Sobeys store, Oshawa Ontario. Image credit: Consolidated Energy Systems Big grocery chain owners customarily mandate store managers order stock from national suppliers, under contract to the franchise owner.
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Less Cars = Better AIR in NYC The Livable Streets Initiative is probably my favorite advocacy group when it comes to transportation. They have a great blog network called StreetsBlog , produce great films at Photo via Change It had to happen eventually, I suppose–Obama eventually had to make a move that would anger environmentalists across the board. Sure, some were already concerned with his lack of involvement in climate action , and others were calling for him to do more about issues like mountaintop removal mining Photo via Photobucket In case the allegedly anti-tax ‘tea parties’ held earlier this year weren’t ridiculous enough for you, the conservative masterminds of those screw-loose events have returned with another one: Cap and Tr8tor . This time, the goal is to get the 8 Republicans who voted for the climate bill to change their vote within 5 days–or else. If they don’t comply, Cap and Tr8tor threatens to “work to vote them out of office.”… photo: Travis Hornung via flickr I’ll let you in on a small not-so secret: I’ve loved bamboo since I was a little kid. Fascinated with it ever since National Geographic ran a long story on complete with illustrations of all the different types, and have always had a strong visceral response to it. And what’s not to like about it? This cool design by Min Kyo Choi revamps power plugs for UK outlets into flatpack structure , making them super space savers until you need to plug it into the wall, and then it’s just a quick twist to turn it into the right shape fo… Photo via Frugal Cafe Well, the celebration was short-lived. Photo via the Daily Mail If you’re hosting the world’s most important conference on climate change , you sort of have to sweat the small stuff. I recently returned from a demonstration in Coal River, West Virginia against mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR). While some high profile demonstrators such as Daryl Hannah, Dr James Hansen, and Goldman Prize winner Judy Bonds Image: Original Beans A few months ago I posted about Original Beans and the true cost of chocolate . |
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