French protests yield smelly results

Oct. 30, 2010   3 Comments  

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MARSEILLE, France — Imagine the result if Fenway Park went uncleaned for 15 Red Sox home games in a row. This might give you a faint idea of what Marseille, France’s second largest city and most important sea port, looked like this week, 15 days into a garbage workers strike. The Mediterranean sun cooked the [...]

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Litter driving consumerism

March 2, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Picture yourself walking down the street on your way to work. As you are walking, you suddenly see an empty Starbucks cup in the gutter. The site of a dirty cup may not be pleasant, but the thought of hot, rich Starbucks coffee to jump start your morning is suddenly inviting. The next thing you [...]