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EarthTalk: Prostate cancer? National recycling law?
Nov. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
Should you be forced to recycle?
Gaming’s most important boss battle
Nov. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Are video games protected by the first amendment?
Did Last.fm just throw you under the bus?
May 27, 2009 6 Comments
When everyone has a public MySpace profile, tweets what they had for lunch, and puts their drunken escapades in a Facebook album, no one really has a whole lot of privacy when it comes to the Internet. Nevertheless, we trust that the sites we use on a daily basis will respect the information we give [...]
The faces of gay rights
May 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
It is no surprise to anyone at this point that gay rights are a hot topic of discussion. With people either thinking the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community deserves the same rights every other straight citizen has, or deserves to go to hell for even bringing up the issue, the debate continues with no clear [...]
How bad is copper theft?
Dec. 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, last April, when tornadoes were threatening Jackson, Mississippi, many residents were not alerted to the severe weather because five tornado warning sirens didn’t work. The reason: the sirens’ copper wiring had been stolen. A month before that, 4,000 Polk County, Fla. residents were powerless when thieves ripped copper [...]
EarthTalk: Carbon Footprint? Recycling as law?
Dec. 24, 2007 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: My New Year’s Resolution is to reduce my "carbon footprint" to help fight global warming. Do you have suggestions for ways I can make good on my promise? – Carrie, via e-mail There’s never been a more urgent time to reduce your carbon footprint. With the U.S. government still opting out of mandatory [...]
Will we see legalized poker?
Aug. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
A U.S. congressman has introduced a bill that would exclude poker and other “skill games” from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which was passed in October 2006 and effectively bans gambling on the World Wide Web by prohibiting financial institutions from transferring funds to and from online betting sites. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) presented [...]
