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How do we boycott BP?

Could we choose an other gas station to fill our tanks? Where do we go? Exxon? Shell? They are all EVIL! They are all destroying our world and we are part of the problem and always will be. Deliberately or not we are all accomplices until we do something about it. The core spirit of the Organic Legion's movement is to eradicate a problem, boycotting the source. Why wasting our time and effort to get a ban on plastic bags or stopping the next offshore/onshore oil drilling that will cause more environmental catastrophes when we could stop this altogether? Stop oil dependency and the oil monopoly now. Alternative, safe technologies exist and work effectively, enough to power every vehicle and every home in America and all over the world. Stop this EVIL now, they run the economy and our lives. They are contaminating our soil, our water and the future of our children and generations to come. We are the people, we are the almighty, we can change things. Let's unite and rise as one to stop this poison that is here to stay and this cruel greed. Do we really want to wait until everything turns to “black” to realize what's happening? WE hold a power, the power to change things once and for all. Nobody can't take that away from us! Sign the petition below: http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/no_more_drill_baby_drill Thank you for taking action by stopping the oil dependency and its monopoly on our economy, environment and our lives. Spread the word, change the WORLD! From OrganicLegion.org: http://organiclegion.org/pt/How-do-we-boycott-BP/blog.htm added by: lookatmypix

25 Headlines Worth Wishing For in the Great Hollywood News Drought of 2010

The American electoral climate this week may be wired with all kinds of new, polarizing developments, and the Gulf of Mexico may yet fill with 40 million gallons of BP’ s oil . The job market may be rebounding , but the economy remains sluggish overall. The Chicago Blackhawks last night won their first Stanley Cup in nearly 50 years. In other words, folks, there are things to talk about — but here at Movieline, where the entertainment industry provides the principal for all our pop-cultural news brokerage, a drought of anything remotely interesting has crippled our operation for nearly a week now. The A-Team or The Karate Kid this weekend? Come on, Hollywood! With this in mind, here are some recommended suggestions and/or arcs for stories that would make this beat infinitely more interesting, like, now . Suggest your own below.

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Video: Bernanke Says There’s ‘Nothing on the Table at this Point’ to Tackle Fiscal Crisis

While appearing before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was asked by newly-elected Rep. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii) whether or not the federal government has a plan to tackle the continuing financial crisis. Check out his answer: Make sure you visit this post at the Eyeblast blog for more details and discussion on this video.

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Delgo Distributor Going Legit With Bill Nighy/Emily Blunt/Rupert Grint Odd-Trio Comedy

Hey-ohhh, the economy is back! For evidence, look no further than the offices of Freestyle Releasing, whose responsibility for laying the single biggest wide-release egg in history is but a distant memory today: The organization will turn over a new leaf with some slightly more (OK, much more) esteemed company.

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Delgo Distributor Going Legit With Bill Nighy/Emily Blunt/Rupert Grint Odd-Trio Comedy

The Boom in Doom: Peak Oil in the New York Times

Brendan Smialowski for the New York Times Peak Oil is not news to TreeHugger readers, but in the New York Times , John Leland talks to people who are preparing for food shortages, a collapse of the economy, a breakdown of civil order that many think is inevitable. He writes that “In bleak times, there is a boom in doom.” He puts the “doomers”…”somewhere between the environmental movement and the bunkered survivalists” and describes how they are packing away food, gold silver and no doubt guns and ammo for the inevitable collapse that will follow quic… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Boom in Doom: Peak Oil in the New York Times

Are These Unethical Fashion Brands Hiding In Your Closet?

Is sweatshop or child labor behind your clothes? (Images: Gap sweatshop raided in India found children as young as eight working there (from International Center on Child Labor and Education , left); Gap embroidered shirt (from Gap , right). Sweatshops are a hidden reality in an increasingly globalized world. It’s d… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Are These Unethical Fashion Brands Hiding In Your Closet?

London Lost £100m In Volcano Ash Flight Ban

The Icelandic volcanic ash cloud has caused UK airspace to close and this resulted to a lost tourist spending of more than £100m. The London mayor said each day about 30,000 overseas visitors arrive by air at this time of year, spending £17m in total. The last week’s flight ban had caused the city about £102m. Tourism is massively significant for jobs and growth in the capital. Hotel occupancy has dropped for about 25 percent, theaters, restaurants and shops also have experienced a fall in visitors. Some companies suffered the reduced footfall on London’s streets and others were facing disappointed customers, heavy backlogs and costly penalties from being unable to access airfreight services to deliver the three million items sent by companies every day. About more than 95,000 flights were cancelled all around Europe throughout the 6 days of disruption. According to the Mayor of London Boris John, “the coming out of the economic downturn, the last thing the capital’s economy needed was all air traffic in and out of the city grounded for a week.” London Lost £100m In Volcano Ash Flight Ban is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon to Marry Again… and Again… and Again

On April 30, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon will get married. For the third time. The first, official ceremony took place in early 2008, and the pair plan on getting married “every year,” Nick Cannon tol d Us Weekly . “That’s our thing,” he said. “It’s going to be our third wedding this year,” he added. “That’s what we’ll be doing on the actual [anniversary]…We’ll do something…A party or event, just to celebrate.” That seems a little self-serving and egocentric – but, hey, whatever makes the marriage last! At least Cannon isn’t banging Las Vegas cocktail waitresses in his spare time. He’ll be too busy shopping for yet another diamond ring to do much of anything, Cannon joked. He confirmed that he gets his wife more bling every year. “This is the third ring I have to buy… It’ll be something different. Something good.” Who says the economy is bad?!?

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Extreme Makeover: Home Foreclosure Edition [Predatory Building]

Watching Ty Pennington smash old walls and slap coats of lacquer on new home bowling lanes for struggling families was heartwarming. And the family who got to live in a castle… a real fairytale ending! Then the economy crashed. More

Obama Says U.S. Unemployment On Turning Corner

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday that the country’s high unemployment was beginning to turn the corner on as the newly released labor report showed ” encouraging” data. A woman looks for job information at the job search central of New York Public Library in New York, the US, April 2, 2010. According to the Labor Department as reported last Friday, United States unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent in March as nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000, indicating a positive sign of economic recovery, Obama said that “I have often had to report bad news during the course of this year,” on his remarks in the economy at a factory in North Carolina. “Today is an encouraging day. We learned that the economy actually produced a substantial number of jobs instead of losing a substantial number of jobs. “We are beginning to turn the corner … the worst of the storm is over.” > > Read More Obama Says U.S. Unemployment On Turning Corner is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading