Apr
26
[From Think Progress ] Nine years after former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay donated $1.1 million of Enron stock to fund an economics professorship in his name, the University of Missouri (MU) has finally filled the chair. Though MU hoped to “use the chair to bring in world-renowned economists from other universities,” it eventually settled on giving [...]
Apr
26
Moving Boxes: Recycle This
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[From The Budget Ecoist] Ahhhh…the joys of moving! All those boxes, the newspaper, the packaging peanuts! It’s enough to make an Eco Warrior go mad! We’ve previously posted tips on how to recycle and reuse packaging peanuts. But let’s face it, from an environmental perspective, packaging peanuts are, well, peanuts in terms of the bigger [...]
Apr
19
Old lady signing the petiton
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Old lady signing the petiton Originally uploaded by Kacper (tow.zwierz)
Apr
16
Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too?
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[How about just skipping meat for healthier and more environmentaly friendly proteins? -RS] [From New York Times Blog] By Andrew C. Revkin Muscle cells (in this case mouse) can be cultured in the lab. (Karim Sultan/Utrecht University) The world has seen the first international conference on manufacturing meat. This is the process, tested so far [...]
Apr
14
José Ramos-Horta, the president of East Timor, says he believes he has been given a second chance at life. (CNN) — On February 11, a group of renegade soldiers invaded my home. As I walked toward my house, I was not aware that they had disarmed my guards and broken into the house, knocking down [...]





