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• The Daily Report

  WALL-E issues a stark warning about Earth’s future

  Brian Krier | Tue, Jul 8th, 2008 | Category: Reviews | Tags: brian krier, film review, consumption, future planet, disney, waste, consumerism, wall-e, convenience culture, pixar, social commentary | 2

  WALL-E, the latest animated feature from Pixar Studios, presents some unsettling images of Earth 700 years in the future: uninhabited cities built out of infinite fields of garbage; a planet devoid of human civilization; a landscape in which the color green has been removed from the spectrum; and one robot that rules all. It only takes a minute to realize that WALL-E is not your typical kid’s movie.

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  Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act Funds Amtrak For Five Years

  Andrew Perez | Fri, Jun 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: transportation, energy, transit, legislation, metro, 2008, washington d.c., senate, amtrak, investment, consumption, act, andrew perez, passenger rail, improvement | 0

  With gas prices skyrocketing and little indication of slowing down anytime soon, many Americans are looking to alternative modes of transportation. A measure passed on Wednesday by the House of Representatives may provide those bearing the burden of high energy costs with a cleaner, faster method of transportation. 

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  Holiday Spirit 101: It’s consumption time in the city

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Dec 14th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: hayley richardson, midwest, consumers, christmas, consumption, bloomingdales, salvation army, consumption time in the city, body shop, magnificent mile, holiday spirit, chestnut st., the nutcracker | 1

  It’s startling when I realize that so many of my Christmas memories are tied to consumption.

  I suspect, however, that this may be somewhat normal when you’ve grown up in the midwest, where nostalgia rules the land, where Christmas is at its most idealized. Living in Chicago, I remember the enchanting department store windows along the Magnificent Mile, tickets to the Nutcracker, carols on the PA system, satin dresses, and excess in general. I remember being surrounded by a frenzy of…

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