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Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental implications of all the food we throw away here in the United States? Food waste is a huge issue in America, especially in light of the growing divide between the profligate rich and the hungry poor. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Loss Project, we [...] You may also enjoy:Americans Throw Away […]

Thanks to all of our amazing friends and colleagues, we have raised a total of $1,817.61 for Derek Markham, the writer of Natural Papa. Our “Save The Derek” fundraiser was put together to help Derek with some unpaid medical bills from an accident that he had which left him with a trimalleolar fracture in the [...] You may also enjoy:A Green Friend In Need Is […]

If you haven’t given a buck or 2 to the “Save The Derek” fundraiser we have going, please consider it. The power of community is strong and we can definitely help him out by combining forces. Thanks! First the soda fountains at fast food restaurants, and now this–Consumer Reports has just published an investigation revealing [...] You may also enjoy:Quick Gr […]

I am sure you have come across the sign for Fair Trade goods, but do you know what it means? The logo shown below is for marking products that have been Fair Trade Certified. Many people think it is just fair wages for goods created, but it means a lot more than that. [...] You may also enjoy:Fair Trade Valentine’s Giveaway: Organic Chocolate & Coffee Pa […]

A piece up at Mashable explores how some schools and universities are finding success at integrating social gaming into their education curriculum. Various game-related programs are getting assistance these days from sources like the government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "For the less well-to-do educator, the Federation of American Sci […]

CWmike writes "The only smartphone Linus Torvalds doesn't hate is that much less unlikable now that Google has quietly chopped $200 off its early termination fee on the Nexus One. Customers who cancel the service had been on the hook for $550, including a $350 Google cancellation charge. Google has reduced their fee to $150 — but users are still li […]

An anonymous reader writes "Many games developers have been pursuing agile development, and we are now beginning to witness the debris and chaos it has caused. While there have been some successes, there have also been many casualties. As the industry at large is moving away from the phantasmagoria of Agile, Gwaredd Mountain, Technical Director at Clima […]

Dan Jones writes "As discussed here last year, IBM has made good on its promise to release the Power7 processor (and servers) in the first half of 2010. The Power7 processor adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers requiring high up-time, according to Big Blue. Power7 chips will run between 3.0GHz and […]