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"But all is not quiet on the farm. In the Senate, tensions over corn’s new role..." Nice summary over the battle for alternative fuel policy on Capitol Hill courtesy of The Council on Foreign Relations. Includes the repeal of tax breaks to Big Oil & Gas, aversions to a review of the 2002 Farm Bill, as well as alternatives to corn (Switchgrass) for producing Ethanol and other biofuels.

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The Feast: Social Innovation Conference
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
Website copy for social innovation conferences can get a little wordy, so I'd like to take a stab at explaining this thing called "The Feast" in simple language.

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The National Do Not Call Registry
Written by Michelle Haimoff   
We once reported on a company that prevents junk mail called GreenDimes, but equally annoying, if not as environmentally harmful, are telemarketing calls. For those of you who don’t already know about this, you can register your number on the National Do Not Call Registry to prevent these calls. And the registration never expires.
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The “Big Boy” Defense Doesn’t Even Work in Court
Written by Jeanne Roberts   
The “Big Boy” Defense Doesn’t Even Work in Court
Photo: alincolnt, Creative Commons, Flickr

In a recent article, Scientific American asks the question: “If people come to believe that they don’t have free will, what will the consequences be for moral responsibility?”

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The Rich ARE Different: It’s Called Borderline Personality Disorder
Written by Jeanne Roberts   

“In a game of give and get,” the PhysOrg.com reporter emphasizes: “The brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it.”


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Why You Should Become My Facebook Friend
Written by Eben Esterhuizen   
“What, exactly, is the Internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in such a way that any computer, anywhere, that is equipped with a device called a 'modem', can make a noise like a duck choking on a kazoo” - Dave Barry, American writer.
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