Wednesday, January 31, 2007
The “thumping” taken by the Republican Congress on election day was not just a rejection of K Street corruption and the catastrophe in Iraq. It was a call to action on issues that are more immediately relevant to people’s lives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will begin to answer that call by pushing a “100 Hours” agenda — including common-sense legislation to increase the minimum wage, cut interest on student loans and open the way for Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
1. Healthcare
2. Counting Every Vote
3. Healthy Families Act
4. The Right to Organize
5. No Permanent Bases in Iraq
6. Stop Outsourcing Torture
7. Access to Higher Education
8. Free and Independent Media
9. Public Financing of Campaigns
10. Clean Energy
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
By producing its own energy, Verizon is adding another layer of network reliability that it can fully control. And as luck would have it, new, cleaner technologies such as fuel cells also help the company reduce energy costs, as well as the impact on the environment over time, making the situation a win-win. Clearly more companies will begin to do this over time.
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Israel imports more than 99% of it’s oil. Relations with its oil producing neighbors are strained even in the best of times. That explains why they are looking for a technological way to energy independence. Slate’s Explainer tells us where they get their oil now, and what happens if they see an oil crisis.
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“…as gas prices keep rising, the Middle East grows ever more unstable, and the ice caps continue to melt, we face a now-or-never, once-in-a-generation opportunity to set this country on a different course.”
Looks like Barack has a lot to say about energy independence
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