STATEN ISLAND, NY–An estimated 450,000 unsold copies of Time’s special April 22 Earth Day issue were trucked Monday from the magazine’s New Jersey distribution center to the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island.
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Monthly Archives: June 2008
450,000 Unsold Earth Day Issues Of Time Trucked To Landfill
June 30, 2008 – 11:06 pm
[audio] Greenpeace Releases Dolphins Into Forest
June 30, 2008 – 11:06 pm
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
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We Must Expand Our Nuclear Power Program If We’re To Realize Our Dream Of Superhero Mutants
June 30, 2008 – 11:06 pm
As the search for alternative energy sources continues, many decry nuclear energy as an unsafe and irresponsible option. Admittedly, dangers…
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Conservation Group Condemns Waterboarding As Wasteful
June 30, 2008 – 10:06 pm
WASHINGTON—National Water Watch, a Washington-based conservation group, criticized the government’s use of waterboarding Monday, calling the…
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New, Delicious Species Discovered
June 30, 2008 – 10:06 pm
MANAUS, BRAZIL—An international team of scientists conducting research in the Amazon River Basin announced the discovery of a formerly unknown primate species inhabiting a remote jungle area roughly 300 miles from Manaus Monday. According to scientists in Manaus, the new species, Ateles saporis, is “an amazing biological find” and “incredibly delectable.”
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Use Of Organic Peanut Butter Adds Two Minutes To Local Man’s Life
June 30, 2008 – 10:06 pm
BERKELEY, CA–Vincent Dunst, manager of a Berkeley-area food cooperative, has added two minutes to his life by consuming organic peanut butter instead of major brands, health-food experts reported Monday. “Store-bought brands like Jif and Skippy are loaded with artificial emulsifiers and preservatives. Some of them even contain brown dyes to make them look more ‘peanut [...]
Somebody Should Do Something About All the Problems
June 30, 2008 – 10:06 pm
Why isn’t anyone doing anything about all the problems? We’re living in a time with super computers and underwater sea stations and million-dollar laboratories. And still, everyday when I watch the TV news shows I see all sorts of problems!
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World Covers Ears, Chants Loudly As EPA Releases Ozone-Depletion Statistics
June 30, 2008 – 9:06 pm
WASHINGTON, DC–The EPA released an alarming set of findings on global ozone depletion Monday, prompting the world’s six billion inhabitants to cover their ears and chant, “Na, na, na, na, na, na! I’m not listening to youuuu!” Added humanity: “Doop-de-doop-de-dooooooo!” A large portion of North America was also observed rocking back and forth while humming [...]
Nuclear Waste Accumulating
June 30, 2008 – 8:06 pm
Thousands of tons of spent nuclear fuel is building up at three power plants because the government¹s failure to open a promised storage facility in…
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Salsa and the city
June 30, 2008 – 7:06 pm
Daniel Nasaw talks with new Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda about his Broadway show, In the Heights
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Mugabe discusses Zimbabwe’s future
June 30, 2008 – 7:06 pm
UN has harshest words but local leaders are cautious
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Skirting the issue
June 30, 2008 – 7:06 pm
Travel, life & style: Hadley Freeman: Dior glamour defies economic woes
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Former detainees sue contractors
June 30, 2008 – 7:06 pm
The lawsuits allege that four Abu Ghraib detainees were subjected to frequent beatings
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They went out with a bang
June 30, 2008 – 7:06 pm
Arts & entertainment: Did someone throw a firework at the Beatles in Memphis - and did it end their touring career?
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Oil hits $144 a barrel
June 30, 2008 – 7:06 pm
Business & economics: Fragile dollar and geopolitical tension explain record high as oil prices hit $144 a barrel
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Let’s twist again
June 30, 2008 – 6:06 pm
Arts & entertainment: Why is Britain so scared of architect Frank Gehry? He talks to Jonathan Glancey
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Williamses take Court Two
June 30, 2008 – 6:06 pm
Sports: Wimbledon: The Williams sisters are looking to capitalise on the fact that non of the top four seeds have made it into the quarter-finals
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McCain rebuts assault on his wartime record
June 30, 2008 – 5:06 pm
General Wesley Clark says Republican candidate lacks command experience
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Rwanda in row over genocide fugitive
June 30, 2008 – 5:06 pm
Prosecutors are involved in an increasingly acrimonious row with the Kenyan government
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Chameleon that lives mostly as an egg found
June 30, 2008 – 5:06 pm
Science & technology: Population is same age apart from brief period when adults are still alive after laying eggs
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eBay hit with $60m fine
June 30, 2008 – 4:06 pm
French court orders world’s biggest online auctioneer to pay damages to the Louis Vuitton fashion group
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Help workers, not Wall Street
June 30, 2008 – 4:06 pm
Comment is free America: Dean Baker: Loan guarantees will help the bankers responsible for the housing crisis, not the homeowners suffering from it
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Iranian spy sentenced to death
June 30, 2008 – 4:06 pm
Iran sentences businessman to death for spying on military and nuclear programme
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‘Splashing money around is wrong’
June 30, 2008 – 4:06 pm
Travel, life & style: Arpad Busson, soon to be wed to Uma Thurman, seems desperate to give his fortune away
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Cyclist fights for life after bear attack
June 30, 2008 – 4:06 pm
A 14-year-old girl taking part in an all-night mountain bike race is in a critical condition in Alaska
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