Giulia:
Nicole Hughes
March 11, 2008 | 7:46 pm EST
The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. This week we celebrated some of our own favorite top 10 bloggers who work night and day to provide us up-to-date info on films, literature, and feminist news. Don’t miss these exciting and informative blogs, as well as some of our most popular stories of the week.
Katie:
“La Misma Luna Under the Same Moon,” Not the Same Old Movie
Top 5 Eco-Friendly Gadgets for Under $50
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Nicole:
Top 10 Literary and Book Blogs
NBC11 First Wind Powered TV Station
Horton: The New Mascot for Pro-Life
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Gina:
Top 10 Films I Would See If I Was At SXSW
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Kerry:
Beginning March 7th, NBC11 of the San Francisco Bay area became the first television station in the United States to be powered entirely by wind. Using these wind farms for 100 percent of their electricity is part of the studio’s “EcoLogic” campaign, designed to show employees, local businesses and viewers alike that they too can improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint on the environment.
“NBC11 kicked off the campaign internally in January with an appeal to employees to reduce electricity consumption by simply turning off unnecessary lighting and shutting down computers and equipment when not in use.
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