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A Blacklist for Websites Backfires in Australia
Science & Tech  (tags: internet, websites, computers, blacklist, Australia )

Summer
- 274 days ago - time.com
If you want to reduce citizens' exposure to dangerous and illegal activities online, why not gather up all the URLs for sites that promote such acts...
Will the Recession Doom the Last Sunday Blue Laws
Business  (tags: economy, consumers, business, Blue Laws, alcohol, revenue, sales tax )

Summer
- 308 days ago - time.com
A handful of state legislatures have declared it's closing time for Sunday alcohol sales restrictions, saying an extra day of sales could give their foundering budgets a much-needed shot of revenue.
Michael Moore Asks Bankers to Help Prove Bailout Is 'Swindle'
Business  (tags: corporate, corruption, business, economy, finance, bail-out, Michael Moore )

Summer
- 312 days ago - bloomberg.com
Filmmaker Michael Moore, who says the Wall Street bailout is "the biggest swindle in American history," is asking bankers to help him make a movie proving it.
Don't Fix Wall Street, Replace It
Business  (tags: finance, economy, Wall Street, crisis, opportunity, system )

Summer
- 323 days ago - yesmagazine.org
Rather than prop up a failed system, we should use the current financial crisis as the opportunity to create a system that works. Trying to solve the crisis with the same tools that caused it is the definition of insanity.
How to Recycle Blue Jeans | Healthy and Green Living
Green Lifestyle  (tags: recycling, blue jeans, home insulation, denim, donate )

Summer
- 328 days ago - care2.com
Got a pile of old, ripped jeans in need of recycling? You might have heard about home insulation made from denim, but don't know how to donate.
List In The Works Of Programs For Energy Efficiency - Connecticut
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy, efficiency, home, conservation, insulation, windows, energy audits )

Summer
- 343 days ago - courant.com
At a home in Rocky Hill last week, Jon Kindt of Competitive Resources Inc. in Wallingford caulks a window to eliminate a draft. Kindt and his team do energy audits, including household appliances, drafts, air ducts and insulation.
Circuit City, R.I.P. : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech
Science & Tech  (tags: electronics, retail, liquidation, merchandise, bankruptcy, economy )

Summer
- 345 days ago - tech.yahoo.com
The troubled 60-year-old electronics chain tried its best to survive bankruptcy, but to no avail; now, it will liquidate its merchandise and close all 567 remaining stores.
Growing Up Vegetarian | Healthy and Green Living
Green Lifestyle  (tags: vegetarian, health, diet, misunderstandings, children, family life, nutrition )

Summer
- 376 days ago - care2.com
Vegetarians of all ages regularly encounter misunderstandings from well-meaning relatives and friends about the diet's nutritional value, especially as it affects growing children.
Wachovia Sends $150 Million To Victims Of Telemarketing Fraud
Business  (tags: consumers, dishonesty, telemarketing, fraud, Wachovia, reimbursements, settlement, banking )

Summer
- 377 days ago - money.cnn.com
Wachovia Corp. (WB) has begun to reimburse victims of a telemarketing fraud as part of its April settlement with U.S. banking regulators, mailing nearly 750, 000 checks totaling more than $150 million to the victims.
The Good Life Doesn't Have to Cost the Planet
Green Lifestyle  (tags: good life, planet, cost, decisions, effects )

Summer
- 377 days ago - yesmagazine.org
What if you woke up one day to find that humans eventually did make the right decisions, and those decisions had all the right effects and, well, the world turned out to be a pretty cool place.
 
 
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