Marks And Spencer : The Great Plastic Bag Diversion
If you are one of the most successful retailers in an economically rich country then, when you say you are going to become environmentally friendly, that can only really mean one thing: going out of business. Retailers won’t admit that, of course, which is why they insist that “going green” is just a case of lowering their envrionmental impact, but being able to carry on selling loads of unnecessary products to people who have been brainwashed into thinking they need them by the adverts those same retailers keep running in the media.
Marks and Spencer, a very large and very well thought of UK retailer, is doing more than most, admittedly. In January 2007 they launched Plan A, the inference being that there was “no Plan B”. Plan A, according to M&S, is doing everything necessary to protect the planet, because we only have one. Plan A is also about preventing [...]
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Watching This Video Will Not Make Your Head Explode
But if you watched the last one first it might make you cry a little inside.
Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early
Watching This Video Might Make Your head Explode
The lies, the incompetence, the deception, bite down on your hat, cause this man is going to make you enraged with his idiocy…
I could go through and point out all the wrong things, but lets make it much simpler, whenever bush talks, he is wrong.
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House Passes Energy Bill - Now The Real Fight Starts
The current energy bill which would remove subsidies from oil companies (you know the ones making record profits) and giving them to renewable energy (you know the stuff that is clean and doesn’t cause global war’s or global warming).
The U.S. House for the third time in more than a year approved new taxes on the oil industry to pay for incentives for renewable energy and efficiency.
The $18.1 billion measure, versions of which have been rejected twice by the Senate, would remove a $13.6 billion tax credit from the world’s five biggest public oil companies, and impose a $4.5 billion tax on oil and gas companies operating abroad. Money from the policy changes would promote wind and solar power and offer incentives for energy savings technology.
The 236-182 vote comes a day after the price of oil closed at a record $100.88 and during a week when the Energy Department reported that the price of average retail regular unleaded gasoline climbed almost 9 cents to $3.13 a gallon. The White House again threatened to veto the measure yesterday. (via)
Bush mentioned that in essence he thought the bill was “unfair” to oil companies?! What? Any company making like 45 billion in PROFITS in a quarter doesn’t need tax subsides. I am sorry, but the only thing causing Bush to threaten a veto is because the oil and gas companies own Dick, Condi, and Bush himself.
So last time this bill failed to get the number of votes needed to override a veto in the senate by just one vote. I suggest you call up your senator and give them a nice long detailed piece of your mind. I would mention that cheap gas is not as important as our global environment, and that you are sick of having wars over oil, and that clean renewable energy will make more jobs in the US that we are sick of paying all of our money to something that is bad for us, bad for the world, and bad for American security.
Community Wind Energy 2008
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The early registration deadline is March 17, 2008.
Discounted early-bird registration for Community Wind Energy is only around for a little while longer. Register now to save!
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EXHIBITOR DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB. 29
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Due to demand, we’ve extended the exhibitor deadline until this Friday, February 29. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to reach hundreds of key community wind participants and wind project decision makers. Contact Melissa Peterson at melissa@windustry.org or 612-870-3465 to discuss exhibit options.
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ABOUT COMMUNITY WIND ENERGY 2008
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Join Windustry in Albany, NY for the premier national conference bringing economic development, agriculture and wind energy together to advance opportunities for locally-owned clean energy production. We will share experiences and information to harness the growing momentum for new models, new policies and new projects.
What is Community Wind? Community wind energy projects come in many shapes and sizes, all sharing significant elements of local ownership and participation (public or private). This new economic opportunity for rural communities can build support for renewable energy in general while maximizing the local economic benefits of wind energy development.
What to expect at Community Wind Energy 2008:
* See what it takes to put a wind project together.
* Hear from community wind developers how barriers to the full utilization of the Federal Production Tax Credit are being overcome even by the “little guys”.
* Learn about the opportunities for community wind energy from wind turbine manufacturers, local elected officials, financers and large and small wind developers.
* Explore community wind development as a tool for taking local action to address climate change while keeping your energy dollars local.
* Get familiar with the full spectrum of wind turbine manufacturers - from residential wind machines to midsize and large commercial scale machines.
* Expand your personal wind energy resource network - meet and greet wind energy folks on the exhibit floor from many sectors of the industry.
* Get an overview of all aspects of community wind development and residential wind installation.
* Take a tour of a premier community wind project.
* Hear from policy makers and advocates about policies that work for wind energy development and how to support them.
* Share your experiences with others who are also working on wind energy projects.
What will happen at Community Wind Energy 2008:
* Day 1: Open dialogue on local, state and national public policies for community wind energy and options for financing projects.
* Day 2: Practical information on how to put together a community wind project.
* Both days will feature informative sessions on home and farm size turbines (small machines less than 100 kW).
* Day 3: Tour a community owned wind project in Massachusetts.
Who will attend?
Rural landowners, farmers, ranchers, economic development experts, elected officials, business leaders, tribal representatives, bankers, local planners, community leaders, legal and utility professionals, students, teachers and anyone else interested in knowing how wind may fit in their community.
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