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There's a lot of misinformation about the voter id required to vote in Alabama elections. Even before the photo id law goes into effect in 2014, we've heard reports that some polling officials have been telling voters that a photo id is required. This is simply not true.
The legislature did pass a photo voter id law, but it hasn't taken effect yet. Until then, Alabama voters are still covered by the 2003 law. The Alabama Secretary of State's Web site has a list of acceptable forms of id:
Call it the curse of Fox News or just sheer, willful ignorance, but a recent Public Policy Poll found that 15% of Ohio Republicans surveyed said Mitt Romney deserves more credit for killing Bin Laden than does President Obama. As PPP noted on their Twitter account:
The reason for the Osama bin Laden question was to see if Republican voters would give credit to Obama for anything. Evidently answer is no.
While the GOP candidate himself has made no such claim - perhaps because he scornfully noted in 2007: "...it's not worth moving heaven and earth and spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person" - he does have a history of taking credit for other successful things that he wasn't part of - like the auto bailout.
But the absolute best part of the PPP poll? It shows President Obama leading by 5 points in Ohio.
This is our final "Charlotte 2012" diary. There is still more video to cut on issues such as health care and the future of the Progressive movement, but they're issues-based, not unique to the Charlotte convention. So I thought we'd close this series out with some fun photos and great music.
The embeded video has an audio soundtrack courtesy of the Pine Hill Haints, a traditional bluegrass/folk/honky tonk/country band from Florence, AL. They provided the music backdrop for many an event at Sweet Home AlObama (the Alabama delegation hospitality area) and I recorded this music at the AEA Family Reunion on Wednesday afternoon.
Roboticcats and I loved their sound and we have 2 of their CDs and 2 t-shirts to prove it! We hope you enjoy the 2 1/2 minute retrospective as much as we enjoyed taking the photos and video!
Attending the convention as media is a different experience than attending as a delegate. For the most part, the delegates are there strictly for convention business - and to party. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
But there's a whole different experience if you're trying to cover the convention and not just attend it. For one thing, Mooncat expects diaries, pictures, more diaries, and lots of pictures.... It's quite the balancing act to try to attend some of the hundreds of events, get video & photos, and then find the time to blog/download & cut video at the time time you're supposed to be attending the next darn event.
And all of these meetings and events are worthwhile & newsworthy. In Denver, I perhaps made it to 1/3 of the events I'd RSVPd for. In Charlotte, my expectations were lower (and I had Roboticcats for backup), so I made it to half of what I'd planned.
Nevertheless, I still have a couple of hours of video to go through & will be doing that in the next week or so. Our convention coverage isn't over: we'll keep discussing the issues raised about health care, GLBT issues, and more. I hated that I couldn't immediately report on every meeting, but, as one of the Alabama folks consoled me at the time: "A big media outlet has producers, editors, and other support staff to handle the details. Y'all are working without a net."
So enough apologies.... here are a couple short stories, vingnettes, & experiences that weren't enough for an entire blog post, but taken together give you a "flavor" of the convention.
Keep reading!!!
So much stuff to buy... so little time and money.
Like any bargain shopper, I'm always looking for a good deal and certainly didn't want to buy the first cool t-shirt or button I saw. But it's totally impossible to keep track of who was selling what, where they were when I saw them, and how much the item cost.
But in some cases, we didn't have to buy.... the merchandise was free! And awesome. On Wednesday, we attended the Health Care forum (and met Vicki Kennedy). On the long, long uphill walk from the NASCAR museum to the site of Congresswoman Terri Sewell's brunch for the Alabama delegation (which was awesome... Video coming soon!), we met kind souls who weren't selling, but giving.
Barack Obama heads. Savings banks really, the couple told us: "To remind young people to save for the future." They were free & we each got a couple. A convention volunteer told me that "they went fast and it made me mad that people who got one free were selling them to other people in line to get into the Convention Center."
Indeed. We didn't sell ours!
Look like you're supposed to be there.
Wednesday night, Roboticcats had the media credential and roamed the Time Warner Arena taking photos & video. She got some terrific photos of Rep. Gutierrez because she had managed to get onto the restricted press & VIP "Founder's Level." Cool as a cucumber, the Young Cone flashed her media credential at the guard & said "AP."
Those two words got her into the reserved print press box area next to the stage - and some totally awesome photos.
I was in awe - and tried the same tactic on Thursday night. Worked like a charm!
Pay attention to the damn rules!
I had the credential on Tuesday night and it was pouring. Literally, a Noah-like downpour. After navigating through wet streets, through checkpoint after checkpoint, I finally got into the security line to get into Time Warner.
Now, I had paid attention to the rules that listed what we could not bring inside. Umbrellas were on the list and the list had been posted prominently at the first checkpoint and every one after that (the actual Time Warner entrance was the third checkpoint). So I had walked about 5 blocks in the pouring rain with no umbrella and I was in no mood to spend any extra time in the deluge.
But of course, I ended up standing in the rain behind a woman arguing with the Secret Service that her umbrella was "special" because it had been a gift from her dead grandmother and was therefore a family heirloom.
Let's just say that the SS agent was not sympathetic and neither were those of us in line behind her.....
Don't be embarrassed to celebrity watch.
Hello... that's one of the fun convention things....
Roboticcats is over the moon after meeting Anderson Cooper, Vicki Kennedy, and making eye contact with James Carville.
I got to go all fangirl on Rachel Maddow when I saw her on the escalator: "Rachel, you're awesome!" and Wolf Blitzer stomped my foot on the convention floor - by accident.
We also met Rep. Keith Ellison, Rep. Terri Sewell, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Steny Hoyer, Maxine Waters, and John Conyers.
Arrive early for events!
I was most impressed by Rep. Ellison. He was running the Progressive Caucus meeting & came around before it started and tried to meet us individually and talk for a bit. That's a huge advantage to arriving early for an event.
I got to talk with Ellison for almost 10 minutes about the political situation in Alabama, his admiration for Rep. Sewell, and his dreams for a true "progressive caucus" in every state Democratic Party and in the national party.
And, because we were early for the health care forum, we shot the breeze with Vicky Kennedy (without realizing who she was).
People Watch....
My favorite outfit from the convention was this guy striding down the street in a rather unusual suit.... It's kind of like if Herb Tarlek from WKRP in Cincinnati had taken a job in Charlotte.
He didn't set off my "gaydar," but he did ping my "anti-gaydar." What a suit.... Then there was the guy in the media area who appeared to be sleeping there and changed his shirt at his workstation. The outside vendors ranged from those who silently stood and offered their buttons/stickers and those whose antics were worthy of PT Barnum. I particularly remember the guy with Obama hand puppets who carried on a conversation with his puppet. ok then....
I finally moved outside my shell and chatted with strangers. Ask my family how unusual that is. and that's how I met the great couple from Florida who had won a trip to the convention. fun!
One of the first snarky comments I remember was on Tuesday when a passerby noted that "it must never rain in Charlotte because nobody here can drive in the rain."
Sorry, but I'm not sure how anybody in Charlotte drives. Blinkers, merging, and any sort of common driving courtesy were totally absent. As was any sense of personal safety.
I-85 merge onto I-77 is a left-hand merge. Always tricky, but even more so when you're dumbfounded to watch the van in front of you pause and then cut directly across 4 lanes of traffic to take an exit. I don't mean the van merged aggressively: it drove straight across the interstate in front of oncoming traffic. It was like the "Eddie Murphy running across the highway" scene in the movie "Bowfinger ." I was terrified just watching it.
the convention was awesome... thanks to Mooncat for giving me the chance to go and to my sweet, tolerant hubby who held the house, garden, and animals together for a week while I was gone.
Y'all are the best!!!
If you're not a delegate and relying on the limited number of floor passes for access to the convention floor, the earlier you request one, the better your chances. I got mine before the gavel even came down and spent a great half hour wandering the floor, chatting with the few Alabama delegates who had arrived, and mingling some with the "big time" media types.
I took a break from photos and schmoozing last night and sat in one of the upper decks of the Time Warner Arena to rest and enjoy the convention panorama. After a few minutes a married couple - Bob & Nancy Jackson - sat down beside me and we struck up a conversation. What luck!
This wasn't just any husband & wife from Florida - these were winners.
If you're on any of the DNC email lists, you've probably received a number of email exhortations: donate to win dinner with this or that celebrity, dinner with President Obama, or - most recently - win a trip to hear President Obama accept the nonmination in Charlotte. I've entered a couple (deleted a lot more) and then promptly forgot about it, assuming that I was more likely to strike it rich in the lottery.
Well, right next to me was living proof that people do win these things.
Nancy, a retired French & English teacher, explained how they received notification - and what a close call it was:
They called us over the weekend, but it was Labor Day weekend. We looked at the caller id when we got home & there were 7 calls from the DCCC. So I called the number back & left a message that they'd called 7 times and we didn't know why.
That was Monday & they didn't call back Tuesday. They called Wednesday at 2pm and said we won!
When Bob got home from work, they just "took off," but a series of airport delays & other travel issues put their arrival in doubt. All was well though and it was great to meet them - and receive quite the reminder that donating to the campaign is not just a way to build a better country. Sometmes the rewards are even more personal and more immediate.
Congratulations to Bob & Nancy. I hope your evening was spectacular!
There was an air of quiet exultation at the Alabama Delegates' breakfast this morning. Even the unexpected cancellation of the morning's speaker couldn't dim the excitement of a group who came to Charlotte already excited about the ticket and who are leaving so fired up it's probably possible to see them from space.
I talked with a couple of delegates before the program started & asked them for their reactions to President Clinton's speech and the night in general.
Robert Avery from Gadsden channeled Harry Truman:
President Clinton pretty much hit the ball out of the park. He told the story, put everything where it should be, and made sure that people know this: It's not the President, stupid. It's the Congress!
And that's what I've been telling folks. It's not the President; it's the Congress. Those guys decided that their only job was to make this a one-term president. They talk about his "failed policies" but they've tried to block all his policies.
It's the Congress. When people understand that this hasn't been a bad president, but a bad Congress. We need to get rid of the Congress, not the President.
Charles McDonald mentioned numerous speakers and had special praise for some:
I thought it was just an awesome night. It was a wonderful night for labor with speakers like Trumka explaining to the nation what the Labor movement is and how it affects all the working people in this country.
President Clinton has a gift for telling a story and breaking it down so that anyone listening can tell the difference between Republicans and Democrats. There is a clear difference and he couldn't have done a better job.
Tonight, President Obama will be making his own case and the excitement level of the delegates undoubtedly will ratchet up even higher.
I can't wait!
At this point in a political convention, delegates and media people experience two main emotions: euphoria fueled by adrenaline and sheer physical exhaustion when the adrenaline wears off. At this point, Roboticcats and I are so tired that we're wondering if it's even "worth it" to make the trek through security to attend the last night of the convention.
Pick yourself up off the floor, Mooncat... we are going in!
While the delegates are tired out from fun, the media folks have been working almost non-stop since the weekend. So has the Alabama Democratic Party staff and interns. Executive Director Bradley Davidson told LIA this morning that sleeping longer than an hour constituted a "good night's sleep" for him the first few nights here in Charlotte. And he looked like one tired young man, so I did him the favor of not taking his picture.
Much of the media is headquartered in the Charlotte Convention Center. Various large outlets like Bloomberg, Washington Post, and Huffington Post have large cordoned off workspaces - many with couches and I saw more than one sleeping staffer. Here's a photo of part of the layout (about a fourth of the whole area).
It looks pretty organized from above, but it's like navigating through a rat maze on the ground. There's a large area with table workspace & Internet connections for smaller outlets like LIA. It's first come, first served and some of those people appear to be camped out for the duration. Literally. Camped. Out. This morning, young woman was applying makeup and, at another table, I saw an older man putting on a clean shirt he'd retrieved from his suitcase. That's dedication, folks!
On the flip, are more photos from the media center and a few street scenes of hardworking vendors hawking everything from Obama t-shirts to calendars to handmade buttons & baby clothes.
Today's their big day for sales and I wish them well. They've been outside in the heat & the rain for days.
At a political convention, the work takes place during the day with caucuses, meetings, & debates about the platform. Then the delegates get revved up in the general session with speakers, music, cheering, and sign waving. Then... the parties begin. Although your trusty LIA reporters were fast asleep by this time, we heard that the party at Sweet Home AlObama lasted until the early morning hours on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday afternoon, the party kicked back up with the AEA Family Reunion. Since the sun was out, I was still awake :-) and got both some photos and collected a funny tale or two.
My favorite came from our previous Alabama Democratic Party Executive Director, Jim Spearman. I was chatting with him & asked if he's enjoying this convention more than previous outings because he doesn't have all the responsibility he used to have. Spearman rolled his eyes, laughed, and told me he hasn't been able to shed them permanently:
The first day of the convention, the buses weren't stopping here at the hotel to pick up the delegates. We waited an hour and a half, and no buses! Bradley (current Exec Director, Bradley Davidson) was working to set up Sweet Home AlObama, so they came to me & asked if I knew who to call to get some buses out here.
About half an hour later, the buses finally arrived & I asked the driver what the problem had been.
The driver told me that when they pulled in the first time, they saw the big red "do not enter" signs and turned around. Signs? What "do not enter" signs? I asked him.
And the driver pointed to the Alabama state flag signs we'd proudly planted along the driveway up to the hotel. "The signs with the big red "X," he explained.
You just never know what's going to happen at these events!
Of course, it did occur to me that if Scott Beason & the GOP supermajority in the legislature keep up their shenanigans, then that's exactly what the Alabama state flag will be to the rest of the country: a giant "Do Not Enter" sign.
More photos on the flip. Sit back & enjoy!
Jim Spearman, storyteller & problem solver....
A very tired group of young staffers and interns who are making this great week possible for Alabama delegates, friends, & media.
Judge Mark Kennedy and Peggy Kennedy take a rest before heading to the Time Warner Arena:
And now a few scenes from the AEA event:
Speaking in Charlotte on at a health reform forum (held at the NASCAR Hall of Fame!), health reform advocate Vicki Kennedy discusses how successful "Romneycare" has been in MA and how eager Romney WAS to claim credit for President Obama's health reform bill.
This was a very moving event. Various health care workers and families stood and offered their "testimonies" about what Obamacare has meant to their lives. Hearing these personal stories brings the issue home like nothing else could.
Ms. Kennedy led off the event with a tribute to her late husband, Senator Ted Kennedy, before discussing how successful "Romneycare" has been in Massachusetts. "Romneycare was and is a huge success. [...] You couldn't take health care away from the people of Massachusetts. We love it."
She noted how an enthusiastic Mitt Romney sat and applauded during the Affordable Care Act signing ceremony held at Faneuil Hall in Boston. Ms. Kennedy was too nice of a person to mention that Gov. Romney trotted out immediately after the Supreme Court upheld the law and promised to make its repeal his "Day One" priority.
"He was using it as his platform to run for president. It was the shining achievement of his governorship. And it was his shining achievement. [...] It was the coming together of Republicans and Democrats. It was the coming together of the government and private enterprise. [...] It was everything it should be where we have health care for all."
Watch the video on the flip. She's awesome! And, in one of those fun little coincidences that happen at events like this, Roboticcats and I were sitting directly behind Ms. Kennedy & even chatted with her a bit before the event started. It was really a shock when she got up to speak!
Oh good heavens... you had to know it was coming. After MD Governor Duval Patrick, Tammy Duckworth, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, and FLOTUS Michelle Obama (among others) ROCKED THE HOUSE in Charlotte, the GOP manages to whine about the weather.
Unfortunately, the planned outdoor event for Thursday where President Obama & VP Biden will accept the party's nomination has to be moved indoors. You see, the party that cares about people doesn't want tens of thousands of people put in danger by thunderstorms.
So what's the GOP's chosen meme for the story? The stadium would be "half empty" and that would look bad for President Obama. Yep... if anybody knows how a holding an event in a "half empty" stadium would look bad, it's Mitt Romney's campaign!
Compare these two images... The first is from a Romney primary rally. The second is a photo I took early in the evening at the Time Warner Arena. 3 hours before Michelle Obama was scheduled to take the stage, the place was already full of excitement.
Perhaps these latest talking points are no more than the GOP's tendency towards projection, in which the party's weak points are attributed to its opponent. That's slightly more polite than just calling them liars.
Ooops.... :-)
How is it that anyone really thinks that standing on a streetcorner and yelling that passerby are "headed for Hell" is an effective religious recruitiment technique? The talk of Sweet Home AlObama (the fun party lounge for Alabama folks here at the convention) has been "Jesus Guy," a man who is nothing if not persistent.
He's been on the streetcorner in front of the Charlotte Convention Center for the past 2 days (equipped with a portable bullhorn) shouting about abortion, Democrats, Obama, Mitt Romney, and Jesus. And he only compliments Jesus. Amazingly, "Jesus Guy" only likes Jesus. Romney, you see is also going to Hell because of his religion - or lack thereof, according "Jesus Guy."
He's arguably more offensive than the "Jesus Truck" that drives around - it may have photos of fetuses, but at least it has no soundtrack.
These folks had quite the confrontation with a Planned Parenthood rally yesterday when the two groups traded chants from opposing streetcorners. It seemed pretty boring to me and Robiticcats - until the SWAT team showed up. At that point, we got a bit nervous, but all ended peacably.
Still, how on Earth do these so-called religious folk think they'll attract converts this way?
Earlier today, James Anderson (who was the ADP's AG nominee in 2010) was talking with me about the subject. He quoted Hank Sanders.... "These guys are all pro-life - until birth."
a bit of video on the flip...
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-chair Rep. Keith Ellison keynoted and led an organizational meeting in Charlotte this morning. Scores of DNCC delegates, media folk, and supporters gathered in the Charlotte Convention Center to discuss the formation of a formal, recognized DNC Progressive Caucus and to brainstorm ways to strengthen the progressive movement at the state and local level.
The meeting lasted almost 2 hours and, IMO, the best speeches/presentations came from Rep. Ellison during his welcome speech and his off-the-cuff comments between speakers. The speaker list included Rep, Maxine Waters, Rep. Mike Honda, & Rep. Rush Holt (a real "rocket scientist!").
We'll be posting more video, but this montage of Rep. Ellison describing the importance of the Progressive movement and detailing how we can gain ascendency in Congress is both informative and inspiring.
Enjoy it on the flip!
Headed to the Time-Warner Arena to schmooze with Michelle Obama now! :-)
It's 440 miles to Charlotte, NC. We have a full tank of gas, 86 gig worth of memory cards for our video cameras.... and we're wearing sunglasses. Look out Charlotte, LIA is ON THE ROAD!
Our coverage plans for the week include various caucus meetings, the obligatory parties, and events including:
In addition, we have media credentials that will allow one of our bloggers into the evening convention festivities each night and we'll be reporting each morning from the delegates breakfast.
Our big problem is that so much great stuff is happening at the same time. It's hard to make a decision about what events to attend... although those that offer free food and drink do get a closer look! :-)
Stay tuned. We'll have more reports from the field tomorrow!
btw.... we'll consider sending some convention swag to the first person who gets the movie reference in the beginning of this post....
Fresh from the disaster of being upstaged by an empty chair last night, Mitt Romney is heading to the scene of another disaster: the State of Louisiana. His stated purpose is to tour damage from Hurricane Issac and thank emergency first responders for their work.
Why, wasn't it just a few months ago that Romney 5.0 or 7.0 or whichever version he was then, was mocking President Obama's support for teachers & first responders?
Romney said of Obama, "he wants another stimulus, he wants to hire more government workers. He says we need more fireman, more policeman, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It's time for us to cut back on government and help the American people."
One thing we can count on from the GOP is bad timing. Remember these nuggets from 2009?
Remember when Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal, specifically mentioned the folly of including "volcano monitoring" in the stimulus package? As if on cue, Mt. Redoubt in Alaska began erupting, threatening air travel, delaying the Iditarod causing flooding and mudslides, and threatening the Drift River oil terminal.
And now we have a "Public Health Emergency" declared and the possibility of a flu pandemic. 87 people so far are dead in Mexico, and many countries are reporting cases. Some schools in New York, Texas, and California have closed because of suspected cases.
And yet, the GOP, in another brilliant PR move, complained about money for "pandemic flu preparedness" in the stimulus bill, and bragged about efforts to remove it.
hmmm... Bobby Jindal.... wasn't he recently in the news? Oh, just a few days ago, the deficit slayer himself was demanding that the US government pay for all the state's storm-related costs:
"However, the state's original request for federal assistance ... included a request for reimbursement for all emergency protective measures. The federal declaration of emergency only provides for direct federal assistance."
Jindal and Romney should have a fine old time today. They're two of a kind.
No doubt many Republican strategists breathed a giant sigh of relief when Donald Trump got bumped from the speaker list. And no doubt that feeling faded quickly when "special mystery guest" Clint Eastwood started carrying on a conversation with an empty chair.
One of the "high points" during his "speech," if you can call it that, was Eastwood's rebuke to "Invisible Obama" for not consulting the Russians before starting a war in Afghanistan.
It was a performance that left media commentators speechless - Brian Williams & Andrea Mitchell had to abruptly go do commercial when it looked like Williams couldn't hold back the laughter much longer. It was a performance that lit up social media. NPR described Mrs. Romney & Ryan as "looking like the mother of the bride during a drunken wedding toast." The "InvisibleObama" Twitter hashtag had 30,000 followers within minutes.
Unfortunately - for Gov. Romney - it was also a performance that had his campaign staff scrambling to explain the bizarre interlude during Mitt Romney's speech.
That's right, campers! In living rooms all over the country, Mitt Romney's nasal whine was nothing but a soundtrack to voters' bemused study of the empty chairs around them. "Who might be in that one? Joe Biden? Bill Clinton? Amelia Earhart?"
Remember that this is a campaign that's supposed to be about "competence" - when it's not about magic lady parts. You have to wonder though: how competent is Romney's campaign staff? They've been touting this "mystery guest" since the weekend. They've had days to write it, vet it, and give Eastwood some practice sessions.
Romney claims that his "business experience" (of shutting down companies & shipping them to China) qualifies him to fix the economy. And even though, Romney & the GOP insist that "government doesn't create jobs," last night he promised to create "12 million jobs" if he's elected. No doubt he will. In China.
Time to shake the Etch-A-Sketch again!
Well, it seems GOP nominee Mitt Romney has nothing on Alabama's own Governor Bentley when it comes to flip-flopping. If it's another day, it's a new position on Alabama's looming fiscal crisis. Bentley now says he will not raise taxes if the Sept. 18 constitutional vote fails. But just a few months ago, he said that "everything's on the table" if the amendment fails.
We go back into special session and have to deal with this issue, everything is on the table. Everything," Bentley said.
"That includes tax breaks. That includes fees. That includes taking away incentives that some of these companies have right now that they are currently enjoying," Bentley said.
Asked after his luncheon speech if "everything" would include tax increases -- something the governor has previously said he opposed -- Bentley replied, "I think the statement speaks for itself."
But yesterday, the Governor had this to say:
"I have made a promise to the people of this state that I'm not going to increase taxes on the families of this state. And I'm going to live up to my word," Bentley said in an interview.
Bentley also said he would oppose any broad-based taxes proposed in coming months and veto them if they're passed by the Legislature. The next regular legislative session starts Feb. 5. He also said his opposition to new taxes would include any proposed tax increases on tobacco or soft drinks.
You got that, voters? Bentley's going to "live up to his word" and we know what that means. Just look at recent history:
Here's a great gift suggestion for the governor & his wife. If you ever get invited to supper at their home, consider a tasteful bottle of "Flip Flop" wine. It's the gift for GOP politicians this year.
"It's about time we get a first lady in there who acts like a First Lady and looks like a First Lady." This morning, NPR reported this jaw-dropping comment made by a woman attending the American Legion convention with her husband.
She didn't offer the NPR reporter any reason to vote for Romney. Rather, her entire comment was anti-Obama. Was it policy disagreements that have her on a tear? Hardly.
"I just don't like him. Can't stand to look at him. I don't like his wife. She's far from a First Lady. It's about time we get a First Lady in there who acts like a First Lady and looks like a First Lady."
Hey, I can see her point. Heavens, who let this motley-looking bunch into the White House?
Oh, but it's all about policy...... Right.
An attorney for the Huntsville City Schools had this to say about a bullying incident at Grissom High School earlier this year: "While you and I may agree that preaching at school that homosexuality is sinful and against the Bible, it is not bullying." Really. How about when it's a teacher berating a student on the topic to the point that she leaves the room in tears?
Not bullying, you say? Perhaps the HSC would be more comfortable with these words: harassment, abuse of power, bigotry.... take your pick. It's still wrong for anyone to carry on this way. But when it's a teacher berating a young woman in front of her classmate, well.... how exactly can anyone defend this story of behavior?
James Robinson, founder and director of GLBT Advocacy & Youth Services tried for months to resolve this issue amicably. When he and the student's family finally sought legal help, the Freedom From Religion Foundation stepped in. Unfortunately, the school system treats that avenue with the same lack of responsiveness and concern they've displayed since the original complaint was made to the school principal.
Robinson has had far more patience with the bureaucracy that I would have shown under the circumstances:
"We have never asked for specific actions to be taken against this instructor except for those outlined in Army JROTC and school system policies. There are however, many legal implications that come into play because of what was done by this authority figure. It is our responsibility as advocates working for a safe and healthy community for everyone to do all we are able to do to guarantee our kids are not harassed and/or bullied. All children have the right to a safe and appropriate public education."
Next stop: the US Department of Education.
Learn more about the GLBTAYS organization.
The Democratic Party convenes in a week to re-nominate President Barack Obama in a memorable contest between a live candidate & the mechanical guy due for an upgrade. Left In Alabama will be on the scene in Charlotte with updates about the Alabama delegation, the numerous caucuses, and information sessions on a variety of topics including the future of the Progressive movement & health care.
The Democratic National Committee has granted us media credentials and the Alabama Democratic Party has offered us access to the delegation via delegate events and briefings. We are grateful to both and don't plan to squander this opportunity!
I'll be hot on the trail along with mpmarus and the Young Cone (who'll be attending her first convention, but hopefully not her last). Mooncat was scheduled to attend, but had unforseen family circumstances. We'll miss her perspective on the issues and wicked sense of humor!
The blog is able to kick in most of the cost of our hotel room in Charlotte (where nothing is cheap during convention time) and we're paying the rest of our expenses. If you enjoy Left in Alabama and want us to keep covering candidates and issues in the state, please remember that we're all volunteers. We depend on ad revenue and contributions. The hotel room cost will pretty much drain our coffers, so if you have an extra $5 or $10 -- or MORE! - to spare, we'd truly appreciate your donation via PayPal.
The money doesn't go towards paying anyone's salary. Literally, it helps buy a tank of gas to cover an event in Montgomery or lunch when we travel to interview a Democratic candidate who needs some publicity.
But this post isn't just a money appeal.... we know there are a number of LIA readers and commenters attending the convention. Let's meet up and enjoy a meal or at least a table at the delegates' breakfast one morning!
Will you be in Charlotte? Let us know! And please... please... share at least one blog post about your experience while there.
Conventions are a blast by themselves. But even MORE FUN when we can share them with friends.


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The most important aspect of photovoltaics sustainable development is the use of environmentally friendly, low-cost materials and technologies for manufacturing PV station components. The main material for solar cell production is silicon.
The paper presents the research results of a new technology for solar-grade silicon production by the method of plasma-chemical purification of metallurgical-grade silicon with the use of magnetohydrodynamic mixing, based on plasma interaction with the silicon melt surface in the crucible. The method ensures the ecological safety and scalability of the technology, the combination of the purification process and the subsequent direct crystallization of silicon melt into one process, the silicon cost reduction.
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the dependence of the impurity diffusion in silicon on the surface mass transfer rate;
the effect of magnetohydrodynamic mixing of silicon melt on silicon purification process.
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the interconnection between the plasma flow rate and the surface mass transfer rate is established;
the dependence of the diffusion rate of impurities (metals, phosphorus, boron) on the surface mass transfer rate is established;
the processes of silicon melt movement under the conditions of its interconnection with plasma and the effect of magnetohydrodynamic mixing on the processes of silicon purification are investigated.
It is established that the cost of silicon obtained as a result of the new technical process amounts to no more than USD 9.0 per kg.


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September17, 2019
This week we celebrate a global action to bring the world's governments to understand they risk the withdrawal of the consent of the people if they fail to act decisively on climate warming and its major causes. There is evidence that major news media are gathering their courage to publish the truth also. That will help!
First the News.
Action Alert! Stop Digging Pipelines, Fund the Solutions
On Climate Strike Eve, New Yorkers demand
Stop Digging Pipelines. Fund the Solutions.
The NYS Public Service Commission is at a crossroads, yet their agenda released last Friday reveals that they choose to stand still rather than taking steps to climate leadership.
Let's make sure NYS regulators know we are watching them and that we hold them accountable for serving the PUBLIC's interest and protecting the planet – not protecting the utilities' bottom line. Join Renewable Heat Now in their campaign at the Public Service Commission Meeting in Albany on Sept 19th.
The world is watching what New York will do. The time to act is NOW.
We begin in the 19th Floor Boardroom at the Public Service Commission at 9:30am for the 10:30 meeting. Then join us for a press conference at 11:30am when we will demand that the Public Service Commission tell the utilities to stop using our ratepayer money to further climate destruction and to fund the solutions.
Gather at the Public Service Commission Meeting
9:30am September 19, 2019
Empire State Plaza Agency Building 3, 19th Floor Boardroom
Albany, NY
Press conference hosted by Renewable Heat Now to follow:
11:30am in the LCA Pressroom
Legislative Office Building (LOB) Room 130.
Carpool organizing and info here: Carpooling to Albany
New York recently passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), a landmark piece of climate legislation. The NYS Public Service Commission is at a crossroads, and need to assume the mantle of climate leadership. The PSC – appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo – have the power to regulate utilities and implement the state's energy policy. We need energy efficiency funding and we need to stop the utilities from digging and expanding fracked gas infrastructure, but on the eve of the climate strike none of these items are on the Public Service Commission's agenda!
Cuomo on Constitution Pipeline:
'Any way that we can challenge it, we will'
Cuomo on Constitution Pipeline: 'Any way that we can challenge it, we will'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday called FERC's decision last week "disrespectful of states rights."
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, September 14, 2019, said New York will continue its fight against the Constitution Pipeline after federal regulators ruled last week the state waived its right to deny the project a key water permit.
Cuomo called a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission "disrespectful of states' rights" and criticized the Trump administration for overstepping its bounds before vowing to fight the ruling.
"We're looking at our legal rights now, but any way that we can challenge it, we will," Cuomo said during an interview with WAMC.
The controversial 124-mile long pipeline would bring natural gas from Pennsylvania into the Southern Tier before stopping just outside Albany.
|Further reading
|Will the Constitution Pipeline get built?
|Doubts About Pipeline Proponents' Claims of a Gas Shortage
But the battle to build the project has been in the courts since 2016 after New York's Department of Environmental Conservation denied the project a necessary water permit needed to advance the project.…
FERC's ruling comes as a debate over natural gas continues to unfold in the state.
New York is looking to dramatically reduce its fossil-fuel emissions after Cuomo approved the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act earlier this year, which sets a goal of net-zero emissions in the state by 2050.
Under the law, the state must cut its emissions on greenhouse gases to 85% below 1990 levels by 2050, and offset the remaining 15% through reforestation and other green projects.…—Chad Arnold, "Cuomo on Constitution Pipeline: 'Any way we can challenge it, we will'," Star Gazette, 9/15/19
Plans for LNG Terminal in South Jersey Kept Under Wraps
Plans for LNG Terminal in South Jersey Kept Under Wraps, Enviro Group Says – NJ Spotlight
Developer and agencies deny effort to shield from public view plans that would allow for transfer of potentially explosive liquefied natural gas to ocean-going tankers
Plans to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal at Gibbstown in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County have not been fully disclosed to the public by regulatory agencies or by the developer of the site on the Delaware River in South Jersey, an environmental group says.
Delaware Riverkeeper Network accused the developer, Delaware River Partners, and several regulators of not doing enough to keep the public informed of the plan to build the terminal that would transfer super-cooled natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale via trucks to ocean-going tankers.
Although documents from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Greenwich Township show that the LNG plan has in fact received some disclosure, Delaware Riverkeeper says the project has been mostly kept hidden from the public despite concerns that LNG is potentially explosive, and that the terminal would represent an expansion of fossil-fuel infrastructure amid global efforts to curb carbon emissions.
Calling the matter "a deliberate coverup," DRN accused the agencies and the company of trying to avoid public criticism by keeping the plans quiet.
"There would be no reason not to disclose this critical body of information other than to evade a full and fair review by agencies and the public," the group said in a letter to environmental officials in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and other regulators.…—Jon Hurdle, "Plans for LNG Terminal in South Jersey Kept Under Wraps, Enviro Group Says," NJ Spotlight, 6/2/19
What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania's forum
on climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity
What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania's forum in Philadelphia on climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity | StateImpact Pennsylvania
Three panelists with expertise in research, policy, city planning, and communications discussed their successes working on local climate change issues, as well as the challenges and shortcomings of climate action, during an event Thursday, September 12, 2019, at the University of Pennsylvania's Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in Philadelphia.
The event was produced by StateImpact Pennsylvania, WHYY and the Kleinman Center and moderated by Susan Phillips, reporter for StateImpact and WHYY.
"Equitable solutions mean fixing underlying problems."—Jeanne Herb, executive director of the Environmental Analysis & Communications Group at the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
"Equitable solutions mean fixing underlying problems."—Jeanne Herb, executive director of the Environmental Analysis & Communications Group at the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Here are key points:
- Jeanne Herb called climate change an "exacerbator" of social inequities. She said that the effects of climate change — like an increase in the number of hot days and routine flooding — will have the most effect on people who already live in overcrowded, unsafe housing conditions, or neighborhoods without shade, or who don't have access to social services or transportation, and will make those problems worse.
- Charles Ellison said when he first started talking about the environment on his show, he used to get made fun of. He said the response was, "Why are we talking about this? It's a white people issue." But the more Ellison started to talk about the connection between things like heat, pollution, and air quality, and the high rates of asthma and cancer in black and brown communities, the more his audience got it.
- Tanya Seaman spoke about several ways that policy and design can nudge people toward lower-carbon lifestyles.
When people gave up their personal vehicles and used Philly CarShare instead, they started evaluating whether they really needed to drive before they just got in the car to go somewhere. She said they surveyed participants throughout the program, and saw an increase in people choosing to bike, walk, or take public transportation.
Similarly, when asked what the most impactful thing individuals can do to tackle climate change locally, Seaman suggested supporting dense development in zoning law. She said there's always a lot of push-back to dense housing projects, but noted it tends to create more walkable, bike-able environments that do not require cars.…
The StateImpact Pennsylvania event followed a Kleinman Center forum with Vox's David Roberts and Rafe Pomerance about national climate action efforts. Pomerance is chairman of Arctic 21, which describes itself as a network of organizations focused on communicating the unraveling of the Arctic as a result of climate change to policy makers and the public. Watch a video of that conversation here.…—Emily Pontecorvo, "What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania's forum in Philadelphia on climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity," StateImpact Pennsylvania, 9/13/19
Global Climate Strike!
If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World
Greta Thunberg on Climate: "If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World"
"The money is there. What we lack now is political will and social will," Thunberg said.
During an event in New York City Monday night with author and environmentalist Naomi Klein, 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg had a simple message for those who claim it is "too expensive" to boldly confront the climate crisis with sweeping policies like a Green New Deal.
"If we can save the banks," said Thunberg, "we can save the world."
"If there is something we are not lacking in this world, it's money," she added. "Of course, many people do lack money, but governments and these people in power, they do not lack money. And also we need to have the polluters… actually pay for the damage they have caused. So, to that argument, I would not even respond to that argument, because it has been said so many times, the money is there. What we lack now is political will and social will to do it."…—Jake Johnson, "Greta Thunberg on Climate: "If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World," Truthout, 9/10/19
'Holy Smokes, This Thing Could Get HUGE':
NYC Public Schools to Let Students #ClimateStrike
'Holy Smokes, This Thing Could Get HUGE': NYC Public Schools to Let Students #ClimateStrike
"They are finally treating the crisis like a crisis," said 14-year-old New Yorker and climate striker Alexandria Villaseñor.
Climate advocates celebrated Thursday after New York City's public school system announced it would excuse the absences of students who have a parent's permission to participate in the global climate strike on Friday, Sept. 20.
"Holy cow!" tweeted Bill McKibben, a co-founder 350.org. The environmental group is helping plan a week of action that will feature thousands of events around the world to coincide with a United Nations climate summit in New York City.
Another 350.org co-founder, Jamie Henn, also welcomed the NYC announcement on Twitter Thursday. He wrote, "holy smokes, this thing could get HUGE."
The NYC Public Schools account explained in a series of tweets that younger students will only be allowed to leave school for the climate strike if they are accompanied by a parent and promised to share guidance with the city's schools and promote class discussions about the climate crisis.
Alexandria Villaseñor, a 14-year-old NYC leader of Fridays for Future and the first American to hold a school strike for climate, noted in a statement that the New York City Department of Education's decision came "after many months of hard work and conversations between we activists and the city."
"They are finally treating the crisis like a crisis and this will make sure that September 20th is the largest mobilization that New York City has ever seen," said Villaseñor. "Now, I am calling on every city in the U.S. to follow New York City's lead, and support their students in striking for their futures. We need everyone in the streets next Friday!"
"It took me only 41 weeks to be excused from school for my #ClimateStrike," she added in a tweet. "Never, ever give up people."…—Jessica Corbett, "'Holy Smokes, This Thing Could Get HUGE': NYC Public Schools to Let Students #ClimateStrike," Common Dreams News, 9/12/19
Brazilian environment official murdered in Amazon
Brazilian environment worker killed in Amazon
Reports say an official who protected land from farmers and loggers was shot twice in the head.
Police in Brazil are investigating the murder of an official who had worked to protect indigenous people from farmers and loggers attempting to seize land.
Maxciel Pereira dos Santos was reportedly shot twice in the head in the city of Tabatinga, near Brazil's borders with Colombia and Peru.
Union officials said Mr Santos was shot in front of members of his family.
The killing comes amid international outrage over the rate of destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
At least 80,000 fires were recorded there between January and August this year – more than double the number in the same period last year.
|Further reading
|Amazon fires: How bad have they got?
|The animals caught in the Amazon fires
|Amazon fires: Ten of your questions answered
|Are forest fires as bad as they seem?
Brazil's populist President Jair Bolsonaro has drawn intense domestic and international criticism for failing to protect the region.
Hundreds of government environment workers in Brazil last month signed an open letter warning that their work had been hampered by President Bolsonaro.
Hundreds of government environment workers in Brazil last month signed an open letter warning that their work had been hampered by President Bolsonaro.
He has often stated support for farmers and loggers working in the region, while criticising environmental campaigners and slashing the budget of the country's environmental agency.
Murder on a busy street
The union which represents staff at Brazil's indigenous protection agency, Funai, said Mr Santos had been shot twice in the head as he drove his motorcycle down a busy street.
INA officials said he was killed in retaliation for his work at the Vale do Javari reserve, where for years he helped prevent hunters, farmers and loggers illegally entering the area.
The reserve is said to be home to the world's highest concentration of uncontacted indigenous tribes.…—"Brazil worker who protected indigenous tribes killed in Amazon," BBC News, 9/9/19
Normal Is Over
The documentary "Normal Is Over" is a compelling and visually rich film directed by award winning, and investigative TV-journalist Renée Scheltema. Her film chronicles the way humans have inadvertently imperiled our planet: species extinction, climate change, the depletion of critical natural resources, and industrial control of our food production.
This unique documentary examines how our economic and financial system connects all these issues, and offers solutions, which could be implemented immediately, from practical everyday fixes to rethinking the overarching myths of our time.
Renée takes off on a multinational voyage, meeting not only prominent experts, but also everyday citizens who concentrate on
matters such as organic agriculture, the banning of plastic, saving species, ecological economics, sustainable architecture, renewable energy, and more.
While this film is intended to challenge viewers on many different levels, it most of all offers hope.—"Normal Is Over The Movie," IDFA, January, 2015
A New Beginning for Climate Reporting
A New Beginning for Climate Reporting
Could it be that the press, especially the US press, is finally waking up to the climate story?
It's been 30 years since Bill McKibben rang the warning bells about the threat of man-made climate change—first in a piece in The New Yorker, and then in his book, The End of Nature. For most of that time, the response from most quarters of the media, especially in the United States, has been either silence or, worse, getting the story wrong. Reporters and their news organizations sidelined climate stories as too technical or too political or too depressing. Spun by the fossil fuel industry and vexed by their own business problems, media outlets often leaned on a false balance between the views of genuine scientists and those of paid corporate mouthpieces. The media's minimization of the looming disaster is one of our great journalistic failures.
It is heartening, then, to report that the press may at last be waking up to the defining story of our time. At the end of April, Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation launched Covering Climate Now, a project aimed at encouraging news organizations, here and abroad, to raise their game when it comes to climate coverage. We weren't going to tell people what to write or broadcast; we just wanted them to do more coverage, and to do it better. Close the gap, we urged them, between the size of the story and the ambition of your efforts. Try it for a week, then report back on what you learned.
|Further reading
|Why I'm Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday
|Covering climate change, now – Columbia Journalism Review
|The Silence of School Leaders on the Climate Crisis
We had a hunch that there was a critical mass of reporters and news outlets that wanted to do more climate coverage, and hoped that by highlighting that critical mass, we could also help to grow it. That's exactly what has happened. Our initiative has been embraced by more than 250 news outlets from across the United States and around the world—big outlets and small, print and digital, TV and radio—with a combined audience of well over 1 billion people. Their response has been amazing, and gratifying.
We believe that Covering Climate Now is the biggest effort ever undertaken to organize the world's press around a single topic. (You'll find a list of partners here, and you can follow all of us on Twitter at #CoveringClimateNow.)…—Mark Hertsgaard, Kyle Pope, "A New Beginning for Climate Reporting," The Nation, 9/15/19
Amazon Workers Are Bringing the Climate Strike to Jeff Bezos
Amazon Workers Are Bringing the Climate Strike to Jeff Bezos
Tech workers at Amazon's Seattle headquarters will participate in next week's Global Climate Strike.
Two months after Amazon warehouse workers across the globe staged a one-day strike, the great "disruptor" is facing another workplace disruption—this time by tech workers at its Seattle headquarters.
The group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice announced this week that it would join the September 20 Global Climate Strike led by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg. The employees are calling on Amazon to commit to zero emissions by 2030, cancel the company's custom contracts that accelerate gas and oil extraction, and cease funding climate denying lobbyists and politicians.
The last year has seen rank-and-file tech workers walk out over sexual harassment at Google and sales to migrant detention centers by the online retailer Wayfair. Tech workers have also organized a wider movement called #TechWontBuildIt to oppose contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
But according to Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, next week's walkout will be the first one by workers at the company's corporate offices, as well as the first walkout in the tech industry over the climate crisis. More than 1,000 employees have currently pledged to participate via an online form.
The action grew out of a push by Amazon employees earlier this year to pass a shareholder resolution asking Jeff Bezos to create a comprehensive climate change plan. After a group of workers announced their intention to introduce this resolution, Amazon responded by announcing a "Shipment Zero" program to make 50% of its shipments carbon-neutral by 2030. More than 8,000 Amazon employees signed an open letter in April deriding this plan as inadequate and calling on the company to do more.…—Rebecca Burns, "Amazon Workers Are Bringing the Climate Strike to Jeff Bezos," Truthout, 9/14/19
Covering Climate Now – The Allegheny Front
Covering Climate Now – The Allegheny Front
The Allegheny Front has joined more than 250 news outlets from around the world that have now signed up for Covering Climate Now, a project co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation aimed at strengthening the media's focus on the climate crisis. StateImpact Pennsylvania, PublicSource and The Philadelphia Inquirer are among the other Pennsylvania media outlets participating in the initiative.
All outlets have committed to running a week's worth of climate coverage from Sept. 16-23, in the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Sept. 23. At that meeting, the world's governments will submit plans to meet the Paris Agreement's pledge to keep global temperature rise "well below" 2 degrees Celsius.
Further reading: This is no longer about the science. This is somebody's ideology.
"The need for solid climate coverage has never been greater," said Kyle Pope, CJR's editor and publisher. "We're proud that so many organizations from across the US and around the world have joined with Covering Climate Now to do our duty as journalists—to report this hugely important story."
Covering Climate Now now ranks as one of the most ambitious efforts ever to organize the world's media around a single coverage topic. In addition to The Guardian—the lead media partner in Covering Climate Now—CJR and The Nation are joined by major newspapers, magazines, television and radio broadcasters, and global news and photo agencies in North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.… —"The Allegheny Front Joins Climate Coverage Initiative," The Allegheny Front, 8/28/19
'Going to the streets again':
what you need to know about Friday's climate strike
'Going to the streets again': what you need to know about Friday's climate strike
Organisers expect a stronger presence from unions, workers and companies as student activists reach out to adults
Thousands of Australian school students are again preparing to walk out of classrooms across the country to demand action on the climate crisis.
The global mass day of action will take place on Friday 20 September, three days before the United Nations climate summit in New York.
It follows strikes in March this year in which 150,000 people marched in Australia and 1.5 million took part worldwide.
Organisers expect next week's global strikes will be bigger and, this time there will be a much stronger presence from unions, workers and companies that have signed up to strike in solidarity with the young activists.
Here's a guide to what's happening.
Where will the strikes take place?
Strikes are planned in 120 countries across the world including almost 100 locations across Australia, from the major centres of Sydney and Melbourne to the small rural town of Wollar in New South Wales. There will be strikes in all capital cities and in regional centres such as Albury, Orange and Bendigo.
Organisers are anticipating the largest crowds this time will be in Melbourne, where the strikes coincide with the last day of the Victorian public school term.
"This massive day of action is going to be fundamental towards advocating for more efficient action on climate change," Evan Meneses, a 17-year-old organiser for the Adelaide strike, said.
He said this was especially the case for Australia "given there is very little concrete evidence to suggest we're achieving what was laid out in the Paris agreement".…—Lisa Cox, "'Going to the streets again': what you need to know about Friday's climate strike," The Guardian, 9/14/19
'It's our future': Duluth students organize climate strike
'It's our future': Duluth students organize climate strike | Duluth News Tribune
When Duluth East High School student Izzy Laderman thinks about climate issues, she said she feels angry about the lack of action and scared for her generation's future.
"They say we have 11 years left before it's irreversible," Laderman said, referencing a United Nations announcement from earlier this year stating there's only 11 years left to prevent irreversible climate-caused damage. "I think about that and that's when I'm 27. At 27 I should be worrying about 'Wow, why am I in so much student debt? Do I want a house? Should I get married? Should I have kids?' This should not be my worry."
Among Laderman's mix of emotions runs a streak of hope that with a combination of fast action and existing technology there's just barely enough time to turn things around.
Which is why Laderman and four other students from three different high schools in Duluth sat gathered around a table at a local tea shop Wednesday evening, Sept. 11, planning for an upcoming climate strike they hope will draw students from around the Northland.
On Friday, Sept. 20, students and others will rally outside Duluth City Hall to demand climate action from the government as part of a growing global movement led by young people concerned about their futures.
The five organizing students got in touch through the Minnesota chapter of an organization called U.S. Youth Climate Strike that encourages students to apply to be "school leads," or students who help with the organizing of the strike and raise awareness in their schools.…—Andee Erickson, "'It's our future': Duluth students organize climate strike," Duluth News Tribune, 9/14/19
'Pray & continue':
Death of Philippine ranger is latest in legacy of violence
'Pray & continue': Death of Philippine ranger is latest in legacy of violence
[Editor's Note: Pick your moment carefully to read this story. It reports a terrible murder.]
On his public social media account, forest ranger Bienvinido "Toto" Veguilla Jr. used to post the results of his team's patrols on a monthly basis: the illegal loggers arrested, the chainsaws confiscated, the locals caught in the act, and the state of trees slashed for timber.
It was a similar scenario on Sept. 4, 2019: Veguilla and five other rangers, responding to reports of illegal logging activity, found a group of men cutting logs inside the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area, a 90,321-hectare (223,188-acre) site on the Philippine island of Palawan. The suspects fled, and the rangers seized a chainsaw they'd left behind.
At the end of the day's patrol, they encountered the suspects again. This time, the group came armed with machetes and a shotgun. The other rangers managed to escape to safety, but Veguilla was cornered by five men and hacked to death, according to a report by Palawan News.
The death of Veguilla, 52, is the latest killing of an environmental defender in what the eco-watchdog group Global Witness calls "one of the deadliest countries in the world for people protecting their land or the environment."
"In 2018, the Philippines was the worst-affected country in sheer numbers, with 30 deaths," Global Witness says in its report "Enemies of the State?" published in July, 2019.…—Leilani Chavez, "'Pray & continue': Death of Philippine ranger is latest in legacy of violence," Mongabay, 9/1/19
Lush Is Closing Its Stores in Support of the Global Climate Strike
Lush Is Closing Its Stores in Support of the Global Climate Strike
"Giving our thousands of staff the time to get out there and demand bold action is a no brainer."
Lush has always been one of the most climate-conscious beauty brands in the industry. In addition to growing ingredients in its own regenerative farms, more than half of its products are packaging-free and it has helped raise millions of dollars for grassroots environmental justice organizations. And now, Lush is taking that support for environmental activists a step further with an unprecedented move: closing its 250 U.S. and Canada stores.
On Friday, September 20, in the U.S. and Friday, September 27, in Canada will shut down in solidarity with the Global Climate Strike, during which "millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels," according to the event's official website. "As a business with deep roots in environmental activism, giving our thousands of staff the time to get out there and demand bold action is a no brainer," Lush Cosmetics North America CEO and president Mark Wolverton said in a brand statement. "We all share this planet, so we need to band together to sound the alarm and show our politicians that 'business as usual' is no longer an option. Climate crisis won't wait, and neither will we."
And it's not just the stores that are closing down. Lush will shut down its entire operations — factories, headquarters, and e-commerce — to mobilize more than 5,000 employees and take to the streets to demand action. Allure spoke with Carleen Pickard, Lush's ethical campaign specialist, to learn more about why the brand is making such a significant move to support this cause.…—Marci Robin, "Lush Is Closing Its Stores in Support of the Global Climate Strike," Allure, 9/14/19
Trump to Miners, Loggers and Drillers: This Land Is Your Land
Opinion | Trump to Miners, Loggers and Drillers: This Land Is Your Land
From Alaska's Tongass National Forest to Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the Trump administration wants to despoil, not preserve, America's resources.
The tug-of-war over America's public lands between those who would protect them for future generations and those who would exploit them for immediate commercial gain has a long history. The two Roosevelts, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were mostly sympathetic to the cause of conservation, Ronald Reagan and the second George Bush decidedly less so. But for sheer hostility to environmental values, Donald Trump has no equal.
Mr. Trump arrived in the White House with little interest in conservation, his idea of nature framed largely by his golf courses. He was, to boot, almost pathologically dedicated to obliterating anything President Obama had done to reduce global warming gases, preserve open space and help endangered species.
This translated into a simple operating strategy: Get rid of things the fossil fuel industry didn't like and rubber-stamp the stuff it wanted.…
…That's not all. In the shadow of these big ticket items, Mr. Trump has presided over several less visible travesties. We offer three. One is his push to open the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to logging. The others are his efforts to revive two potentially destructive mining projects — one near Alaska's Bristol Bay, the other near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
In all three cases, Mr. Trump has breathed new life into bad ideas thought to be dead and buried or getting there. Together they demonstrate again how Mr. Trump, when faced with a choice between commerce and conservation, reflexively sides with the former, even when the economic case for conservation is strong.…—The Editorial Board, "Opinion | Trump to Miners, Loggers and Drillers: This Land Is Your Land," The New York Times, 8/31/19
Greta Thunberg To U.S.:
'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change
Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change
The young Swedish activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside. "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science," she says.
Greta Thunberg led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside — "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science," she says.
The young Swedish activist joined a large crowd of protesters who had gathered outside, calling for immediate action to help the environment and reverse an alarming warming trend in average global temperatures.
She says her message for President Trump is the same thing she tells other politicians: Listen to science, and take responsibility.
Thunberg, 16, arrived in the U.S. last week after sailing across the Atlantic to avoid the carbon emissions from jet travel. She plans to spend nearly a week in Washington, D.C. — but she doesn't plan to meet with anyone from the Trump administration during that time.
"I haven't been invited to do that yet. And honestly I don't want to do that," Thunberg tells NPR's Ailsa Chang. If people in the White House who reject climate change want to change their minds, she says, they should rely on scientists and professionals to do that.
But Thunberg also believes the U.S. has an "incredibly important" role to play in fighting climate change.
"You are such a big country," she says. "In Sweden, when we demand politicians to do something, they say, 'It doesn't matter what we do — because just look at the U.S.'
"I think you have an enormous responsibility" to lead climate efforts, she adds. "You have a moral responsibility to do that."… —Bill Chappell, Ailsa Chang, "Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change," NPR, 9/13/19
'I don't know how we come back from this':
Australia's big dry sucks life from once-proud towns
'I don't know how we come back from this': Australia's big dry sucks life from once-proud towns
Australia is experiencing one of its most severe droughts on record, resulting in desperate water shortages across large parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland. Dams in some parts of western NSW have all but dried up, with rainfall levels through the winter in the lowest 10% of historical records in some areas.
The crisis in the far west of the state became unavoidable after the mass fish kills along the lower Darling River last summer, but now much bigger towns closer to the coast, including Dubbo, are also running out of water.
Residents of three distinct areas talked to Guardian Australia about the state of their towns under extreme stress from water shortages, expressing anxiety about their future but also determination to keep communities alive.
Dubbo, NSW
It seems unthinkable that the city of Dubbo, with a population of 40,000 and home to the Western Plains Zoo, could be facing the prospect of running out of water by mid- 2020. But as the drought enters its second summer, that's exactly what is facing the main town in the central west of NSW.
It's also raising questions about management of water in the region, as irrigators in the basin have been permitted to continue to take water in the expectation that inflows would occur. Instead inflows into the Macquarie River are at historic lows.
The vast Burrendong dam on the Macquarie – six times the size of Sydney Harbour and the main water source for Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Nyngan, Cobar and Warren – is now at 4.5% capacity and dwindling rapidly as unseasonably high temperatures hit the region.
This is not just a matter of water restrictions and inconvenience. The drought and water shortages spell potential economic catastrophe for Dubbo as farmers leave fields unplanted and sell off stock, tourist numbers wither and parks and gardens turn brown.… —Anne Davies, Ben Smee, Lorena Allam, "'I don't know how we come back from this': Australia's big dry sucks life from once-proud towns," The Guardian, 9/13/19
Girl power goes green: Teens strike for action on climate change
Girl power goes green: Teens strike for action on climate change
"The world is watching us," said Isabelle Axelsson, 18, who has skipped class weekly to march with Fridays for Future in Stockholm.
It was the floodwaters brushing her jawline that convinced Theresa Sebastian it was time to get serious about climate change.
The teen from Ireland was in Kerala, India, for a family wedding last summer when the region experienced 40 percent higher-than-average rainfall. More than 480 people died in the torrential rains that swept away cars and destroyed more than 20,000 homes.
"My whole entire life could have ended there," Sebastian, 15, said, maintaining eye contact through her black-rimmed glasses while pointedly recounting the terrifying experience."I knew about global warming, but I didn't think it would affect me so soon."
While scientists have not definitively linked the Kerala flood to climate change, a recent study cautioned that the disaster was a sign of things to come as global warming reaches the 2.7-degree Fahrenheit threshold.
Sebastian returned to Cork, Ireland, determined to force world leaders to prevent global ecological catastrophe by joining the female-led Fridays for Future school strikes — a movement led largely by teenage girls.
Fridays for Future has eclipsed the quiet, solitary protests started by its founder, 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg, in August 2018. Now upward of 2 million supporters from The Hague to Kampala, Uganda, regularly skip class on Friday and take to the streets to protest government inaction on climate change.…—Linda Givetash, "Teen girls strike for global action on climate change," NBC News, 9/15/19
Eight More Effects of Climate Change: Some Surprising, Some Fatal
Eight More Effects of Climate Change: Some Surprising, Some Fatal
The cost of climate change will take its toll in unexpected places, a panel of experts told members of Congress last week.
Climate change will take its toll across the economy, in some unexpected places, a panel of experts told members of Congress last week.
Unmitigated climate change has already cost the U.S. economy $1 trillion, said economist Marshall Burke, an assistant professor of earth system science at Stanford University, and that cost will rise to $5 trillion by 2050.
"For many people, climate impacts are most closely associated with rising seas and declining crop yields. These impacts are certainly important, but in fact are likely to only be a small part of the overall economic consequences in the U.S.," Burke told members of the House Committee on Financial Services.
"Many other sectors and many other outcomes will be affected by a warming climate."
According mostly to Burke, but also other experts who testified before the committee Sept. 11, those impacts include:
1 Lost Productivity
"Numerous studies using recent historical data on the US economy show that economic output falls in hot years as compared to cooler years," Burke said, in part because of lost productivity.
"We have strong evidence that workers in all industries are less productive when it's hot."
2 Cognitive Decline
Worker productivity may decline in part because cognitive productivity declines.…—Jeff McMahon, "Eight More Effects of Climate Change: Some Surprising, Some Fatal," Forbes, 9/15/19
Climate Activists Don't Know How to Talk to Christians
Climate Activists Don't Know How to Talk to Christians
There are ways to persuade America's biggest religious group, and the GOP's base, about global warming. Talking about coral reefs won't cut it.
Religious Christians are the key to America taking action on global warming. And yet, the way climate activists frame the issue often alienates the very people they most need to persuade.
First, the math. Seventy percent of Americans say they want the government to take action to combat global warming. But the Republican Party has, in the last two decades, gone from accommodating a wide range of perspectives on climate change to marching lock-step to the energy industry's climate denial tune.
Most Republicans, however, don't work for the energy industry.
Over half of Republican voters identify as conservative Christians—either evangelicals, Catholics, or others. These voters may be right-wing on social issues, right-wing on immigration, and right-wing on 'big government.' But they're not necessarily right-wing on allowing the Earth's climate to be radically disrupted—and if they move, the Republican Party will have to move too.
But according to two new studies conducted by the Yale Program for Climate Communication and published in the journal Science Communication, most religious Christians understand global warming in very different terms from others.
The first study "found that 'protect God's creation' is one of the most important motivations that Christians report for wanting to mitigate global warming." Resonant messages included "God made humans responsible for taking care of His creation"; "We can use nature for our benefit, but it is not OK to destroy God's garden that He entrusted to us"; and the language of "stewardship" over the Earth.
And the second study found that framing the issue of global warming in moral and religious terms was crucial for Christians to care about it, because it suggested that "people like themselves" care about the issue.… —Jay Michaelson, "Climate Activists Don't Know How to Talk to Christians," Reader Supported News, 9/15/19
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May 23, 2019 · Is there a test to see if you are a lesbian or not? When you are questioning your sexuality and wondering if you are a lesbian or not, you may be hoping there are certain signs that will help you figure it out. Although this is not a sure-fire test, if you experience three or more of these eight signs, you might be a lesbian. May 23, 2019 · How can you tell if the person you're dating is in love with you? When you're in a new relationship, you may wonder if what you're feeling is really love or if you're just physically attracted to her. Are there any sure signs that this is true lesbian love? Cher said if you want to know if she loves you so, it's in her kiss. Sure.
Lesbian signs can open a brand new world before you. Here're 28 signs to reveal if your true love is the man beside you or that girl in your mind.Author: Smntitus. [Read: Why do guys love it when two women make out?] What are the signs she's a lesbian? Yes, if you think you are brave enough, then ask her straight. Just be sure to have a pretty thick face, lest it be met with a backhand slap. But hey, look at the brighter side. She might actually be a lesbian who's delighted by your inquiry!
So watch out for these signs that you have a lesbian wife. Not everyone is gifted with gaydars, that incredible ability to sense if someone is a homosexual just by one glance. But imagine this: what if you fall in love with a woman—and even marry her—without knowing that she is, in fact, a lesbian? Whether you're looking for guidance in your love life or just something fun to think about, the following lesbian zodiac compatibility charts provide interesting insights for all daters. By reading the signs, you can narrow down personality traits you want in a partner, and you might even save yourself some time pursuing relationships that Author: Amber Brooks.
5 Small Signs. For the question of how to spot a lesbian, always pay attention to those seemingly insignificant signs. Take note of how the others flirt with you, hit on you, or pass the message that they would want to date you, and watch if any of your close friends does any of these things to women.Author: Lucas. Jan 29, 2014 · History: If she has had a past relationship or two with women, though she may be with a man now, she probably likes women still. Party spots: If she frequents a lesbian or gay bar or other hot spot gay venue, there's a good chance she likes women, and even if Reviews: 26.
If you're a veteran lesbian, chances are you've been in at least one long term relationship with a girl. You may have noticed that it was scary and difficult. However, if you are new to the scene and curious about the future, here is a list of things you can expect to find yourself experiencing once you trap the lady love of your life. Jan 11, 2017 · Giphy. Lesbians (and queer girls in general) love the vagina! We like the way it tastes, the way it looks, and we really can't get enough. To say you're a lesbian but you don't to perform oral is Author: Zara Barrie.


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Allocations season has arrived.
The divvying up of the Student Association's student fee money marks one of the most important times of the year for student organizations at GW, as it determines how much money they receive and thus the extent of their programming for the year. Over half a million dollars of student money is on the table, significantly more than last year, thanks to the student fee increase.
Students should be able to track every dollar of that student fee money, from the allocations process all the way through how each student organization spends it.
Sen. Logan Dobson (CCAS-U) proposed a bill to open the SA financial system so that students can do just that. The bill, which is co-sponsored by SA President Vishal Aswani and the executive branch, would allow students to see exactly how each student organization spends its allocated money. Currently, students can see how much money each organization received, but they cannot view how that money was spent.
The SA should pass this bill. More transparency in the process will lead to more accountability.
By paying the increased student fee, students become stakeholders in the allocations process and should be able to see how their investment is used. This will keep student organizations honest in their expenses and will also provide more oversight to keep the process as fair as possible.
For instance, organizations that spend carelessly in an effort to keep their allocations high for the next year would no longer be able to do so. Instead, careless spending would be made public, and outcry could lead to a decrease in that organization's allocation. Organizations that spend responsibly but are short of funds for programming ideas could point to abuses by other groups in an effort to receive more money.
The information is already compiled in the office of the vice president of financial affairs, so why not allow students to see it? It would be a small step toward de-mystifying the allocations process and moving closer to the ideal of student organizations receiving what they deserve.
Read and respond: What do you want to see from the SA this semester?
Related: Staff Editorial: Top 5 things the SA should do this semester.
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Barscheinz farm is located close to Bivio, GR, Switzerland. You can hike to it, from Bivio, in summer (about an hour) and in winter, on snowshoes (two hours or less).
The farmhouse (with chimney) was built in 1609, but has been renovated in 2014. However, the land is still farmed, in summer, for hay, for winter.
When we're in Bivio, it is one of our favorite hikes or snowshoe walks, with our dog, Jake.
Soglio, Switzerland
There are many Heidi villages, in Switzerland. This one claims to be one. A hiking photo, from 2005.


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