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| Policy - Election '08 |
| Sunday, 04 January 2009 20:41 |
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Over on Greentech media, there"s a piece about Obama wanting to double renewable energy production and make public buildings more energy efficient, create three million new jobs. Through his Recovery and Reinvestment Plan with strategic investments as a down payment on long term economic future. Hopefully, he won"t have any technological favourites when it comes to biofuels... He talks well. Watch him here. |
Clean Tech: Why Some Believe McCain is Best Choice for Clean Tech Investors Image by Getty Images via Daylife This is not a political blog and I am not going to make an endorsement of either the Obama-Biden or McCain-Palin ticket. (Not yet, anyway.) Cop-out? Nada. Why?I am decidedly Independent, with a capital... Read more Election '08 | | TUSEDAY, 9 September 2008 |
Republican Convention In Minneapolis-St Paul Coming Up Glenn Greenwald reports that that Minneapolis police are busy arresting prospective peace demonstrators in advance of the Republican convention - apparently "thought crime" is a valid reason for breaking into people"s homes in the "land of the free" nowadays and... Read more Election '08 | | Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
Evacuating New Orleans The SMH reports that New Orleans Ray Nagin has ordered the city to be evacuated as Hurricane Gustav approaches - Evacuation order as Gustav approaches. New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has ordered the city emptied tomorrow in the face of... Read more Election '08 | | Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
McCain Chooses Palin As Running Mate I was rather bemused when I saw the weekend headlines announcing "McCain chooses Palin" as his running mate for his doomed campaign for the presidency this year - surely Michael Palin isn"t eligible, was the first thought that ran through... Read more Election '08 | | Septemberonday, 1 September 2008 |
Change Is ComingI was somewhat startled by one of the headlines in today"s SMH - "Change Is Coming", it reported John McCain saying, which had me wondering he was conceding defeat to Obama before the election has even been held.Turns out it... Read more Election '08 | | Friday, 5 September 2008 |
Gore's oil challengeHobart MercurySaturday 19/7/2008 Page: 13FORMER US vice-president Al Gore has called for a "man on the moon" effort to ditch oil and switch all of the nation"s power production to wind, solar and other carbon-free sources within 10 years. He... Read more Election '08 | | Augustonday, 11 August 2008 |
McCain opposes ethanol subisdiesWith around eight weeks to go to the US presidential election, John McCain will be campaigning on ending ethanol subsidies... I"d missed that, I was rather distracted by his Moose-hunting running mate. Visit my Blog... Read more Election '08 | | TUSEDAY, 9 September 2008 |
Sarah Palin - Future Shock Personified ?Adam Greenfield has some interesting thoughts about the American culture war as a manifestation of Future Shock - Thoughts for an eleventh September: Alvin Toffler, Hirohito, Sarah Palin (via Jamais Cascio). There"s more at the link.I think we actually had... Read more Election '08 | | Septemberonday, 15 September 2008 |
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