Apr

26

Univ. of Missouri finally fills the Ken Lay Chair of Economics.

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[From  Think Progress ]

Nine years after former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay donated $1.1 million of Enron stock to fund an economics professorship in his name, the University of Missouri (MU) has finally filled the chair. Though MU hoped to “use the chair to bring in world-renowned economists from other universities,” it [...]

Apr

26

Moving Boxes: Recycle This

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[From The Budget Ecoist]

Ahhhh…the joys of moving! All those boxes, the newspaper, the packaging peanuts! It’s enough to make an Eco Warrior go mad! We’ve previously posted tips on how to recycle and reuse packaging peanuts. But let’s face it, from an environmental perspective, packaging peanuts are, well, peanuts in terms of the bigger picture. [...]

Apr

19

Old lady signing the petiton

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Old lady signing the petiton

Originally uploaded by Kacper (tow.zwierz)

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