A letter from someone who has known Sarah Palin since 1992

"Amazing Letter From a Local Wasillian Who Knows Sarah Palin Well. From: http://www.washingtonindependent.com/3671/the-reform-candidate Submitted by Michael Wrightson on Sept 1, 2008 A note to all by {the Author} Dear friends, So many people have asked me about what I know...

The Winds Are Holy

Harvesting the wind for energy has been tauted a favoured source of green power by the eco-industrialists.  Not only does the wind turbine leave a relatively small ecological footprint, but it also champions a valid and accessible technology for small communities as a source...

Sarah Palin: Internet Sensation

"The internet is buzzing with news about John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin. Bloggers are struggling to figure out who the Alaskan governor really is. Twitter user Eamon 1916 claims that, “Sarah Palin...

Spain's pain over lack of rain

"Spanish regions have been falling out over who should get water and whether rivers should be diverted as the nation struggles with a lack of rain and prepares to treat sea water.Sue Lloyd-Roberts reports.Click...

Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later

" Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this week. The president promised to do whatever it took to rebuild. But the nation is trying to fight wars in several countries and is dealing with economic crisis. The attention of the president wandered...

Massive Fire at Toronto Propane Depot

"A massive explosion tore through a propane depot in north Toronto early Sunday, closing major highways and forcing thousands to flee their homes. "My whole house shook. The front door came off. Next thing you know, I've got glass in my head and I'm running down the road,"...

Militants Attack Afghan Military Parade

" Afghan President Hamed Karzai survived an assassination attempt at a military ceremony in Kabul on Sunday, but one person was killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. "

OakvilleBeaver.com: Article: Glendella House Staying Put

Finally, the Town of Oakville, Ontario has honoured the wishes of its citizens by finding a compromise between heritage and development.  Glendella House (circa 1857) will be restored in its original...

Democracy Now! | Police Forcibly Shut Down South Central L.A. Urban Farm, 40+...

"Hundreds of police officers in riot gear shut down a fourteen-acre urban farm in South Central Los Angeles on Tuesday. More than 40 protesters, including actor Darryl Hannah were arrested as they staged an encampment to resist removal from what is considered the largest...

Wired 14.05: The Next Green Revolution

"With climate change hard upon us, a new green movement is taking shape, one that embraces environmentalism's concerns but rejects its worn-out answers. Technology can be a font of endlessly creative solutions. Business can be a vehicle for change. Prosperity can help us...

Gore's new flick, An Inconvenient Truth, improbably succeeds | By David Rober...

"It's something of a miracle that An Inconvenient Truth, the chronicle of Al Gore's quest to raise alarm about "climate chaos," exists at all. A movie with a scantily clad Jessica Alba presenting a computer slideshow on climate science is implausible enough. Al Gore...

South Central Farmers - Encampment set up to resist eviction and save the Sou...

"For the last three years, 350 families have been fighting to preserve the South Central Farm, the largest contiguous piece of open green space in South Central Los Angeles.  On April 22, 2006, the Trust for Public Land negotiated a 30-day option to purchase contract...

The Legacy of Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) (News) Leif Utne

Jane Jacobs, a visionary advocate of human-scale cities, died last week in Toronto at age 89. Her central thesis, spelled out most famously in her seminal 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities,...

NOVA | Dimming the Sun | PBS

New evidence that air pollution has masked the full impact of global warming suggests the world may soon face a heightened climate crisis.

TTC Celebrates Earth Week With Arrival Of New Environmentally-Friendly Hybrid...

" Hybrid buses are easier on the environment with: 37% less greenhouse emissions; 40 tons less CO2 per bus each year; 30-50% less nitrous oxide emissions; 30-50% less soot particulates; and, 20-30% less fuel consumption. "
 

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