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It has been a rocky year for many in 2008. With an ailing economy, viral job loss, busted mortgages, roller coaster oil prices and stock markets, and a grim forecast , it is easy to neglect the good news. But the good news is the same as the bad news, depending on how you look at it or phrase it:

Read further for 7 bad AND good news events of 2008...

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I know what you're thinking: same old, same old. But actually this line of reusable bags is making it harder and harder to come up the "I forgot my bag" excuse....

UK Hardware Store Deepens One Planet Business Commitment

UK Hardware Store Deepens One Planet Business Commitment

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BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7694212.stm

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Announced at Bioneers 2008, the Biomimicry Institute is launching later next month an incredible website that will serve to spark imagination and innovation in the field of biomimicry - AskNature.org.

And you can be part of its creation. Read on to find out how. ...

Well thats up to a jury of your peers (or a peanut gallery, if you prefer) to decide. The new site SideTaker.com allows roommates, coworkers, neighbors, siblings, and those in relationships of any kind to air out their differences in front of a global audience. Beware of using this site at work, as reading about one train wreck after another can be addicting....