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- Video: "Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World," Expose on Aspartame (20 comments)
- Despite Earning $2.7 Billion Last Quarter, Blue Cross Is Raising Its California Rates By 39%. The Obama Administration Would Like To Know Why. (9 comments)
- Monday Morning Marketing Quarterback: Which Superbowl Ads Scored On The Web? (2 comments)
- Wind Blew Other Energy Technologies Away in 2009 (6 comments)
- Who Owns Your DNA? Why patenting genes is a bad idea. (5 comments)
Despite Earning $2.7 Billion Last Quarter, Blue Cross Is Raising Its California Rates By 39%. The Obama Administration Would Like To Know Why.
Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 7:51 AM EST (Talking Points Memo)
The Obama administration has been decrying a California insurer's 39 percent rate hike as an example of why health care reform is so important, and today they put some muscle behind the complaints.
Monday Morning Marketing Quarterback: Which Superbowl Ads Scored On The Web?
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 3:17 PM EST (TechCrunch)
"With the Super Bowl yesterday came the time-honored Super Bowl commercials, each costing $2.5 million for a 30-second spot. Even Google got in on the game with its first ever spot receiving rave reviews (although the commercial wasn't new).
(Watch) Top Super Bowl Ads
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 8:38 AM EST (tv.yahoo.com)
Watching the Super Bowl ads is as much a tradition as the game itself. During this year's contest, a few interesting trends emerged. There were commercials focusing on what it means to "be a man" as well as a couple of ads with too many tighty-whiteys (don't worry, we'll explain).
Final Weekend in India – Days 25+26
Mon Feb 8, 2010 8:00 AM EST
Day 25 – Last night in Rajkot I would be leaving tomorrow for Australia. I had started packing – what I took was critically important to get right.
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Blue Cross raises premiums 39%
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 2:04 AM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)
"Anthem Blue Cross customers got a shock this week when the health insurer informed thousands of individual policyholders that their premium rates will jump as much as 39 percent on March 1.
By the Numbers: Super Bowl Facts and Figures
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 10:16 PM EST (TreeHugger)
Some interesting facts. (Its from treehugger.com so there is a little extra "pro-green orientation" thrown in as well).
Who Owns Your DNA? Why patenting genes is a bad idea.
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 3:03 PM EST (Newsweek)
Ever since the first human gene was patented in 1982, there's been a near-universal "What??!!" when people hear that it's legal for someone to own the rights to our DNA.
Video: "Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World," Expose on Aspartame
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 12:30 PM EST (Dr. Mercola)
"Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World" reveals one of the most pervasive, insidious forms of corporate negligence since tobacco. It is an expose on one of the most deadly chemicals you could find in your food: the artificial sweetener aspartame.
Legislation Introduced to ban toxic heavy metal cadmium found in children's jewelry
Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:30 PM EST ()
" On the heels of a new report showing that the toxic metal cadmium is being used in children's jewelry sold in stores across the nation, U.S. Senators Charles E.
9 Food Label Lies
Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 9:46 PM EST ()
"Reading food labels isn't as easy as you think. Here's how to decipher nutrition labels so you can separate fact from marketing.
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