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No one is talking about selling kittens and puppies at the meat counter, but for the group of bunny-loving pet owners protesting near the Whole Foods in Union Square, they might as well be. Fifty or so women and men of all ages carry signs, pass out flyers and pamphlets, and try to spread their message to passing Manhattanites. “Boycott Whole Foods,” they say, “because they’re killing rabbits.” …Continue reading on The Atlantic.com

In the wake of Monday’s announcement by the EPA, it’s time for some states to have the ‘tough love’ conversation they’ve been avoiding.

Wow, what a day we had on Monday! The Environmental Protection Agency outlined new, groundbreaking carbon-emisson standards that have the potential to reduce our nation’s carbon output by as much as 30 percent over the next 16 years, using 2005 standards as our benchmark. But now that we’ve all had a couple of days to absorb the big news, states from coast to coast are going to have to sit down, take a good, honest look in the mirror, and do the actual carbon-cutting math—especially those states whose economies and energy policies have for too long relied on coal… Continue reading at OnEarth.org

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Miss Cherry Delight woke up one Saturday morning not long ago and knew she was no longer a princess. Her reign had ended the night before when a new Miss Coney Island was crowned. Hers had been a good reign, albeit a tough one. “I may not be theMiss Coney Island anymore,” she said again and again, “but I’ll always be Miss Coney Island 2013.” No one could take that away from her.   …..Continue reading on the Brooklyn Ink

Frank’s Music Box

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