america Archive

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  Does John Key read Michael Pollan? - by frog

  
  
  
  With new MPs in our caucus and a general parliamentary reshuffle underway we Greens are on the move out of our offices.  While it’s still not certain where we are off to, this time it looks like we’re big enough to warrant two rather than one floor of Bowen House. Gerry Brownlee was wandering about [...] read more
  November 12, 2008 2:12 pm - 25 Comments
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  It has to be done now - by frog

  
  
  
  A thought-provoking opinion piece from New Scientist: Before long we will know whether Barack Obama meant it – when he said that, whatever the financial traumas, a national surge to equip America with home-grown, green sources of energy was his number one economic priority. Even as the votes were being cast, some said going green [...] read more
  November 7, 2008 2:32 pm - 18 Comments
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  Eat the view - by frog

  
  
  
  It seems Michael Pollan was not alone in calling for the next US president to lead the way on self sufficient food production by growing his own food on the White House lawn. There is a whole movement at Eat the View focused on the fact that today American food travels an average of 1500 [...] read more
  October 28, 2008 12:19 pm - 12 Comments
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  A diet of contemporary sunshine - by frog

  
  
  
  Food guru Michael Pollan has another must read article –this time an open letter to the next American president explaining why food is the political issue he will be spending most of this time in the White House on – including its integral relationship to climate change, peak oil, foreign and trade policies, health care [...] read more
  October 17, 2008 6:40 am - 11 Comments
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  Is voting dangerous? - by frog

  
  
  
  Freakonomics covers a some research from the Journal of the American Medical Association that argues voting may be dangerous for your health. The New York Post remarks; The study found that on average, 24 more people died in car crashes during voting hours on presidential election days than on other October and November Tuesdays. That [...] read more
  October 7, 2008 1:58 pm - 6 Comments
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  Clinton’s mistake - by frog

  
  
  
  The Nation has an interesting article on Hillary Clinton’s floundering nomination campaign, arguing that the mistake she made was not a tactical or strategic one. It wasn’t that she picked the wrong states to focus on, or threw everything into her knock-out punch or fundraised poorly. It was a policy mistake: The biggest factor that [...] read more
  May 12, 2008 9:45 pm - 9 Comments
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  Unscrew America - by frog

  
  
  
  Catchy title, no? What I really wanted to share was a link to unscrewamerica, a wonderful site that teaches about the wonders (and risks) of Compact Fluorescent Lights, or CFLs. It also has a section on LED lighting. Before you yawn and click away, follow the link. It is such a clever and cool interface [...] read more
  February 26, 2008 10:20 am - 3 Comments