NewsRack: flenvcenter/Sustainability_National

Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all - International Women's Day in Africa - rabble.ca - News for the rest of us

Africafiles — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

African women have been celebrating the International Women's Day since 1911. But what does the day really mean to them? What have they benefited from it? Should they celebrate at all? Listen to African women themselves. ...

Immigrants heading to Washington to push reforms (AP) - Yahoo: US National

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

AP - Day laborers on foot from Long Island and Californians who sold tamales to pay for their trip are expected to rally on Sunday with tens of thousands of immigrants, many of them undocumented Hispanics, in Washington, D.C., to dramatize their pleas for immigration reform.

FDA rules will restrict tobacco marketing toward teens, children - Washington Post: Nation

Lyndsey Layton — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration announced rules today that will severely restrict the way the tobacco industry can advertise and sell cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, especially marketing efforts designed to appeal to children and teenagers.

Operation Enduring Occupation - Truthout - All Articles

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Plain Speak

The 2008 National Defense Strategy reads:

US interests include protecting the nation and our allies from attack or coercion, promoting international security to reduce conflict and foster economic growth, and securing the global commons and with them access to world markets and resources. To pursue these interests, the US has developed military capabilities and alliances and coalitions, participated in and supported international security and economic institutions

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A Freeway Becomes a Farm - TreeHugger

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A Freeway Becomes a Farm

Connecticut judge overturns murder convictions of 2 men, citing 'manifest injustice' - Star Tribune: Nation

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Murder convictions of 2 Conn. men overturned - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A Connecticut judge has overturned the convictions of two men serving 80 years for a 1993 murder and ordered their immediate release from prison, saying they are the victims of a "manifest injustice."

Army corps: Green River flood risk over for winter - Seattle Times: Local

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Army Corps of Engineers officials say they think the flood risk for the Green River Valley south of Seattle is over for this winter. Now they say a temporary fix to the Hanson Dam reservoir upstream needs to be quickly made to avoid a repeat of the danger next fall.

Army Corps has plan to reduce Green River flood risk — but no money for it - Seattle Times: Local

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Army Corps of Engineers has a plan to dramatically reduce the risk of flooding on the Green River below the damaged Howard Hanson Dam, but the Corps' district commander said Thursday it would take an act of Congress — and quickly — to provide any relief during the next rainy season.

Jared Cohen: Resetting U.S.-Russia Relations with a Mix of Tech and Diplomacy - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

Jared Cohen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The risk-averse culture that characterized our previous approach to Russia has been "reset" and the barriers to collaboration have been shattered by the spirit of partnership and the shared resource of innovation.

David A. Love: Detroit As a Farm - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

David A. Love — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

That we've reached the point of entertaining the idea--of turning Detroit into a semi-rural city--reflects both a crisis of failed urban policies, and an opportunity to rebuild from the ashes.

Sustainability comes in small steps for Portland mother - PDX Green - A blog about sustainable living - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

One of the easiest ways to go green: just try to slow down and simplify

Teamsters Union Supports OCA Campaign to Stop Dumping Sewage Sludge on Farms and Gardens - Organic Consumers Association News Headlines

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Teamsters Local 853 is here today to offer our support and solidarity for the Organic Consumers Association. The Teamsters Union represents workers throughout the transportation supply chain - from airline workers to bus, truck and rail workers to sanitation and waste workers.

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Local Stop | Sunset Park: Vistas, Tacos and Bowling - NY Times: NY Region

By JILLIAN DUNHAM — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Sunset Park offers nature in Green-Wood Cemetery, Central American food, hilltop views and a cool bowling alley.

Another Gulf War Syndrome? - Mother Jones

Beth Hawkins — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Before her last deployment, 31-year-old Staff Sergeant Danielle Nienajadlo passed her Army physical with flying colors. So when she started having health problems several weeks after arriving at Balad Air Base in Iraq, no one knew what to make of her symptoms: headaches that kept her awake; unexplained bruises all over her body; an open sore on her back that wouldn't heal; vomiting and weight loss. In July 2008, after three miserable months, Nienajadlo checked into the base emergency room with a 104-degree fever. She was sent to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and learned she had been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia , a fast-progressing form of the disease. She told her doctors and her family she had felt fine until she started ...

Villanova wins in OT to avoid huge early upset - MSNBC

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Scottie Reynolds responded to his benching with a solid performance at the foul line, and second-seeded Villanova survived a scare from Robert Morris in a 73-70 overtime win Thursday in the NCAA tournament. ...

Sorry, we can’t cook: D.C. schools say ‘no’ to more veggies - Grist Magazine

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Cheer up, kid—the chicken nuggets and tater tots are sticking around. In a move that could signal a serious fault line in the argument for more vegetables as a tonic for childhood obesity, drafters of “Healthy Schools” legislation pending before the D.C. Council have scuttled a push for additional produce in school meals after school officials said they cannot guarantee their kitchens can prepare vegetables that kids will actually eat and not throw in the trash. “More vegetables” has become a mantra of advocates for healthier school food, including First Lady Michelle Obama, whose White House vegetable garden created a sensation. The “Healthy Schools” bill, scheduled to come up for a hearing ...

James Boyce: The Business Of American Business Is Green. - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

James Boyce — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

If you are a business owner, or you know one, it is time for us to stand strong and push a clean energy agenda across the finish line in the Senate, and onto the president's desk.

Consumers Continue to Embrace the Burgeoning Green Market - GOOD

Richard Matthews — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

  The market for environmentally-friendly products has never been better and the demand has never been stronger. The green marketplace is one of the fastest growing, most dynamic sectors of the US economy. Despite a global recession, the sustainable business movement did not retreat and in the coming years it is destined to grow as it tries to keep pace with the explosive demand for greener products and services. To continue reading go to THE GREEN MARKET.     ...

Lotus Leaf Demonstrates Business Case for Bio-Inspired Products - Design & Innovation | GreenBiz.com

Tom McKeag — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Self-cleaning paint inspired by the Lotus Effect is one of the standout stories of bio-inspired design. Read on for a look at how it came to be, and what it takes for a product inspired by nature to be successful.

Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ at Risk of Beatings and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International - Commondreams.org Newswire

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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March 18, 2010

Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International urged Cuban President Raúl Castro to ensure the safety of a group of female relatives of prisoners of conscience ahead of a scheduled demonstration today.

The call came after a protest by the Damas de Blanco (ladies in white) was forcibly broken up by Cuban police yesterday, who briefly detained several women.

Liberals back bill -- with criticism - Washington Post

Perry Bacon Jr. — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

44 | Even as Democrats fall in line, one calls it a "big compromise from where we could have been."

Burma junta frees, deports Montgomery Co. activist - washingtonpost.com - Politics

Glenn Kessler — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Burma's government on Thursday released a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Montgomery Village after six months of sometimes brutal captivity.

'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Bounty Hunter' now showing in Vail Valley - Vail Colorado: News

Vail Daily Vail, CO Colorado — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Riverwalk Theater, Edwards "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic fantasy adventure Alice In Wonderland, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Crispin Glover. ...

Cuban crackdown anniversary marked with protest - Seattle Times: Nation & World

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Hundreds of government supporters surrounded a small group of Cuban dissidents as they marched through Havana on Thursday on the seventh anniversary of the arrests of their loved ones, screaming abuse but otherwise allowing the protest to proceed peacefully.