Calif. to cap greenhouse gas emissions - Yahoo! News (AP)
Good for our state government. Sacramento's been doing a better job lately. My goodness, even got the state budget in on time, something atypical.
Good for Arnold. (He has been getting much better at being governor. Good thing for him, too, considering he wants to get re-elected this November.)
Good for everyone about this greenhouse emissions cap, really, considering how much crap California pumps into the atmosphere. (Let's be honest - it really does. It really, really does. Consider our notorious SoCal air quality, for just one thing.)
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Data show one in eight Americans in poverty
Data show one in eight Americans in poverty - Yahoo! News (Reuters)
This is troubling.
Especially the part about one in five children under the age of six now living in poverty.
Elsewhere in the article it's clear that the divide between the haves and the have-nots continues to grow.
On the positive side (the "haves" side of the story?), the American real median household income rose 1.1 % - now being over $46K
This is troubling.
Especially the part about one in five children under the age of six now living in poverty.
Elsewhere in the article it's clear that the divide between the haves and the have-nots continues to grow.
On the positive side (the "haves" side of the story?), the American real median household income rose 1.1 % - now being over $46K
Monday, August 28, 2006
Bolsa Chica Wetlands and the Pacific Meet Again - Los Angeles Times
Bolsa Chica Wetlands and the Pacific Meet Again - Los Angeles Times
This is a huge deal.
The Bolsa Chica Wetlands are being returned to their natural state - joined to the ocean - for the first time in over 100 years.
Hurray!
God bless the Amigos of Bolsa Chica for their decades of hard effort. (They're proof of what can happen when you care and believe and don't give up!)
This is a huge deal.
The Bolsa Chica Wetlands are being returned to their natural state - joined to the ocean - for the first time in over 100 years.
Hurray!
God bless the Amigos of Bolsa Chica for their decades of hard effort. (They're proof of what can happen when you care and believe and don't give up!)
Monday, July 31, 2006
100Actions.com, a Project of the Democratic Party
100Actions.com, a Project of the Democratic Party
A sort of Action Center for the Democratic Party as part of its effort to win as many seats and offices as possible in the 2006 election.
As of today there are a remaining 99 days - and 99 daily actions - you can take toward a bigger Democratic win in November.
(Go, Phil Angelides! Yes, I have Angelies merchandise - find the beginnings in my "NEW NEW NEW" section and soon in the California section of my Music Stuff & More store. Look for more political and Democratic merch to come - after all, it's an election year!)
A sort of Action Center for the Democratic Party as part of its effort to win as many seats and offices as possible in the 2006 election.
As of today there are a remaining 99 days - and 99 daily actions - you can take toward a bigger Democratic win in November.
(Go, Phil Angelides! Yes, I have Angelies merchandise - find the beginnings in my "NEW NEW NEW" section and soon in the California section of my Music Stuff & More store. Look for more political and Democratic merch to come - after all, it's an election year!)
Saturday, July 29, 2006
California heat wave subsides, ocean air moves in
California heat wave subsides, ocean air moves in - Yahoo! News (Reuters)
I'll verify that - I can feel those ocean breezes blowing in my windows as I write.
Bugging my sinuses to be sure (as usual), but not so hot - thank God.
I actually can even get some work done around here - chores, business (!), and the like.
And, I don't have the need to escape to movie theaters, restaurants, the Mall, the library, Barnes & Noble (that didn't work - everybody else had the same idea, causing a serious lack of seating even on a weekday). Driving around was even an escape from the heat (the car's AC) - a little hard on the gasoline bill, however.
Best escape was the movies at the discount movie theater, God bless 'em!
I know far too much about the movies of the Summer of 2006 (and saw "Da Vinci Code" twice).
I really hope that heat doesn't return - that the rest of the Summer is normal. Truly SoCal has been in something of a survival mode lately. Remember, we folks - even the wealthy - within several miles of the coast don't usually have AC. We don't normally need it.
I'll verify that - I can feel those ocean breezes blowing in my windows as I write.
Bugging my sinuses to be sure (as usual), but not so hot - thank God.
I actually can even get some work done around here - chores, business (!), and the like.
And, I don't have the need to escape to movie theaters, restaurants, the Mall, the library, Barnes & Noble (that didn't work - everybody else had the same idea, causing a serious lack of seating even on a weekday). Driving around was even an escape from the heat (the car's AC) - a little hard on the gasoline bill, however.
Best escape was the movies at the discount movie theater, God bless 'em!
I know far too much about the movies of the Summer of 2006 (and saw "Da Vinci Code" twice).
I really hope that heat doesn't return - that the rest of the Summer is normal. Truly SoCal has been in something of a survival mode lately. Remember, we folks - even the wealthy - within several miles of the coast don't usually have AC. We don't normally need it.
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