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*[[Wikitravel]] [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)] - a travel guide - boycotts should include not going places where people do rotten things, since tourism has an eco-impact and sends messages of approval too. [[Licensing|Licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons license]] | *[[Wikitravel]] [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)] - a travel guide - boycotts should include not going places where people do rotten things, since tourism has an eco-impact and sends messages of approval too. [[Licensing|Licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons license]] | ||
*'''[[Internet UPC Database]] - database of [[manufacturer]]s and [[product]]s with [[UPC]] codes''', searchable online and downloadable version which is not as up-to-date as the online version but is strangely [[license]]d under [[GPL]] | *'''[[Internet UPC Database]] http://upcdatabase(.com)/ - database of [[manufacturer]]s and [[product]]s with [[UPC]] codes''', searchable online and downloadable version which is not as up-to-date as the online version but is strangely [[license]]d under [[GPL]] | ||
*[[FLO]] - for Redefinition of [[mandatory label]] terms like [[dolphin safe]], which we must track closely. '''what is the best source on this issue, and who tracks whether labels are ecologically sane or not?''' | *[[FLO]] [http://www.fairtade.net/ fairtrade(.net)] - for Redefinition of [[mandatory label]] terms like [[dolphin safe]], which we must track closely. '''what is the best source on this issue, and who tracks whether labels are ecologically sane or not?''' | ||
*[[Transnationale]] - Consumer guides to Multinationals and shopping. Transnationale.org provides comprehensive information on more than 13,000 [[companies]] around the world. We report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands, membership to the most influential lobbies, public relations and opinion making, managers name and position, shareholders and subsidiaries, plants locations and offshore centers, brand and corporate image management. | *[[Transnationale]] [http://www.transnationale.org/ (.org)] - Consumer guides to Multinationals and shopping. Transnationale.org provides comprehensive information on more than 13,000 [[companies]] around the world. We report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands, membership to the most influential lobbies, public relations and opinion making, managers name and position, shareholders and subsidiaries, plants locations and offshore centers, brand and corporate image management. | ||
*'''[[Consumer Reports]]''' - offers comparisons of various [[product group]]s. Online since at least [[1998]] according to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.consumerreports.org/ Archive.org]. [[Nonprofit]] and Independent | *'''[[Consumer Reports]] [http://www.consumerreports.org/ (.org)]''' - offers comparisons of various [[product group]]s. Online since at least [[1998]] according to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.consumerreports.org/ Archive.org]. [[Nonprofit]] and Independent | ||
*[[SourceWatch]] - [[Propaganda]] and [[no body]] detection, since these always work to the detriment of [[some body]]. '''See [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Propaganda SourceWatch:propaganda] and the [[propaganda glossary]] underlying it. | *[[SourceWatch]] - [[Propaganda]] and [[no body]] detection, since these always work to the detriment of [[some body]]. '''See [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Propaganda SourceWatch:propaganda] and the [[propaganda glossary]] underlying it. | ||