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Startup's prefab homes aim for zero energy bills - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle, USA
(06-22) 21:05 PDT — Prefabricated housing seems an unlikely ally in the fight against climate change, but a new San Francisco company is setting out to construct factory-built homes that create as much energy as they use - reducing greenhouse gas …

Written on June 23, 2009 | Posted in Housing | No comment

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EU Takes Aim at Canadian Seal Hunt on Eve of Trade Summit - New York Times

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By STEPHEN CASTLE BRUSSELS - With ambitious plans to spur trans-Atlantic trade, a summit meeting between the European Union and Canada was supposed to help pry open new markets and take a stand against protectionism.
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Written on May 5, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Obama to take aim at credit card abuses - Reuters

Reuters
By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to crack down on deceptive credit-card industry practices that have saddled US consumers with huge debts and soaring interest rates, US officials said on Sunday.
Voice of America
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Written on April 19, 2009 | Posted in National News | No comment

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'Girl Power' art show takes aim at gender stereotypes - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News, USA
"She's rebelling against the idea that women belong in the home," says Benjamin, herself a wife and mother as well as an artist, who believes that the visual arts should engage the mind and emotions as well as delight the eye. …

Written on April 17, 2009 | Posted in Arts & Dining | No comment

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Iowa’s GOP Lawmakers Take Aim at Gay Marriage - New York Times

New York Times
By MONICA DAVEY Opponents of the Iowa Supreme Court ruling last week allowing same-sex marriages said Friday that they would step up pressure on state lawmakers to block the marriages through a constitutional amendment and predicted political fallout …
ChicagoPride.com
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Written on April 11, 2009 | Posted in National News | No comment

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Climate bill takes aim at transportation emissions on land and at sea - New York Times

New York Times
By JOSH VOORHEES, Greenwire Sweeping climate and energy legislation that Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled yesterday takes direct aim at greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles across the transportation spectrum, …
Washington Post
Houston Chronicle
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