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  Now there's a Congressman to be proud of

  Go Jay, thanks for working hard to build a better future.  It's a pleasure to be represented by Jay, not only on Capitol Hill, but also on the basketball court where he takes 90% of the shots for our team.  On What will it take to make 2008 great? posted 1 year, 10 months ago 9 Responses

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  better advice on seafood-mercury

  Here's a place to go for some unbiased info from Purdue University scientist Dr. Charles Santerre.

  http://fn.cfs.purdue.edu/fish4health/Walletcard/walletcar ...On Research funded by seafood industry concludes that moms should eat fish posted 2 years, 1 month ago 2 Responses

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  We need both

  Breakthroughs are needed, because pushing further with everything we have now won't solve the problem.  We also need to do everything we can with existing technology.  We need both efforts, and for each side to attack the other side is counter-productive.  On The death of 'The Death of Environmentalism' posted 2 years, 1 month ago 16 Responses

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  Look forward, not back

  The growing trend for a new civil society is people and groups working with businesses rather than pushing change through governments.  The regulated have gotten better effective control of the regulatory process, so it's harder to get new regulations.  In contrast, corporations see a value in being perceived as green, and we the people have power to the extent that we can encourage businesses towards green behavior.  We still need to push for regulatory changes, but we also need to supplement that with business/NGO/people joint action for the common good.On It's not that individuals can't do anything about climate -- they just can't do it by themselves posted 2 years, 2 months ago 30 Responses

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  Don't forget right whales!

  Northern right whales are the most endangered whales on earth.  They are large whales that are being killed by getting tangled up in fishing gear and rammed by ships.  

  They're big, and they're in trouble today.On Iceland announces it will reinstate whaling ban next year posted 2 years, 2 months ago 2 Responses