Laura
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Save power this Saturday!
Lights Out Los Angeles urges you to turn off all non-essential lighting for one hour on Saturday to promote energy-saving consciousness.... More
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submitted 314 Days Ago, www.lightsoutla.org
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The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years
Your friends could be influencing how much you weigh. This is a paper on the study of how obesity appears to spread through social ties.... More
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submitted 313 Days Ago, content.nejm.org
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Couple builds their own beautiful, organic family home for £3,000
A lovely pictorial and written account of how one couple, with the help of father, friends and a few passersby, architected and built their own organic dream house in only 4 months and for only £3,000. ... More
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submitted 240 Days Ago, www.simondale.net
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Burger King refuses to help increase wages for exploited farm workers
Burger King has rejected the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' demands to pay higher wages to their tomato pickers, calling the farmworkers’ tactics “un-American”. BK has also threated a $100,000 fine against growers that cooperate ... More
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submitted 240 Days Ago, www.nytimes.com
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Tear It Down!
An interactive statement, from Amnesty International and Middle Child, calling on users to sign the pledge and help tear down Guantanamo Bay one pixel at a time. Their goal is to reach 500,000 signatures.... More
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submitted 237 Days Ago, earitdown.org
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human rights, civil liberty, torture,
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