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Sat, Aug 22 2009 at 11:25 AM
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
Leonard Peltier, an innocent man, was convicted for the 1975 shooting deaths of two agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. prosecutors have repeatedly admitted that they did not...Read this blog
Wed, Aug 19 2009 at 4:44 PM
These photos were declassified this summer by the Obama Administration, at the request of the National Science Foundation, after being kept from public view by Bush's people. One sample posted here, click this...Read this blog
Wed, Aug 19 2009 at 2:17 PM
I just read a wonderful article about a 13 year old girl from New Mexico...Read this blog
Wed, Aug 19 2009 at 1:09 PM
What I'm proposing is an old - but revolutionary - idea: Let us give American ingenuity and entrepreneurship the support it needs to provide leadership the world over. I can't think of a better way to give our economy a boost than through the promotion of new and cleaner energy production...Read this blog
Tue, Aug 18 2009 at 7:25 PM
Everyone and their uncle is talking about how going "part time veggie" is good for the planet, but it's rare that they actually identify why.
This article offers some interesting meat-free food for thought that you can really sink your teeth into.
Please read the article in its entirety, originally...Read this blog
Tue, Aug 18 2009 at 7:23 PM
While the rest of the world scrapes together their precious pennies in order to triumphantly step over the threshold of their local Whole Foods, I choose a perfectly legal and yet infinitely greener method of indulging in the creme de la creme of their inventory.
On an empty stomach, I choose to...Read this blog
Tue, Aug 18 2009 at 7:22 PM
Reusable bags used to be the greatest thing ever -- a simple lifestyle change that could transform the masses into junior environmentalists.
But now, I find myself weighed down by...Read this blog
Tue, Aug 18 2009 at 7:20 PM
Why is it that the cheapos of the world are always given the stink eye -- they were green crusaders long before we even had a word for it!
In fact, they should rightfully be basking in the glory of their scrimping-and-saving efforts rather than pelted with non-recyclable plastic bottle caps by...Read this blog
Sun, Aug 16 2009 at 10:57 AM
As attorney Eric Seitz has said regarding parole, the Peltier case is one of "original jurisdiction". That classification is the result of a number of factors--including the seriousness of the "offense," the fact that Mr. Peltier is serving life sentences, and also because this is such a high-...Read this blog
Sun, Aug 16 2009 at 10:50 AM
A California nonprofit is creating a program that it hopes would make it easier for cities and counties to offer solar financing to their denizens.
A California nonprofit plans to launch a program that aims to make it easier for cities and counties to offer solar financing to their residents.
The...Read this blog
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