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Legalize It and I Will Industrialize It: Industrial Hemp Is the Engine to Kickstart This Economy

Anna Brones | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Vote Hemp, Oregon, North America, Hemp, Living Harvest, Marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration, Industrial Hemp, Reefer Madness, Livity, Naturally Advanced Technologies, Ecotextiles, Green News
Anna Brones

Multipurpose and versatile -- hemp makes its way into everything from ice cream to paint to clothing -- hemp could be called the wonder resource.

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Method Man Could Face Time for Back Taxes

Essence | Essence | Posted 10.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Staten Island-North America, North America, Home News

Wu-Tang Clan rapper Method Man, 38, is the latest celebrity to be wanted by the IRS. According to the New York Post, the Staten Island, New York, ...

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Shock And Caw: Pesky Starlings Sill Overwhelm

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Birds, Starlings, Starling Flocks, Pests, North America, Bird Strikes, Most Hated Bird, Shakespeare, Poison, Green News

SALT LAKE CITY — The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare – or, better yet, a few of his...

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The US Senate Apologized for Slavery. But We Ain't Gettin' 40 Acres and a Mule!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Europe, President Obama, News, Andrea Merkel, Congo, Forty Acres and a Mule, Jew, Belgian Prime Minister, North America, Guy Verhofstadt, Apology for Slavery, Swahili, Elie Weisel, African Americans, Civil Rights Disaster, German Chancellor, Genocide, Germany, Patrice Lumumba, Slavery, Belgium, Politics, Rwanda Genocide, Holocaust, Congress, American Dream, Barack Obama, Japan, Reparations, Jim Crow, Cnn, Racism, African American, Slavery Apology, Black Folks, Japanese Internment Camps, Slaves, Wolf Blitzer, Buchenwald, Rwanda, Belgian, Maafa, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

We can all feel relieved there is an official acknowledgment that something terrible was done to black people. Yet the reality is way too much time has passed for this apology to really mean anything.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Top Five Places To Be Broke in North America

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Lifestyle, Humor, Mexico, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Living, Beverly Hills, Real Estate, Napa, Top Cities, Comedy, Detroit, Wasilla, Budget, Financial Advice, Financial Meltdown, Poverty Guide, North America, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Lots of solvent people flock to the beautiful Napa Valley. But so far, it's a well kept secret among indigents in the know. The weather is temperate enough to sleep outdoors year round.

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Canadian Interview With Obama

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | PETER MANSBRIDGE | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

Read More: President Obama Canada, Obama World Trip, President Obama Interview, Obama Blackberry, Obama and NAFTA, Barack Obama Foreign Trip, President Obama, Obama Canada Trip, Barack Obama Interview, Canadian President, Obama Blackberry Addiction, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada, Interview, Obama NAFTA, Barack Obama, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Obama Canada, North America, US President, Barack Obama Canada, World News

Below is an interview with President Obama by Peter Mansbridge, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Q Mr. President, thank you for doing this -- Ca...

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The Tequila Industry: A Model for Conservation?

Susan Cosier | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

Read More: Tequila, Farming, Geographical Indication, Agave, Chile, South America, Central America, Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Mexico, Liquor, Colombia, Farmers, Alcohol, Sustainability, North America, World News
Susan Cosier

For centuries farmers have been roasting, fermenting and distilling the agave plant's roasted heart to brew what many consider to be the national drink of Mexico: tequila.

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Pirates of Somalia

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, Ethiopia, Obama Indonesia, Terrorism, Horn of Africa, Somali Pirates, Russia Georgia War, Ukraine, Singapore, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Government, North America, Somalia, Darfur Sudan, Soviet Union, Politics News
Eric Margolis

They are 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and cute little Johnny Depps they are not. This year alone, brazen Somali pirates have attacked 95 vessels. The corsairs still hold 16 ships and up to 300 sailors.

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Lewis Hamilton Wins F1 Championship; First Black Driver in Sport's History

Steve Parker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Renault, Lewis Hamilton, Australia, Oceania, Brad Daugherty, Honda, Robert Kubica, Abu Dhabi, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Wendell Scott, Formula 1, North America, Heikki Kovalainen, Asia, Energy, Nhra, McLaren Mercedes, Toyota, Ron Dennis, Michael Schumacher, Brazil, Nascar, Willy T. Ribbs, Sao Paulo, Top Fuel, Barack Obama, Ferrari, Force India, Formula One, Montreal, Richard Pryor, Funny Car, Bmw, Drive for Diversity, Kinetic Energy, Pro Stock, Europe, Nba, Kinetic Energy Recovery System, Interlagos, Kers, Melbourne, Cars, Sauber, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

Lewis Hamilton, 23 and the first Black driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, won the World Driving Championship on Sunday, the most coveted title in all of motorsports.

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One American Carmaker -- Our Best Solution?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, Secret Service, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ford, Home Depot, Aig, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Countrywide Financial, Detroit, Nissan, Los Angeles Times, North America, Toyota, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Washington DC, European Union, Times of London, Escape Hybrid, Altima Hybrid, Gmac, Wall Street, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Hillary Clinton, Asian, Auto Industry, President Clinton, Business News
Steve Parker

If the Detroit Three were to merge into one company, ownership shared with the American people, it could benefit everyone; the carmakers, their dealers and their customers

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HOTELS TAKING "GOING GREEN" TO NEW TOPS WITH GREEN ROOFS

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Stefanie Michaels, Shanghai, Chicago, Audubon Society, Green, China, Greenlodgingnews.com, Mirror Lake, Leed, New York, Reuse, Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Green Seal Certification, Lake PLacid, Recycle, Hotels, Environmental, Adventure Girl, Environment, North America, Green Weddings, Reduce, Songjiang Hotel, Wildlife, Intercontinental Hotel, Baltimore, Green Roofs, Hvac, Hilton, Green News
Stefanie Michaels

Hotels are looking for new ways to run more efficiently and looking to nature to give them some ideas. The latest in green technology is allowing hote...

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