» 2010 » September OntheWilderSide

Inspiring political story: Green Party candidate’s mom picks up the torch…

Posted on September 29, 2010 by kwilder

Thanks to Green Party Watch for the Tweet. Natalie McGill reports at Gazette.net: The mother of Natasha Pettigrew, a Green Party Senate candidate who died Sept. 20 after her bike was struck by a sport utility vehicle, will replace her daughter as the party’s nominee. Kenniss Henry of Cheverly will run in Pettigrew’s place in […]

Filed under: 3rd party, green, Green Party, News, politics, progressive politics, third party, US Politics | Tagged: bicycle lanes, bicycle paths, Green Party, Kenniss Henry, Maryland Green Party, Maryland Senate race, Natasha Pettigrew | 1 Comment »

Cong cand Deshefy (G-CT): “Franken-Food” Issue Ignored by Cong. Courtney

Posted on September 29, 2010 by iwilder

GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, SCOTT DESHEFY SLAMMED CONGRESSMAN JOE COURTNEY TODAY FOR SUPPORTING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD AND CORPORATE FARMING. A retired Connecticut State Environmental Scientist, Scott Deshefy is a biologist from Lebanon, Connecticut who has studied and written about wide life, ecology and pollution issues and says this issue is an important but little […]

Filed under: News | Tagged: Biotechnology, connecticut, Fish, Food and Drug administration, Genetic engineering, Science and Technology, united states, United States Congress | Leave a Comment »

Green Party New York: Guv cand Hawkins and Voters Agree: Congressional Health Care Reform Did Not Go Far Enough

Posted on September 29, 2010 by iwilder

Hawkins Wants a State Single Payer Health Care System, State Takeover of Medicaid Costs A new poll finds that Americans who think the law should have done more outnumber those who think the government should stay out of health care by 2-to-1. The poll, by Stanford University, found that overall 30 percent favored the legislation, […]

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, election, Election 2010, elections, governor, grassroots democracy, Green Party, health, health care, Healthcare, new york, New York State Politics, politics, public health, US Politics | Tagged: green, Green Party New York, Health insurance, new york, politics, Single-payer health care, single-payer universal healthcare, Stanford University, united states | 4 Comments »

US wasting time whining over China’s clean energy subsidies rather than funding its own

Posted on September 29, 2010 by iwilder

OMG, someon buy the US a clue. The US constantly uses the excuse that we can’t meet climate goals because China burns too much coal, and now when China becomes the world’s largest clean energy producer they still complain. How about we fund our own clean energy industry. Start building windmill and solar farms. The […]

Filed under: events, Global Warming, grassroots democracy, health, politics, US Politics | Tagged: Obama Administration, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, United Steelworkers | Leave a Comment »

Two LI school districts consider bankruptcy

Posted on September 28, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Newsday 2 LI school districts warn: Cuts could mean bankruptcy by John Hildebrand / September 28, 2010 Roosevelt school leaders have joined their Wyandanch counterparts in warning that recent state-aid cuts could mean “devastating” losses of services to students – with some board trustees in both communities raising the specter of bankruptcy… Board […]

Filed under: children, Education, long island, Long Island Politics, Long Island schools, New York State Politics, News, politics | Tagged: Long Island schools, NY Board of Regents, Roger Tilles, Roosevelt, Wyandanch, Wyandanch Schools | Leave a Comment »