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Stimulus Funds Best Spent on Public Transportation and Repairing Infrastructure – Not Building New Roads

March 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
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In 2009, the U.S. government launched an economic stimulus and allocated $26.6 billion in infrastructure funds to state budgets with the goal of creating jobs. In February 2011, Smart Growth America (SGA) released a report analyzing the effects of the program after two years. They found that states who used the funds to repair roads and bridges and invested in public transportation projects created the most jobs. States who primarily used the funds to build new roads fell to the bottom of the rankings for job creation.

Horrific Photos Leaked of U.S. Army Soldiers Mocking Slaughtered Bloody Corpses

March 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
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Thousands of photos have just been leaked which show members of the United States military posing with and mocking the dead bodies of Afghan civilians. It has been alleged that a group of sadistic soldiers murdered several innocent people in Afghanistan, then took photos of themselves posing with the bloody dead corpses. Der Spiegel has just published some of the horrific images taken of the slaughtered victims. Why did the United States invade Afghanistan again?

Bringing Real Food to the People: The Guerilla Garden Ninjas City Co-Op

March 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
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It’s a challenge creating access to healthy, affordable food in many urban neighborhoods. The following inspiring story was published on Eco Etsy last week, and it features the efforts of Juanita Rivas-Raymer, who has been able to do just that. She has succeeded in combining the concept of a community garden with a food-swapping co-operative.

Say Goodbye to Nuclear Power

March 20, 2011 By 26 Comments
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, but that is not a bad thing. This is the dawn of a new era in which the planet’s residents finally realize that nuclear energy was a really bad idea.

The horrific growing nuclear meltdown crisis in Japan is hopefully going to be the wake up call that we need to begin dismantling all of the nuclear reactors on the planet. Sustainable energy sources, like solar and wind, are now not only far cheaper than nuclear power, they are safe, clean and easy to repair when something goes wrong.

Take a Hottie to Bed — Stay Warm and Save Energy

March 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
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One of the most energy-efficient ways to stay warm on those cool nights is to take a hottie to bed. A hottie uses less energy than an electric blanket or a space heater, and a hottie can help you keep your body hot and your thermostat down.