Happy Birthday Dr. King, may we find guidance in your example
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
January 18 Round-up
350.org, Friends of the Earth & all reasonable people are celebrating Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal. As Bill McKibben echoed, this is just the beginning!
Google, Wikipedia & other freedom loving multi-national tech companies orchestrated an internet black-out in protest of the US legislation aimed at censoring the internet. Opencongress.org reports that, at minimum, $94 million worth of lobbying has been spent in support of the legislations and claims the largest online protest happened in dissent of these legislative pieces today.
Update!! Movetoamend.org is organizing large scale mobilizations including an OCCUPY THE SUPREME COURT! Find the location of the nearest occupation to you!Events happening all over the country January 20, Occupy the Banks and make wall street pay. I had the option of buying into my organization's 401(k), but after studying the financial packages I realized that I'd just be sending my money to wall street. I am OCCUPYING MY MONEY!
Good news story! Atlanta church, Higher Ground Empowerment Center, staved off foreclosure from BB&T with a little help from a disgusted populous of 99%-ers.
In SF on Friday, January 20 while some may prefer occupying the banks, others might want to join the New Priorities Campaign to Occupy Wall Street in front of the Bechtel Corporation. Protestors are convening at 6am at the world headquarters for the military contractor.
Huge redevelopment news out of New Orleans!! New Orleans East saw a preview of the Joe Brown Park's Victory Field last week. See pictures here. The project is expected to be complete by the end of the summer 2012.
The crew at Sierra Club is having fun! I'm speechless, in a good way!
Last but not least, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Distinguished Achievement Award and the Coastal Stewardship Award for an individual or group who has made an exceptional contribution to protecting and restoring Louisiana’s wetlands. Yay Coastal Stewardship! Submit nominations here.
Google, Wikipedia & other freedom loving multi-national tech companies orchestrated an internet black-out in protest of the US legislation aimed at censoring the internet. Opencongress.org reports that, at minimum, $94 million worth of lobbying has been spent in support of the legislations and claims the largest online protest happened in dissent of these legislative pieces today.
Update!! Movetoamend.org is organizing large scale mobilizations including an OCCUPY THE SUPREME COURT! Find the location of the nearest occupation to you!Events happening all over the country January 20, Occupy the Banks and make wall street pay. I had the option of buying into my organization's 401(k), but after studying the financial packages I realized that I'd just be sending my money to wall street. I am OCCUPYING MY MONEY!
Good news story! Atlanta church, Higher Ground Empowerment Center, staved off foreclosure from BB&T with a little help from a disgusted populous of 99%-ers.
In SF on Friday, January 20 while some may prefer occupying the banks, others might want to join the New Priorities Campaign to Occupy Wall Street in front of the Bechtel Corporation. Protestors are convening at 6am at the world headquarters for the military contractor.
Huge redevelopment news out of New Orleans!! New Orleans East saw a preview of the Joe Brown Park's Victory Field last week. See pictures here. The project is expected to be complete by the end of the summer 2012.
The crew at Sierra Club is having fun! I'm speechless, in a good way!
Last but not least, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana is accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Distinguished Achievement Award and the Coastal Stewardship Award for an individual or group who has made an exceptional contribution to protecting and restoring Louisiana’s wetlands. Yay Coastal Stewardship! Submit nominations here.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Delivering Energy Efficiency to Middle Income Households
A recent study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) identifies steps to deliver energy savings to middle income U.S. households. Still trying to crack the energy code, LBNL details the importance of energy efficiency and steps to making efficiency a priority.
Power production and distribution for power providers fall into the category of: few people have any concept of the details going into providing power. Ask an average person what the power purchasing obligations are for their power provider? Or ask that same average person what the allowable profit margins for distribution their power provider are allowed under their terms of regulation? These are details that few people in our country know about, but these same details all go into the accounting for monthly utility bills.
As a utility customer, it is important to take as many actions as possible on your end to ensure you are getting the maximum value for your money spent.
Read the report here!
Power production and distribution for power providers fall into the category of: few people have any concept of the details going into providing power. Ask an average person what the power purchasing obligations are for their power provider? Or ask that same average person what the allowable profit margins for distribution their power provider are allowed under their terms of regulation? These are details that few people in our country know about, but these same details all go into the accounting for monthly utility bills.
As a utility customer, it is important to take as many actions as possible on your end to ensure you are getting the maximum value for your money spent.
Read the report here!
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