Sep
9
2010
The Italian Mafia is Making Money with Wind Power
Photo: The Godfather
Cosa Nostra Goes Green
It seems like the mob has discovered that there's money to be made with wind power in Italy. The mafia is up to its usual tricks: fraud, extortion, bribery, money laundering, etc. Police wiretaps even caught an alleged mafioso telling his wife: "Not one turbine blade will be built in Mazara unless I agree to it." Read on for more details....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Credit: Marilisa Cosello/Terre di mezzo Eventi
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Image credit: François Duhamel, Columbia Pictures
After devouring author Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, Eat Pray Love, I was psyched to see it live on the big screen. I fell in love with Gilbert's post-divorce life story, and her thirst for self-discovery that hurtled her to far-reaching points of the globe in search of awakening her hunger for life (in Italy), her spirit (in India) and trust of love (in Bali).
So what does this "chick flick" have to do with the green movement? For me, everything. The film explores the idea that genuine 
