[Via On the Wilder Side] from City Hall While standing for ethics in government and campaign finance reform, Working Families has non-profits groups and a for-profit entity that lack donation caps, disclosure requirements (in terms of frequency and detail) and other regulations that political parties face. Leading politicians, political operatives and other experts complain that [...]
Archive For November, 2009
Green tech: How to find the best green products
[From Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women] Save $1500 on your energy bill this year. The latest on plastics and canned foods that contain Bisphenol A. Green ratings of electronics, cars, and other products. What green consumer goods should you buy, and how can you find them? It’s one-stop shopping for that information, plus green news [...]
Green tech: How to cut the cost of solar equipment
[From Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women] Solar power. Solar heating. Solar lighting. Sure, you’d like to fuel your life for free with help from the everlasting sun. Trouble is, it’s not really free. The equipment that can turn sunshine into a warm, well-lit life costs the earth. You can easily spend $20,000 or more for [...]
Where the Global Warming Data Is
[From Slashdot ] Several readers noted the latest fallout from the Climate Research Unit’s Climategate: the admission by the University of East Anglia that the raw data behind important climate research was discarded in the 1980s, “a time when climate change was seen as a less pressing issue” according to the Times (UK) article. The [...]
You Get What you Vote For!
[From Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox] By Cindy Sheehan The so-called anti-war movement currently finds itself in somewhat of a quagmire: What to do when the man you raised money for, volunteered for, and yes, even voted for, actually fulfills one of his most repulsive campaign promises? First of all, I never understood why, or how, peace [...]
Qld to trial cameras on Tasers next year
[From SHM News] Queensland police will trial cameras on Taser stun guns following the death of a man who was stunned 28 times. Police Minister Neil Roberts and Deputy Commissioner Kathy Rynders announced the trial to start in January on Tuesday. The trial was recommended in a joint review of Tasers by the Crime and [...]
Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk
[From Green Party of Suffolk] Green Party Calls for Moratorium on Tasers in Suffolk “The Green Party of Suffolk is outraged to discover that Suffolk County has been using Tasers against its residents,” said its chair Roger Snyder. “It is inconceivable that Suffolk has continued to use Tasers after residents have died after being tasered.” [...]
Pennsylvania Man Dies After Hit By Multiple Tasers
[From JONATHAN TURLEY] There is another fatality connected to the use of tasers. Ronald Petruney, 49, of Washington, Pa. died after he was hit by three tasers by police trying to restrain him. The police say that the use of the tasers was appropriate given Petruney resistance. Petruney appeared to be having a seizure when [...]
Stop Taser Torture “Blogging For Justice Day” 12. 4. 09
[From Stop Taser Torture] Many police departments are using tasers to torture even nonviolent people who are often those who are incoherent, hallucinating, wheelchair bound, suicidal, unarmed, deaf, handcuffed, blind, pregnant, students, or just didnt move fast enough for an officers liking. Taser torture in America is continuously growing not only in volume, but in [...]
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