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Police Attack Occupy Oakland Protestors With Tear Gas And Flash Grenades

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October 26, 2011
Police Attack Occupy Oakland Protestors With Tear Gas And Flash Grenades

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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Recyclebank Mobilizes Mass Green Action with New Network

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October 20, 2011
Recyclebank Mobilizes Mass Green Action with New Network

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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“Greedy Lying Bastards” Exposes the Insidious Domination of the Fossil Fuel Industry

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October 20, 2011
“Greedy Lying Bastards” Exposes the Insidious Domination of the Fossil Fuel Industry

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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Third Day Of Global BlackBerry Outages This Week Stalls Sales And Stocks

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October 13, 2011
Third Day Of Global BlackBerry Outages This Week Stalls Sales And Stocks

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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Al Gore Discusses Business and Consumer Role in Solving Global Climate Crisis at Recyclebank Event

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October 11, 2011
Al Gore Discusses Business and Consumer Role in Solving Global Climate Crisis at Recyclebank Event

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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HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer

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September 23, 2011
HP Names Meg Whitman President and Chief Executive Officer

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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Green Party, Responds to Barack Obama’s Sept. 8 Address, Calls ‘Green New Deal’ The Key To Job Creation

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September 15, 2011
Green Party, Responds to Barack Obama’s Sept. 8 Address, Calls ‘Green New Deal’ The Key To Job Creation

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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Recyclebank Launches the Green Your School Year Challenge

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August 19, 2011
Recyclebank Launches the Green Your School Year Challenge

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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GroupM Launches XAXIS – The Most Comprehensive Audience Buying Solution On The Internet Today

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June 27, 2011
GroupM Launches XAXIS – The Most Comprehensive Audience Buying Solution On The Internet Today

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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Local Green Party Group Launches Campaign for a Flaum Free Park Slope

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April 19, 2011
Local Green Party Group Launches Campaign for a Flaum Free Park Slope

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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