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Posted: 02/24/2012 5:58 pm

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From Mother Nature Network's Gerri Miller:

Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjunction with storytelling nonprofit The Moth. Hosted by Nathan Lane and featuring appearances by Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Paralympian/actress/model Aimee Mullins, educator Tim King and comedian Greg Walloch telling personal stories about discrimination and bigotry, the evening was capped by an after-party with a performance by John Legend.

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"It's important to start a dialogue about racism and homophobia and sexism, things that are in our society. The only way to get ourselves out of it is to start talking about it, share personal stories," said Mehcad Brooks, whose "Necessary Roughness" returns to USA this summer. A member of the Environmental Media Association, Brooks just became the mentor to an urban garden at Eliot Middle School in Altadena, Calif. "I told them, next time I want a salad waiting for me," he laughed.
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From Mother Nature Network's Gerri Miller: Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjuncti...
From Mother Nature Network's Gerri Miller: Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjuncti...
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sunsetter
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05:49 PM on 02/26/2012
An utterly impossible measure - going green. You can't trace far enough upstream to evaluate.
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Gnothi Seauton
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06:07 PM on 02/26/2012
That is convenient to those who insist their liberty can be defined in any selfish way. Behaviors have downstream effects, and excessive consumption itself ramps up economic activity artificially; leading to such strategies for profit-taking like planned obsolescence and the escape of mitigation.
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sunsetter
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10:20 PM on 02/26/2012
Yeah, we get it, your a terminal student. Playing Peter Pan on pays well on Broadway.
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altosax
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06:13 PM on 02/26/2012
Translation: "I Want To Continue To Be A Pig"!
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sunsetter
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10:21 PM on 02/26/2012
I was looking at buying a second Suburban today, with the 6.0 litre engine, not the puny 5.3. What do you you think? My friends always say, "It just costs a little more to go first class".
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01:37 PM on 02/26/2012
How is it over thousands of years this generation thinks they know more than anyone about the concerns of the earth and everyone else is stupid.
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Gnothi Seauton
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06:10 PM on 02/26/2012
Information and the measurement of feedback loops tell this generation far more than previous generations. "Stupid" is assignable to people who think the natural world is rightly expendable in the wake of their own indefensible excess.
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farmilyman
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11:05 AM on 02/26/2012
You can bet none are conservative. Conservatives think the earth is given to them to exploit and make money.
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07:54 PM on 02/24/2012
Tiffani I love you Call Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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