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50,000 Hens Abandoned at California Egg Farm
03/08/2012by Rachel Cernansky, Several weeks ago, a California egg producer abandoned his farm—and an estimated 50,000 hens—leaving a horrifying mess for…
Read MoreWhale Meat Available For Purchase on Amazon.com Japan
03/08/2012On Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, even shoppers with the most obscure tastes can find just about anything their heart…
Read MoreHow Walmart Turned Its Weak Urban Image Into a Public Interest Campaign Against Food Deserts
03/08/2012A report out from Food and Water Watch this week details the efforts that Walmart has made to boost access to…
Read MoreApple Lifts the Curtain on Chinese Labor and Environmental Manufacturing Practices
03/08/2012Employee protests at Apple supplier Foxconn have raised attention to the issue of employment conditions in China. Apple has reacted decisively,…
Read MoreIndian cotton prices dip 5.85% in Feb
03/08/2012Indian raw cotton prices have gone only one way in the month of February – downhill, except for a brief spurt…
Read More9th Century Arabic Texts Yield Clues for Climate Change Scientists
03/08/2012When it comes to producing definitive proof of climate change, one limitation is the lack of data about past weather conditions….
Read MoreGlobal cotton stocks to continue accumulating in 2012/13
03/08/2012International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) reported that as 2012 plantings are starting in the northern hemisphere, prices of cotton are much…
Read MoreIncredible Animal Sculptures Made from Broken CDs
03/08/2012Artist Sean Avery has a special talent — turning old tech into interesting animal sculptures. Using old CDs and other recycled…
Read MoreNew Hiut Jeans are Getting a Welsh Town Back to Work
03/08/2012by Bonnie Alter, Warning: this is one of those feel-good stories—and a very good one at that. The town of Cardigan,…
Read MoreNanotechnology Converts Heat to Power With Fabric
03/08/2012What if by merely sitting in your car, or by wearing a particular jacket, you could generate power? Or maybe by…
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