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Greediest Corporate Agribusiness Move We'Ve Ever Seen!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: food, farmers, agribusiness, Monsanto, Cargill, corporate takeover, hormones, antibiotics, environment, degredation, suffering, AnimalWelfare, children, diet, disease, drugs, government, illness, risks, safety, health, organic, Sustainabililty, money, cor )

Rebecca
- 34 days ago - foodandwaterwatch.org
Corporate agribusiness is trying to write itself into the Ohio constitution- and if it succeeds there, you can be sure that this greedy play will be made in other states. This could radically shift policy away from small, local farms to big factory farms.
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HR 2749 Eat From Corporate Farms Only? NO!! Take Action Now!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Monsanto, agribusiness, corporate farms, gardens, farming, food, organic, genetically modified food, freedom, government, dishonesty, congress, economy, corruption, health, nutrition, diet, food, environment, eco-friendly, sustainable )

Rebecca
- 39 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
If you value being able to have a garden, if you don't want to be forced to eat genetically modified foods, if you want to eat organic and even if you just value your freedom of choice, you will want to sign against this bill that takes that all from you.
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The Father of the 'Green Revolution' - Norman Borlaug - Dies at Age 95
Green Lifestyle  (tags: NormanBorlaug, Green, GreenRevolution, ecology, agriculture, NobelPeacePrize, cancer, death, news, world, humans, hunger, environment, government, society, science, technology, tech, biology, green, scientist, conservation )

SirRobert
- 74 days ago - latimes.com
Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug who won the Nobel Peace Prize for combating world hunger and saving nearly 1 billion lives, which kick-started the 'Green Revolution' has died Saturday in Dallas from complications due to cancer at age 95.
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Reject HR 2749 and Clean Up Factory Farms Instead
Green Lifestyle  (tags: FDA, factory farms, family farms, Monsanto, GMO foods, healthcare, dishonesty, government, propaganda, lies, safety, nutrition, food, protection )

Rebecca
- 149 days ago - peaceteam.net
They're trying to shut down family farms and force everyone to have to exclusively buy from factory farms without cleaning them up to make our food safer or help the animals. Also, we could be forced into genetically modified foods. ACT NOW to fight this!
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$500M in Labor Department Grants Available for Green Job Training Programs
Green Lifestyle  (tags: ClimateChange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, Sustainabililty, government, obama, conservation, green, greenproducts, energy, eco-friendly )

Justin
- 152 days ago - greenbiz.com
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Grant competitions opened today for $500 million in Recovery Act funds for training programs that will help retool the U.S. workforce for a clean energy economy.
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Sign Petition: Eliminate Abuse of Federal and State Land Reserves and Feed the Hungry
Green Lifestyle  (tags: greenliving, environment, eco-friendly, conservation, business, energy, greenproducts, sustainable, food, globalwarming, CO2emissions, cattle, livestock, chickens, pigs, cows, grains, soybeans, oats, corn, hunger, government, usda, politics )

Tom
- 166 days ago - change.org
Livestock now use 30% of the Earth's entire land surface, including 33% of the arable land which is used to produce feed for the livestock. Raising animals for food requires 10 times as many crops as we would need if we simply ate the grains directly.
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Sign Petition: Tell the Energy Department to Strengthen Lighting Efficiency Standards
Green Lifestyle  (tags: power, energy, tube, fluorescent, bulb, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 171 days ago - change.org
A new lighting standard could save energy and money and reduce global warming pollution. Urge the new leaders at the Department of Energy to strengthen the proposed lamp standards and close the loopholes left behind by the Bush administration.
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Sign Petition: Restore Solar Panels to the White House
Green Lifestyle  (tags: solar, panels, power, energy, white, house, Sustainabililty, greenliving, greenproducts, environment, eco-friendly, CO2emissions, conservation, business, humans, technology, architecture, carter, obama, government, politics, oil, independence )

Tom
- 171 days ago - change.org
After the first oil embargo and gas crisis in 1973, President Carter installed solar panels on the White House to show how to become independent of foreign oil. In 1980 Pres. Reagan took them down, saying "America didn't conserve its way into greatness".
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1872 Mining Law Must Be Updated for 21st Century
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, Hardrock, Mining, Reclamation, Act, HR 2262, abandoned, mine, cleanup, water, pollution, wildlife, habitat, nature, protection, sustainable, green, jobs, government, americans, business, corporate, greed, money, economy, politics )

Tom
- 179 days ago - azstarnet.com
The 1872 mining law is a flat-out giveaway. The AP reported that unlike the coal, oil and natural gas industries, hardrock mining companies don't pay royalties on the estimated $1 billion in minerals they extract from the nation's lands each year.
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Sign Petition: Make Mining Reform -- and Green Jobs -- Happen
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, mining, water, pollution, wildlife, habitat, nature, protection, sustainable, green, jobs, government, americans )

Tom
- 179 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
S 796, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, will create green jobs by cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines, give a fair return to the taxpayer, and protect communities and precious western water resources.
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Sign Petition: Support AB 68, The Single-Use Bag Reduction Act
Green Lifestyle  (tags: wildlife, nature, pollution, humans, habitat, oceans, Sustainabililty, government, environment, ecosystems, conservation, green, recycling, Sustainabililty, eco-friendly, business, conservation )

Tom
- 190 days ago - savesfbay.org
Plastic bags cause serious problems for the health of our coast and bay shorelines. Each year an estimated one million plastic bags end up in San Francisco Bay, polluting water and endangering wildlife. Tell your representative to support AB 68 now.
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600 Budding Recruits Sign Up for Green Army - Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, queensland, government, green army, parks, gardens, jobs, rivers )

Chrissy
- 190 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
About 600 budding recruits have signed up for 3,000 jobs in the state government's "green army". At the Queensland election, Labor pledged to create 100,000 jobs during the current term in government, including a $57 million plan to create 3,000 "green
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NewsDaily: U.S. Clears Way to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
Green Lifestyle  (tags: climate, climatechange, environment, globalwarming, humans, nature, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation, government, obama, usa, congress, CO2emissions, environment, humans, globalwarming, ecosystems, energy )

Thunderr
- 221 days ago - newsdaily.com
The Obama administration opened the way to regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Friday by declaring climate-warming pollution a danger to human health and welfare,in a sharp policy shift from the Bush administration.Environmental activists and >>
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China's Major Solar Farm Push - China
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, renewable energy, energy, solar, solar energy, tariffs, government )

Chrissy
- 231 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Solar power equipment is already quite cheap in China as the country is home to some of the world's largest solar panel manufacturers including Suntech and Solarfun, but the Chinese government last week launched an ambitious program that will see new sola
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Thousands Seek Solar Subsidy - Queensland, Australia
Green Lifestyle  (tags: australia, queensland, subsidy, government, solar, hot water )

Chrissy
- 233 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
Eight thousand people have bombarded a call centre on opening day seeking to register interest in the State Government's cheap solar hot water subsidy scheme. A second Ergon call centre at Rockhampton is being set up today to cope with the extra public
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