Creative Loafing Tampa

Was Rick Santorum's visit to Tampa Bay in '05 more than just visiting Terri Schiavo?

• by Mitch Perry
A Philadelphia reporter wrote that when Santorum visited Tampa in 2005 to visit Terri Schiavo in her last days, the real reason was to collect money at a fundraiser.
• Tags: News, Rick Santorum, Terri Schiavo, Wal-Mart, Outback Steakhouse

All the women be at Wal-Mart (video)

A tutorial on how to pick up women in ass-shorts while discount shopping.

• by Sex and Love editor
A tutorial on how to pick up women in ass-shorts while discount shopping.
• Tags: Sex and Love, humor, video, funny, humor, music video, Wal-mart, rap, viral video

LGBT labels: sticky paper or all-encompassing definition?

• by Kyle Dunlap
Step into a dress shop, and they have evening gowns, formal dresses, skirts, pantsuits, and so forth. Wal-Mart offers us all types of foods: Mexican, Asian, TV dinners, the ever-popular soups, and cold cuts, to name a few. When we take this philosophy and apply it to people, however, it is a disaster. We are called gay, though more often than not we are not happy. We are called queer, though there are quite a few of us who aren’t really unusual...
• Tags: CLGBT, Gay, wal-mart, CLGBT, lesbian, homosexuality, labels, femme, butch, lipstick lesbian, rural gay, dykes, faggot, queer, Uncategorized

As the page turns: this week in new comic books ... comics are like Wal-Mart, and what's a Cat-Girl?

• by Ryan Jent
• Tags: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Batman, rogue, wal-mart, proposition 8, X-Men, comic books, DC Comics, Catwoman, Marvel Comics, X-Factor, Avengers, Smallville, Siege, Green Arrow, Dark Reign, As the page turns, comic reviews, new comics, Cat Girl, X-Men Legacy, Nation X, Mike Carey, X-Statix, Yanick Paquette, Justin Hartley, Louise Simonson, Siege Embedded, Dark Avengers, The Heroic Age, Brian Michael Bendis, Olivier Coipel, X-Factor Forever, Uncategorized

The stories behind three seminal albums by Nirvana, The Beach Boys, and Billy Joel

• by Brad Tilbe
How many times have you sat back in you chair, staring longingly at the glossy inserts wondering how many channels it had to pass through to end up in your hands?
• Tags: Music, Elton-John, nevermind, paul mccartney, wal-mart, Billy Joel, the beatles, Bob-Dylan, Mick Jagger, nirvana, Music, Kurt Cobain, beach boys, mike love, rubber soul, sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, brian wilson, rolling stones, r.e.m., columbia records, In Utero, Pet Sounds, Cold Spring Harbor, Scott Litt, DGC Records, Family Productions, Capital Records, Her Satanic Majesties Request, Steve Albini, K-Mart, Tony Asher, Bruce Johnston, Carol Kaye, Hal Blaine, Al Jardine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Uncategorized

Walmart plans to cut 150% of their global carbon footprint by 2015

• by Katie Machol
The super chain Wal-Mart recently announced their five year plan to cut 20 million metric tons of their greenhouse gas emissions in to reduce their estimated global carbon footprint growth by 150%.
• Tags: News, Green Community, News, wal-mart, carbon footprint, Green Community, energy efficiency, walmart, walmart goes green, energy efficien, walmart reduces carbon footprint, Environmental Defense Fund, Carbon Disclosure Project, ClearCarbon Inc., Applied Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Arkansas, carbon reduction, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: Tampa green biz program, cypress mulch protest, harmful water bottles and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might've missed last week in Green: Tampa's Green Business Designation Program, the Earth Charter, local protest over cypress mulch, Pecha Kucha, why plastic bottles are harmul and more.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Florida wildlife, protest, amazon, wal-mart, art, Environment, Florida, EPA, war, author, Dustin Hoffman, Monsanto, events, genre, green, carbon footprint, sustainability, expansion, International, Green Living, Peace, Nature, Green living, clothing, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Earth Day, Going Green, cl green, green businesses, creative loafing green community, reuse, water bottles, landfill, energy, eco friendly, recycled, home depot, city of tampa, flu, swine flu, Activism, gas, bad water bottles, cl green community, Mayor Pam Iorio, June, environmentalism, National Do Not Mail List, Pecha Kucha, architecture, ethics, natural gas, Pressure, plastic, greenpeace, st petersburg college, Alternative, fossil fuels, MS, eric stewart, mulch, living green, sustany foundation, repurposed, film festival, greenhouse, the earth charter, war is over, products, save the earth, severn suzuki, universal code of conduct, immune boosters, homeopathic remedies, herbal immune boosters, happenings, presentations, green ideas, natural resources, mai, yellow pages, phonebooks, stop mail, stop catalogs, jason green, eco tips, green tips, how to live green, sustainaiblity, don vincente de ybor, cypress, illegal deforestation, destructive practices, welcome news, private lending, public prosecution, grocery store chains, international finance corporation, cattle industry, campaigner, necessary steps, dollar loan, state prosecutor, sneaker giant, deforested areas, dollar lawsuit, bertin, Timberland, Slaughtering, slaughterhouse, moratorium, Marfrig, warming, Adidas, announcement, Reebok, grand prize winner, aspiring filmmaker, runner ups, festival organizers, film submission, submission fees, paper submissions, electric scooter, film festivals, electric bike, alternative transportation, festival dates, hybrid vehicle, alternative materials, film production, public transportation, third world, the graduate, crude oil, petroleum, stainless steel water bottles, environmental activism, gulf restoration network, save our cypress, zora neale hurston, their eyes were watching god, eatonville, suwanee river, alice walker, the color purple, wildlife, rio accessories, earth summit, Uncategorized

Nike improves Amazon deforestation policy, Timberland must act (video)

• by Matt De Vlieger
Following the release of Greenpeace’s report, “Slaughtering the Amazon” and pressure from activists, sneaker-giant Nike agreed to revise its policies to ensure that they stop buying leather from deforested areas in Brazil. Now, it's time to take action to get Timberland to help stop destructive practices in the Amazon. Check out the "Every Step Counts to Save the Amazon" video within.
• Tags: Activism, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Activism, amazon, wal-mart, expansion, International, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, gas, June, Pressure, greenpeace, greenhouse, illegal deforestation, destructive practices, welcome news, private lending, public prosecution, grocery store chains, international finance corporation, cattle industry, campaigner, necessary steps, dollar loan, state prosecutor, sneaker giant, deforested areas, dollar lawsuit, bertin, Timberland, Slaughtering, slaughterhouse, moratorium, Marfrig, warming, Adidas, announcement, Reebok, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in review

• by Katie Machol
Read the latest posts from this past week in the Green Community.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, obama, usf, Tampa, oil, UST, history, TV, produce, wal-mart, food, rant, Environment, whole foods, media, independent, Hillsborough, video, filmmaker, service, day, feeling, war, energy conservation, global warming, holiday, publix, Shopping, island, film, interview, writer, nation, National, documentary, state, The Nation, head, relationship, green, organic, New York City, health, cl, local, director, local food, sustainable, Huffington Post, online, sting, United States, activist, production, Producer, ocean, festival, reality, Green Living, Men, natural, poll, latin, skin, UT, Professor, Green Community, Green Policy, reducing energy consumption, tampa bay area, mma, NC, temple terrace, water conservation, trash, octomom, tampa bay estuary, Public Health, climate change, Hillsborough River, ratio, productions, importance of conserving water, nut, plane, Green building, conscious effort, up, shower, fossil fuels, risk, publix greenwise market, green architecture, bats, Old Florida, ecology, native species, historic architecture, historic preservation, sugarloaf key, sacd, usf school of architecture and community design, stanley russell, rammed earth wall, 2009 planning commission award of excellence for green, florida bat conservancy, Summer solstice, first day of summer, seasons, lore, sky, astronomy, albertsons, costco, local farms, natural goods, grist tv, showering, navy shower, low-flow shower head, organic towels, organic shower curtain, pet peeve, toilet paper roll, doing the dishes, water faucet, pet peeves, mature manner, water bottle, family member, habit, feelings, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, blip tv, independent media production, estuary program, impacts of global warming, public service providers, visible impacts, environmental consequences, jane lubchenco, documentarian, air pollution, tropical islands, polluters, backyards, fossil fuel, polar regions, madison square garden, penn station, carbon clock, 2009 planning commission award of excellence for green, Uncategorized

Organics: How to eat well without breaking your budget

• by Kelly Rothwell
With the increase of demand over organic food in the last ten years you would think that a wide range of these products would be easily accessible. Many of the large companies are beginning to see the need for organic products and are expanding their offerings in an effort to appease these needs. Here's some some advice on purchasing healthy, organic food in this region without breaking your budget.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Food News, Green Living, Health & Wellness, Green Community, Food and Restaurants, produce, wal-mart, food, whole foods, publix, Shopping, organic, health, Food News, local, local food, sustainable, Green Living, natural, Health & Wellness, Green Community, publix greenwise market, albertsons, costco, local farms, natural goods, Uncategorized

McLibel and Wal-Suit trials: people who fought against these companies and made a difference

• by Chris Hrabovsky
Chris Hrabovsky discusses the long McLibel suit in London and compares it to similar local issues and legal battles with Wal-Mart destroying wetlands and wildlife to build, showing what a few everyday people have done to stand up to these big companies.
• Tags: Politics, Activism, Movies, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, Politics, Activism, wal-mart, Environment, mcdonalds, Movies, activist, Green Living, tarpon springs, Green Community, Green Policy, Green Jobs, McLibel, Peter Nehr, Ed Armstrong, take a stand, court, judge, hero, Uncategorized

Why does Florida Fish and Wildlife refuse to protect eagles and tortoises?

• by Chris Hrabovsky
• Tags: Politics, Activism, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Politics, Activism, gopher tortoise, wal-mart, Florida, activist, Sierra Club, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, cypress creek, FWC, FFWCC, fish and wildlife, Eagle, Eagle Ordinance, eagle habitat, municode, Uncategorized

Chris Hrabovsky - Contributor

• by Web Editor
• Tags: wal-mart, Contributor, activist, Green Community, cl green, Chris Hrabovsky, democratic party candidate, alternative fuels for vehicles, environmental fight, nuclear plants, destruction of wetlands, anclote river, cypress creek, power email, senate bill, wind power, energy policy, hydrogen, Uncategorized

The horror and delight of Sam's Club Pizza

• by dholm
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Food and Restaurants, wal-mart, target, Pizza, chain, dining, sams club, crowbar, Cursive, empire cinema, the still voice, Uncategorized

Raw Deals: This week in supermarket sales

• by Brian Ries
Your guide to the best deals at local supermarkets this week.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Food and Restaurants, wal-mart, recipe, whole foods, supermarket, sale, ingredients, raw deals, publix, fresh market, greenwise, target, guacamole, ribeye, pineapple, upside down cake, Uncategorized

The Short List — Wed., Oct. 1

• by Joe Bardi
The Sarah Palin-Katie Couric interview turns out to be the gift that just keeps on giving. Plus, a debate moderator's upcoming book panics Republicans, The Rays find out who they'll play, Letterman, Leno and late night politics, plus more on today's Short List.
• Tags: The Short List, The Short List, john mccain, the rays, sarah palin, david letterman, gewn ifill, vice presidentil debate, wal-mart, ricky williams, jay leno, barack `, Uncategorized