By James Lane Green Party leaders strongly criticized President Obama’s recent decisions on the controversial tar sands pipeline and EPA smog regulations, calling his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline and withdrawal of smog standards reckless and dangerous to public health and the environment. “More respiratory disease, more dependence on fossil fuels, more greenhouse...
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Another college has become embroiled in controversy over sex on campus. No, not Brigham Young University—which kicked a star basketball player off the team this week because he had admitted having sex with his girlfriend— but the other sex scandal involving Northwestern University and the live sex demo that took place Feb. 21 under...
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“A Message From Pandora” Tells the Story of the Battle to Stop the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Los Angeles, CA – Timed with the re-release of Avatar in theatres, highly acclaimed director James Cameron has teamed up with Amazon Watch to produce a short feature “_A Message from Pandora_.” The documentary...
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NEW ORLEANS Country music star Faith Hill headlined a free concert in New Orleans on Tuesday to show support for those still rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. “We are here for you still and you are not forgotten,” the five-time Grammy Award winner told the audience at Mahalia Jackson Theatre. She said the event, titled...
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There is a lot of buzz these days about free money in the form of grants and scholarships that a wide variety of people can apply for. Much of this is hype – it is relatively bogus information promoted by scam websites that may promise to help people apply or qualify for grants for...
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New York State has won about $700 million as part of a competitive federal education grant known as Race to the Top, federal officials said on Tuesday. The money comes after months of wrangling in the State Legislature and fights with the state and city teachers’ unions. Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed legislation...
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A greater portion of California students are mastering minimum English and math skills, and the biggest gains are seen among poor, Latino and African-American students, according to results of the high-school exit exam released today by the state. In the Class of 2010, 94.5 percent had passed the exam by last May, compared with...
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Hoping to spur innovation and boost student achievement, the US Department of Education has decided to award Massachusetts $250 million under the Obama administration’s Race to the Top program. Massachusetts will be among 10 recipients to win money in the second round of the $4.35 billion competition, said Justin Hamilton, a US Education Department...
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A humanitarian catastrophe of terrifying proportions is unfolding in Pakistan, with a fifth of the country under water, and millions of people homeless and desperately needing assistance. Some relief efforts are underway, but the international response to the mega-disaster has been irresponsibly slow and weak — the UN has urgently appealed for $460 million...
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