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Cynthia McKinney Likes Snow video

Posted on February 13, 2010 by iwilder

Green Party Prez cand Cynthia McKinney:

Well, it appears that I will not make it to DC in time to participate in the U.S. Prisons seminar due to SNOW in Atlanta!!!!! I was born and raised in Georgia and this is the most snow I have seen except for that freak blizzard a generation ago!! I’ve posted video of the snow on http://dignity.ning.com which proves that I’m just as bad as all those tv announcers who run with their cameras to north Georgia when one snowflake is spotted. Those of you who are shoveling feet of snow right now, please forgive my enthusiasm for this one-day dusting. It is soooo beautiful. Makes you wonder why we tolerate the adulteration of our planet. The temperature is supposed to climb sufficiently to melt it all away later today.

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Video For Valentine’s Day: Poet Max Wheat’s love poem for Ginger

Posted on February 13, 2010 by kwilder

Filed under: Art, local, long island, Long Island Politics, nature, Peace, poetry, progressive politics, video | Tagged: Ginger Wheat, Jones Beach, long island, Max Wheat, Maxwell Wheat, nature poems, peacesmiths, Virginia Wheat | Leave a Comment »

Green Party Welcomes Citizens’ Lawsuit Against Nuclear Cost Recovery Charges, Urges Floridians to Sign Petition Protesting Unconstitutional Rate Hikes

Posted on February 12, 2010 by iwilder

On Monday, February 8 members of the Citizens for Ratepayers Rights filed a lawsuit against Progress Energy Florida, claiming the statutes allowing Progress Energy to collect costs related to the construction of a nuclear power plant from the utility’s customers in advance are unconstitutional under the Florida State Constitution.

Last October, the Green Party of Florida (GPF) issued a media release denouncing the decision by the Public Service Commission granting Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light rate increases in order to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in so-called “nuclear cost recovery” funds, calling it a “license to steal” for the private utility giants.

Steve Wilkie

Steve Wilkie, Green Party candidate for Congress in District 2, said about the lawsuit,

Members of the environmental movement have long understood that the true costs of nuclear energy are not competitive unless supported by publicly funded subsidies. It’s high time that citizens are taking this opportunity to oppose these “cost-plus” rate scams.

According to Nicholas Ruiz III, Green Party candidate for Congress in District 24, this class action is the only remedy available at this point:

Nuclear cost recovery is the kind of policy we get when we allow politicians who fail to represent the will of the citizens to legislate public policy,” said Dr. Ruiz. “When our lawmakers write laws that serve only narrow corporate interests, the only recourse for citizens is in the courts, and in the ballot box. Read more »

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Annie and the Beekeepers 2/13/10

Posted on February 12, 2010 by iwilder

Sat Feb13, The Eclectic Café presents Annie and the Beekeepers at the UU Church, 28 Brentwood Rd , BAYSHORE, 730 Open Mic, 830 feature. $10. Great goodies. A honey raffle. More info at www.eclecticcafe.org or call 631-661-1278. an all volunteer, not for profit. A designated local charity will receive a portion of the proceeds from this concert.

We would also appreciate a donation of canned or dry food for local charity.

Parking is available along Brentwood Road. We ask that you please AVOID parking in the medical offices’ parking lots south of the church or in the Sinai Reform Temple parking lot.

Annie and the Beekeepers Read more »

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GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT at the EDGEWOOD PRESERVE 2/13/10

Posted on February 12, 2010 by iwilder

THE 13^th Annual GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT at the EDGEWOOD PRESERVE!

Will you help the birds?

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

9:00AM

Meet near the kiosk in the parking area a few minutes before 9AM! Read more »

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Demo against War in Afghanistan: Smith Haven Mall on Sat 2/13/2010

Posted on February 12, 2010 by kwilder

A previous peace demo at the mall

986

This is the number of Americans killed
so far in Afghanistan
in a war that began on October 7, 2001.
There are an untold number of civilian deaths.

The Suffolk Peace Network will be
standing in protest of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan
on Saturday, February 13 at 1:00 PM
at the entrance to the Smithhaven Mall on Route 25 in Lake Grove .

Local peace groups are planning for a big demonstration in a timely way………

President Obama’s White House has already called for an escalation of troops
over the next 6 months or so.

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, afghanistan, Anti-War, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, nonviolence, Peace, politics, progressive politics, US Politics, war | Tagged: afghanistan, long island, Obama, peace demo, Smith Haven, Smith Haven Mall, Smithhaven, Suffolk County | Leave a Comment »

Too-skinny fashion model debate turns to age discussions

Posted on February 11, 2010 by kwilder

It is good to be reflecting on this problem about the battle women have with fitting into our culture’s vision of beauty, and even more concretely, fitting into the “sample size” for models clothes. Hoping the energy behind this is determined and sincere, and that maybe others take up the cause.

This article is a very good read…

As New York Fashion Week rolls out runway, too-skinny model debate turns to age
By Samantha Critchell, AP / February 10th, 2010

Would older models quell too-skinny debate?

NEW YORK — The models auditioning for New York Fashion Week were undeniably thin. But it was only after the fashion industry started worrying about too-skinny models that casting agent James Scully began asking their age. Read more »

Filed under: health, media, News, progressive politics, public health | Tagged: beauty, fashion, fashion models, Feminism, Labor, runway models, women's beauty, youth | Leave a Comment »

Last snow video of the night…

Posted on February 10, 2010 by kwilder

Still snowing! A lot! On Long Island, at 11:52pm Wednesday night, it is still coming down steady. Lots of wind, too. Here is my latest video, comparing this morning to this evening…

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LI Concert Notes #54 2/10/10

Posted on February 10, 2010 by iwilder

“Music is a basic need of human survival. Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives, one of the ways in which we express feelings when we have no words, a way for us to understand things with our hearts when we can’t with our minds.” The Power of Music By Dr. Karl Paulnack, Director of the Music Division of Boston Conservatory

Here’s some great Live Music on Long Island. Venue addresses/phones/URLs at end of all listings. Please scroll down. Corrections and Comments are welcome. Support Live Music on Long Island. For more information about great live music on LI and elsewhere, Please also visit Michael Kornfeld and Glen Roethel’s excellent website www.acousticmusicscene.com

Gary Schoenberger

Concerts

Day Date Time Artist Venue

Thu 2/11 7:30 CW Post Madrigal Singers Astoria Federal Savings, Babylon

Thu 2/11 7:00 Green Palate Open Mic Cold Spring Harbor Library-95 Harbor Rd

Denise Romas

Fri 2/12 8:00 Phil Minissale Grounds & Sounds, Stony Brook

Fri 2/12 8:30 Gail Storm w/Shenole Latimer Greyhorse Tavern, Bayport

Sat 2/13 7:30 Annie & The Beekeepers Eclectic Café, Bay Shore

Sat 2/13 8:00 Arlon Bennett, No Points for Pants, Suzanne Ernst, Richard Cashman & Erinn Furey – Concert for Haiti Homegrown Music Café, Port Jeff Station

Sun 2/14 1:00 FMSH Jam Huntington Public Library, Main St

Sun 2/14 2:00 Blackie & the Rodeo Kings University Café, Stony Brook

Sun 2/14 6:00 Denise Romas Gibson Street Restaurant, Bayshore Read more »

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Michigan Greens Say Granholm’s Final “State of the State” Speech Is Disappointing, Short-Sighted, Business as Usual

Posted on February 10, 2010 by iwilder

GPMI Candidates Will Focus on Prosperity and Peace for People, Environment

Members of the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) are disappointed, though not surprised, by the contradictions between Governor Granholm’s talk of a new direction for Michigan’s economy and her obvious support of the same old business as usual . . . and the same old businesses.

Art Myatt, a GPMI vice-chair and the head of the party’s Platform Committee said: Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, grassroots democracy, Green Party, News | Tagged: Michigan | 1 Comment »

Democrats and Republicans Defeat Nomination of Union Attorney to Labor Board

Posted on February 10, 2010 by iwilder

from DemocracyNow.org

On Capitol Hill, two Democratic senators have joined with Republicans to block the nomination of a union lawyer to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. The lawyer, Craig Becker, has worked for the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union. By a 52-to-33 vote, Democrats fell short of the sixty needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. Democratic Senators Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas voted with Republicans. Both had come under intense lobbying to oppose Becker from the US Chamber of Commerce and other corporate lobbyists.

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Heavy snow events–a contradiction to global warming theory?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by iwilder

The more difficult ingredient for producing a record snowstorm is the requirement of near-record levels of moisture. Global warming theory predicts that global precipitation will increase, and that heavy precipitation events–the ones most likely to cause flash flooding–will also increase. This occurs because as the climate warms, evaporation of moisture from the oceans increases, resulting in more water vapor in the air.

via Wunder Blog : Weather Underground.

Filed under: Global Warming, News | Tagged: climate change, moisture, precipitation, snow storm, Snowmageddon | Leave a Comment »

GP Prez cand Cynthia McKinney: Munich Peace Speeches

Posted on February 10, 2010 by iwilder

Cynthia McKinney

from Cynthia:

Hello! I’m back from Munich with Peace Prize in my hands and on my way to the University of Chicago to speak. While in Munich, I spoke at the peace rally–I’ll tell you the Germans know how to put on a good peace rally!!!–and at the International Peace Conference, where the Munich American Peace Committee awarded me its Peace Prize. What an honor!!!

Cynthia McKinney 6 February NATO Rally Speech; Munich, Germany

Thank you for allowing me to come from the United States and participate in this rally for peace.

My country has been hijacked by a criminal cabal intent on using the hard-earned dollars of the American people for war, occupation, and empire.

As a result, the national leadership of my country, both Democratic and Republican, became complicit in war crimes, torture, crimes against humanity, and crimes against the peace. Read more »

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Anti-War, cynthia mckinney, Green Party, Green Presidential Campaign 2008, nonviolence, Peace | 1 Comment »

Immigration reform rally at Schumer’s office postponed

Posted on February 10, 2010 by kwilder

Due to the inclement weather conditions we will experience into the night, it has been decided that the rally in support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform that was to take place in front of Sen. Schumer’s office tomorrow (Thursday, February 11, 2010) is POSTPONED until further notice.

A good place to keep up-to-date with the new date is Long Island WINS.

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