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Ronald to Retire? Corporate Accountability International is calling on the old clown to retire.  Raj Patel makes a strong case for Ronald to hang up his big red shoes, but McDonald’s says he has no plans to do so.  (hat tip to Daniel Bowman Simon of People’s Garden NYC)
Required to Report? California may make a [...]

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Of course, he’s right. Gardens are growing like weeds, a fact that has been attributed by some to our flagging economy, but is also one of the most hopeful things a person can do and, in many circles, one of the coolest. I talked to Fritz the other night, and he mentioned the enthusiasm young people bring to the task and that he thought some of their enjoyment comes from ripping up the lawns, mistakes of past generations, and replacing them with something better.

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A Patent Ruling Manhattan Judge Robert W. Sweet passed what could eventually be a very high-impact ruling Tuesday, invalidating parts of several gene patents.  The ruling wasn’t the hit to stock prices some expected, but may have the potential to invalidate thousands of other gene patents.
T&T Green Fork friend Kim O’Donnel has thrown down the [...]

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Health Care Reform and Counting Calories One promising piece of the new health care legislation is a requirement that fast food restaurants display nutrition information.
Hail, Cesar! United Farm Workers are on a mission to create a national holiday to celebrate labor rights hero Cesar Chavez.
It’s the Subsidies, Silly GOOD Magazine asks “Why Does a [...]

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All the same, clean drinking water is the basis of a healthful society and a healthful planet, and without strong government regulations over that cleanliness, some communities could be relegated to relying on bottled water, which is actually even less stringently regulated and more expensive than tap — not to mention the ecological implications of the plastic bottles and fossil fuels involved in the packaging and shipping.

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