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Time to get the NDP house in order and vote with the Liberals on the rifle and shotgun registry - rabble.ca - News for the rest of us

djclimenhaga — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

One can feel a certain sympathy with the predicament federal in which New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton finds himself on the rifle-and-shotgun registry issue, whipsawed between the successful wedge politics of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the effective machinations of Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff. But so what? That"s politics . And while politics may be the art of the possible, there"s also a place for principle in public life. read ...

Sen. Ron Wyden: Missing the Point - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Sen. Ron Wyden — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

In December of 2006, I introduced the Healthy Americans Act to reform the nation's health care system. Some on both sides of the aisle liked...

Interview with Greens MP elect Adam Bandt: 'I'll give a voice to the movements' - Green Left Weekly issue #780

peter_b — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Fri, 03/09/2010 Adam Bandt, the MP elect for the seat of Melbourne (long considered a “safe Labor seat”), and the Greens' first House of Representatives member to be elected in a general election has been very busy since August 21. He says he left the triumphant Greens' election night party at 11pm thinking that he would have to do some media the next day so should get a good night's sleep. He woke up the next morning and after a couple of hours having coffee and reading the paper, the situation sunk in. read ...

Midterm Election: Democrats Fight To Stay In Office Amid Backlash - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

AP — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

McGREGOR, Texas — Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going....

Native people more likely to be foreclosed on - ICT: Southeast

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. – American Indians are 31 percent more likely to have had their homes foreclosed on than whites, and Native Hawaiians are 40 percent more likely, according to a report by the Center for Responsible Lending in Durham.

Banks Playing 'Foreclosure Roulette' With Delinquent Homeowners - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Arthur Delaney — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Bea Garwood has been bracing for foreclosure since May, but she says she's been told three times to expect a sheriff's sale in the next...

Journalist At Center Of Bogus Laredo Ranch Story Accused of Plagiarism - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Jason Linkins — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

If you spend enough time getting to know bloggers, you'll find that plenty of them have a story or two to tell about their uneasy...

No ‘teachable moment’ after Obama meets with Bloomberg - ICT: Northeast

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON – When word came that President Barack Obama was going to have an impromptu meeting with Mayor Michael Bloomberg Aug. 27, many in Indian country were hopeful. Hopeful that a president who has sometimes made it his business to call attention to issues tinged by race, religion, and other “hot button” forces would talk to the New York City leader about a racially-charged comment he had recently made involving Native Americans.

Creating 625,000 jobs and saving $64 billion through energy efficiency - Grist Magazine

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Joseph Romm. Energy efficiency is THE core climate solution . It’s the biggest low-carbon resource by far. “ Efficiency Works ” [PDF], a major new report by Bracken Hendricks ,        Bill Campbell,        and Pen Goodale, finds that a straightforward set of policies aimed at upgrading just 40 percent of the residential and commercial building stock in the United States would: What follows is a cross-post of the report summary : The United States is mired in an urgent jobs crisis. Despite some early signs of a sustained economic recovery, in many parts of the country, the debilitating fallout from the Great Recession on employment remains a painful fact of daily life. Few ...

Rep. John Conyers: My Letter to Secretary Geithner: Fannie Mae Must Stop Bankrolling Lawsuits Against Underwater Homeowners with Our Money - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Rep. John Conyers — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

One of the most underreported stories of the recent global financial meltdown was the role played in the crisis by housing giants Fannie Mae and...

Design Competition to Determine Four New LEED Platinum Homes in New Orleans - Green Lifestyle and Sustainable Culture News - ENN

Mark Schrieber — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

At the onset of the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, students and emerging professionals are putting their time towards helping to rebuild New Orleans in a sustainable fashion. The 2010 US Green Building Council Natural Talent Design Competition, in partnership with the Salvation Army's EnviRenew program, is preparing to have the final student and emerging professional designs for a small, green and affordable home judged by an internationally recognized panel in conjunction with the citizens of New Orleans' Broadmoor neighborhood (where the homes will be built).

Greece implements third smoking ban - Earth Times

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Greece implements third smoking ban

'Hunger, Homelessness and Desperation' in Pakistan - ENS

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

'Hunger, Homelessness and Desperation' in Pakistan

Obama Rebuffs Defense Establishment's Hunger for Conflict with Iran - AlterNet.org: War on Iraq

Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Obama's refusal in a White House briefing this month to announce a "red line" in regard to Iran's nuclear program is a promising sign.

Fireplaces - Environmental News Network

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Let's say you have a basic wood-burning fireplace. Charming as it may be, this old-fashioned device pollutes the air and sends a large amount of its heat roaring out the chimney. But there's no need to get rid of your old fireplace. You can insert an energy-efficient gas-burning fireplace. Many models produce the same comforting yellow-orange flames that you enjoy in a wood fireplace and even contain "logs" made of fireproof material so realistic you would have to look closely to tell the difference. And you don't have to bother with wood and ashes.

Does Salem's Building Disaster Give LEED a Bad Name? - Sustainable Housing and Green Building News - ENN

Dawn Killough — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Salem, Oregon is a-buzz with the news that its LEED Certified Courthouse Square building and transit mall have been declared structurally unsound. The ten year old home of Cherriots bus service and hub for local government is being evacuated as we speak. City departments are scrambling to lease office space in other buildings, and quickly move before catastrophic failure of the building threatens them.

Drew Westen: What Created the Populist Explosion and How Democrats Can Avoid the Shrapnel in November - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Drew Westen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Republicans are running Tea Party candidates who are so far to the right you can't see Middle America from their porch. Some endangered Democrats will likely see victory in November from theirs if they understand the public mood and speak to it.

US Homeowners Flock to Florida Event in Desperate Bid to Save Properties - CommonDreams.org Headlines

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Andrew Clark in Palm Beach, Florida

In the pre-dawn darkness of a steamy night of sub-tropical rain, a queue of anxious, soggy people snakes around the palm trees outside a cavernous Florida convention centre. Some have erected camp beds or makeshift tents. All clutch sheaves of mortgage documents.

Greeks fuming over smoking ban - again - Feature - The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Health News

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Greeks fuming over smoking ban - again - Feature

Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia - Daily Headlines (RSS)

jallen — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

MANSA, Aug 30 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region.

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

John Atlas: How ACORN helped save New Orleans for the survivors - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

John Atlas — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A week after Katrina hit New Orleans, Federal Government officials and private relief organizations were still discussing how to send aid to the area. ACORN,...

Kimberly Freeman Brown: This Labor Day, Green Companies and Union Workers Building a Sustainable Economy Together - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Kimberly Freeman Brown — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The employers in our report and their responsible business and labor practices mark a shift toward a more sustainable model for workers, shareholders, and the planet.

Tea and How Good It May Be - Sustainable Housing and Green Building News - ENN

Andy Soos, ENN — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Tea and How Good It May Be

Smart cities are (un)paving the way for urban farmers and locavores - Grist Magazine

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Kerry Trueman. If some sort of natural disaster or terrorist attack were to shut down New York City’s food supply chain, our supermarket shelves would reportedly be picked clean within three days. Other U.S. cities aren’t any better prepared for such emergencies, thanks to our fuelish dependence on a globalized food system. So my husband Matt keeps a bin filled with tins of sardines under the bed in our sardine tin-sized Manhattan apartment. Plus two cans of organic vegetarian chili, and a Kelp Krunch sesame energy bar. He’s on a self-sufficiency kick, too; makes his own vanilla extract, sauerkraut, duck rillette, and cat food. I guess we’ll be in pretty good shape if calamity comes a-callin’. But how ...

Economists Agree: Stimulus Created Nearly 3 Million Jobs - CommonDreams.org Headlines

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by David J. Lynch Amid mounting signs that the economic recovery is faltering, one potential remedy seems out of the question: a booster shot of government spending. The White House says the multiyear $814 billion stimulus program passed by Congress in 2009 boosted employment by 2.5 million to 3.6 million jobs and raised the nation's annual economic output by almost $400 billion. A recent study by two prominent economists generally agrees, crediting the pump-priming with averting "what could have been called Great Depression 2.0." read ...