joseph-lieberman-sought-middle-ground-on-climate-change

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Although his legislation failed, the late Connecticut Senator and one-time vice presidential candidate kept attention on the issue after the U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol. By Marianne Lavelle Senator Joseph Lieberman did more than perhaps any member of Congress to seek a middle ground solution on climate change—an effortContinue Reading

first-person:-japanese-town-leads-the-way-to-a-low-waste-society

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When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Zero Waste day, marked on 30 March, Kasumi Fujita, a town councillor committed to Osaki’s low waste policies, tells UNContinue Reading

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At least one in six Republican primary voters have backed Haley in three states since her withdrawal from the race A refrain heard across many media outlets during the contested Republican presidential primary contests through Super Tuesday was pointing out the percentage of GOP voters who were not backing AmericasContinue Reading

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NBC News got into a major kerfuffle this week by hiring, and then quickly firing, ex-Republican National Committee boss Ronna McDaniel.  Network chiefs thought it was a swell idea to bring a prominent Republican onboard as a well-paid contributor. McDaniel had just been dumped from her GOP job by Americas Worst TraitorContinue Reading

time-for-the-texas-#cjreform-movement-to-get-back-to-basics

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Your correspondent hasn’t been writing on Grits during the latest special session because it wasn’t a time when Texas state leaders were willing to listen to reasoned argument, and this humble opuscule has little else to offer. As I wrote after the regular session ended, it’s important to be clearContinue Reading