News for GreensNews for GreensA collection of news stories of interest to Greens. Edited by Roger Snyder Articles
Give up on your dreams?
2008-09-15 04:23:00 Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal More About: Humor , Dreams , Give , Give up
What We?ve Sacrificed in the Name of Security
2008-09-12 03:21:00 Clay Bennett More About: Security , Commentary , Rights
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2008-09-11 15:15:00 [From Cool Tools] – Steven Leckart Packing material is part of a vicious cycle. No matter how much holiday shopping and shipping my household does, the supply of bubble wrap and Styrofoam peanuts stashed in our garage just keeps replenishing. Hate to throw it away, but can’t toss it in the recycle bin either. ExpandOS, on the ... More About: Environment
Ron Paul Press Conference Unifies Third Party and Independent Candidates Ar
2008-09-11 13:42:00 [From American Chronicle] Kevin Zeese, September 10, 2008 “… the process of U.S. presidential elections is as Rep. Paul said a “charade, collusion of the two parties and the media” where they “pretend great differences where there is none” and where neither party really “addresses subjects that are majority positions…” Polls Indicate Non-Duopoly Candidates Could Determine Outcome of ... More About: Party , Press , Ron Paul , Press Conference
Sex, drugs, gifts uncovered in government oil probe
2008-09-11 04:36:00 WASHINGTON (CNN) — U.S. government employees received improper gifts from energy industry representatives, and engaged with them in illegal drug use and inappropriate sexual relations, according to a report issued Wednesday. A report says government officials accepted gifts from oil and gas company employees.A report says government officials accepted gifts from oil and ... More About: Government , Gifts , Drugs , Probe
Sarah Palin dolls go on sale as John McCain?s running mate?s popularity soa
2008-09-10 16:32:00 From - Telegraph Sarah Palin action dolls portraying the Republican vice-presidential nominee as an executive and an action hero have gone on sale in the United States. A company that makes superhero action figures has started selling a Sarah Palin doll, modelled on the Republican contender for Vice-President. The dolls are an attempt to cash in on ... More About: Running , Sale , John , Mate
Execs want green data centers
2008-09-10 16:03:00 by Stefanie Olsen SAN JOSE, Calif.–Energy efficiency has always been a serious consideration of the tech industry. But executives from Cisco Systems and IBM here Tuesday said it’s become crucial as their customers are aware of rising energy costs. One of their key areas of focus is the data center, or the room where a company houses ... More About: Environment , Data , Green
An inverter in every solar panel?
2008-09-09 18:24:00 Enphase Energy said on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million to ramp up production of its microinverters, a design that it claims significantly boosts the power output and reliability of solar panels. Rockport Capital Partners led the series C financing, which was joined by existing investors Third Point Ventures and Applied Ventures, the venture capital ... More About: Commentary , Solar , Panel
Love Me I?m A Liberal (2003)
2008-09-05 15:41:00 Love Me, I?m a Liberal (2003) Update to the Phil Ochs song. New lyrics by Evan Greer I trade Internet jokes about Dubya They sure are funny to me. But don?t even think about asking Me to give up my new SUV I don?t know what you mean about oil, I just wish that gas could be free, So love me, love me, ... More About: Commentary , Love
eBay makes eco-play with new green marketplace
2008-09-03 15:19:00 eBay on Wednesday plans to unveil a new e-commerce site for shoppers of environmentally friendly and fair-trade goods, as expected. In a bid to win over eco- and socially conscious shoppers, the online auctioneer will add a new retail component to its fairly new community site WorldofGood.com, which targets people who care about healthy living and ... More About: News , Environment , Play , Green , Ebay
Ex-U.S. law chief mishandled secret papers: probe
2008-09-02 20:15:00 By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled top-secret notes on a domestic spying program and on the interrogation of terrorism suspects but will not be prosecuted, a Justice Department report said on Tuesday. The department’s inspector general’s office concluded that Gonzales improperly took home notes he had made of an ... More About: Chief , Secret , Papers , Probe
Hundreds to be charged in court after RNC protests
2008-09-02 17:16:00 ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Almost 300 people will be formally charged in Ramsey County District Court on Tuesday after they were arrested during protests at the Republican National Convention, a police spokesman said.Police detain people Monday at the Xcel Energy Center, site of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Police detain people Monday at ... More About: Protests
Peedom Isn?t Free (In Yankee Stadium)
2008-09-02 17:06:00 Full Size at: Dustinland More About: Rights , Free , Stadium
Arctic becomes an island as ice melts
2008-09-01 17:22:00 By Auslan Cramb The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap. Global warming has caused the Arctic icecap to retreat from neigbouring continents creating opening a gap The historic development was revealed by satellite images taken last week showing ... More About: Environment , Island
The Troubled Tourist
2008-08-29 17:14:00 [From The American Prospect] Travel is so broadening. It shows you other nations’ narrow-mindedness, so that when you get home you can see your own more clearly. GERSHOM GORENBERG All year long I write about tribal conflicts. In August, when Israel i tribal customs dictate vacation, I want to get away not just from e-mail but also from news, ... More About: Commentary , Rights , Violence , Troubled
Number of uninsured drops; Poverty holds steady
2008-08-26 17:17:00 WASHINGTON - The Census Bureau reports that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office. The nation’s poverty rate held steady at 12.5 percent, not statistically different from the 12.3 percent in 2006. That meant there were 37.3 million ... More About: News , Poverty , Holds , Number
Why Prince Charles is right: we need GM free food and agriculture for food
2008-08-22 04:35:00 By Dr Vandana Shiva We are grateful to Prince Charles for cautioning the world on the blind and head long rush worldwide to spread GM seeds and crops especially the Third World. Prince Charles warns GM crops risk causing the biggest environment disaster Prince Charles accused by scientists of abusing position over GM comments Why we need GM trees His ... More About: Environment , Food , Rights , Free
Beijing update: New detentions, 6 US protesters missing, Tibetan protesters
2008-08-21 05:43:00 Beijing update: Boing Boing A quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing Boing: Everyone listed here is still missing. - James Powderly - Brian Conley - Jeffrey Rae - Jeff Goldin ... More About: News , Protesters , Beijing , Update , Tibetan
Russia condemns US missile deal
2008-08-21 05:32:00 Russia has warned that a US-Polish missile defence deal creates a new arms race in Europe and beyond. A foreign ministry statement said that Moscow “will be forced to react, and not only through diplomatic demarches”. It did not elaborate. The comments came just hours after the US and Poland signed the deal to locate 10 US ... More About: Commentary , Russia , Deal , Missile
Beijing: Five US activists detained after lighting up ?Free Tibet? LED Thro
2008-08-20 08:37:00 [I used to print for Students for a Free Tibet . Good, hardworking folks. -RS] [From boingboing] An update on the pro-Tibet tech-art protests happening in Beijing : Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) tells Boing Boing that a group of five pro-Tibet activists displayed an LED Throwie Banner near the Olympics site in Beijing. The protesters, all of ... More About: Lighting , Rights
Drink Outside the Box
2008-08-20 07:04:00 [From Op-Ed - NYTimes.com] Wine in a Box Protects the Environment and Saves You Money By TYLER COLMAN Published: August 17, 2008 Waccabuc, N.Y. ITALY’S Agriculture Ministry announced this month that some wines that receive the government’s quality assurance label may now be sold in boxes. That’s right, Italian wine is going green, and for some connoisseurs, the sky might ... More About: Drink
The New Cold War Era
2008-08-20 01:31:00 By Martin Hutchinson The often repeated refrain “we don’t want to be in another cold war” is nonsense - we are in one. And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a much more dangerous opponent than dozy old former head of state Leonid Brezhnev. However, the latest demonstration of this truth in Georgia is only a ... More About: News , Cold War , Cold , Violence
Global Warming - Glacier National Park
2008-08-19 07:05:00 Glacier National Park Originally uploaded by udbluehens “Since the early 1970’s, global warming has reduced Grinnell Glacier back to wall and is now replaced with a small lake. I actually walked out on the glacier, but today it would be a cold swim. Gem Glacier is high ... More About: Global Warming , Commentary , Global
The forgotten citizens
2008-08-18 19:02:00 The forgotten citizens Originally uploaded by joekanyi A group of children play next to a tent in Huruma camp, Nairobi. Over 400 internally displaced Kenyans have been in this camp since early this year due to the post election violence. Over 10 children have died in this ... More About: News , Violence , Forgotten
White House Used Forgery to Create Saddam/Al Qaeda Link
2008-08-06 14:43:00 Suskind: White House Ordered Forged, Backdated Letter After Invasion To Concoct Saddam-9/11 Link A new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind claims that, after the Iraq war began, the White House ordered the CIA to forge a ?backdated, handwritten letter? from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein, in an attempt to tie Hussein to ... More About: News , Humor , Forgery
Paris Hilton for President?
2008-08-06 14:23:00 Tags: Paris Hilton , McCain, election, Obama, president More About: Paris Hilton , Humor , President
- News - Third-party presidential candiates? workers stump in state
2008-07-27 19:39:00 By Tom Searls Staff writer, The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. - While supporters of independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader turned in petitions Friday that could enable him to gain ballot access in the Mountain State in November, workers for two other candidates continued to collect signatures around the state. Libertarian nominee Bob Barr’s supporters set up a ... More About: News , Party , Workers , Presidential
Group Urges Total Drug Legalization
2008-07-21 18:28:00 Former Denver Police Officer Speaks In Omaha OMAHA, Neb. — A group visiting Omaha has called for the legalization of drugs, saying the government?s current efforts to control the problem has failed.?While we definitely have a problem with drugs in this country, we definitely have to have a change in the policy,? said Tony Ryan. The ... More About: News , Drug , Total , Group
Reuters poll: Third-party candidates are helping Obama
2008-07-20 21:57:00 A just-released Reuters poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 47-40 in the national popularity contest, which, of course, does not determine who the next President will be (the Electoral College does that). However, when Ralph Nader and Bob Barr are added to the options, Obama?s lead over McCain grows to 10%: Obama 46% McCain 36% Barr 3% Nader ... More About: Party , Poll , Candidates
Malik Rahim at the 2008 Green Party Convention
More articles from this author:2008-07-16 17:45:00 Malik Rahim is an activist, who works with groups in New Orleans to support the rebuilding effort. Malik Rahim is now a candidate for Congress, U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana, District 2. In this video, Malik Rahim speaks to the 2008 Green Party Presidential Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Malik is introduced by Brenda ... More About: Green Party , Malik 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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