Just when I thought things couldn’t get any shadier, I’ve learned that the lobbyist now representing the Amazon Defense Coalition (via Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.) in its $27 billion lawsuit against San Ramon,...
Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue. Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for...
For most of the past three weeks, I’ve been trying to learn as many details as possible about the a $27 billion class-action lawsuit pitting the Amazon Defense Coalition against Chevron. Only last night,...
Ask any investigative reporter how best to get to the heart of any controversial issue, and he’ll say, “Follow the money.” Doing that has been difficult, however, when it comes to the Amazon Defense...
River dwellers in the Amazon are having to keep adding new floors to their houses, as they compete with rising floodwaters that have killed 48 people so far and caused 405,000 people to become homeless. Flooding...
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Alberto Pizango, an Indian leader in the conflict emerging between the indigenous people of the Amazon and the Peruvian government has sought refuge in the Nicaragua's embassey. The Peruvian government has...
Remember that shiny, rainbow-y, laser-engraved format called the compact disc -- aka the CD? Thanks to TuneCore and Amazon, fledgling bands will soon be able to print, publish, and distribute CDs — on-demand. This...
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Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos announced the upcoming release of the Kindle DX, which will sport a larger screen than those of its predecessors. The e-reader has won the hearts of many, and also raised a few eyebrows,...
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I am so excited to improve people's reading experience. " Recently, Amazon’s Kindle faced a controversy regarding patent rights against Discovery who claims the concept of this portable e-reader. Now it is on the spotlight as Amazon announced some upgrades for Kindle, this...
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A public relations nightmare hit online retailer Amazon.com hard earlier in the week and now a series of theories over why nearly 60,000 Gay and Lesbian titles lost their sales rank are starting to surface. Amazon initially blamed a computer software glitch for the...
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The PR tides have been rising against Amazon.com and are threatening to spill its #amazonfail-ing flood waters out over the internet plains. After enduring a weekend of negative Twitter publicity, intense backlash,...
created by Truemorist | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 800 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
All songs for 99¢? No more. Apple's online music retail giant iTunes finally did away with its single price-point model for song sales on Tuesday, when it rolled out its anticipated new three-tiered selling system....
This story created buzz in the technology and online biz. Many people look forward to what will happen and this opened up the issue about reinforcing the patent law. " A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware claiming Discovery founder John Hendricks was the...
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Scientists at the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen this weekend, deliver some alarming news for the Amazon Rainforest: a rise in 4 degrees will kill off 85% of the whole forest in the next 100 years. The fact...
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