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Big Media’s Attack on You

Web Note: Question: Why should media issues and increasing corporate control of the media be of concern to organic consumers? Answer: What we feed our minds--or rather what we allow profit-at-any-cost corporations such as Time-Warner,

Big Media’s Attack on YouOCA2007-11-11T13:37:32+00:00

Coca-Cola’s ‘Dasani’ Bottled Water Under Fire From Consumer Groups Over Tap Water Source

Coca-Cola's "Dasani" brand bottled water product is under fire this week with a global effort to shame the company into admitting the truth about the source of its Dasani water. What truth? That Dasani water

Coca-Cola’s ‘Dasani’ Bottled Water Under Fire From Consumer Groups Over Tap Water SourceOCA2007-11-07T14:26:21+00:00

Atlanta Water Use is Called Shortsighted

ATLANTA - When Rick McKee, the editorial cartoonist of the Augusta Chronicle newspaper, set out to capture the historic and severe drought that is afflicting the Southeast, he did not draw parched rivers or shriveled

Atlanta Water Use is Called ShortsightedOCA2007-11-07T12:08:37+00:00

Hurricanes, Global Warming Driving Insurers from Coastal States

NORFOLK, Va. - Homeowners and businesses are finding it harder to afford, or even obtain, insurance in coastal states after catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina, and global warming is going to make the situation even worse,

Hurricanes, Global Warming Driving Insurers from Coastal StatesOCA2007-11-06T12:45:24+00:00

Important Legislative News and Efforts on Climate Change

Taxing CarbonNew York City Mayor Bloomberg Call for National Carbon Tax By Sewell Chan The New York Times, November 2, 2007. "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans today to announce his support for a national carbon

Important Legislative News and Efforts on Climate ChangeOCA2007-11-04T14:31:43+00:00

Dougherty Wal-Mart Confirmed

ALBANY - After four years of waiting and a series of "wolf calls," Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Tuesday that it will open an East Albany facility, erecting there one of the country's largest Supercenters. Glenn

Dougherty Wal-Mart ConfirmedOCA2007-11-03T16:46:53+00:00

New Book Published on ‘Post-Carbon Cities’

"Post Carbon Cities is the first major book written specifically for local government officials, staff, and community activists on how to respond to the fundamental changes taking place in the global energy system," said Debbie

New Book Published on ‘Post-Carbon Cities’OCA2007-10-31T14:16:19+00:00

GA Politicians Scramble to Write First Water Plan as Drought Conditions Worsen

ATLANTA - Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers

GA Politicians Scramble to Write First Water Plan as Drought Conditions WorsenOCA2007-10-30T16:45:22+00:00

Wal-Mart, Duluth Face Off On Issue

Wal-Mart may have lost the first round in Duluth last week. But the retailer still plans to build a Supercenter on 27 acres at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway, said spokesman Glen Wilkins. The

Wal-Mart, Duluth Face Off On IssueOCA2007-10-30T15:53:03+00:00

American Bar Assn. Calling for a National Moratorium on Executions

CHICAGO - The American Bar Assn., concluding a three-year study of capital punishment systems, found so many inequities and shortfalls that it is calling for a national freeze on executions. In a report to be

American Bar Assn. Calling for a National Moratorium on ExecutionsOCA2007-10-29T17:52:21+00:00