Inside Environment: Throwing away our chances of becoming a zero-waste nation?

Date: 27 August 2008
By Jenny Haworth
SCOTLAND has ambitious plans to become a “zero-waste” country, where there
is literally no such thing as rubbish.
In this future society, everything would have a use, whether it is turned
into compost or burned as fuel.
However, sources have told The Scotsman that unless the habits of one sector
begin to change dramatically, any [...]

Today | LFP | Developers challenge OMB

Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:42:25 -0500

Developers challenge OMB

They don’t like a decision that’s aimed at protecting the city’s remaining woodlands
By KRISTA SEGGEWISS

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/08/15/6458201-sun.html

A who’s who of London’s biggest developers is challenging an Ontario Municipal Board decision that protects the city’s [...]

Wal-Mart Is Telling Employees How to Vote | Sign the Petition

Today marks a new low for Wal-Mart. No, not low prices; low and dirty anti-worker tactics. We’ve known for years that Wal-Mart has violated labor and anti-discrimination laws and ruthlessly fought efforts by its workers to form unions. And now, according to The Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart is so intimidated by the very [...]

Wal-Mart warns managers against Democrats

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Story of Stuff | Most Amazing Video

more about “Story of Stuff“, posted with vodpod

The Greener Electronics Guide – Before You Buy… Read This.

The Greener Electronics Guide is our way of getting the electronics industry to face up to the problem of e-waste. We want manufacturers to get rid of harmful chemicals in their products. We want to see an end to the stories of unprotected child labourers scavenging mountains of cast-off gadgets created [...]

Responsible Shopper | Profile | Wal-Mart

Responsible Shopper reports on global research and campaign information regarding the impact of major corporations on human rights, social justice, environmental sustainability and more.
http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/responsibleshopper/
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Jump to Wal-Mart : Alerts; Campaigns;

• Wal-Mart operates over 6,500 discount stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico and sells products ranging from [...]

The High Cost of Low Price – Film Screening August 14th

One thing we all need to think about is just what kind of businesses we want to have in our community. The upcoming free documentary film showing critically examines Wal-Mart’s track record (not pretty, but instructive!) in communities across North America:
The High Cost of Low Price

When: Thursday August 14, 7 p.m.
Where: Crouch Public Library, [...]

Don’t be outsmarted | SmartCentres messed up Laird, so why believe Leslieville promises?

Even as it fights residents at the Ontario Municipal Board, SmartCentres, the devel­op­er pushing Wal-Mart-sized plans in Leslieville, has launched a glossy high-stakes PR campaign to win over residents in the neighbourhood.
An army of mercenaries has been deployed in a blitz that includes reports, focus groups, polling, newspaper ads, [...]