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The Girl Who Silenced the World for 5 Minutes
I believe that children our our future. Most people think Whitney Houston penned the lyrics to the timeless hit “The Greatest Love of All,” or that Randy Watson was the genius behind the words when he led the wildly-famous soul band “Sexual Chocolate.” Actually, the song was originally recorded by George Benson in 1977 for the [...]
Continue reading...Must See!!! Robofish to Attack Pollution in UK
24. March 2009
Schools of robofish to sniff out pollution in the Thames Schools of robotic fish could be sent into the Thames to produce a 3D pollution map of the river. from Daily Mail UK Researchers at the University of Essex in Colchester are working on the robofish as part of a £2.5million EU-funded project to find new ways of [...]
Continue reading...Q&A with Van Jones
24. March 2009
Q&A with Van Jones Obama’s former ‘Green Jobs Czar’ on gray capitalism and why we’re a long way from a green bubble. —By Jesse Finfrock Mother Jones: Can you briefly explain what “environmental justice” means to you? Van Jones: Environmental justice is the movement to ensure that no community suffers disproportionate environmental burdens or [...]
Continue reading...Outkast To Deliver Two Solo Albums And A Group Effort in 2009!
24. March 2009
Outkast To Deliver Two Solo Albums And Another Group Effort in 2009. ‘Y’all gonna get three records from the ‘Kast next year,’ Big Boi says. By Shaheem Reid ATLANTA — Big Boi is getting his second solo album, Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, back on the good foot. The street-embedded member of Outkast says [...]
Continue reading...K’Naan: Straight Outta Mogadishu
24. March 2009
Straight Outta Mogadishu Somali-born rapper K’naan on African pirates and the world’s hardest ghetto. —By Eamon Kircher-Allen for Mother Jones K’naan’s music sounds a little like Eminem’s, if Slim Shady had spent his childhood dodging bullets in Somalia’s civil war. The 30-year-old hip-hop artist (born Kaynaan Warsame) grew up on the mean streets of Mogadishu and escaped in [...]
Continue reading...“I Want Michelle Obama Arms!”
24. March 2009
She’s Pumped. Your Turn. By LIZ ROBBINS THE arms have taken on a life of their own. They have provoked controversy, envy, a bit of backlash, even bad puns about the right to bare them. But enough debate and deconstruction. Now women are talking about construction. “I want Michelle Obama arms,” Julie Eich told her trainer on the [...]
Continue reading...Why Biofuels Are the Rainforest’s Worst Enemy
24. March 2009
Why Biofuels Are the Rainforest’s Worst Enemy. By Heather Rogers Nestled deep in the tropical rainforest on the island of Borneo, Pareh is a collection of about 60 weathered wooden houses perched on stilts and enfolded by coconut palms, banana trees, and the dappled green overhang of the towering forest. Pareh’s inhabitants belong to the indigenous tribes [...]
Continue reading...Study: Lots Of Red Meat Increases Mortality Risk
24. March 2009
Study: Lots Of Red Meat Increases Mortality Risk CHICAGO — The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer. The federal study of more than half a million men and women bolsters prior evidence [...]
Continue reading...The Wizard of H2O
12. January 2009
Can “megawatersheds” save Africa from drought? Or is explorer Robert Bisson all wet? By Bruce Falconer Spend any time with Robert Bisson, and conversation will eventually turn to the tiny island of Tobago. Bisson loves the place, and with the enthusiasm of a travel agent raves of its friendly people, its [...]
Continue reading...Murdered in cold blood in Oakland
11. January 2009
Todd Chretien reports on the outpouring of anger after Oakland police killed an unarmed man on the platform of a transit station. January 7, 2009 A video taken by a commuter captured Oakland police hovering over Oscar Grant after shooting him (Oakland Cop Watch) ON NEW Year’s Eve, as scores of horrified people looked on, Oakland transit police [...]
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23. October 2009
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