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Recession Briefing 8.12: Recession Gores Bullfighting
What you need to know today to survive and thrive in the recession.
Spain’s steep recession has led dozens of cash-strapped local councils to scrap their annual bullfighting fiestas to save public money. (Agence France-Press)
Women on food stamp programs weigh an average of almost six pounds more than those who aren’t, and gained weight faster when on food stamps than when they were not. (New York Examiner)
In the midst of nationwide aquatic budget cutting, drownings are on a dramatic upswing this summer. Data is still being compiled, but researchers say the most likely victims are still toddlers and young people. (Aquatics International)…
5 Ways the Recession is Good for the Environment
Happy Earth Day! When this day was started 39 years ago, we were all flush – with plastics, with carbon emissions, with massive waste visible from the parkway to the playground (remember the Crying Indian?). Since then, recycling has picked up and carbon emissions have dropped — but we’ve still got a long way to go (acknowledgments, Al Gore).
Scarcity, to look at the bright side (if there is one) of hardship, may be the mother of this invention.
Here’s how these tough economic times are doing ecological good:
1. Fewer carbon emissions. With 5.1 million fewer people commuting to work and families cutting back on vacations, the number of cars on the road has dropped, so we just might see a drop in the amount of carbon emissions…
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