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The Green Business Blog Carnival #3
The Green Business Blog Carnival is your weekly wrap-up of everything green and sustainable in business and in life. Welcome to the third stop of your fantastic journey in sustainable business! Hopefully, you had a chance to read the informative posts featured last week at sustainablog. And next Friday, you’ll leap across the pond to […] More
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Why Did Halliburton Buy an Oil Cleanup Company 8 Days Before the Oil Spill?
There are innumerable bits of information floating around in the battle over the narrative of this national disaster. This one is particularly disturbing. From AOL’s Daily Finance just over a week before the spill: “…the days of independence have come to an end for Boots & Coots as the company has agreed to sell out […] More
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How Humor Helps Us Cope with the BP Oil Spill
The world processes the Gulf Coast disaster the only way it knows how… through humor. There’s nothing funny about the oil spill in the Gulf, but a little levity every now and again doesn’t hurt. It seems we, as human beings, rely on humor to deal with tragic situations. Whether to vent our frustrations or […] More
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Dave Roberts of Grist Will Live Chat with Expert Panel During Obama’s Oval Office Speech
Join David Roberts and other environmental experts as they discuss President Obama’s Oval Office speech tonight. Yes, the transcript of the live chat is available if you missed it during the president’s Oval Office address. Click on the link below. If you’ve seen or read the news today, you know President Barack Obama will deliver […] More
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Hooters Girls Donate Pantyhose to Clean Up Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Hooters Girls voluntarily donate their torn pantyhose to help absorb the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico. What are Hooters Girls famous for? Their shiny pantyhose, of course. And now, the girls are shedding their said pantyhose for a good cause… to help clean up the Gulf Coast. I guess, a girl’s gotta do […] More
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Obama Criticizes BP for Spending Money on Ad Campaigns and Shareholders
President Obama warns BP not to “nickle and dime” Gulf Coast fisherman and business owners while spending money on expensive ads and paying billions to shareholders. Have you seen BP’s latest ad campaign? A forlorn Tony Hayward says he’s “deeply sorry” and thanks the volunteers and government for their “strong support.” He promises that BP […] More