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Take Action: Ban the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides Before They Devastate Bee Populations in the USA
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, environment, ethics, farming, society, money, politics, usa )

JL
- 52 days ago - causes.com
Neonicotinoid, known as "neonics" for short, is a farm pesticide produced primarily by the German chemical giant Bayer, widely used in the U.S. to coat a massive 142 million acres of corn, wheat, soy and cotton seeds. They are also common ingredients in
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Secrets and Lies of the Wall Street Bailout --- Matt Taibbi
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, Entrepreneurs, ethics, finance, farming, foreclosures, government, investments, marketing, lies, politics, society, usa, world )

Kit
- 131 days ago - commondreams.org
The federal rescue of Wall Street didn't fix the economy - it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come ....
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The Financial Elite's War Against the US Economy
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, debt, dishonesty, economy, energy, ethics, finance, farming, government, investments, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, oil, society )

Kit
- 139 days ago - commondreams.org
Today's economic warfare is not the kind waged a century ago between labor and its industrial employers. Finance has moved to capture the economy at large, industry and mining, public infrastructure (via privatization) and now even the educational system.
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Another Farm Worker Dies in 100+ Degree Heat. Take Action Today! ACTION
Business  (tags: United Farm Workers, business, ethics, farming, health, neglect, death )

Nancy
- 344 days ago - care2.com
Link to story. Summer in California hasn't even started and we just got word that it happened again. According to Tuesday's Fresno Bee newspaper, Maximo Lopez Barajas died Friday while pruning in a pomegranate orchard. The Bee said Maximo "collapsed in he
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Stop Phone Companies From Profiteering Off of the Families of Prisoners ACTION US
Business  (tags: fcc, phone companies, kickbacks, prisoners, business, ethics, farming, money, family, society )

Nancy
- 68 days ago - act.credoaction.com
While the FCC can't end the kickbacks, they can cap the cost-per-minute of interstate phone calls, which will help keep the rates low enough for families to stay in touch without breaking the bank.
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"Golden Age for Corporate Profits" As Workers Get Whacked
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, cover-up, debt, dishonesty, economy, Entrepreneurs, ethics, farming, environment, finance, government, investors, labor, law, marketing, money, politics, society, Workers )

Kit
- 76 days ago - commondreams.org
As across-the-board federal budget cuts go into effect and the "real pain" predicted by economists and policy experts begins to creep into the lives of everyday people--namely US workers--investors on Wall Street are saying: "bring it on."
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'Factory Farms' Aren't Farms: They Are Concentration Camps for Animals
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, farming, finance, government, investments, money, politics, society, sustainabledevelopment )

Kit
- 25 days ago - commondreams.org
The freedom-busting terrorists in this fight are not those who reveal the abuse, but the soulless factory-farm profiteers in the corporate suites and the cynical lawmakers who serve them.
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90 Million Workers Won't Be Needed By 2020, Study Says
Business  (tags: politics, business, labor, news, society, study, world economy, unemployment, world, government, corporate, environment, farming, ethics )

Cal
- 333 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Tens of millions of people worldwide will be condemned to long-term joblessness unless global leaders make significant changes to address unemployment and worker training, according to a new study.
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GROW! A Film of Bright, Sustainable Hope
Business  (tags: Sustainabililty, health, greenliving, farming, globalwarming, environment, eco-friendly, energy, food, garden, business, labor, economy, americans )

Nancy
- 259 days ago - organicconnectmag.com
One for one, each of these farmers says that despite the grumblings and emotional turmoil that can accompany the hard times, at the end of the day the results of their labors more than make up for it all.
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How Big Pork Screws Small Towns
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, farming, food source, government, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 189 days ago - motherjones.com
I've argued often that the food system functions like an economic sieve, draining away wealth. -- Chart and graphs show where the money goes,
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Help Save California's Truly Raw Almonds!
Business  (tags: dishonesty, economy, farming, ethics, environment, corporate, corruption, business, americans, cover-up, money, investments, investors, law, lies, marketing, society, usa, consumers )

JL
- 130 days ago - cornucopia.org
California's raw almonds are no longer truly raw. The USDA, at the request of the Almond Board of California, has been requiring that raw almonds be treated using a process that the industry generously describes as "pasteurization."
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Australia Reaches 1 Million Home PV Panels Milestone SOLAR ENERGY NEWS | APRIL 11, 2013 BY BRIAN
Business  (tags: aamericans, business, consumers, economy, energy, Entrepreneurs, environment, ethics, farming, goodnews, greenbuilding, investing, investments, investors, marketing, news, SustainableDevelopment, usa, world )

Ruth
- 39 days ago - solartribune.com
"As of last month, over 1 million home solar systems have been installed across Australia, for a total capacity of almost 2.5 GW...." ! Great! Keep up the good work ! Please note, share, post.
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Addicted To Money - Episode I --- Video   video
Business  (tags: abuse, banks, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, debt, dishonesty, economy, finance, farming, foreclosures, government, investments, marketing, money, politics, society, Wall Street )

Kit
- 358 days ago - youtube.com
This is just the trailer for episode one, but I think this 3 minutes should give you an idea of what this series is about and how important the information is to all of us.
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Are We Headed Back to the Dust Bowl? Blame the Banks
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, BANKS, business, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, farming, finance, foreclosures, government, labor, law, lies, marketing, money, oil, politics, society, world )

Kit
- 291 days ago - alternet.org
Record-breaking weather, farmers losing crops, banks repossessing land from the poor, a president scorned by his opponents for socialism. We've seen this before.
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Bacon Shortage 'Aporkalypse' Theoretically Possible, But Highly Unlikely, Given Basic Economics
Business  (tags: world, consumers, environment, farming, marketing )

Carrie
- 233 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
America -- nay, the entire world -- went hog wild this week when a report out of England predicted a "global bacon shortage" in 2013. Swinophiles cleared hoarding space in their freezers and eating-contest organizers canceled bacon-based events.
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