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Climate change: Obama needs to turn talk into action

December 3, 2012 By Lindsay Curren

Osaka Bike

Something's been troubling me ever since I listened to President Obama's first post-reëlection press conference. Perhaps as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the now two-term president was finally asked a question about global warming, a topic conveniently avoided by both sides throughout the seemingly interminable campaign. The question came from New York Times White House correspondent Mark Lander: … [Read more...] about Climate change: Obama needs to turn talk into action

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: climate change, emergencies, energy, peak oil, policy, politics

Don't sugar the pill

May 6, 2011 By Lindsay Curren

Ivana Kadija

The final in a week-long series of profiles on moms I know in honor of Mother’s Day 2011. Don't mess with Ivana Kadija, especially if you're either a multinational food processor or its lackey government agency. If you do, this otherwise holistic and somewhat spiritual mother of two just might shift into what she laughingly calls her pit bull mode. "A pit bull with lockjaw," to be more … [Read more...] about Don't sugar the pill

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: activism, food, moms, Mother's Day Series, policy

President Obama's energy speech

April 1, 2011 By Lindsay Curren

Obama Bike

President Obama delivered a speech on energy at Georgetown University this week, calling on young people to take an active role in the energy conversation. On one hand, this is great. It's important to increase awareness among young folks that energy requires more than flipping a switch. It's not that they're clueless. They understand that when an iPod or cellphone loses power it needs to be … [Read more...] about President Obama's energy speech

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: economy, policy, politics

Greening government saves taxpayer greenbacks

March 29, 2011 By Lindsay Curren

Police Officers on Bikes

Government get's a bad rap in the US these days, always under fire from some demagogue or another trying to make a point. And those ranters are helped by evil genius front groups like Americans for Prosperity who seem to think we should have no roads or sewage systems or schools or emergency agenices because it's too burdensome to the taxpayer. On the other end of the spectrum are those who think … [Read more...] about Greening government saves taxpayer greenbacks

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: business practices, economy, policy

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