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Have you ever wondered why chocolate bars are so cheap? It is called child slavery. As a result, this universally enjoyed sweet has in recent years started to leave a bitter aftertaste. Canadian author Carol Off has written a book aptly titled 'Bitter Chocolate'. Her book lifts the lid on the use of child slavery in the cocoa plantations of West Africa. According to Off, "we have chocolate bars today that seem to be cheap and affordable even to a child...but the truth of the matter is we can only afford this chocolate because it is children picking and cultivating the beans in West Africa."
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CELEB GOSSIP Madonna insists Children eat Macrobiotic Diet

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As the dust settles from the Madonna and Guy Richie bust-up, the child custody battle begins. Madonna was first to wade-in with her impressive list of demands. It may be shades of Heather Mills and her messy divorce from Paul McCartney, but Madonna has the power and money to fight this out in the courts until she wears down Guy Ritchie, or she just get what she wants. Some of her demands has ecobites support. Madonna is demanding Guy Ritchie have the kids stick to a macrobiotic, vegetarian and organic diet, clothing must be 100 per cent
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Shoe powered Ipods?

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shoe-power The latest in the ecotech craze offerings is a shoe that generates electricity upon movement. Apparently, the shoes generate 1.2 watts of electricity and according to the manufacturer, this will power an Ipod forever. But, don't stop walking as the system doesn't store power.

Manufactured by Japanese telecommunications company NTT, the shoes are powered by small turbines attached to water filled soles. The turbines spin and generate power with each step.

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Elle and Campaign to End World Poverty

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Elle Macpherson has joined United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to support a campaign urging governments to meet their commitment to bring an end to global poverty.The UN chief, the model-turned-businesswoman and a host of other celebrities added their name to a pledge wall set up just metres across the road from UN headquarters, urging governments to do more to meet the Millennium Development Goals of halving global poverty by 2015. The world's financial troubles are casting a gloomy cloud over a meeting of political and philanthropic leaders who've gathered at the UN to review the progress on the Millennium Development Goals. They've recommitted themselves to reducing global poverty, with pledges of $16-billion in aid and there have new commitments on malaria and education.
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Solar costs halved by Aussie invention?

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With the costs of solar panels decreasing, a radical new approach by Australian scientists may significantly reduce this cost by inventing a new breed of solar panel which generates electricity and hot water at the same time. This will effectively halve the cost of going solar. Imagine, hot water and electricity from the same panels. Installing separate solar electricity and hot water panels is expensive, with costs around $16,000 excluding rebates. The resultant high cost is a barrier for many to go solar. Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) expect the costs to come down to between $5,000 to $8000
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