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A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Audio/video products such as home theaters, DVD players and docking stations, among others, will face more stringent energy efficiency requirements to qualify for the EPA’s Energy Star label.Version 2.0 of the EPA’s A/V Energy Star requirements are effective immediately. For products ...

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Brazil: Do banks have metal or melanin detector doors?

Posted by Paula Góes on 19/11/2009

Most banks in Brazil use revolving doors with metal detectors. But are they being used as an excuse to discriminate against people? A citizen media video reveals at least one case.

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Colombia: Video interview of 12 year old drug dealer

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 17/11/2009

Giovanni Lopera interviews Jorman, a 12 year old in a Colombian working class neighborhood who tells how he deals drugs to help at home with money, giving half his earnings (6 USD for 6 hours) to his mother. He was kicked out of school when they discovered his illicit activities and he is planning t ...

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Nicaragua: Farmers express thoughts on Rural Development through video

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 17/11/2009

The Alzar las Voces (Raise the Voices) project in Nicaragua brings farmers in rural communities the possibility to speak out through video telling of their concerns, their projects, their wishes and ideas.

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Italy: Online activism fires up “No Berlusconi Day”

Posted by Bernardo Parrella on 17/11/2009

A group of bloggers-citizens has launched an International protest movement to demand the resignation of Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi due to scandals and corruption trials. More than 280,000 people have pledged to participate in the December 5 rallies.

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