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What The First Earth Day Can Teach Us About Sharing
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25.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
 The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 was epic. The brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, it was the first event of its kind and it sent a game-changing ripple of awareness and activism through the country. It jump-started the green movement, brought environmental concerns to national attention and unified citizens, academics, scientists, conservationists, politicians and students under one banner.
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Green River faculty: no confidence in college president
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25.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| A 92 percent majority of tenured faculty members at Green River Community College in Auburn say they have no confidence in the college president, while the school’s board of trustees continues to support her.. |
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Green River faculty: no confidence in college president
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25.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Local |
| A 92 percent majority of tenured faculty members at Green River Community College in Auburn say they have no confidence in the college president, while the school’s board of trustees continues to support her.. |
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Wal-Mart turns to green dots to stay stocked
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25.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: Business |
| A consulting firm is helping the retail giant identify items before shortages hurt sales. |
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Bowie Young, Cavalleri tied in the Bahamas
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25.5.2013 |
Sports |
| PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes. |
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Kuchar leads Colonial when 2nd round suspended
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25.5.2013 |
Sports |
|  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Matt Kuchar was hoping he would be able to finish his second round Friday night at Colonial. He ended up with the lead — and a very early wakeup call.
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Ex-Viking Brett Favre settles sexting case, lawyer says
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25.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: News |
| NEW YORK -- A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists, who sued now-retired quarterback Brett Favre over claims the former Minnesota Viking sent racy text messages, says the case has been settled. |
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Bowie Young takes early lead on short course
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25.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. |
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Bill McKibben: Keystone: What We Know
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25.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Ever since the Keystone fight began, the smart money has insisted the pipeline will be approved. But so far: no pipe. And the opposition got... |
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The Week in Design: I <3 New York, but readers love those tiny homes
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25.5.2013 |
TreeHugger |
Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny houses. |
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Bowie Young takes early lead on short course
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25.5.2013 |
Sports |
| PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. |
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Memorial Day Travel will Cost Americans over $1 Billion on Gasoline
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24.5.2013 |
Environmental News Network |
Memorial Day not only marks the day we pay tribute to those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, but it also marks the first unofficial weekend that kicks off the summer. With that said, tens of millions of Americans are expected to get away this weekend and according to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Americans will spend more than $1.4 billion filling up their tanks! The new analysis utilizes newly released data from the American Automotive Association (AAA), which estimated that 89 percent of Memorial Day weekend travelers (about 31.2 million Americans) will travel by vehicle. |
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Friends of Palestine Presents Dr. El Farra from Gaza
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24.5.2013 |
Green Left Weekly issue #780 |
| Israel's Operation Cast Lead was described by a UN fact finding mission as “a deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate and terrorise a civilian population.” The 2008–09 assault claimed the lives of 1400 Palestinians and thrust the crisis in Gaza into the centre of the debate about the Israel/Palestine conflict.
The crippling siege continues to block access to much needed construction materials and denies people access
to vital healthcare. Life for the people of Gaza is punctuated by regular military incursions. Gaza has
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B.C. Election brings frustration to labour, indigenous and environmental activists
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24.5.2013 |
rabble.ca - News for the rest of us |
It's rabble.ca's annual membership drive! If you like this article, please consider becoming a member or increasing your level of support.
The May 14 general election in British Columbia was a setback to progressive political forces in the province and throughout Canada. The incumbent B.C. Liberals won a fourth straight term, winning 50 seats with 44 per cent of the vote, compared to 33 seats and 40 per cent for the opposition New Democratic Party.
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Bizarre Landmark Owned By Thomas Jefferson Goes On The Market
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24.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| ROANOKE, Va. -- A Virginia landmark and tourism attraction once owned by Thomas Jefferson is up for sale. The privately owned Natural Bridge, north of... |
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Crime: Walter Mosley’s ‘Little Green,’ and More
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24.5.2013 |
NY Times: Books |
| Crime: Walter Mosley’s ‘Little Green,’ and More |
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Groups Slam Environmental Defense Fund for Fracking "Greenwash"
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24.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| Environmental groups and activists slammed the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) this week for partnering with a coalition of Big Energy companies and pro-fracking groups, saying there is "nothing sustainable about shale oil or shale gas."
"Greenwashing" is what the groups called the move, following the disclosure that the Executive Director of EDF, Fred Krupp, had joined the board of directors of the Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD).
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New Anti-Staph Drugs
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24.5.2013 |
Green Technology and Environmental Science News - ENN |
Bugs and infections are growing ever stronger and more resistant to the antibiotics and the like. A team of Wisconsin scientists has synthesized a potent new class of compounds capable of curbing the bacteria that cause staph infections. They describe these new agents as effectively interfering with the quorum sensing behavior of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium at the root of a host of human infections ranging from acne to life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome and sepsis. |
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Jaffna aquifer depleting from overuse
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24.5.2013 |
Environmental News Network |
The single limestone aquifer, which is the main source of freshwater in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, is gradually depleting through overuse, researchers say. "The area suffers from severe groundwater imbalance which might reach crisis proportions in the future," Shanti de Silva, one of two scientists who carried out the research for the agricultural department of the University of Jaffna, told SciDev.Net. |
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Germany Must Spread Energy Costs More Fairly
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24.5.2013 |
Wall St. Journal: World |
| The International Energy Agency says high prices resulting from the subsidized drive into renewables are withering public support |
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