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Obama Urges Netroots Nation To ‘Consider What We’ve Accomplished,’ ‘Keep Up The Fight’ In Surprise Appearance (VIDEO)

Trish Riley — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:10:32 +0000

In a video played Saturday at the annual Netroots Nation convention, the president acknowledged that some in the party’s left wing have been unhappy with the pace of change. Liberals have been disenchanted on issues from the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the failure to create a government-run insurance option in the health care overhaul.

The president says in the brief video that the combat mission in Iraq will end in August.

It’s a tough election year for Democrats, but Obama warned about returning to Republican policies “that got us into the mess.”

He says “change is hard,” and he urged hundreds of activists and bloggers in the audience to “keep making your voices heard.”

Obama urged the crowd to “consider what we’ve accomplished.”

via Obama Urges Netroots Nation To ‘Consider What We’ve Accomplished,’ ‘Keep Up The Fight’ In Surprise Appearance (VIDEO).

Katrina vanden Heuvel – Making the economy more just

Trish Riley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:03:46 +0000

GoGreenNation.org and the Gainesville Environmental Film and Arts Festival (Cinema Verde) are setting up as B Corporations… fair to consumers, workers and shareholders. This is our sustainable future:

“Those who believe the financial sector should serve rather than dominate the economy will welcome these reforms. They are radical and achievable. But they will demand determined idealism and tough organizing in the years ahead.”

via Katrina vanden Heuvel – Making the economy more just.

Grassroots summit could start rebellion for a better future

Trish Riley — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:43:43 +0000

Hmmmm… hope this turns out to be a viral trend!

“The attendance of more than 600 people, including some from Pottstown, at last week’s state summit, “Building One Pennsylvania” was encouraging.

Those attending the summit last Friday in Lancaster displayed a commitment to progress and change that is desperately needed for the future and for the economy.”

via Grassroots summit could start rebellion for a better future – The Mercury Opinion: Pottstown, PA and The Tri County areas of Montgomery, Berks and Chester Counties (pottsmerc.com).

BP’s oil spill caused by fed’s dangerous culture of permissiveness’

Trish Riley — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:35:24 +0000

“There has been a pervasive failure by the regulators to take the actions necessary to protect safety and the environment,” said Rep Bart Stupak, D-Mich., the chairman of the committee’s oversight and investigative subcommittee. “These failures to regulate happened at the same time as federal officials offered oil and gas companies new incentives to drill in deeper and riskier waters in the Gulf of Mexico.”

via BP’s oil spill caused by fed’s dangerous culture of permissiveness’ – Politics AP – MiamiHerald.com.

EPA takes new look at gas drilling, water issues

Trish Riley — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:20:57 +0000

As gas drillers swarm to this lucrative Marcellus Shale region and blast into other shale reserves around the country, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking a new look at the controversial fracking technique, currently exempt from federal regulation. The $1.9 million study comes as the nation reels from the Deepwater Horizon environmental and economic disaster playing out in the Gulf of Mexico.

via The Associated Press: EPA takes new look at gas drilling, water issues.

Al Gore: Time for renewable energy!

Trish Riley — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:03:01 +0000

These are 27,000 potential environmental catastrophes waiting to happen. We need action now – not only to make sure these wells are safe, but also to move away from fossil fuels, so no more wells need to be drilled.

This post originally appeared at Al’s Journal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/27000-potential-leaks_b_649510.html

Oil Flow Stopped – For Now

Trish Riley — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:43:39 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in nearly three months, as BP began testing the cap atop its stricken well, a critical step toward sealing the well permanently.
http://nyti.ms/9EpPfh

Project’s Fate May Predict the Future of Mining – NYTimes.com

Trish Riley — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:15:31 +0000

“If the administration sticks to its guns,” Mr. Price predicted, “mountaintop removal is going to be severely curtailed.”

“We can’t keep blowing up mountains to keep the lights on,” said Maria Gunnoe, an organizer for the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition and a director of SouthWings, which organizes flights to document environmental damages, a resident of nearby Boone County who has received death threats and travels with a 9 millimeter pistol.

via Project’s Fate May Predict the Future of Mining – NYTimes.com.

Beef not tested for chemicals, audit says

Trish Riley — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:37:40 +0000

WASHINGTON – Beef containing harmful pesticides, veterinary antibiotics and heavy metals is being sold to the public because federal agencies have failed to set limits for the contaminants or adequately test for them, a federal audit finds.

Overuse of the antibiotics helps create antibiotic-resistant strains of diseases.

The audit “shows clearly the need for quick action by Congress to place some reasonable limits on the use of antibiotics in farm animals,” says Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., who has more than 100 co-sponsors on her bill to ban seven types of antibiotics from being used indiscriminately in animal feed.

via Beef not tested for chemicals, audit says.

Obama Offshore Drilling Moratorium: Administration Issues New Rule

Trish Riley — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:23:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it's no longer based on water depth.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Monday, arguing that a pause is still needed to ensure that oil and gas companies implement safety measures to reduce risks – and are prepared to handle spills.

via Obama Offshore Drilling Moratorium: Administration Issues New Rule.