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Associated Press Article On Recycling Coal Waste In Agriculture

WaPo is carrying an A.P. story that says that the Obama Administration is still carrying out a Bush II administration policy to encourage farmers to apply waste generated from coal-fired electrical-generation plants to agricultural fields.

The Salahi Brouhaha

So the mainstream media is in an uproar over over the Salahi's crashing the White House State Dinner.

WaPo Story On National Child Hunger

It says here that 1/2 of all children at some point (not, however, all at once) are on food stamps. Naturally, the story quotes a conservative shill who downplays the significance of that datum as much as possible without actually disputing the validity of the datum itself.

A Blog Entry That I Completely Agree With

Richard Layman writes here (presumably about Prince George's County AKA "P. G. County") that:

    "[T]here isn't a satisfactory road network that moves people east-west and around the County, other than the Interstates"

before digressing a little about Montgomery County:

    "So the whole argument about intensification of land use practices (i.e.

Boycott Whole Foods

John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods has publicly opposed health care reform. He does not believe Americans have any right to health care, food and shelter. He fires employees who dare to organize themselves into a union.

Mr Mackey uses the money he makes when we buy at Whole Foods to promote myths and propaganda created by the insurance industry and big drug companies to derail health care reform.

Best Green Party Blog

Check out the Green Pary Watch. It's the best blog for general news about the party.

Of Note:

Green Party candidate for Mayor of New York, Billy Talen will be appearing at Busboys and Poets: 5th and K Street, Washington DC, Tuesday Sept 29, 8 PM

Medea Benjamin, Code Pink co-founder, hosts the fundraising part of the evening.

Admission is free — we appreciate your on-site donations to support our campaign!

"Smart Growth" Hijacked by Developers

New Urbanism, or Smart Growth, has always been sold as a green idea--high density, mixed use, walkable neighborhoods close to mass transit to lessen the need for car travel.

Montgomery County, with dwindling land for new development, has seized upon New Urbanism with a vengeance. In 2006, the county already had existing plans to bring in 160,000 more jobs, and build 80,000 to 90,000 more housing units--which would support some 200,000 more residents--a 20% population growth for the county.

Global Warming Set to Worsen

A new study just released by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology predicts that the Earth's median surface temperature could rise 9.3 degrees Fahrenheit (5.2 degrees Celsius) by 210o, about twice what was predicted just six years ago. The study cations that it will take "rapid and massive action" to prevent a rise this large.

County Council 4th District Special Election

Long time party member Geroge Gluck has entered the special election to replace Don Praisner in the Montgomery County Council's 4th District. The Democratic and Republican primaries will be on April 21 and the general election will be on May 19.

Keep the Maryland Guard Home

Over 1,300 Maryland Army National Guard and 250 Maryland Air National Guard personnel were deployed to Iraq last year; altogether, 5,900 Maryland National Guard members have been called up since Sept. 2001. These deployments caused financial and emotional suffering and disruption to many Maryland families and impaired our state's ability to respond to emergencies.

Moreover, these deployments are illegal.

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