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Congress Again Bans Crush Videos

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Congress has heeded this advice, and voted to ban so-called crush videos, which depict animal cruelty, often with women killing small animals to satisfy some strange urge of the viewer. More specifically, the ban applies to the selling or distribution of crush videos, not to their production. It’s heading to President Barack Obama for his signature…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Thom Yorke Lends His Voice to 350.org’s EARTH Art Project

photo via AK Streeter Beginning this weekend, in advance of the upcoming climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, 350.org is helping to promote an unprecedented global art project, EARTH . In 12 locations, artists and activists will “create massive public art installations to show how climate change is already impacting our world as well as offer visions of how we can solve the crisis.” Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has announced that he has added his voice to the 350 E ART H project, posting a link to the pro… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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China Subsidizes Food As Inflation Tops 10% + Diesel Shortages to Last Until End of Year

photo: Dan Zen / Creative Commons Two stories offering a glimpse at the future in China, and likely elsewhere too: Diesel fuel shortages hit as the government rations electricity to factories and generators attempt to take up the slack; as the same time poor households begin receiving subsidies as food price inflation hits 10.1%…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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