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“John David Duty is scheduled to be executed in McAlester, Okla. later today…” Story: here.
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Today: Oklahamo set to execute man with drugs meant for animals
Posted on December 16, 2010 by kwilder
Australian Green Party: Assange’s rights should be upheld
Posted on December 16, 2010 by iwilder
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today the government needs to make it very clear that Julian Assange has the same rights as any other Australian who is abroad and that his rights will be looked after by the Australian authorities. “Australian citizenships should be respected and he should be reassured that his citizenship is […]
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Scientists See the Southwest as First Major U.S. Climate Change Victim – NYTimes.com
Posted on December 15, 2010 by iwilder
A 60-year drought that scorched the Southwest during the 12th century may be a harbinger of things to come as greenhouse gases warm the Earth, according to research published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. via Scientists See the Southwest as First Major U.S. Climate Change Victim – NYTimes.com.
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US Settles Suit Against 2 Owners in Fresh Meadows Housing Act Violations
Posted on December 15, 2010 by iwilder
Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York,announced today that a settlement was reached in the United States’ civil action against Emanuil Uvaydov and Vyacheslav Uvaydov for violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. According to the complaint filed previously by the United States, on five separate occasions testers employedby […]
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Vermont Yankee No Nuke Die-hards Haven’t Given Up the Fight (via Perambulations & Ruminations)
Posted on December 15, 2010 by iwilder
An excellent article in today’s Burlington Free Press clearly describes the battle lines being drawn over the re-licensing of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. The 39-year-old facility in Vernon, Ct., in the southwest corner of the state near New Hampshire and Massachusetts, has had a troubled history with one problem after another, most recently […]
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SC NAACP: A Call for Unity: Don’t Celebrate Slavery and Terrorism (via South Carolina Green Party)
Posted on December 15, 2010 by iwilder
The Sons of Confederate Veterans are celebrating the 150th anniversary of South Carolina‘s secession from the Union and the start of the Civil War by holding a $100-a-ticket “Secession Ball”. The NAACP will publicly protest this event by holding a candlelight vigil followed by a Mass Meeting. The protest is themed “A Call for Unity: […]
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Wikileaks Song: The time they drove ol’ Julian down…
Posted on December 14, 2010 by kwilder
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwpuxaugjMs] Update: 12/18/2010: To send donations to Wikileaks (without using the companies which have attacked them) look here and at bottom of this post…
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DN!: Prisoner Advocate Elaine Brown on Georgia Prison Strike: “Repression Breeds Resistance”
Posted on December 14, 2010 by iwilder
At least four prisons in Georgia remain in lockdown five days after prisoners went on strike in protest of poor living and working conditions. Using cell phones purchased from guards, the prisoners coordinated the nonviolent protests to stage the largest prison strike in U.S. history. There are reports of widespread violence and brutality by the […]
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Newsy on Fracking
Posted on December 14, 2010 by iwilder
[vodpod id=Video.5123656&w=425&h=350&fv=] Newsy on Fracking, posted with vodpod
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LIMHoF, DMC, and Public Enemy Announce Spoken Word Winners
Posted on December 14, 2010 by iwilder
The Long Island Music Hallof Fame with DMC and Public Enemy are Proud to Announce the Winners of the 1st Spoken Word Poetry Contest The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF), Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Public Enemy announce the winners of their first spoken word poetry contest. The contest called for entrants to write a long […]
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Snow on LI today, 12/14/2010
Posted on December 14, 2010 by kwilder
Oh, well, in case anyone is interested in the weather, I made a snow video this morning. Now it is 11:30am, and I think the snow has stopped. -Kimberly [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EewqGSI9mS4]
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The Energy Transition: Steps Towards a World Without Oil 12/16/10
Posted on December 14, 2010 by iwilder
The Energy Transition: Steps Towards a World Without Oil with Terry Morrone, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Adelphi University The forum is at 7 PM, December 16, 2010 in the auditorium of the Huntington Public Library. Topics include 1-Need for the Change 2-Cost of the Transition in Dollars 3-Cost in Energy 4-Relative advantages of Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Coal, Nuclear, […]
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Green Party: NY Guv. Paterson Fracking Moratorium Inadequate, Need Fracking Ban
Posted on December 14, 2010 by iwilder
NY Green Party Says Paterson’s Executive Order on Hydrofracking of Natural Gas Doesn’t Provide Adequate Protection for Public Health and the Environment Urge Governor-elect Cuomo to Support a Permanent Ban The Green Party of New York State said today that Governor Paterson‘s veto of legislation to create a moratorium on hydrofracking for natural gas and subsequent issuance of […]
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