News for GreensNews for GreensA collection of news stories of interest to Greens. Edited by Roger Snyder Articles
Many young voters not picking political parties
2008-10-20 04:24:00 By KEVIN HAAS GateHouse News Service Via The State Journal-Register Although a record number of young people is expected to vote in the upcoming election, they?re not necessarily choosing sides. ?There are so many things wrong with the Republicans and Democrats that, picking a party, I couldn?t even ... More About: Political , Parties , Young , Voters , Political Parties
Food banks instead of campaign ads
2008-10-17 16:53:00 By Campbell Brown CNN Editor’s note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN’s “Campbell Brown: Election Center” at 8 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays. She delivered this commentary during the “Cutting through the Bull” segment of Thursday night’s broadcast. CNN’s Campbell Brown says the candidates should spend their campaign money helping the homeless. NEW YORK (CNN) – In ... More About: Commentary , Food , Banks , Campaign
Can you believe this is happening in America? - UPDATE
2008-10-17 15:46:00 BREAKING NEWS: We did it!!! While our government has taken billions of our tax dollars to bail out the wealthy, we came together to bail out a desperate mother. Thanks to you, in one day we raised over $30,000 from 650 donors and showered Jocelyne with love and compassion. -Code Pink. Dear ... More About: America , Rights , Update
Being Altruistic May Make You Attractive
2008-10-17 13:15:00 clipped from www.sciencedaily.com Being Altruistic May Make You Attractive ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2008) ? Displays of altruism or selflessness towards others can be sexually attractive in a mate. This is one of the findings of a study carried out by biologists and a psychologist at The University of Nottingham. In three studies of more than 1,000 people, Dr ... More About: Commentary
Russian Ecological Party, ?The Greens?
2008-10-15 16:28:00 THE GREEN PARTY OF RUSSIA More About: Russian , Party , Greens , The Greens
Roadmap for Peace
2008-10-14 16:57:00 (From AFSC) We call on the next U.S. President and administration to engage in a new foreign policy based on these five core principles. The five core principles Our nation should invest in peace. Our country should invest in diplomacy, development, and conflict prevention ? cost-effective ways to improve national and global security. Military force should ... More About: Peace , Violence
Commentary: Obama and Bush are not so far apart
2008-10-14 16:21:00 By Tara Wall CNN Contributor Editor’s note: Tara Wall, deputy editorial page editor and columnist for The Washington Times, serves as a political contributor to CNN. Before joining the newspaper, she was a senior adviser for the Republican National Committee and was appointed a public affairs director in the Department of Health and ... More About: Bush , Commentary , Obama
NY election mix-up: ?Osama? on the ballot
2008-10-11 01:30:00 By RICHARD RICHTMYER, Associated Press Writer ... More About: Election , Osama , Ballot
Court makes Conn. 3rd state to allow gay marriage
2008-10-11 01:19:00 By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press Writer ... More About: Marriage , Rights , Gay Marriage , State , Court
The Grapes of Wrath, 2008
2008-10-11 01:16:00 (See original) More About: Commentary , Grapes , Wrath , 2008
5 Friends (Vote)
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Vote Absentee
2008-10-06 04:37:00 (A web site set up to help people vote by absentee ballot. -RS) BeAbsentee.org - Vote Absentee!
Kids keep parents in the dark about cyberbullying
2008-10-05 05:14:00 Online bullying could be more pervasive than you think. Three out of four teens were bullied online over the last year, according to a study released this week by psychologists at the University of California, Los Angeles. And while that number may seem high at the outset, only 1 in 10 of those kids told ... More About: Commentary , Kids , Dark , Parents , The Dark
Credit markets to Washington: Bailout isn?t enough
2008-10-05 04:39:00 (They already want more. -RS) By Madlen Read, AP Business Writer, Via Yahoo! After House OKs bailout, credit markets tighten on fears the plan isn’t enough to help economy NEW YORK (AP) — The credit markets finally got a bailout bill, but the stranglehold hasn’t let up — a troubling sign that lenders and investors believe the package ... More About: Commentary , Credit , Washington , Markets , Bailout
Buddy Can You Spare a Dime?
2008-10-03 16:28:00 buddy-can-you-spare-a-dime.gif More About: Humor , Commentary , Buddy , Dime
John McCain?s Fireside Chat w/ Sarah Palin
2008-10-03 15:46:00 Click here for the new animation. More About: Chat , John , Sarah , John McCain
Tell Hershey?s to Kiss GM Sugar Goodbye!
2008-10-02 19:24:00 Consumers in Brazil can now eat Hershey ?s Kiss es(TM) without fear of GM ingredients. Unfortunately, that is not the case for US consumers. Several weeks ago, Hershey?s in Brazil announced that it will not use GM ingredients, including GM beet sugar, in the products it makes in Brazil, but it remains ... More About: Sugar , Rights , Goodbye
Daniel Sunjata Critiques Barack Obama . . . supports Cynthia McKinney for P
2008-10-01 22:15:00 Daniel Sunjata, a cast member of FX Network’s Rescue Me, critiques Barack Obama . . . supports Cynthia McKinney, Green Party candidate for President. Rescue Me is a tv series about the lives of New York firefighters after the 9/11 attacks. More about Daniel Sunjata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_SR 30; Cynthia McKinney Presidential Campaign http://votetruth08.com/ More About: Daniel
The $700 Billion Bailout Plan: How it Really Works
2008-09-27 06:18:00 Clay Bennett ? Gocomics.com More About: Humor , Commentary , Works , Plan , Bailout
House subcommittee debates cell phone radiation
2008-09-26 19:30:00 From - CNET Scientists told a House of Representatives subcommittee Thursday that more research is needed over the possible link between cell phone use and cancer. While past studies have found that cell phone radiation isn’t dangerous, the scientists pointed to research that has found just the opposite. “I cannot tell this committee that cell phones ... More About: Debates , Environment , Phone , Cell Phone
Bush Administration will keep secret ?grim? Afghanistan report quiet until
2008-09-25 03:29:00 by John Byrne A secret US intelligence report which says the political and military situation in Afghanistan is “grim” will be withheld from the public until after the election, a new report says. Intelligence officials are finishing up the National Intelligence Estimate on Aghanistan, according to ABC’s Brian Ross, “but there are ‘no plans ... More About: Bush , Report , Bush administration , Secret
Supreme Court issues stay of execution for Davis
2008-09-24 16:34:00 By RHONDA COOK, BILL RANKIN, MARCUS K. GARNER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Jackson ? The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis less than two hours before he was to be put to death by lethal injection. Davis? family and supporters, who for years have pressed for a new ... More About: News , Rights , Issues
Report: Satellite images show ethnic cleansing source of reduced Iraq viole
2008-09-22 17:09:00 From: RAW STORY Published: Friday September 19, 2008 A study of the Pentagon’s satellite imagery concludes that ethnic cleansing — not last year’s surge of U.S. military forces — is the main factor in the reduction of violence in Iraq . The report’s conclusion about the surge’s ineffectiveness are supported by many Iraq experts and international organizations who credit a population shift with ... More About: Satellite , Show , Images , Report
Einstein fridge design can help global cooling
2008-09-22 06:18:00 Scientists relaunch a 1930 invention that uses no electricity and would reduce greenhouse gases ... More About: Design , Environment , Einstein , Global , Cooling
The Pro-Nuke Duo
2008-09-19 16:53:00 The McCain Plan: Homer Simpson without the Donut By Greg Palast (Wednesday, August 5, 2008. North Shore, Long Island) I?m guessing it was excessive exposure to either radiation or George Bush, but Senator John McCain?s comments from inside a nuclear power plant in Michigan are so cracked-brained that I fear some loose gamma rays are doing to ... More About: Nuke
Congress eyes restrictions on exporting e-waste
2008-09-19 03:22:00 by Stephanie Condon WASHINGTON–Electronic waste is still being exported to other nations, a move that has negative environmental consequences and may run afoul of federal law, government auditors told Congress on Wednesday. Environment al Protection Agency regulations over e-waste exports are very limited, according to a new report (PDF) from the Government Accountability Office, and the existing regulations ... More About: Eyes , Rights , Waste
Update: Hackers claim to break into Palin?s Yahoo Mail account
2008-09-18 17:05:00 By Gregg Keizer A group of hackers that hit the Church of Scientology’s site earlier this year have apparently cracked the Yahoo Mail account belonging to Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, according to documents and screenshots posted on the Web. A security expert called the practice of using private e-mail accounts “incredibly dangerous” ... More About: Break , Update , Hackers
Melting Arctic shows need for climate pact, group says
More articles from this author:2008-09-16 15:56:00 Data shows Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest recorded level this summer OSLO, Norway (AP) — Data showing Arctic sea ice may reach its lowest level on record this summer underscores the need for governments to speed up talks on a new climate pact, the Worldwide Fund for Nature said Monday. Large pieces ... More About: Commentary , Climate , Group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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