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PETA To Sponsor Lindsay Lohan’s Rehabs

by Seedorama Staff November 9, 2010

Lindsay Lohan is broke. She’s also in need of some serious rehab. What’s a girl to do? Go vegan, of course. If she sticks with it during the duration of her three-month stint at California’s Betty Ford Clinic, PETA will cover the bulk of her expenses and throw $10,000 her way. Should she stick with [...]

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Designer Plans Massive Solar ‘Serpent’ for Santa Monica Freeway

by Seedorama Staff November 1, 2010

Sweden-based architect Mans Tham went halfway around the world with this design for a serpent-shaped solar skin for the Sana Monica freeway. From afar the solar structure looks like a long scaly serpent, winding through the scenery and covered in a massive array of solar panels that produce a peak of 150 mWhs of clean [...]

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Cultivated Land The Size of Italy Lost Each Year

by Seedorama Staff October 21, 2010

This Thursday, the UN reported that each year, cultivated land the size of Italy is destroyed for urbanizations and industrialization. Approximately 75 million acres is lost according to UN rapporteur, Olivier De Schutter. To add to the already alarming numbers, over 500 million small farmers aren’t able to eat enough due to the lack of [...]

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Corporate Social Responsibility Index 2010

by Seedorama Staff October 12, 2010

Each year, consumers are surveyed to determine which companies, specifically food and product manufacturers, are the most socially and environmentally responsibility. Consumer surveys are the heart and sole of the Corporate Social Responsibility Index. The index is the brainchild of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and the Reputation Institute. Each corporation is given [...]

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“Art of Farming” Auction Brings In $250k

by Seedorama Staff September 27, 2010

When one thinks of Sotheby’s, most think rare art, antiques, and collectibles. But Brent Ridge of Planet Green’s ‘The Fabulous Beekman Boys’ hosted an auction, which sold 100k worth of – vegetables. “I’ve never sold some of these things,” auctioneer Jamie Niven told the NY Times. “I’m amazed.” Some proceeds obviously went to Sotheby’s, but [...]

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FBI Wrongly Investigates Peta, Greenpeace, and Anti-War Organizations

by Seedorama Staff September 20, 2010

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, GreenPeace, and two Anti-war organizations were under domestic terrorism investigations between 2001-2006. They’re conclusion was that there “little or no basis” for the terror investigations, and that they were “unreasonable and inconsistent with FBI policy.” Reports are that two individuals from those organizations were even put on the [...]

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New Study: More Women Believe in Global Warming

by Seedorama Staff September 15, 2010

A study conducted by Aaron McCright of Michigan State University, has concluded that a larger percentage of women believe in global warming than men. But why? After studying for eight years, McCright might just have an answer for why. While you might think it’s gender roles, it’s actually gender socialization. According to this theory, boys [...]

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Climate Activists Pushing for Trial?

by Seedorama Staff September 14, 2010

Andrew Hickman, at the Guardian, has recently explored the topic about activists, and their desire for charges related to protesting to hit trial. While an average protest might bring in the attention of a few local television stations, a wrongful arrest and unjust punishment will headline a paper. As stated by TreeHugger, the thought that [...]

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California Gives Plug-in Hybrids HOV Access

by Seedorama Staff September 1, 2010

California Governor, Arnold Swartzanneger, signed bill SB 535 into law. The new law gives 40,000 new plug-in hybrid vehicles access to the HOV lanes starting in 2012. Previously, tight regulations did permit access to certain vehicles to HOV lanes because of their environmental efficiency, but regulations were very tight. Some have suggested that regular hybrids [...]

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Long Time Global Warming Skeptic Bjørn Lomborg Reverses Statements

by Seedorama Staff August 30, 2010

Bjørn Lomborg, a Danish statistician, is known for his long time skepticism of global warming. Lomborg, after revisiting previous research, which contradicted the global warming theory, has decided to retract his statements about global warming, and advocate for more funding to be put towards the cause. Previously, Lomborg had stated that even if global warming [...]

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