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Entries from March 2008

Paper or Plastic never looked so bad!

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m no saint, but one thing I swear by is bringing my cloth bags to the market.   I have to admit, it’s a bit of an embarassment bringing my green ‘Whole Foods’ bags to Safeway or Trader Joes. The International Market gave me a couple free from their venue so I wouldn’t bring them in. […]

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Tags: recycle

Annual Seal Hunt Begins

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

CANADA’S annual seal hunt kicked off today, touting for the first time new more humane killing methods, but still sparking criticism from animal rights groups.
Canada set a limit for its seal harvest this year of 275,000 harp seals, and adopted Independent Veterinarians Working Group recommendations to ensure the slaughter was less cruel and try to […]

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Tags: wildlife

Stand with Tibet - Support the Dalai Lama (petition)

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

After decades of repression, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change. China’s leaders are right now making a crucial choice between escalating repression or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China.
We can affect this historic choice — China does care about its international reputation. But it will take an avalanche […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Two Major Solar Projects Announced in California

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Southern California Edison Co. plans to build the nation’s largest solar energy installation — an array of collector cells covering two square miles of rooftops that could power about 162,000 homes, the utility announced Thursday.
Edison said it asked state regulators for approval to begin installing the technology on the rooftops of commercial buildings throughout the […]

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Tags: Global Warming · Renewable Energy

Olmert warns of more fighting soon as Israel pulls troops out of Gaza

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Palestinians sit on the rubble of their destroyed home in Jabalia, Gaza Strip. Photograph: Abid Katib/Getty images
The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, warned yesterday that more fighting in Gaza was imminent and admitted that one of his goals was now to “weaken” the Islamist movement Hamas.
Israeli troops and tanks pulled out of Gaza before […]

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Tags: Middle East

Banish the Bags: Paper and Plastic

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Banish the Bags: This Whale Washed Up on a British Beach. In Its Stomach….the Remains of 23 Plastic Bags

 
Bloodied and skinned, its carcass lies on a British beach, battered by the sea and smashed by rocks. This shocking image shows the lifeless body of a Cuvier’s beaked whale - a shy and mysterious giant washed […]

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Tags: Water

Gaza Conflict-Ceasefire Now! (Avaaz Petition)

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Israel and Gaza are on the brink of war. A ground assault has left many dead, and the rain of rockets only spreads. Israel is now considering a full-scale invasion of Gaza, which has never worked before. The only answer is a ceasefire deal, already suggested by Hamas and supported by 64% of Israelis and […]

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Tags: Middle East

World urges end to Gaza violence; over 100 Palestinians killed

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Continuing air and land bombardments by the Israeli Occupation Forces have killed over 100 Palestinians since February 27, 2008. Both the UN and the EU condemn the onslaught as well as the United States. Still the incursion carries on unscathed. Neighboring Egypt has opened up it’s borders to accommodate wounded Palestinians, who find their own […]

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Tags: Middle East