Environment

School closures loom, as California donates its oil and gas to the cash rich oil industry

Offshore oil drilling rig.: Offshore oil drilling rig.                Offshore oil drilling rig.

California is the only state in the U.S. that donates its oil and natural gas reserves to the private oil and gas industry, untaxed. Were it a nation, it would be the only nation in the world to do so. And it has continued to, even as schools close and the State of California threatens to close its doors.

Cross post from Examiner.com.


Imperial nuclear power

Anyone who might be persuaded by the argument that nuclear power is a clean, green "solution" to global warming , including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and San Francisco Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom, should consider the devastating impact of uranium mining, the first step in the nuclear process, on indigenous peoples and environments all over the world.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom rides the big wave

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom aspires to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California's Governor Greenwash II, and, perhaps, from there, President of the United States.  Beware, because, to be elected,in California, you've gotta be green or you've gotta greenwash.

The fate of the people, the planet, and the Outer Continental Shelf



This is a cross post of my third report/analysis of the Obama Interior Department's review of the Bush proposal to open all 1.7 billion ocean acres of the Outer Continental Shelf up to oil and gas drilling.   Full text at http://www.examiner.com/x-8257-SF-Energy-Policy-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Open-letter-to-President-Barack-Obama-and-Interior-Secretary-Ken-Salazar



ADAMO Insurance gets accreditiation and goes GREEN

For Your Consideration In addition to the Volunteerism to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in the recent months; ADAMO Insurance is proud to announce not only the attached BBB accreditation information but some other great news as well. ADAMO Insurance is Sarasota Counties newest Green Business Partner.

Transit Forum - Bee Ridge Corridor

Location(s)
Suncoast Polytechnic High School
4650 Beneva Road
Sarasota, FL
United States
You are invited to attend a community-wide Forum on Transit Oriented Design along Bee Ridge Road on May 1st from 1:00 – 4:00 at the Suncoast Polytechnic High School on Beneva Road.

The Forum will begin with a panel discussion among local transit entities (Sarasota County, SCAT, TBARTA) followed by interactive visioning exercises to gain clarity about what our community wants for Bee Ridge and beyond. Attendees will use of Polytechnic High School's interactive voting technology to compare and contrast different ideas for Bee Ridge's future. Community input at the forum will help create a “roadmap” for elected officials, the business community and citizens to move into the future.

Please bring a friend or family member. Young adults are especially welcome to experience the civic process.

All Power to the Imagination Conference

Date/Time:
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 3:09am - Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 3:09am
Location(s)
New College of Florida
5845 general dougher place
Sarasota
United States
The second annual All Power to the Imagination! Conference is being organized by the New College Infoshop/Radical Alliance. The focus is on attempting to bridge the gap between “radical theory and practice.” The weekend will feature a range of presentations, workshops, and activities geared toward illuminating various kinds of alternative/grassroots theories, practices, and real life examples of organized resistance against abusive power. API is organized around the premise of creating a forum in which ANYONE interested in positive action can discuss, contribute to, and learn from the discourse, experiences, and methodologies of those actively engaged in efforts to make the changes they want to see in the world.

Venezuela: Terror in Perija


* The following article was originally published on Jan. 30 2009 in El Mundo, a Caracas daily. Written by a member of the editorial collective of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario , it calls attention to what we fear is a bloody attack against these original inhabitants of the western part of the country.
 
The information glut regarding the referendum on the Constitutional Amendment (to take place on 2/15/09) has hidden serious events happening in the state of Zulia, in particular the Sierra of Perija. It is the dangerous situation the Yukpa people are living due to their attempt to recover their land.


Riot Folk Climate Justice Workshop

Date/Time:
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 2:00pm
Location(s)
Fishbowl, Hamilton Center, New College of Florida
General Spaatz Blvd. Take right off US41 onto Gen. Spaatz, N of Univ. Pkwy
Sarasota, FL
United States

Riot Folk bring RespectYourMama Bike Tour to New College w/ Climate Justice Workshop and Evening Concert


Riot Folk Climate Justice Workshop

Location(s)
Fishbowl, Hamilton Center, New College of Florida
General Spaatz take right off US41 onto Gen. Spaatz, just N of Univ. Pkwy
Sarasota, FL
United States

Riot Folk bring RespectYourMama Bike Tour to New College w/ Climate Justice Workshop and Evening Concert


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