By James Lane Last night police fired tear gas into a crowd of several hundred protesters backing the Occupy movement who unsuccessfully tried to retake an encampment outside Oakland City Hall that officers had cleared away more than 12 hours earlier. Police gave repeated warnings to protesters to disperse from the entrance to Frank...
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By James Lane Barnes & Noble, Preserve, MillionTreesNYC, thredUP, UncommonGoods and others join the Recyclebank Ecosystem to help empower millions to live more sustainable lifestyles Recyclebank, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses, today announced the launch of the Recyclebank Ecosystem, a...
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By James Lane Filmmaker Craig Rosebraugh Pursues Trail of Environmental Destruction, Illness and Death Perfectly Timed to Reflect the Voices of the Global Occupy Wall Street Movement What happens when an industry has too much power? “Greedy Lying Bastards” presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel...
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By James Lane BlackBerry users across the world are losing confidence with their devices as an outage of email, messaging and Internet services on the phones spread to the U.S. and Canada and stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. It was the biggest outage in years for BlackBerry...
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By James Lane Former Vice President shared perspectives on network effect in motivating behavior change on a mass scale Recyclebank, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses, today revealed remarks that Al Gore made on the global climate crisis at a private...
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By James Lane HP (NYSE: HPQ) yesterday announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer. In addition, Ray Lane has moved from non-executive chairman to executive chairman of the board of directors, and the board intends to appoint a lead independent director promptly. These leadership appointments...
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By James Lane Greens urge public works programs to provide millions of jobs and help convert America to a secure green economy Responding to President Obama’s speech last Thursday night, the Green Party today called for a ‘Green New Deal’ to put Americans back to work while helping the US transition to a carbon-free...
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By James Lane Learn eco-friendly school year tips, make green pledges and take interactive challenges for a chance to win over 100 prizes Recyclebank, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses, today launched the Recyclebank Green Your School Year Challenge, a nationwide...
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By James Lane New Business Contains World’s Largest Pool of Audience Data; Offers More Consumer Touchpoints than Any Other in the Industry GroupM announced today the launch of Xaxis, a global audience buying company that combines all of the demand-side data and technology resources of WPP (NASDAQ : WPPGY) and the trading leverage of...
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By James Lane Park Slope Greens to put pressure on Flaum Appetizing Corp. to return stolen wages The Park Slope Greens has announced they are launching the Campaign for a Flaum Free Park Slope. The community based organization seeks to work with local retailers to suspend sales of Sonny & Joe’s hummus and avoid...
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