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  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Live streaming of Capitol anti-coal demo (plus global warming)

Posted on March 2, 2009 by kwilder

Link to live streaming of the Capitol Climate Action rally and civil disobedience in D.C. Comments on speech by Vandana Shiva. Thoughts on global warming, climate change, and energy.

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Nuclear plant in Oswego, NY, at low for repair, is back up…

Posted on February 26, 2009 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Reuters Constellation N.Y. Nine Mile 1 reactor back at full power Reporting by Scott DiSavino;  Editing by John Picinich. Feb 26, 2009 NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Constellation Energy Group Inc’s (CEG.N) 621-megawatt Unit 1 at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power station in New York returned to full power by early […]

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Florida Green Party opposes Levy

Posted on February 21, 2009 by iwilder

Green Party files Petition to Intervene in NRC licensing of Levy County Nuclear Plant,joins Nuclear Information and Resource Service to challenge deficiencies in Progress Energy Combined Operating License Application (COLA) On February 6, 2009 the Green Party of Florida (GPF, http://www.floridagreens.org) joined with the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS, http://www.nirs.org) and the Ecology Party […]

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The Associated Press: Climate warming gases rising faster than expected

Posted on February 14, 2009 by iwilder

The Associated Press: Climate warming gases rising faster than expected Posted using ShareThis Despite widespread concern over global warming, humans are adding carbon to the atmosphere even faster than in the 1990s, researchers warned Saturday… The largest factor in this increase is the widespread adoption of coal as an energy source, Field said, “and without […]

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Punxsutawney Phil says: Six more weeks of winter (Three groundhog reports)

Posted on February 2, 2009 by iwilder

2011 update: Phil says “Early Spring!” See this year’s predictions from a few ground hogs at onthewilderside: here Important update for 2011: The Malverne Ground Hog Day event was canceled due to the weather. (Mel will call in his report!). Please check with organizers before heading out to Wednesday morning events. Update 2010: Phil says […]

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Plum Island: Moving it good or bad and will it happen?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by iwilder

KW: Plum Island, a small island off the coast of Long Island, is an animal research center that the federal government operates. It is difficult to decide if closing it, cleaning it up, and moving it to Kansas would be good or bad. And, that means: Would it be good or bad for Long Island […]

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Edgewood Preserve Winter 2008/9 newsletter

Posted on January 27, 2009 by iwilder

Update, July 2010: Important video about unlawful clearing of trees from the preserve. See onthewilderside post: here. _________________ Dear Friends, Attached is our Winter 2009 newsletter. This will be the last newsletter that Friends of the Edgewood-Oakbrush Preserve will send to our entire mailing list. Beginning with the spring issue, only donors will receive the […]

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Saturday 1/9/2009: Biggest Full Moon of the Year!

Posted on January 10, 2009 by iwilder

2010 Update: The biggest moon of the year – also called “The Wolf Moon” by some Native Americans – already happened. It was Friday night, January 29, 2010. I saw it driving home from work, in a midnight blue sky. It was beautiful! A recent article is: here. Update: Link is here to  story with […]

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Praise for a protector of the Long Island Sound

Posted on December 31, 2008 by iwilder

From the Hartford Advocate: Sound protectors: Lots of environmental groups have the law behind them. Not as many have lawyers, which makes Connecticut Fund for the Environment and its Save the Sound program unique among the state’s eco-watchdogs. When CFE threatens to sue, you better believe they can — and will — if they have […]

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Bad News on Broadwater (with archival video)

Posted on December 30, 2008 by iwilder

Emerging Energy News: FERC denies rehearing on Broadwater LNG decision FERC denies rehearing on Broadwater LNG decision The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied requests by the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to rehear FERC’s Sept. 4, 2008 order denying their request […]

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Not Just A Snow Globe: Reflections and images of New Orleans in the snow

Posted on December 12, 2008 by iwilder

When my Green Party friend reported on the national list-serve that there was snow falling in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, I knew it was time to dust off this idea and finish it up. – KW

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Baton Rouge is completely covered in SNOW!!!! -so is New Orleans

Posted on December 11, 2008 by iwilder

Title above, and e-mails below posted by some Louisiana Greens in response to the latest weather there. See our wilderside video here and at the bottom of this post. (Just 3 min and 30 seconds, though we accidentally left in some blank space at the end!) Baton Rouge is completely covered in SNOW!!!!-so is New […]

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Victims of Global Warming Could Sue Oil and Power Companies

Posted on December 11, 2008 by iwilder

(excerpt from this repost at Common Dreams) Victims of Global Warming Could Sue Oil and Power Companies Published on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 by the Telegraph/UK by Urmee Khan Flood victims and those affected by extreme weather conditions could soon be able to sue oil and power companies they blame for global warming, according to […]

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It’s snowing in NY (And, on our blog)

Posted on December 6, 2008 by iwilder

This morning Ian and I were deciding if we should take advantage of the “snowing” feature provided here in the WordPress community.

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