a sustainability consultant, Hunter Lovins works with some of the worst corporate polluters, but she pulls no punches when talking about the need for their talk to meet action.
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Big Ag's Big Lie About Organic Food
Business  (tags: agri-business, produce, farms, world, asia, africa, organic, monsanto, GM, crops, seeds, patents, chemicals, money, greed, cover-up, dishonesty, corruption, government, money, politics, environment, Sustainabililty, health, ecosystems )

Tom
- 11 days ago - alternet.org
There's a lot of pressure right now to pass a new bill that would "help" the world's 1 billion hungry people by promoting chemical agriculture. We are devastating our own environment with these techniques, and doing so with little benefit to our farmers.
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Tropical Deforestation Brings Economic Boom, Followed By Human & Ecological Bust
Business  (tags: environment, forests, profit, un-sustained economic gains )

Suri
- 21 days ago - treehugger.com
"It is generally assumed that replacing the forest with crops and pastureland is the best approach for fulfilling the region's legitimate aspirations to development." But this new research shows that this gains simply aren't sustained. This includes ..
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Senate Passes Bill to Allow FDA Regulate Tobacco
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, corporate, cover-up, dishonesty, economy, environment, finance, government, law, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 22 days ago - truthout.org
For the $89 billion tobacco industry, it will mean new requirements to disclose the ingredients in cigarettes and other tobacco products, and severe limitations on how they are advertised and promoted. The government could also issue new rules on nicotine
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Energy & Capital: "Algae Biofuel's "Great Promise"
Business  (tags: energy, green stocks, Entrepreneurs, environment, goodnews )

Janet
- 24 days ago - energyandcapital.com
Investment news:Algal biofuels could provide sufficient fuel feedstock to meet the transportation fuels needs of the entire United States, while being completely compatible with the existing transportation fuel infrastructure (refining, distribution
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Shell to Pay Settlement In Nigerian Environment Rights Case
Business  (tags: society, corporate, environment, law )

Suri
- 25 days ago - e360.yale.edu
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to pay $15.5 million to family members of a slain environmental activist and other plaintiffs who accused the company of working with the Nigerian military junta to crush protests against the company's pollution of the Niger..
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Rainforest Preservation Can Be More Profitable Than Palm Oil Plantations: New Study Shows
Business  (tags: environment, palm oil plantations, forests, Sustainability, Carbon credits )

Suri
- 26 days ago - treehugger.com
A new study in the journal Conservation Letters shows that selling carbon credits from the intact forests could be just as profitable as converting them to agriculture, and go a long way towards preserving biodiversity -not to mention stopping the ...
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Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff   video
Business  (tags: energy, contamination, chemicals, toxics, industry, abuse, americans, business, consumers, corruption, dishonesty, economy, environment, ethics, money, news, oil, world )

Teresa
- 31 days ago - youtube.com
Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute,
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9 Signs the Economy Is Recovering
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, corporate, debt, economy, environment, ethics, finance, GoodNews, government, humans, investing, investments, investors, labor, law, marketing, money, news, politics, society )

CA
- 55 days ago - nydailynews.com
1. The Job Market: When the month-to-month job loss numbers in the city and nation start getting lower -- instead of climbing. 2. The Stock Market: Sustained upward movement -- bull markets -- historically start six months before recessions end....
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Is the Real Estate Downturn Coming to An End? Pending Home Sales Rise
Business  (tags: americans, business, debt, economy, environment, ethics, finance, foreclosures, GoodNews, government, humans, news, money, society, real estate )

CA
- 56 days ago - nydailynews.com
The National Association of Realtors says pending U.S. home sales rose from February to March as buyers took advantage of deeply discounted prices and low interest rates.
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Cops Bust South Brunswick Massage Parlor for Prostitution
Business  (tags: business, consumers, corruption, cover-up, dishonesty, economy, environment, ethics, finance, government, humans, law, lies, money, news, politics, society )

CA
- 57 days ago - nj.com
South Brunswick police raided a massage parlor in Dayton today, seizing thousands of dollars and accusing the owner and staff of prostitution.
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Nominate Your Choice for the Corporate Hall of Shame 2009
Business  (tags: SustainableDevelopment, marketing, investing, environment, economy, dishonesty, corporate, americans, consumers, foreclosures, investments, money, politics, society, technology )

Suzybell
- 58 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
You voted in the Corporate Hall of Shame 2008 now nominate the worst corporations to be in the Corporate Hall of Shame 2009 Here's how to nominate: 1. Enter up to three corporations. 2. Post comments, if you like, about why you are nominating these corp
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Wall Street Expects Selling Pressure as Bank Stress Is Revealed
Business  (tags: business, consumers, corporate, debt, economy, Entrepreneurs, environment, ethics, finance, foreclosures, government, humans, investing, investments, investors, labor, law, marketing, money, news, politics, society )

CA
- 59 days ago - nj.com
Wall Street appeared headed for a slightly lower open today, as investors worry banks may need more capital than previously thought.
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