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Tell Congress to Extend the Renewable Energy Tax Credit
Environment  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, conservation, energy, greenhousegases, globalwarming, globalwarming )

Chris
- 1 day ago - action.earthjustice.org
The clean energy tax credit will expire at the end of this year. Please -- urge Congress to extend it.
New Spider Species Named for Colbert
Offbeat  (tags: interesting )

Czillich
- 35 days ago - weirdandinteresting.blogspot.com
A trapdoor spider species found along the coast of California last year is the new eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert.
Roberta McCain : 'They Won't Let Me Talk,' McCain's Mother at RNC Laments
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Roberta McCain, John McCain, Republican Family Values, campaign 2008 )

Blue
- 2 days ago - rawstory.com
"They won't let me be interviewed," McCain lamented to the radio host who approached her Tuesday during the Republican convention in St. Paul. "They won't let me talk."
Twin Cities Cops Impound Sustainable Living 'Permabus'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: police intimidation, RNC protests, green living )

Michelle
- 3 days ago - ww3.startribune.com
Police impound sustainable living exhibit bus with claims that the people living in it were planning 'violent protests' at the RNC since they had a worm farm and were composting feces.
Defenders of Wildlife Asks Judge to Shut Down Palin's Wolf Bounty Program
Animals  (tags: palin, animals, endangered, cruelty, protection, killing, suffering )

Tom
- 6 days ago - defenders.org
Today Defenders of Wildlife, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club asked the Alaska Superior Court to shut down Governor Palin's $150-per-wolf bounty program citing the fact that Alaska's bounty laws were repealed in 1984.
Amy Goodman Violently Arrested Today at RNC
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: abuse, elections, Govtfearmongering, republicans, propaganda )

Carla
- 5 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
ST. PAUL, MN--Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time.
Break the Bottled Water Habit
Green Lifestyle  (tags: bottled water, reduce reuse recycle, pledge )

Michelle
- 3 days ago - water.newdream.org
Manufacturing 31.2 billion liter bottles requires 900,000 tons of plastic, = 17 million + barrels of oil, and emit 2.5 million + tons of carbon dioxide. 86% aren't recycled and it takes three liters of water to produce 1 liter of bottled water.
Court: US Can Block Mad Cow Testing
Health & Wellness  (tags: Mad cow disease, court )

Michelle
- 5 days ago - my.earthlink.net
This is insane! The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a U.S. appeals court said Friday so that companies who don't test, due to the expense, won't have to.
Pre-RNC Convention Police Abuses in the Twin Cities
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Republican convention, police abuse )

Michelle
- 10 days ago - minnesotaindependent.com
As the Republican National Convention draws closer, fears of police overreach are already being realized. In just the past four days, a number of incidents have raised the suspicions of Twin Cities civil libertarians
Say No to Coal - Yes to Wind
Environment  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, globalwarming, greenhousegases, forests, trees )

Chris
- 13 days ago - coalriverwind.org
This is a great local effort in West Virginia fighting against coal and for wind power - you can help in their efforts!
 
 
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