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    Live Earth Loves Eco Chicks!

    In case you missed it, on Friday, Al Gore (wait, who said he wasn’t cool?) announced a huge concert event that will happen this summer called Live Earth. Titled “Save Our Selves” (um, yeah!) multiple concerts will take place on all seven continents on July 7 (that’s a lucky number…

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    Levi's Eco

    Levi’s Eco line has gotten lots of great mainstream press coverage (I won’t be happy until ALL their jeans are made from organic cotton, but as one of the world’s largest jeans sellers, this line is a solid step). I’m definitely into some of their new styles, especially this fantastic…

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    Jamaica's "Life and Debt"

    If you want to feel pleased with yourself, your country, or your recent tropical vacation, don’t watch “Life and Debt,” Stephanie Black’s 2001 documentary about the relationship between the IMF and Jamaica. The film is antagonistic–it features lots of shots of overweight, drunk and dopey looking Americans–but the interviews with…

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    The money is greener on the other side

    Last month Bill Gates’ investments came under investigation by a few LA Times reporters. The argument of the intensely thorough 8-page (yes, 8 pages!) article was this: Do Gates’ investments in companies like Exxon Mobile and Chevron Corp undermine the good deeds of the actual foundation? I recently asked Thomas…

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    How Do I Love My Country? Let Me Count the Dead

    “No More Broken Hearts” rally in Manhattan Beach, California Each red heart represents an American soldier killed in Iraq. Just as Manhattan Beach Toyota was advertising its three-day “Heart Stoppin’ Sale” in honor of Valentine’s Day, community members marked the upcoming holiday in a different way. Approximately five hundred people…

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    Sting Does It Old School at the Grammys

    Warning: Gratuitous Sting-Loving Ahead How freakin’ awesome was Sting at the Grammys last night? Reuniting with The Police, showing off his incredible guns, and doing an amazing rendition of Roxanne. Bestill my heart. Sting is a longtime environmentalist, yogi, and infamously, practicer of tantric sex. But it’s his love for…

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    Is it humor?

    No, no. I’m not going to start questioning Starre’s seriousness about global warming – I think the picture is very cute. However, this video by Sarah Silverman is supposed to be humor about global warming. Maybe it’s because I don’t like Sarah Silverman, but I just don’t find the whole…