NY Times
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Mixed Blessings.
This slide show is about an Accra, Ghana computer dumping ground where “gifts” from developing countries are stripped down for their metal content. Young people are being sent to forage for copper, brass, aluminum and zinc but they are being exposed to toxic amounts of lead, cadmium, antimony, PCBs and chlorinated dioxins. Read more
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Food Stamps, continued.
On November 3, I wrote about the alarming statistics concerning children on food stamps. The New York Times has written a four page article and interactive graphic that takes an interesting look at the effects of the economic crisis on applications for nutritional aid. Read more
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