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Child Labor | The High Cost of Cotton
Business  (tags: world, society, labor, humans, money, investors, ethics, farming, economy, consumers, business )

Daphna
- 7 days ago - gliving.com
Just in case you thought it was okay to buy non-organic cotton, here's a wakeup call: the workers sowing, picking, weeding, hoeing, cross-pollinating and carrying the heavy bundles of cotton are often... children. And I'm not talking about kids working th
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Thank Heavens for the Downturn? Some People Think So
Business  (tags: business, consumers, money, news, society, world, finance )

Cal
- 8 days ago - reuters.com
It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according to a global survey.
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CORPORATE CRIME IN ECUADOR: Oil Giant Is Gone, Legal and Environmental Mess Remains
Business  (tags: corruption, economy, environment, pollution, corporate crime, ethics, business, cover-up, dishonesty, politics, money, news, world, corporate )

Cal
- 9 days ago - ipsnews.net
The story began almost 40 years ago, but when filmmaker Joe Berlinger "saw villagers eating canned tuna fish because the fish in their rivers were too contaminated to eat, [he] knew [he] had to do something".
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9 Signs That America Is in Decline
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, world, politics, money, economy )

Cal
- 9 days ago - articles.moneycentral.msn.com
The US is muddling through a weak, jobless recovery and confronts problems that could make prosperity feel elusive for a long time.
6 comments
China's Push for Oil in Gulf of Mexico Puts U.S. in Awkward Spot
Business  (tags: business, energy, China, money, politics, world, economy, Entrepreneurs, environment, government, news, oil )

Cal
- 16 days ago - latimes.com
Four years after denying a Chinese bid to buy Unocal, the U.S. may be in too weak an economic position to object. Rebuffing China could also push it into the arms of countries hostile to the U.S.
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Take Action: Tell Toyota to Quit the Chamber of Commerce
Business  (tags: petition, world, news, investors, marketing, money, finance, ethics, economy, corporate, business, consumers, energy )

Daphna
- 18 days ago - ga3.org
Toyota has built a reputation for being the "green" producer of hybrid cars like the Prius. But right now, the Chamber of Commerce - funded by member companies like Toyota - is launching an outrageous $100 million campaign to kill the climate change bill.
11 comments
ConocoPhillips Will Cut Assets Worldwide..Alaska Items Might Be Chopped
Business  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, energy, environment, globalwarming, goodnews, government, greenhousegases, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, pollution, protection, science, Sustainabililty, water, suffering, wildlife, world, abuse, ameri )

Wolfweeps
- 23 days ago - newsminer.com
FAIRBANKS -- ConocoPhillips said last week that the oil giant will sell $10 billion of assets and lower capital spending in 2010 in an effort to strengthen its financial position.Charlie Rowton, a spokesman for the Houston-based company, said no decisions
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A Green Supply Chain Starts in China
Business  (tags: business, corporate, economy, goodnews, money, news, world, greenbuilding )

Cal
- 23 days ago - climatebiz.com
Work on energy efficiency in China has been gradually building for a few years, and it is now expanding rapidly as an increasing number of global companies endeavor to improve supplier performance along with their own environmental impacts. This presents
1 comment
Don't Trust Dow 10,000
Business  (tags: economy, business, politics, finance, world, usa, money )

Cal
- 23 days ago - money.cnn.com
The stock market is supposed to be a leading indicator, predicting what happens next. But the rally doesn't mean the nation's economic woes are over.
3 comments
Facing Massive Layoffs, Russia's 'Detroit' Feels the Chill
Business  (tags: world, business, finance, economy, society, money, news, government, labor )

Cal
- 29 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The plight of AvtoVAZ hints at what many say is a crucial weakness of modern Russia : its outdated infrastructure and inefficient, Soviet-legacy companies.
2 comments
Tropical Forests: Will the U.S. Ride to the Rescue?
Business  (tags: environment, business, politics, government, ethics, money, news, politics, world )

Cal
- 31 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Saving the rain forest is no longer just about helping such countries as Brazil and Indonesia preserve their exotic fauna and flora. Now it is about benefiting American corporations too
3 comments
Dear Big Ag: World Hunger Is Not for Sale
Business  (tags: world, SustainableDevelopment, society, money, government, ethics, humans, farming, farms, corporate, consumers )

Daphna
- 38 days ago - treehugger.com
The objectives of this week's Global Harvest Initiative symposium, which focused on coordinated efforts to address world hunger, were compelling. World hunger already affects 1 billion people and the numbers are projected to climb. Unfortunately, thanks t
4 comments
Don't Bail Out Newspapers--Let Them Die and Get Out of the Way
Business  (tags: business, finance, ethics, technology, society, politics, world, usa, investing, economy )

Cal
- 39 days ago - blog.newsweek.com
Nobody in their right mind believes the future of the news business involves paper and ink rather than pixels on a screen. We all know where the news business is headed, and what's more, we've known it for at least a decade. So why on earth are people tal
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9 Reasons Why Starbucks Sucks
Business  (tags: consumers, business, humans, money, politics, labor, society, world )

Daphna
- 41 days ago - ecosalon.com
Starbucks: people either love 'em or loathe 'em. My husband likes their coffee and admires their business brains. I, on the other hand, can't stand them for their homogenized, yuppie style. Having grown up in grunge-era Seattle, once a land of artsy coffe
17 comments
Why Low Carbon Corporate Champions Want a Global Climate Agreement
Business  (tags: goodnews, green, business, corporate, usa, politics, world, money )

Cal
- 44 days ago - climatebiz.com
To arrive at greater certainty and a price on carbon, senior executives consistently prioritize a truly global agreement over national or regional agreements.
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