Posted on Fri, Feb. 13, 2004

Kucinich brings campaign to Wisconsin

By JENNY PRICE

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. - Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said Friday that front-runner John Kerry won't get a "free ride" in his quest to wrap up their party's nomination.

Kucinich is stepping up his presence in Wisconsin leading up to Tuesday's primary. He planned campaign stops Saturday in Green Bay, Stevens Point and Milwaukee.

The Ohio congressman has a scant 2 percent in a recent statewide poll, but insisted in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that Wisconsinites will respond to his opposition to the Iraq War, the Patriot Act and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Kucinich said he plans to challenge Kerry in Sunday night's debate in Milwaukee on his positions on...(Full Story)
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While there hasn’t been much successful legislation to protect old growth in this country, it is possible to trace where your wood comes from and protect old-growth forests by boycotting products made from this irreplaceable resource, says Richard Donovan, chief of forestry at the Rainforest Alliance, which created the SmartWood forest certification program.“One can identify suppliers and then look at their forest management.” Donovan recommends buying forest products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as sustainably harvested from a well-managed forest, and warns that the new certification label from the American Forest and Paper Association, created in 2002 and called the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) label, is not sufficient.

According to the Rainforest Alliance, few groups outside of the timber industry recognize the legitimacy of the SFI label. Organizations such as the U.S. Green Building Council, and corporate leaders in sustainable wood, including IKEA, Home Depot and Kinko’s, use FSC-certified products in some cases because of pressure from rainforest activists. The Rainforest Action Network says the SFI label fails to protect old-growth forests, roadless areas and federal lands, endangered species and indigenous rights. RAN also recommends using timber alternatives when possible, such as recycled wood, composite wood made from plastic, and kenaf paper.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
02/13/2004
CONTACT: Jim Beal, (608) 263-0611 or (608) 770-5556; jbeal@engr.wisc.edu

ICE-FISHING NET, AUTOMATED POLYMER PELLET SEPARATION SYSTEM WIN INVENTION COMPETITION

MADISON-A retractable net that enables ice fishermen to easily hoist large fish through relatively small holes in the ice won top honors and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual innovation competition held on the UW-Madison campus.

Engineering mechanics and astronautics students Nick Passint, Joe Cessna and Bryan Wilson developed the Ice Net X, which they say also could be used for warm-weather fishing because of its streamlined size. The invention also took third place and $700 in the Tong Prototype Prize competition.

After separating more than 400 pounds of different polymer pellets with a tweezers during his summer internship, chemical and biological engineering student Aaron Wallander developed an automated system that uses a fluid to separate pellets by their density. Pellets lighter than the fluid float and flow into an adjacent tank, while pellets heavier than the fluid sink and remain in the initial tank. The invention and prototype won first place and $2,500 in the Tong Prototype Prize competition.

The winners were chosen from a field of 22 ideas and inventions, including a portable computer-aided drug dispensing system, a method of storing liquid hydrogen in hybrid-electric vehicles, and a radio-frequency system for finding lost disc-golf discs, exhibited and displayed during Innovation Days, held Feb. 12-13 on the UW-Madison College of Engineering campus. Both competitions award cash prizes to those whose ideas are judged most creative, novel, innovative and likely to succeed in the marketplace.

Other winners of the Schoofs Prize for Creativity include:

* Second place and $7,000: "Ice Light," a replaceable edge-lighted film that creates illuminated images such as logos or advertising within ice sheets in ice arenas. The images are easy to turn on and off. Invented by mechanical engineering students Mike Casper and Anthony Nichol.

* Third place and $4,000: "Infinitely Variable Chain-Driven Transmission," a system that uses moveable sprockets, rather than the standard derailleur, to provide an infinite number of drive ratios for bicycle riders, making a more user-friendly, robust shifting system. Invented by mechanical engineering student Jason Zuleger.

* Fourth place and $1,000 (tie): "Air-Tuner Drum System," a pneumatically driven device for tuning drums quickly and accurately. Invented by mechanical engineering student Joshua Lohr.

* Fourth place and $1,000 (tie): "Laptop EZ Store," a removable desk-mounted laptop support that doubles as a space-efficient storage device. Invented by business student Peter Norenberg and mechanical engineering student Grant McNeilly.

* Fourth place and $1,000 (tie): "Barrel Tattoo Machine," an improved, battery-operated tattoo machine that is easier for artists to handle. Invented by mechanical engineering student Andrew Lawson.

* Best presentation and $1,000: "S-BMX Conversion Kit," a conversion kit that quickly transforms BMX-style bicycles into downhill skiing machines for the extreme sport ski-biking. Invented by engineering mechanics and astronautics students Eric Schroeder, Mike Guthrie, Aaron "Sonny" Nimityongskul and Luke Henke.

Other winners of the Tong Prototype Prize include:

* Second place and $1,250: "Flexi-Desk," an adjustable, portable computer desk. Invented by engineering mechanics and astronautics student Trenton Kirchdoerfer.

* Third place and $700: "Ice Net X," a novel tool for landing large fish while ice fishing. Invented by engineering mechanics and astronautics students Nick Passint, Joe Cessna and Bryan Wilson.

The competitions are sponsored by the UW Technology Enterprise Cooperative. The Schoofs Prize is funded by Richard J. Schoofs, who received a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering in 1953 from UW-Madison. The Tong Prototype Prizes and grants are sponsored by the Tong Family Foundation, including COE alumnus Peter P. Tong, who received his master of science degree in electrical and computer engineering in 1965.
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:25:16 -0800 (PST)
From: AP@ap.com (Alternate Power)
Subject: Cleaner Energy

A commitment to cleaner energy - 'Green' power will increase:
Max Jarman, The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0211energy11.html
- posted by Daniel @ 5:05 PM

 
Message: 9
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:21:07 -0800 (PST)
From: AP@ap.com (Alternate Power)
Subject: Fuel Economy Rule Could Cost Jobs, Nissan Warns

Rule Could Cost Jobs, Nissan Warns. The Japanese automaker says it may be forced to reduce U.S. production and employment to remain in compliance. By John O'Dell, Times Staff Writer:

http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-fi-nissan7feb07,1,2415983.story?coll=la-headlines-business-careers Fuel-Economy
- posted by Daniel @ 5:04 PM

 
Message: 8
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:56:50 -0800 (PST)
From: AP@ap.com (Alternate Power)
Subject: 7.6 Million Pounds Of Pollution Accidentally Added To Houston Air

Accidental pollution from energy plants contribute to smog: Associated Press
HOUSTON - Eighty percent of all pollution released accidentally into Houston's air last year came from just a dozen plants, according to a Houston Chronicle review of state data.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/7906710.htm
- posted by Daniel @ 5:02 PM

 
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:56:28 -0800 (PST)
From: AP@ap.com (Alternate Power)
Subject: EU Cars Pollute Less

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union plans to reduce amounts of carbon dioxide belching out from new passenger cars received a boost yesterday with latest figures showing a fall of nearly 11 percent since 1995, the European Commission said.

http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/23811/story.htm
- posted by Daniel @ 5:01 PM

 
Message: 3
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:56:02 -0800 (PST)
From: AP@ap.com (Alternate Power)
Subject: FP & L To Offer Customers Cleaner Power

FP & L to offer customers chance to buy cleaner power -- at higher price BY CURTIS MORGAN

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/2004/02/11/news/7928961.htm
- posted by Daniel @ 5:00 PM

 
Message: 2
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:55:40 -0800 (PST)
From: AP@ap.com (Alternate Power)
Subject: Making Electricity Is A Breeze In Pennsylvania

From The Morning Call -- February 8, 2004
Making more electricity is a breeze in Pennsylvania State's ability to generate electricity from the wind tripled in the past year, as demand for green energy increases.

http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all-windfeb08,0,6332883.story?coll=all-businesslocal-hed
- posted by Daniel @ 4:58 PM

 
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Uneasy rumblings down in the swamp
The Okavango Delta is a creature of extraordinary subtlety with roots deep in Africa. In summer, tropical storms rumble and flash across the high Bei Plateau from Huambo to Cuito Cuanavale. Water pours off steep slopes, gathering sand, leeching salts from the sodden Earth, and picking up speed as it gutters down long, straight valleys.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_12570.asp

World may be headed for nuclear destruction, says ElBaradei
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Thursday the world could be headed for destruction if it does not stop the spread of widely available atomic weapons technology.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13116.asp

Environmentalists call for sanctions against Malaysia for timber smuggling
International environmentalists accused Malaysia on Thursday of being a hub for the rampant smuggling of an endangered timber species from Indonesia. Malaysian officials denounced the allegations as "grossly overstated."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13124.asp

California water-rights ruling could threaten species protection
An effort to save two rare fish more than a decade ago could come back to haunt environmentalists after a recent court decision awarded millions of dollars in compensation to farmers who lost water in the process.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13125.asp

Scientists develop a prototype reactor to produce hydrogen efficiently and cheaply
Researchers said Thursday that for the first time, they have produced hydrogen from ethanol in a prototype reactor small enough and efficient enough to heat small homes and power cars. The development could help open the way for cleaner-burning technology at home and on the road.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13123.asp

Greening corporations with socially responsible investment groups
Understanding the wooly world of socially responsible investing (SRI) can be a daunting task for people who want to leverage their financial assets for the environment. But more and more enlightened investors are banding together in clubs, which allow them to divide up research and responsibilities, spreading out the risks inherent in building a stock portfolio focused on doing well by doing good.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_12937.asp

Camera could help sort fish, save stocks
A new camera could help save dwindling fish stocks by letting fishers identify and free unwanted catch immediately after nets are hauled in, its Danish inventor said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13120.asp

U.S. Senate passes $318 billion transportation bill
The Senate passed a $318 billion transportation bill Thursday, defying President Bush, who has threatened to veto the spending package because of its large price tag and funding strategies.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13117.asp

Stem cell technique: murder or medicine's big hope?
Politicians, philosophers, lawyers, and scientists have been arguing about it for years, but therapeutic cloning — making a human embryo to use in medical research — is now a reality.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-13/s_13119.asp

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Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation:
Natural Fluoride Kills Yellowstone Elk

Natural Resources Defense Council:
The Bush Proposals to Curb Nuclear Proliferation

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition:
National E-waste Meeting Ends Without Final Agreement:

WWF-US Communications:
WWF Efforts Yield Two New National Parks in Indonesia

The Trust for Public Land:
Federal Funds Secured for Ellwood Mesa (CA)

United Nations Environment Programme:
Restoring Battered and Broken Environment of Liberia One of the Keys to New and Sustainable Future

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Waukegan Harbor cleanup elusive
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The Waukegan Harbor, once called one of the most PCB-polluted spots in the
world, is in line for a cleanup that could serve as an example for the Great
Lakes region--if local and federal officials can agree on a plan. Source:
Chicago Tribune (2/13)


Ice aids fuel oil cleanup in creek
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Yesterday cold temperatures and ice kept 35,000 litres of spilled oil from
entering the nearby Detroit River, and the frozen soil and water of an
environmentally sensitive location on Turkey Creek. Source: The Windsor
Star (2/13)


Unlicensed may ice fish in Michigan this weekend
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is allowing people to fish
without a license on Saturday and Sunday under an annual program called
Winter Free Fishing Weekend. Source: The Detroit News (2/13)


Nuclear power plant sale slated for late this year
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According to company representatives, three factors will help facilitate
sale of the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant to Dominion Resources Inc:
maintaining existing electric rates, keeping existing plant personnel and
creating no adverse impact to shareholders. Source: Manitowoc Herald Times
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Corn-powered progress
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Flip a light switch in five or 10 years and there's a fair chance the
electricity that flows through your lamp will arrive courtesy of a Minnesota
staple: corn. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (2/13)


Great Lakes states join in seeking end to cattle embargo
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Great Lakes states and provinces are urging Canada and the U.S. to quickly
reopen their borders to live cattle to help restore public confidence in
food safety. Source: The London Free Press (2/13)


Rules crackdown riles Apostle anglers
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Lake Superior ice fishermen who for years used ATVs or snowmobiles to reach
fishing areas in the Apostle Islands learned that they're traveling
illegally unless they stay at least one-quarter mile away from any island.
Source: Wisconsin Outdoor News (2/13)


Nanticoke plant is province's biggest polluter, study finds
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The Nanticoke generating station, a sprawling, coal-fired power plant on
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that cause summertime haze and respiratory damage. Source: The Globe and
Mail (2/12)


Toronto hustling ferry terminal
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terminal constructed as soon as possible for a new high-speed ferry on Lake
Ontario, the agency said Wednesday. Source: Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle (2/12)

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- posted by Daniel @ 4:29 PM

 
Kucinich Campaign Announces Three New Hard-Hitting Ads
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

Ohio Congressman and Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich today announced the release of three new commercials created by legendary ad man George Lois that state the facts about his record:

“BUSH OUT” -- Of the Democratic Presidential candidates who had the power to vote against the war in Iraq, Kucinich was the only one who voted “no.” Kucinich saw the truth: the other candidates claim they were duped. Why would anyone vote for a candidate who could be so easily fooled?

“PATRIOT ACT” -- Of the Democratic Presidential candidates who had the power to vote against the so-called “Patriot Act,” Kucinich was the only one who voted “no.” Why would anyone vote for a candidate who supported this emphatically unpatriotic act that allows our government to circumvent our constitutionally-protected rights and snoop into our internet, telephone and mail correspondence and even check out the books we read – without our knowledge? Why would anyone vote for a candidate who supported this act that allows American citizens to be held in military brigs, incommunicado, without access to counsel, without being charged with a crime, for as long as our government deems fit?

“THE ONLY ONE” -- Kucinich is the only candidate who voted against the war in Iraq. He is the only candidate who voted against the so-called Patriot Act. He is the only candidate who will repeal NAFTA and free the US from the WTO. He is the only candidate with a comprehensive plan for national health care and free education pre kindergarten through college; the only candidate with the courage to support gay marriage. Yet the media brands him “unelectable.” In this ad Kucinich refutes that claim by noting that “I AM electable – if you vote for me!”

George Lois has created all of the commercials for the Kucinich for President Campaign. He is widely regarded as one of the most creative and successful advertising communicators of our time.

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule an interview: jonathans@kucinich.us

National contacts:
Jonathan Schwartz, (301) 928-7579 (cell), jonathans@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:21 AM

 
Kucinich to Campaign in California, Wisconsin and Ohio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2003

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

The following is a schedule for Democratic Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich from February 13th-17th:

Friday, February 13

California
TBA

Saturday, February 14

Green Bay, Wisconsin
10:00 a.m. CT
Green Bay Rally and Concert with Tim Reynolds
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center
2040 Airport Dr.
Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625; Ann Seidl, (608) 446-8219

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
1:45 p.m. CT
Stevens Point Rally and Concert
Spash High School
1201 N. Point Dr.
Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625; Ann Seidl, (608) 446-8219

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5:30 p.m. CT
Jefferson Jackson Dems Gala Dinner
Midwest Airline Center
400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625; Ann Seidl, (608) 446-8219

Sunday, February 15

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1:35 p.m. CT
National Health Care Forum
University of Wisconsin
Zelazo Center
2419 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625; Ann Seidl, (608) 446-8219

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5:30 p.m. CT
Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate
Marquette University
Weasler Auditorium
1442 West Wisconsin Ave.
Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625; Ann Seidl, (608) 446-8219

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7:00 p.m. CT
Post-debate Rally
Modjeska Theater
1134 West Mitchell St .
Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625; Ann Seidl, (608) 446-8219

Monday, February 16

Wisconsin
TBA

Tuesday, February 17

Cleveland, Ohio
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ET
Call & Post Editorial Board
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Campaign Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625

Shaker Heights, Ohio
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Urban Media Press Conference
Cleveland Eastside Office
Shaker East Building
3645 Warrensville Center Road, Ste. 306
Campaign Contact: Nate Wilkes, (602) 405-8625

Cleveland, Ohio
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Ohio Baptist Ministers Conference Lunch Meeting
Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church
1161 East 105th Street
Campaign Contact: Renee Whiteside, (216) 269-8287

Cleveland, Ohio
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
"Carl Stokes Brigade"
Cleveland State University
Black Studies Dept.
University Center, Room 103
2121 Euclid
Campaign Contact: Morris Pettus, (216) 389-2290

Cleveland, Ohio
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET
CSU Rally
Cleveland State University
Music and Communications Building
Waetjen Auditorium
2001 Euclid Avenue
Campaign Contact: Morris Pettus, (216) 389-2290

Cleveland, Ohio
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET
National Legacy Awards
Cleveland State University
Music and Communications Building
Waetjen Auditorium
2001 Euclid Avenue
Contact: Darlene White, (216) 458-7120

Cleveland, Ohio
10:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Verbal Groove - Spoken Word
Touch Night Club
2710 Lorain Avenue
Campaign Contact: Tia Sanford, (216) 536-3576

Wednesday, February 18

Dayton, Ohio
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Discussion with students and community
University of Dayton
Jesse Phillips Humanities Building
Sears Recital Hall
Contact: Brian Trafis, (937) 627-5525

Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. PT
Imagine America with Dennis Kucinich and labor organizer Baldemar Velasquez
UC Event Pavilion
Free and open to the public.
Reservations suggested, call (513) 471-1919

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule an interview: jonathans@kucinich.us

National contacts:
Jonathan Schwartz, (301) 928-7579 (cell), jonathans@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us


Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:19 AM

 
Kucinich: The Race Isn't Over Yet
Congressman Bringing In 1 Percent Of Votes

POSTED: 12:50 PM EST February 12, 2004
UPDATED: 12:57 PM EST February 12, 2004
CLEVELAND -- As far as Dennis Kucinich is concerned, the 2004 presidential race isn't over yet, reported NewsChannel5.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 11:06 PM

 
Kucinich brings 'homestretch tour' to Oberlin

OBERLIN -- Pressed for an answer on when ''enough will be enough,'' U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich said last night he plans to go all the way to the Democratic National Convention in his bid to be president.

Sounding as if the primary season were just starting, Kucinich was in his element as he gave an energetic speech before an overflow crowd of about 1,200 people at Finney Chapel on the campus of Oberlin College.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 11:04 PM

 
Democratic underdog Kucinich has a friend in Upper Black Eddy
She runs to be Bucks delegate committed to Ohio congressman.

By Hal Marcovitz
Of The Morning Call

Christy Lewis has occasionally written letters to members of Congress to call their attention to environmental concerns, but other than that small bit of activism she never found herself motivated to get involved in politics.

That was before Dennis Kucinich entered the presidential contest.

Lewis, a divorced mother of four from Upper Black Eddy, said she started listening to what the Ohio congressman had to say a few months ago, and soon became convinced that Kucinich is the lone Democratic candidate with vision.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:59 PM

 
Kucinich campaign sweeps into Ohio

By FRITZ WENZEL
BLADE POLITICAL WRITER

Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland returned to his home state yesterday to continue what he called a "long-shot" campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

The Democratic congressman kicked off his Ohio campaign in advance of the March 2 primary election with stops in Bowling Green and Toledo, culminating with an appearance at the East Toledo Family Center on Varland Avenue and meetings with residents of the Weiler Homes public housing development.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:01 PM

 
The Real Lefty
To supporters of Dennis Kucinich, there is only one Democrat who should be president

by Maureen Turner - February 12, 2004

A cartoon in last week's New Yorker showed a bar graph with the heading: "The Mars Primary." The results: Kerry, 1 percent; Edwards, 1 percent; Dean, 3 percent -- Kucinich, 93 percent.

It's not easy being a Dennis Kucinich supporter. The candidate has been pretty much ignored by the media covering the race for the Democratic presidential nomination; what attention is paid to him is often dismissive, even mocking.

Adding insult to injury, his backers say, is the fact that Howard Dean has been cast as the race's "progressive" candidate, while their candidate is the one with the real progressive goods.
(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:17 PM

 
Kucinich plans Madison visit with special guest Reynolds

by Cristina Daglas, news editor
February 12, 2004

Wisconsin's Feb. 17 primary is drawing near, and presidential hopefuls are setting up camp in Wisconsin for one last push at winning the state, including Congressman Dennis Kucinich.

Progressive Democrat Kucinich will speak in Madison Monday, Feb. 16, at the Memorial Union from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. accompanied by special-guest musician Tim Reynolds, a strong supporter of Kucinich who has vowed to aid him in any way he can. Reynolds plans to play before and after the Kucinich rally.

"He is a really special person," Reynolds said of Kucinich. "It is real important to have him in this race. He is the only guy not dropping out or conforming his views."
(Full Article)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:14 PM

 
Kucinich keepin’ it real in politics

The Hip-Hop vote? Reparations? Dennis Kucinich is a different type of presidential candidate. Rather than the Clinton welfare-reform-behind-your-back-taking-from-women-and-children, or the Bush send-your-people-to-war-but-cut-their-veterans’-benefits thing or take-away-your-personal-freedoms-called-the-USA-Patriot-Act, Kucinich is keeping it real.

How real, you ask? Well, let’s start at the beginning. Like Clinton, he comes from poor roots and worked his way through college. Unlike most politicians, though, he stands up for what he believes in and knows to be right.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 3:28 PM

 
Kucinich brings 'homestretch tour' to Oberlin

OBERLIN -- Pressed for an answer on when ''enough will be enough,'' U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich said last night he plans to go all the way to the Democratic National Convention in his bid to be president.

Sounding as if the primary season were just starting, Kucinich was in his element as he gave an energetic speech before an overflow crowd of about 1,200 people at Finney Chapel on the campus of Oberlin College.

Oberlin was historically known as a hotbed for abolitionists pressing to end slavery in the 1860s, and in similar fashion Kucinich said he wants to set the country free of the North American Free Trade Agreement, high health-care costs and the war in Iraq.

Kucinich didn't flinch when a reporter said he didn't seem to have a prayer of winning the nomination.
(Full Story)
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Gov. Taft expresses concern about dredging plan
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Ohio Gov. Taft's office weighed in yesterday on the longstanding controversy
of open-lake disposal of dredged material. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/12)


Dragonfly decline prompts suit
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Several environmentalist groups sued the federal government Wednesday for
failing to designate critical habitat for the endangered Hine's emerald
dragonfly. Source: The Detroit News (2/12)


Ash borer tree blunder linked to U.S. firm
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Last week in Chatham-Kent, Asplundh workers, clearing woodlots of ash trees
to create a barrier for the approaching emerald ash borer, failed to
distinguish between black walnut and ash trees. Source: The London Free
Press (2/12)


House passes pollution fee compromise bill
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The state House on Wednesday sent Gov. Jennifer Granholm a bill that would
let the state raise $3 million in wastewater discharge fees, even though the
governor has threatened to veto it. Source: MLive.com (2/12)


Muddy construction sites targeted
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Builders have nothing good to say about a new rule to stop mud from leaving
construction sites. Source: The East Central Indiana Star Press (2/12)


Watershed coalition creating management plans for streams
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Heidelberg College's Water Quality Laboratory has received a $10,000 grant
from the Lake Erie Protection Fund to help the Sandusky River Watershed
Coalition create management plans for smaller streams. Source: The
Advertiser-Tribune (2/12)


COMMENTARY: Few fishermen leave Lake Erie empty handed
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Although fishing at Lake Erie is popular with many local fishermen, there
are still many locals who have never wet a line in this most productive of
the five Great Lakes. Source: The Hamilton JournalNews (2/12)


Bridge wait at border may ease up
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Traffic backups should ease considerably in the next few weeks on the
Ambassador Bridge, ending truck delays that have cost Michigan industries
tens of millions of dollars. Source: The Detroit News (2/12)


Finding a cure for Lake Michigan
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Having cataloged the ills besetting Lake Michigan - mercury in the fish,
dirty beaches unfit for swimming, invasive species - Judy Beck of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency offered a blunt summary this week. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/11)


Granholm seeks environmentally friendly state forest management
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm says she wants independent auditors to determine
whether Michigan oversees its forests in an environmentally friendly way.
Source: The Associated Press (2/11)

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Canada could be sustainable within a generation
Politicians often complain that I'm too hard on them. "You don't understand," they say. "We have all these competing interests we have to address. We can't just focus on the environment. We've got health care, the economy, and all these other problems to worry about."
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U.S. activist groups urge Valentine's boycott of gold
Activist groups urged American shoppers on Wednesday to boycott gold necklaces, earrings, and bracelets this Valentine's Day holiday to protest the gold mining industry's environmental damage.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-12/s_13054.asp

Indigenous people demand rights protection at U.N.-backed conference
Indigenous people from around the world demanded at a conference Wednesday that governments respect aboriginal land ownership and halt development and resettlement programs that can harm the environment.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-12/s_13061.asp

Deep sea species are at risk from seabed trawls
Trawlers scraping the ocean bottom with nets, heavy chains, and steel plates threaten thousands of deep sea species for questionable economic return, environmental groups said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-12/s_13004.asp

Sacre bleu! No more foie gras from California?
California, a state that protects the spotted owl and shorebirds common on Pacific beaches, may be about to lend a helping hands to ducks and geese.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-12/s_13049.asp

Lesotho declares emergency, appeals for food aid
The tiny African kingdom of Lesotho declared a state of emergency Wednesday and appealed for more food aid, saying thousands of people would otherwise face severe shortages because of prolonged drought.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-12/s_13050.asp

U.N. watchdog probes global atomic black market
The father of Pakistan's atom bomb, Abdul Qadeer Khan, admitted last week that he and scientists from his Khan Research Laboratory in Pakistan leaked nuclear secrets to other countries.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-12/s_13058.asp

Agriculture officials to remove ash trees in parts of Michigan to stop spread of insect
State crews will remove hundreds of ash trees in southeastern Michigan in hopes of stopping the spread of an exotic, tree-killing beetle, officials said.
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Australian outback bursts into life as a flood hits
Seven Australian outback rivers are flooding, turning the desert into an inland sea and bringing life to the once barren land.
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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Green Light, Red Light: Model Year 2004's "Greenest" and "Meanest" Vehicles Announced

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
EPA Takes First Step to Increase Energy Efficiency of Freight Transport

The Trust for Public Land:
Gallatin County Ranchland Protected (MT)

United Nations Environment Programme:
WIPO and UNEP Launch Voluntary 'Access and Benefit-Sharing' Case Studies From Africa and Asia

International Policy Network:
Focus on real threats rather than climate control to conserve biodiversity, says NGO coalition

WWF-US Communications:
Five Power Companies Answer WWF Challenge to Commit to Clean Energy and Support Limits on Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Energy & Environmental Research Center:
EERC Technology Greatly Improves Power Plant Efficiency

- posted by Daniel @ 10:47 AM

 

Kucinich to Launch 'Other America' Tour in San Francisco; will address "Operation Save a Life"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

What: 'Other America' Tour Launch with Dennis Kucinich
Where: 1252 Sunnydale Avenue at Hahn, San Francisco, CA
When: Friday, February 13th, 7:00 pm

This Friday, Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will deliver a speech in support of the Peacemakers who organize the weekly Visitation Valley gathering, “Operation Save a Life”. With this appearance, Kucinich will launch his ‘Other America’ Tour, during which he will visit communities that are ignored in public debate by the media and candidates, highlighting the disenfranchised members of the American Democratic project. Kucinich’s speech, “I Remember Where I Came From”, will draw on his upbringing in poor communities of color and address his efforts to shift our national priorities to improve quality of life in poor communities. This will include his plan for a WPA-style full employment economy and for a national living wage.

Beginning in November, 2003, members of the Visitation Valley community have gathered every Friday evening at the corner of Sunnydale and Hahn for “Operation Save a Life”. The gathering seeks to bring peace to the neighborhood by reclaiming the northeast corner in front of a market for the community because of the problems of violence that have plagued the area.

During “Operation Save a Life”, community members, nearly all of whose lives have been directly affected by violence in the neighborhood, sing, pray, and express themselves on an open microphone, communicating their messages of peace and healing.

The Dennis Kucinich for President campaign supports the weekly event. San Francisco Campaign Outreach Coordinator, Pamela Gaddies is one of its key organizers. Gaddies notes: “Dennis’ plan for a Department of Peace would ensure that the dollars for violence prevention and education would be funneled directly into the communities in this country that are affected by violence.”

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule an interview: jonathans@kucinich.us

National Contacts: William Rivers Pitt, (617) 308-6441, william.pitt@kucinich.us
Jonathan Schwartz, (301) 928-7579, jonathans@kucinich.us

Local Contact: Hallie Montoya Tansey, (415) 846-0427, hallie@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:33 AM

 
Campaign 2004
Kucinich Visits Northwest Ohio

TOLEDO -- Northwest Ohio is getting its first visit by a 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (D-Lakewood), visited Bowling Green Wednesday morning and was making several stops in Toledo in the afternoon. The suburban Cleveland lawmaker plans to meet with labor leaders and then campaign door-to-door. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:30 AM

 
Kucinich calls for universal health care, end to NAFTA
By SCOTT REEVES / Associated Press Writer

NASHVILLE (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich continued to call for an end to the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization at campaign stops Tuesday in Nashville.

Kucinich, trailing by wide margins in the polls, vowed to stay in the race to advocate for "core Democratic values."

"I think the president ought to be able to stand up for the truth — even if he's only 5-6," the diminutive Kucinich told about 25 supporters at Kijiji Coffee House and Deli. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:28 AM

 
Open City
Winter Soldiers
Kucinich’s army girds for battle
by Steven Mikulan

Cynics may smile, but I, for one, sleep easier now that the president has announced his intention to send Americans to both the moon and Mars. Planting the flag in the Sea of Tranquility and other galactic hot spots sends an unambiguous message not only to al Qaeda, but also to those congressional liberals still praying for a peace dividend — or even for a year without war. One Democrat unlikely to be moved by the proposed lunar and Martian programs is presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich, who, weeks after 9/11, introduced a bill to ban weapons from the very same space that the White House dreams of militarizing.

Kucinich’s Space Preservation Act of 2002, along with his proposals to end capital punishment, decriminalize marijuana and create a Department of Peace, has (Full Article)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:19 AM

 
From the San Mateo County Times:

Kucinich fires up state Democrats

By Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER

SAN JOSE -- Presidential contender Rep. Dennis Kucinich helped California Democrats kick off their annual convention Friday with a fiery address to a cheering crowd eager for a lift.

"We are the party of the people!," Kucinich, D-Ohio, roared, literally bouncing up and down with excitement, and the crowd roared back.

Kucinich promised that as president he would go to the United Nations with "a whole new approach for peace" -- putting U.N. peacekeepers

into Iraq and bringing U.S. troops home.

"Don't let any Democratic candidate tell you that we're stuck," he urged the crowd, in a dig at his rivals for the party's nomination. "It was wrong to go in and it's wrong to stay in."

(Full STory)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:10 AM

 
From the LA Times:

THE NATION
They're Kucinich's Buoys on the Bus
A halting campaign gets a lift from a hearty band of 'hippies' traveling in an eccentric vehicle:

By Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer

NORTHWOOD, N.H. — There's no shortage of glibly named campaign vehicles designed to deliver a candidate from town to town, bringing his message to the people: John Kerry's Real Deal Express, Joe Lieberman's Integrity One, John Edwards' Real Solutions Express.

But those guys have nothing on Dennis J. Kucinich's magic bus.
(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:04 AM

 
From the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

February 8, 2004

Kucinich is the only choice
By GABRIELLE STOCKER
Don Miller wrote in a recent editorial: "Who besides Dennis Kucinich is going to grab local hearts, minds and March 2 primary voters?" He follows this with, "Because even died-in-the-progressive acolytes of The Man they call ‘Dennis’ — familiarity breeds ... — must concede he’s got no chance."

This presumptuous attitude reflects the atmosphere of fear and futility which the current administration has been fostering since its inception. Once again, many voters are paralyzed by the belief that they must vote for the lesser of two evils rather than for the only candidate, Dennis Kucinich, who demonstrates a clarity of vision, clarity of purpose and clarity of communication for a government which is on the side of its people.

For example, Dennis Kucinich proposes: (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:01 AM

 
From GRACE:

EPA Lifts Public Protection From Exposure to Nuclear Waste

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to deregulate procedures for handling nuclear waste by easing restrictions on handling nuclear waste during hazardous transport, allowing irresponsible dumping of radioactive substances in unlicensed and leaking landfills, and allowing contaminated solid waste, including metals, to enter the stream of commerce as recycled cookware, toys, dental appliances or other household goods!

==> Learn More and TAKE ACTION:
http://www.gracepublicfund.org/energy/#deregulated_waste


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- posted by Daniel @ 3:46 PM

 
From GRACE:

Stop Devious Maneuver to Pass the Energy Bill!

The energy bill's staunchest supporters are calculating ways to do an end-run around last year's successful efforts to block its passage. They are now attempting to pass this anti-consumer legislation, laden with billions in corporate welfare to the oil, gas, and nuclear industries, by attaching it as an amendment to another, non-relevant bill. This would include the multibillion-dollar highway funding transportation bill (S.1072). Such underhanded maneuvering would subvert the democratic process!

==> Visit Public Citizen to learn more and to TAKE ACTION:
http://www.citizen.org/fax/background.cfm?ID=253


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Billions of gallons of sewage glut river
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency reports show that at least 15
communities dumped an estimated 4.38 billion gallons of sewage into the
Cuyahoga River last year. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/11)


Dredging disposal practices to get hearing
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to defend its policy of open-lake
dumping of dredged material from shipping channels. Source: The Toledo Blade
(2/11)


Environmentalists want Canadian company to foot bill for St. Clair River
spill
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Environmentalists want the Canadian petroleum company that discharged 42,000
gallons of oil solvent into the St. Clair River to pay a $1.4 million fine
and spend $6.5 million to create a water monitoring system for the river.
Source: Detroit Free Press (2/11)


EDITORIAL: Containing highway pollution
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A proposal for reducing runoff from federal highways into polluted streams
and rivers deserves support from the U.S. Senate. Source: The Ft. Wayne
Journal Gazette (2/11)


Federal aid available in areas hurt by beetles
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is distributing $1.2 million in
federal funding to communities within 13 quarantined counties, to help
replace the more than 6 million ash trees that have succumbed to the
devastating emerald ash borer beetle. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/11)


Push for clean energy may include waste coal
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With the support of Gov. Rendell, environmental advocates are pushing a bill
that would require that 10 percent of electricity used in Pennsylvania be
generated from clean sources such as wind and sunlight. Source: Erie
Times-News (2/11)


IMO set to adopt ballast water convention
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A new international convention aimed at halting the devastating spread of
aquatic organisms - dubbed 'alien invaders' - in ships' ballast water is set
to be adopted by the International Maritime Organization. Source: The
Business Times (Singapore) (2/10)


Church takes a stand against sprawl
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The Catholic church is encouraging people to work together to prevent more
urban sprawl. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/9)


Mounting opposition leads Quebec to put power project on hold
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Environmental concerns and deep-seated public opposition have persuaded the
Quebec government to reverse its position and suspend the construction of
the Suroît natural-gas power-generating station near Montreal. Source: The
Globe and Mail (2/7)

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ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 02/11/2004

Alcan announces $1 million prize to promote sustainability among nonprofits
At the recent 2004 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Alcan announced the creation of a $1 million annual prize to recognize outstanding contributions from the not-for-profit sector to the goal of sustainability.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_12837.asp

Laos' tropical paradise is on road to ecological disaster
The mighty animals that made Laos the Kingdom of a Million Elephants are mostly gone. And every year the forests that once blanketed the country from end to end are replaced by more bald hillsides and scrubland where hardly a birdsong is heard.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13009.asp

Officials call for better management of indigenous crops in developing nations to combat hunger
Developing countries should promote the cultivation of more indigenous crops to help combat hunger and malnutrition facing hundreds of millions of people in Asia and Africa, a U.N. conference on biodiversity was told Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13012.asp

Windmills off Swedish coast are providing unexpected benefit for marine life, scientists say
The windmills off Sweden's southeastern coast may not be postcard perfect, but fish and mollusks love them, making them their home and creating thriving new ecosystems, scientists said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13011.asp

WHO issues guidelines for herbal medicines
The World Health Organization issued guidelines on Tuesday for ensuring the safety and efficacy of the multibillion dollar herbal medicines market amid reports that some products are tainted with toxic substances.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13006.asp

Judge overturns ban on snowmobiling in Yellowstone
Severe restrictions on snowmobiling in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks were blocked by a federal judge Tuesday, nearly two months after they were put in place.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13008.asp

Republicans lay aside plan to save energy bill
U.S. Senate Republicans put aside a plan Tuesday to salvage a stalled energy bill by halving its $31 billion cost and attaching it to a massive highway and mass transit measure moving through Congress.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_12998.asp

WHO says bird flu will take time to beat
The World Health Organisation told countries battling bird flu not to downplay the danger to help their economies and said on Tuesday it could take two years to bring the outbreak under full control.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13002.asp

Greenpeace says Putin is playing with planet
Environmental pressure group Greenpeace is increasingly doubtful that Russia, the world's second largest oil exporter, will ratify the Kyoto Protocol aimed at slowing climate change.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-11/s_13000.asp

Today's Press Releases (Become an Affiliate)
Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

California Safe Schools:
Groundbreaking Policy Embraces Precautionary Principle

Green Empowerment:
Guatemalan Village Gets Paid for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution :
New Evidence Points to Pollution as Main Cause of Much Coral Reef Destruction

Center for Biological Diversity:
Rare Puerto Coqui Frog To Receive Protection Under Legal Accord

United Nations Environment Programme:
Clarity Brought to Earth's Cloud Forests

WWF-US Communications:
WWF: Citigroup, World Bank to Fund 'Disaster in Waiting'

Wildlife Conservation Society:
Asia's Biodiversity Vanishing Into The Marketplace, Say Wildlife Experts

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Green Light, Red Light: Model Year 2004's "Greenest" and "Meanest" Vehicles Announced

The Trust for Public Land:
Gallatin County Ranchland Protected (MT)

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
EPA Takes First Step to Increase Energy Efficiency of Freight Transport

United Nations Environment Programme:
WIPO and UNEP Launch Voluntary 'Access and Benefit-Sharing' Case Studies From Africa and Asia

- posted by Daniel @ 9:24 AM

 
Don't miss it, one of the Kucinich scheduling releases below has him on the Late Show with Leno on Feb 12...see below.

Dan
- posted by Daniel @ 3:41 AM

 
The Bush Administration’s Outsourcing Disaster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

Dennis Kucinich has strongly criticized the position taken by the White House on the loss of American jobs overseas.

According to a report by the Los Angeles Times on February 9th, the White House has embraced the concept of “outsourcing” as a positive development for the American people and the economy. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of Bush’s Council of Economic Advisors, prepared the administration’s newly-released economic report which welcomes the outsourcing of American jobs. This same report promises to create 2.6 million new jobs. “Outsourcing is just a new way of doing international trade," said Mankiw in the Los Angeles Times article.

“Outsourcing” is a process in which American jobs, mainly in technological fields, are contracted out to countries where wages are significantly lower. According to the February edition of Wired Magazine, the typical salary for an American programmer is $70,000 a year. The typical salary for a programmer in India is $8,000 a year. U.S. companies are expected to ship 200,000 jobs a year to India in the foreseeable future in pursuit of these lower wages.

The Bush administration is embracing the loss of our technological base while promising to create 2.6 million jobs. These two realities cannot exist side by side. The continued loss of our ability to control the development of our technology, and the continued loss of hundreds of thousands of American jobs, are issues of national and economic security.

"The outsourcing of US jobs is being accelerated with the help of NAFTA and the WTO, which make it impossible to place taxes or tariffs on such work,” said Congressman Kucinich. “Canceling NAFTA and the WTO will enable the US to protect high-tech jobs from outsourcing. This, plus careful monitoring of H1B visa practices, will slow the tide of outsourcing.”

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule an interview: jonathans@kucinich.us

National contacts:
Jonathan Schwartz, (301) 928-7579 (cell), jonathans@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 3:39 AM

 
Kucinich on Campaign Trail in Ohio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

Ohio Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich will campaign in Ohio on February 11th. Rep. Kucinich, who has followed up his third place finish in Washington state with another strong showing in the Maine caucuses will visit Bowling Green, Toledo and Oberlin on Wednesday.

Please contact Jon Schwartz at (301) 928-7579 to schedule an interview in any of the three cities including Oberlin's Finney Chapel SPIN ROOM (for Media).

Representative Kucinich's schedule for February 11th is as follows:

BOWLING GREEN
11:00-11:30 am
Event: Live Taping Bowling Green State University
Location: 245 Troup St, Bowling Green/PBS Studios
Host: Marlene Harris-Taylor 419-372-7031

TOLEDO
12:30-1:00 pm
Event: Meet and Greet Latino Caucus Labor Council/Campus Greens
Location: Local 50 Town Hall 7570 Caple (corner of Oregon and Caple)
Campaign Coordinator: David Longacre 419-380-8295

1:00-2:00 pm
>Event: Town Hall Meeting with Local 50 Labor Union
Location: Local 50 Town Hall/ 7570 Caple (corner of Oregon and Caple)
Campaign Coordinator: David Longacre 419-380-8295

2:00-3:00 pm
Event: KUCINICH SPIN ROOM FOR MEDIA
Location: Local 50 Town Hall/ 7570 Caple (corner of Oregon and Caple)
Media Coordinator: Terré Lundy 216-889-2004

3:30-4:15 pm
Event: Community Meeting
Location: East Toledo Family Center/1020 Varland Rd.
(Varland and Woodville Rd) www.etfc.org
Campaign Coordinator: David Longacre 419-380-8295

4:30-5:00 pm
Event: Canvass/Door To Door
Location: Wyler Homes Projects/Meet at the East Toledo Family Center 1020 Varland Rd. www.etfc.org
Campaign Coordinator: David Longacre 419-380-8295

OBERLIN
7:15p-8:30pm
Event: Speech
Location: Finney Chapel at Oberlin College
Campaign Coordinator: Marvin Kay 440-774-2099

8:45-9:45pm
Event: KUCINICH SPIN ROOM FOR MEDIA
Location: Wilbur Hall (across from Oberlin's Finney Chapel)
Media Coordinator: Terré Lundy 216-889-2004

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule interviews with Kucinich or a spokesperson: interviews@kucinich.us

National Contacts:
National Press Secretary: William Rivers Pitt, 617-308-6441, william.pitt@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 3:36 AM

 
Kucinich Defends Free Speech and Free Assembly in Iowa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

Congressman Dennis Kucinich criticized the actions being taken in Iowa against anti-war protesters. “The federal grand jury investigation of Iowa anti-war protesters is another sign that our democracy is in trouble. The Bush administrations’ Patriot Act opened the door for this chilling attack on the fundamental right to free speech and the right to assemble. All real Americans should be supporting every citizen who wishes to exercise his or her right to protest peacefully.”

According to The Associated Press, a federal judge has ordered that Drake University in Iowa to hand over all records pertaining to an anti-war gathering attended by the Catholic Peace Ministry, the former coordinator of the Iowa Peace Network, a member of the Catholic Worker House, and an anti-war activist who visited Iraq in 2002. The university has also been ordered to hand over all records related to the local chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, which sponsored the forum in question on the Drake campus.

“I hope that when the federal grand jury convenes,” said Congressman Kucinich, “they will also subpoena a copy of the Bill of Rights. They may be surprised, and even shocked, at its contents.”

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule interviews with Kucinich or a spokesperson: interviews@kucinich.us

National Contacts:
National Press Secretary: William Rivers Pitt, 617-308-6441, william.pitt@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us


Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 3:32 AM

 
Kucinich in Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio and California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

The following is a schedule for Democratic Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich from February 10-12th.

February 10th

Nashville, Tennessee
11:00 a.m. CT
Press Conference
Nashville/Briley International Airport
Contact: Jane Boram, (615) 438-3847

Nashville, Tennessee
11:20 a.m. - 12:00 noon CT
Stops at Jefferson Street United Merchant's Parntership (JUMP), the NAACP,1308 Jefferson St., and the Kijiji Coffehouse
Contact: Jane Boram, (615) 438-3847

Nashville, Tennessee
12:00 noon CT
Campaign stop at J-J's Market & Café
1912 Broadway
Contact: Jane Boram, (615) 438-3847

Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 p.m. ET
Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse
991 Piedmont Avenue, NE
(Corner of Piedmont Ave. and 10th Street)
Contacts: Robert Rush, (770) 614-3846 or Mary Jane Mahan, (404) 375-3493

Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ET
Rally Georgia Tech College of Architecture
247 Fourth Street, NW
Contacts: Robert Rush, (770) 614-3846 or Mary Jane Mahan, (404) 375-3493

Decatur, Georgia
8:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET
Concert
(doors open 7:30 p.m.)
Fundraiser Eddie's Attic
515 N. McDonough Street
(on Decatur Square)
Contacts: Robert Rush, (770) 614-3846 or Mary Jane Mahan, (404) 375-3493

February 11th

Bowling Green, Ohio
11:00-11:30 am
Live Taping Bowling Green State University
245 Troup St, Bowling Green/PBS Studios
Contacts: Marlene Harris-Taylor 419-372-7031

Toledo, Ohio
12:30-1:00 pm
Meet and Greet Latino Caucus Labor Council/Campus Greens
Local 50 Town Hall 7570 Caple (corner of Oregon and Caple)
Contacts: David Longacre 419-380-8295

Toledo, Ohio
1:00-2:00 pm
Town Hall Meeting with Local 50 Labor Union
Local 50 Town Hall/ 7570 Caple (corner of Oregon and Caple)
Contacts: David Longacre 419-380-8295

Toledo, Ohio
2:00-3:00 pm
Kucinich Media Room
Local 50 Town Hall/ 7570 Caple (corner of Oregon and Caple)
Contacts: Terré Lundy 216-889-2004

3:30–4:15 pm
Community Meeting
East Toledo Family Center/1020 Varland Rd.
(Varland and Woodville Rd.)
Contacts: David Longacre 419-380-8295

4:30–5:00 pm
Canvass/Door To Door
Wyler Homes Projects/Meet at the East Toledo Family Center
1020 Varland Rd.
Contacts: David Longacre 419-380-8295

Oberlin, Ohio
7:15-8:30pm
Speech
Finney Chapel at Oberlin College
Contacts: Marvin Kay 440-774-2099

8:45-9:45pm
Kucinich Media Room
Wilbur Hall (across from Oberlin’s Finney Chapel)
Contacts: Terré Lundy 216-889-2004

February 12th

Burbank, California
2:00-5:00pm
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule interviews with Kucinich or a spokesperson: interviews@kucinich.us

National Contacts:
National Press Secretary: William Rivers Pitt, 617-308-6441, william.pitt@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us


Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 3:30 AM

 
White House: “2.6 Million New Jobs!”
Kucinich: “In Which Country?”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, 617.308.6441 (cell), william.pitt@kucinich.us

Dennis Kucinich has promised on his first day in office as President of the United States, he will withdraw America from NAFTA and the WTO. “NAFTA and the WTO have attacked federal laws meant to protect workers' rights, human rights and environmental quality principles,” said Congressman Kucinich. “It is time to repeal NAFTA and the WTO.”

The central reason for Congressman Kucinich’s stand on these trade agreements is, they allow multinational corporations to move from country to country seeking the lowest wages for workers. This has cost America 3,000,000 jobs since July of 2000, with most of those lost jobs coming from the manufacturing sector.

Today, the White House released a forecast stating that the Bush administration’s economic plan will create 2.6 million new jobs this year. Last year, the administration promised the creation of 1.7 million new jobs, a forecast which was far from accurate. In fact, some 2.2 million Americans have lost their jobs since George W. Bush took office.

The White House promise of 2.6 million new jobs begs a question, said Congressman Kucinich: “In which country will these jobs be created?” These jobs will not be created in America under the current situation. NAFTA and the WTO give corporations the unrestricted ability to move jobs out of the United States, something that has been clearly happening for the last several years.

Unless NAFTA and the WTO are cancelled, American jobs will continue to be exported to countries with low wages and with no ability for workers to organize.

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule interviews with Kucinich or a spokesperson: interviews@kucinich.us

National Contacts:
National Press Secretary: William Rivers Pitt, 617-308-6441, william.pitt@kucinich.us
National Deputy Press Secretary: Nate Wilkes, 602-405-8625, nate@kucinich.us


Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 3:25 AM

 
Kucinich tapes PBS show

Dennis Kucinich will be taping "The Journal" at WBGU/PBS Wed. Feb. 11. Anyone interested in attending the taping should arrive at the television studio, 245 Troup St., Bowling Green, by 10:30 a.m. for the 11 a.m. taping.

There will also be two town hall meetings with Kucinich; the first at 1 p.m. at Union Local 50 Hall, Northwood; and 3:30 p.m. at the East Toledo Family Center at the corner of Varland and East Broadway, Toledo.
- posted by Daniel @ 3:21 AM

 
From the LA Times:

THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Kucinich Says Kerry, Bush Alike on Iraq

From Associated Press

NEW YORK — Presidential hopeful Dennis J. Kucinich on Monday criticized Democratic front-runner John F. Kerry as being too similar to President Bush on Iraq.

Kucinich, a congressman from Ohio, pointed to his third-place finishes in Democratic caucuses over the weekend as signs that his own campaign was starting to resonate with voters.

Speaking at a forum of the National Assn. of Hispanic Journalists, Kucinich criticized Kerry, a Massachusetts senator who voted for the congressional resolution authorizing the war...(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 5:44 PM

 
From Roanoke.com:

Candidates stump through Southwest Virginia

By Tim Thornton

The Roanoke and New River valleys scored a rare double play Monday - visits from two presidential candidates, just hours apart. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry came to Roanoke; Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich visited Blacksburg.

Nearly 1,000 people packed the blocked-off street in front of Roanoke's Fire Station No. 1 Monday to see Kerry.

"We're here to mark the beginning of the end of the Bush presidency," he told the crowd. "Like father, like son. One term, and you're done."

When Kucinich stepped onto the stage at Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center Monday night, nearly 700 people rose to applaud...(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 5:34 PM

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/10/2004
CONTACT: Mark Cook (608) 262-7747, mcook@wisc.edu

TALK KEYS ON ANIMAL WELFARE, GROCERIES AND RESTAURANTS

MADISON - How supermarkets and chain restaurants propose to deal with issues of animal welfare will be the subject of a Feb. 11 public lecture on the UW-Madison campus.

Joe M. Regenstein, a Cornell University professor of food science and currently a visiting professor of food science at UW-Madison, is an internationally recognized authority on flesh foods, particularly fish and poultry, with an emphasis on meat protein functionality, shelf-life extension and underutilized fish.

Regenstein also serves on the Food Marketing Institute and National Council of Chain Restaurants' animal welfare committee, and is a member of the Humane Farm Animal Care Scientific Committee. In his talk, Regenstein will address issues of animal welfare in the context of products marketed to the public.

The lecture is free and open to the public and will be held at 4:35 p.m. in Room 212 of the UW-Madison Animal Science Building, 1675 Observatory Drive.
# # #
-- Terry Devitt (608) 262-8282, trdevitt@wissc.edu

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news release system, please send an email to:
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University Communications
University of Wisconsin-Madison
27 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3571
Fax: (608) 262-2331
- posted by Daniel @ 4:58 PM

 
From the Madison, WI Capitol Times:

John Nichols: Votes for Kucinich, Sharpton push party

Name the Democratic presidential candidates who scored unexpectedly strong showings in Democratic presidential caucuses over the weekend?

John Kerry? No, it is not exactly news that the front-runner is winning primaries and caucuses...(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 1:31 PM

 
From The Plain Dealer:

3rd place finishes put Kucinich in a winning frame of mind

02/10/04
Tom Diemer
Plain Dealer Bureau

Washington- Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Monday his third-place finishes in the Maine and Washington state caucuses over the weekend make him all the more determined to carry on his struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"Granted, it is modest, but I still have finally been able to break into the top three in two elections," he said in a phone interview. "In both cases, I did so with virtually no national media exposure." (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 1:20 PM

 
Dennis Kucinich pitches unique platform:

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich made an appearance at Virginia Tech on the eve of Virginia’s primary, making his case to be nominated to be the Democratic presidential candidate.

Kucinich may not have the same support nationwide as Edwards in the primary race, but the candidate drew a crowd of about 500 people when he spoke in Squires Colonial Hall last night.

"Kucinich spoke for a considerably longer time than Edwards, even engaging in a question and answer period. Kucinich maintained a positive outlook on the future of his campaign, despite numbers that may indicate otherwise.

“Our campaign is beginning to connect with people on the grassroots level,” Kucinich said.

Kucinich went into great detail about his plans for universal health care, foreign relations, and environmental policy. He portrayed the other democratic candidates as similar to Bush, especially in the context of the war in Iraq. “I don’t think the American people want to trade a Republican version of war with a Democratic version of war,” he said."

Full Article
- posted by Daniel @ 1:13 PM

 
Kucinich says his campaign is succeeding; hits Bush, Kerry on Iraq

New York-AP _- Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich says the only way to "dislodge" President Bush is to give voters a clear choice of someone who holds very different positions....Full Article
- posted by Daniel @ 1:11 PM

 
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Groups call on EPA for help
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Seventeen Indiana groups have joined forces with 130 others nationwide to
call upon the Environmental Protection Agency to impose tougher regulations
on the disposal of coal combustion waste, which they say threatens
groundwater. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/10)


Campaign targets pollution in spring runoff water
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A local effort to link actions on land with pollution in streams and Lake
Superior was given a new logo Monday for a coming ad campaign. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (2/10)


New ferry terminal delayed
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The pictures of Toronto's new ferry terminal show a brightly colored, sleek
modern building, but when the first boatload of American tourists arrives
from Rochester on May 1, they'll be greeted by a tent. Source: The Toronto
Star (2/10)


DNR prepares for summer beach monitoring program
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Although the Lake Michigan shoreline remains covered with snow and ice, the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is planning for beach monitoring
to take place this summer. Source: The Green Bay News-Chronicle (2/10)


Powering up lakefront development
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An idled power plant along Lake Michigan has been described as a potentially
integral part of an ambitious plan to create a new, city-within-a-city in
northwest Indiana. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/10)


Bald eagle ailment puzzles experts
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A disease infecting bald eagles along the lower Wisconsin River has wildlife
experts puzzled, nearly a decade after it first appeared. Source: St. Paul
Pioneer Press (2/10)


EPA punishes fewer polluters
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The Environmental Protection Agency under President Bush is punishing fewer
polluters than under previous administrations. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (2/9)


Report analyzes economic benefits of wetlands
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70 billion dollars - that's how much the world's wetlands are worth in
annual goods and services, according to a report from the World Wildlife
Fund. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/9)


DEQ director says lawmakers must pass pollution fee bill
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Unless the Michigan state legislature passes a bill providing for wastewater
discharge permit fees, the state will have to find other ways to fund the
program, according to the head of the state's Department of Environmental
Quality. Source: The Detroit News (2/9)


Northern Lights decision due in 60 days
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The Manistee Planning Commission has 60 days to decide whether a permit will
be issued to build a 425-megawatt coal-burning power plant in the city.
Source: Ludington Daily News (2/6)

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- posted by Daniel @ 1:07 PM

 
From Brian Howard at Earthtalk on electric/biodiesel/sterling hybrid vehicles:

Thanks for the interesting question. If we can answer it, I'll let you know. I asked a friend of mine about it who is an editor at Electrifying Times, which you may want to check out. He said he has definitely heard of work going on in just that direction. Maybe more info about it is also available on the Internet. -bh

Dan
- posted by Daniel @ 12:56 PM

 
Dear Biodiesel Alliance-Backers Supporters:

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is pleased to alert you to the results of a study that shows a reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from biodiesel is attainable. Biodiesel has long been shown to reduce all regulated emissions, with the exception of NOx emissions, which are a contributing factor in the localized formation of smog and ozone. When blended with B20 (20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel), tests by a highly respected independent laboratory on a new additive designed by Clean Diesel Technologies (CDT) showed NOx emissions reductions of five percent compared to normal on-highway diesel fuel. The study also showed greater reductions in particulates.

You can find more information in a background document at Study Shows NOx Emissions Reductions in Biodiesel Blends with Additive.

We encourage you to forward this exciting news to others who may be interested. Thanks in advance for your support.

Joe Jobe
Executive Director
National Biodiesel Board
- posted by Daniel @ 3:37 AM

 
ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 02/10/2004

Halting species loss in Europe and other stories
Scientists believe that the extinction rate of modern species is thousands of times higher than it would have been without human activities. In Europe, at least 40 percent of all bird and butterfly species are threatened.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12686.asp

Cloud forests, water source to millions, face risk
A warming climate threatens tropical mountain forests that strip moisture from clouds and supply water to millions of people in Africa and Latin America, experts said in a U.N. report released on Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12940.asp

Medicine hunter tracks plants with healing promise
He's walked across flaming coals on South Pacific islands, competed against Amazon chiefs in blowgun contests, and had near-death experiences traveling in Third World countries.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12949.asp

Rabbits, mussels, hyacinths among alien invaders
Alien species piggybacking on human travelers to new countries are wreaking havoc on planet Earth in the harmless-sounding guises of fluffy rabbits, violet water hyacinths, and humble zebra mussels.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12943.asp

Canines who don't shy away from toxins
They sniff, wag their tails, fetch, and run in packs. But no one minds if these canines stick their noses into some pretty dirty stuff. That's because they are robotic dogs, modified by engineering students at Yale University to sniff out toxic materials.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12944.asp

Highway bill may be a means to overhaul of U.S. energy plan
Senate Republicans plan a new push this week to pass a stalled energy bill through Congress by hitching a ride on legislation on highway spending moving toward approval, a Republican aide said on Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12938.asp

Town in Peruvian Andes wants U.S.-owned smelter to clean up its act
Standing outside his adobe house overlooking the huge American-owned smelter in this small Andean town, Pablo Fabian watches children play beneath a smoke cloud containing toxic lead, sulfur dioxide, cadmium, and arsenic.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12947.asp

Australia charges five over toothfish poaching
Five crew members of a boat seized in remote Australian fishing waters have been charged with illegal fishing, Australian authorities said on Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-10/s_12941.asp

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Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

California Safe Schools:
Groundbreaking Policy Embraces Precautionary Principle

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution :
New Evidence Points to Pollution as Main Cause of Much Coral Reef Destruction

Green Empowerment:
Guatemalan Village Gets Paid for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

WWF-US Communications:
WWF: Citigroup, World Bank to Fund 'Disaster in Waiting'

Center for Biological Diversity:
Rare Puerto Coqui Frog To Receive Protection Under Legal Accord

Wildlife Conservation Society:
Asia's Biodiversity Vanishing Into The Marketplace, Say Wildlife Experts

United Nations Environment Programme:
Clarity Brought to Earth's Cloud Fores
- posted by Daniel @ 3:36 AM

 
Kucinich Says His Candidacy Viable

By DEEPTI HAJELA
Associated Press Writer

February 9, 2004, 5:53 PM EST

NEW YORK -- Saying American voters have to be given a "clear and convincing choice," Rep. Dennis Kucinich on Monday criticized Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry for being too similar to President Bush in his stance on Iraq.

Kucinich pointed to his recent third-place finishes in two states as signs that his campaign was starting to resonate with voters. (Full Story)

- posted by Daniel @ 2:47 AM

 
Kucinich, Lee slam proposed screening

Passenger plan described as a dangerous step toward Big Brother

By Sean Holstege, STAFF WRITER

Rep. Barbara Lee and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich are urging Congress to halt government tests on a color-coded airline passenger screening system called CAPPS II.

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1944908,00.html
- posted by Daniel @ 12:15 PM

 
Kucinich rallies in Kalamazoo

By Andrew McGuire
News Writer
February 09, 2004

A crowd of about 300 filled the sanctuary of the People's Church on 10th Street Friday to hear Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich.

http://www.westernherald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/02/09/4026dce991d74
- posted by Daniel @ 12:14 PM

 
Speakers shape choice of undecided voter

By JOSHUA L. WEINSTEIN, Portland Press Herald Writer

Copyright ? 2004 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/040209undecided.shtml
- posted by Daniel @ 12:11 PM

 
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Lake Erie shoreline preserved from development
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Land conservation groups that have worked to slow the spread of Lake Erie
shoreline development recently purchased the largest undeveloped and
unprotected parcel of land along Pennsylvania's Lake Erie shore. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/9)


Farm to wetlands program to be scaled back?
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A popular federal program that pays farmers to restore wetlands on their
property is being downsized in President Bush's budget proposal. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/9)


State urged to promote ferry
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Upstate New York tourism officials are banding together to pressure the
state for help in making sure that Canadians are aware of the new ferry on
Lake Ontario. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (2/9)


COMMENTARY: Land-use plan right for Michigan
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The members of the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council, representing the
best minds in the state's business, tourism, government, agriculture and
environmental sectors, have formulated a viable blueprint for the state's
future. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/9)


COMMENTARY: Money helps, but Great Lakes need tighter EPA rules, too
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Millions of dollars in federal cleanup money for the Great Lakes is
certainly appreciated, but we must also strengthen environmental
protections, and improve Michigan's water quality, our drinking water and
our natural heritage. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/8)


EDITORIAL: Federal inaction leaves states to scramble on environment
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A joint effort by five Great Lakes states to reduce mercury emissions from
coal-burning power plants the latest example of states setting their own
environmental standards in response to years of inaction by Washington.
Source: USA Today (2/8)


Lake Ontario's disappearing eels
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The eel fishery in Lake Ontario is dead as a commercial resource - and
experts say eels elsewhere are in such trouble that emergency steps need to
be taken to protect them. Source: The Toronto Star (2/7)


Rare state squirrel may be in a bind
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Lobbying is underway in Illinois to get the Franklin's ground squirrel
included on the state's list of endangered species. Source: Chicago Tribune
(2/6)


Defense mounts against Navy gunship
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Battle lines are being drawn over a proposal to bring a 700-foot, WWII-era
warship to the Milwaukee lakefront as a tourist attraction. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/6)

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- posted by Daniel @ 11:21 AM

 
From the National Biodiesel Board:

Dear Biodiesel Alliance-Backers Supporters:

With winter weather blanketing much of the country, more people are realizing that cleaner burning biodiesel can be used to power their oil furnaces and boilers, significantly lowering emissions. By using an American-made fuel, heating oil companies are working to extend the oil supply and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil.

Recent research and testing, in Warwick Rhode Island Public Schools, by the Massachusetts Oilheat Council, and by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, have demonstrated that using biodiesel blended with petroleum biodiesel for heating reduces sulfur content and harmful emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and soot without affecting efficiency. A number of energy retailers in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states are offering, or have plans to offer, biodiesel for home heating.

You can find more information in a news release at Heating Oil Industry Leaders See Emerging Market for Biodiesel.

We encourage you to forward this exciting news to others who may be interested. Thanks in advance for your support.

Joe Jobe
Executive Director
National Biodiesel Board
- posted by Daniel @ 9:55 AM

 
Kucinich Earns Second Strong Finish In A Row
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, (301) 772-0210, cell (202) 329-7847, fax (301) 772-7293, william.pitt@kucinich.us

Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has followed up his third place finish in Washington state with another strong showing in the Maine caucuses. For the second election in a row, and now on both coasts, he has placed ahead of John Edwards, Wesley Clark and Al Sharpton. Unofficial returns have Congressman Kucinich at 15% in Maine. Returns from the city of Portland show him taking 20% of the vote there.

Dennis Kucinich has broken into double-digits for the first time this primary season. He has done so, amazingly, during a virtual blackout of his campaign by the national media. The strength of the Kucinich campaign has begun to show itself, and will continue to show itself, all the way to the convention.

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.

To schedule interviews with Kucinich or a spokesperson: interviews@kucinich.us

National contacts:
Jonathan Schwartz, cell (301) 928-7579, jonathans@kucinich.us
Nate Wilkes, cell (602) 405-8625, nate@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 12:03 AM

 
From the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

February 8, 2004

Kucinich is the only choice
By GABRIELLE STOCKER
Don Miller wrote in a recent editorial: "Who besides Dennis Kucinich is going to grab local hearts, minds and March 2 primary voters?" He follows this with, "Because even died-in-the-progressive acolytes of The Man they call ‘Dennis’ — familiarity breeds ... — must concede he’s got no chance."

This presumptuous attitude reflects the atmosphere of fear and futility which the current administration has been fostering since its inception. Once again, many voters are paralyzed by the belief that they must vote for the lesser of two evils rather than for the only candidate, Dennis Kucinich, who demonstrates a clarity of vision, clarity of purpose and clarity of communication for a government which is on the side of its people.
(Full Article)
- posted by Daniel @ 11:55 PM

 
Call To Poets:

I would like to begin calling for poets supporting Dennis Kucinich all over the nation to take their poetry in support of the campaign to poetry slams, open mikes, and poetry readings all across the country and read. There is a very diverse population attending such events all over the country these days.

I would like to call on poets all over the country to post poetry in support of Dennis at every poetry site you can find.

I would like to call on poets against the war to support the true anti-war candidate with their voices.

Get us out of Iraq,
Get health care for everyone,
Get clean water as a right for everyone in the world,
Get college education for every U.S. citizen,
Get out of NAFTA & the WTO,
Get our manufacturers back before we make nothing here,
Get energy from sources that do not pollute and kill the Earth,
Get cabinet-level advocacy for peaceful conflict resolution,
Get on track with the rest of the world so it doesn't burn up and flood,
Get Patriot Act acting thrown off the stage,
Get our civil rights back,
Get our noses out of other countries lands and resources,
Get that we can be a great force for good without wars for oil,
Get that we need to heal the divisions between races and cultures,
Get that we need to heal those divisions right here at home,
Get that we don't need billions for a legal system to fight a drug war,
Get that we don't need broken families and bankrupt treasuries because of it,
Get that we do not need to become corporate slaves,
Get that we do not need corporate raiding of our retirement funds,
Get that we need to restore our infrastructure,
Get that we are the stewards of the Earth and must not just take and take,
Get to those microphones and,

Get Dennis Kucinich elected!

AquarianM

By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 02/08/2004

Author's Comments:
http://www.kucinich.us

My apologies to those who may feel I am too engrossed in the body politic of late - belief often leads one to places that they usually would not go. I ask only that you look for yourself, judge, and act as your heart calls you to do - whatever that may be.
- posted by Daniel @ 11:32 PM

 
Murdering Home:

Those of you in big cities might not know,
The little places I used to go,
Sadly you see I'm from a small Midwestern town,
The river runs past it flowing down.

Where I was born - could've sworn, I'd never see such dark days.

Every day another small business closed,
Another family with no place to go,
Another house payment blown,
Another farm that has flown.

Into the corporate sea, slaves to make of you and me.

I heard of a 250 million dollar man,
Quit the job and off he ran,
But the company had to pay,
Bankrupt near two years to the day.

Put the contract down - before your soul drowns.

Send all the cheap TV's,
Right on back overseas,
Where the coolies eat their peanuts miserably,
Even worse off than you and me.

It should have been us pulling them up.

There's a ray of light in the dirty brown sky,
A man who's worked like you and I,
Wants to do what's kind,
And will let everyone live their life.

I'll even give my birthday - to have it Dennis's way.

Look back to where you came from,
Is it dried up and almost gone,
Just broken empty shacks,
That the corporations bull-dozed in the new outback?

They're trying to murder home - but we don't have to let it go.

Where I was born - could've sworn, I'd never see such dark days.
Into the corporate sea, slaves to make of you and me.
Put the contract down - before your soul drowns.
It should have been us pulling them up.
I'll even give my birthday - to have it Dennis's way.
They're trying to murder home - but we don't have to let it go.

AquarianM

By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 02/08/2004

Author's Comments:
Today is my birthday - I'm going to go spend it helping Dennis Kucinich's campaign - and fighting NAFTA & the WTO. http://www.kucinich.com
Take a look, a hard look at all those small towns out there - while you still can, before you forget before the sardine cans.
- posted by Daniel @ 1:24 PM

 
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Dear EarthTalk: I still have asbestos siding on my house and want to remove it. How do I do so and dispose of it properly? -- Marian Masters, Bowerston, OH

In some cases, the safest thing to do about asbestos siding may well be nothing at all. Before the 1970s, asbestos mineral fiber was frequently used in schools, homes, factories and public buildings as insulation, shingling and other components. Asbestos was popular because of its resistance to corrosion and fire. Health researchers discovered, however, that some forms of asbestos dust, when inhaled and lodged in lung tissue, can foster a variety of lung diseases, including lung cancer. Symptoms usually don't occur until 20 to 30 years after exposure, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution, Prevention and Toxics.

Asbestos-containing products were banned in 1989, but that decision was overturned in 1991. However, certain asbestos-containing products--flooring felt, rollboard and corrugated, commercial or specialty paper--remain banned.

Asbestos is dangerous only when the fibers are released into the air, so the EPA recommends checking materials regularly, without touching them, for tears, abrasions or water damage. “Sometimes, the best way to deal with slightly damaged material is to limit access to the area and not touch or disturb it,” according to the EPA’s website. Check with local health, environmental or other appropriate officials to find out proper handling and disposal procedures for your area.The EPA warns that if asbestos material is more than slightly damaged, or if you are going to make changes in your home that might disturb it, such as remodeling, you need to hire a professional.

CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution, Prevention and Toxics, (202) 566-0500, www.epa.gov/asbestos/ashome.html#6.

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Several environmental organizations still sponsor programs that allow the conservation-minded to help protect development rights in the rainforest. However, some of these programs have expanded their focus and now combine land purchase with financial support for local community groups promoting sustainable forest management. “The only change in our Adopt-A-Rainforest program has been in the selection of projects we support but not in the philosophy,” says Julianne Schrader, education program coordinator at Rainforest Alliance.

The money Rainforest Alliance raises (around $20,000 each year) supports conservation groups based in tropical countries that are working to stop local rainforest destruction. Sometimes these groups use the funds to purchase land, but if no appropriate forest is available, the money is used to hire, train and equip park rangers, fund environmental education programs, create buffer zones for wildlife and maintain ranger stations and other park facilities. “In the past, we had our land purchase projects separate from other community conservation projects. The land projects were often more popular, but now many donors let us designate their funds to the projects with the greatest needs,” says Schrader.

The Rainforest Action Network’s “Protect-an-Acre” program, established in 1993, also donates money it collects to local groups, indigenous tribes, human rights and other organizations, mostly in the Amazon Basin. The grant money is used in a variety of ways, including securing protected areas and land titles, sustainably harvesting medicinal plants and exploring economic alternatives to logging. The Tropical Rainforest Coalition funnels donations to its “Save-an-Acre” program to small preserves in Belize, Ecuador and Trinidad. Fifty dollars will buy--and protect--one acre of rainforest.

Adoption programs aren't for rainforests exclusively: The Nature Conservancy’s “Adopt-an-Acre” program is centered on the purchase of 150,000 acres in Chile’s Valdivian Temperate Forest that would preserve a corridor of habitat between existing national parks.

CONTACT: Rainforest Alliance, (888) 693-2784, www.rainforest-alliance.org; Rainforest Action Network, (415) 398-4404, www.ran.org; Tropical Rainforest Coalition, www.rainforest.org; The Nature Conservancy, (703) 841-5300, www.tnc.org.

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- posted by Daniel @ 11:56 AM

 
One Step Over The Rainbow:

They said I'd left the world,
Walked over the rainbow like a ghost,
Senselessly squandering my mind,
All to fade into some passing dream.

I am here, I am hearty and hale.

They were fearful of the rainbow,
Believing it would not hold their weight,
I believe and so I dance upon the sky,
Laughing and inviting.

We are here, we are dancing upon belief.

I point out in serenity,
The steps of this journey,
I gift their names with inclusion,
To walk into the valley of verdant green.

I shall never regret taking one step over the rainbow.

AquarianM

By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 02/08/2004

Author's Comments:
On supporting Dennis Kucinich. Seek and you will find belief in the possible.
http://www.kucinich.us

- posted by Daniel @ 4:22 AM

 
Kucinich Thanks Washington Voters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2004

Contact: William Rivers Pitt, (301) 772-0210, cell (202) 329-7847, fax (301) 772-7293, william.pitt@kucinich.us

I offer my thanks to the people of Washington for their vote of confidence in my campaign. It is clear from the results of this caucus that this campaign has a strong base of support on the west coast, and that strength is showing itself. We expect to do very well in the Oregon and California contests, as well. The results in Washington are a positive sign of the support that is waiting to show itself as this primary season continues.

The message of this campaign will also continue:

* Bring the United Nations into Iraq, and bring American troops out. For a detailed description of my plan to do this, go here: http://www.kucinich.us/bringourtroopshome.php.


* End the current for-profit health care system in America and enact not-for profit single payer universal health care. For a detailed description of my plan, go here: http://www.kucinich.us/issues/universalhealth.php.


* Cancel NAFTA and the WTO, trade agreements that have cost America 3,000,000 jobs since July of 2000, and return to bilateral trade based upon the precepts of workers rights, human rights and environmental protection. For more information on my plan, go here: http://www.kucinich.us/pressreleases/pr_111403a.php.

The strength of this campaign, and of my message, will continue to grow as more people learn about my campaign. I will be campaigning in Maine on Sunday, and from there this campaign will continue on to Boston.

For more campaign information: http://www.kucinich.us

For Congressman Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.


Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:24 AM

 
My View
Kucinich - Oh, what a ride!
By Zoe Calder

http://belfast.villagesoup.com/Community/Story.cfm?StoryID=20545

BELFAST (Feb 7, 2004): Oh, what a ride it was as the bus zigzagged down the highway from town to town carrying presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich and a large posse of supporters and reporters. People gathered on a sunny Wednesday in January from Orono to Portland screaming his name and stamping cold feet in anticipation of the long-shot Democrat's standing-ovation speeches.

He's no rock star. About as pretty as Abe Lincoln, with his asymmetrical face, black hair and pale skin, he nonetheless inspires extraordinary admiration. Women flutter around him like butterflies about a baobob tree. Men gaze at him intently, like wildebeests waiting for the herdmaster to signal the next direction toward which they will thunder. Young people in nose rings and purple striped butch cuts become dewy eyed like so many Bambis glimpsing a noble father far across the meadow.

Observing Kucinich as the bus rolls along Route 1, one sees a man comfortable with people and with himself. Throughout the trip people swirl around him, but he remains improbably calm, not so much like a sunset, but more on the order of the eye of the hurricane.

With B.C. Cheney, his hulking, black-clothed assistant, discreet yet firm, Kucinich rides the highway attentive to everyone. He leaves no one out, including the bus driver. He is invariably soft-spoken and polite, a slender listener who responds with an uncommon totality to anyone who wishes to speak with him. His answers are given in simple words, without procrastination or embellishment. As he speaks to an individual, so does he speak to a crowd. There is nothing of the bombastic orator about him, nothing phony, nothing devious—another thing he has in common with Abe Lincoln, as many of his supporters are quick to point out.

In Belfast, people listen to him as if he were speaking aloud their thoughts. There is the same atmosphere in Rockland. The general buzz isn't bad in Portland as representatives for other Democratic candidates take their turns at the podium, but the unabashed cheers, grins, and chants of "DENNIS! DENNIS! DENNIS!" as Kucinich walks down the center aisle shoot the mood to a new high.

Hyperbole? Read on. Women are three times as likely to agree with Kucinich's positions than they are with the other candidates. According to a recent study detailed in The Mercury News, "The prized voter of next year's Presidential election could be single women." The article goes on, "Polls show they not only are the most dissatisfied with the country's direction, but they think their concerns about education, jobs and healthcare are routinely ignored." Tending to earn less than $30,000 a year, they are often not courted by the average candidate. Single women look askance at the huge budget for "Star Wars" and trips to Mars.

Kucinich has said, "Women instinctively get what's important in life." Women have returned the compliment by writing over 100 earnest letters to a New Hampshire website put up to find the twice-divorced Kucinich a wife.

Perhaps part of Kucinich's appeal is his boyishness. A woman on the bus said, "There's an innocence about him that's not naive, but wise."

Most of the women who work for the Kucinich campaign echo what Kennebec County coordinator Patty Engdahl of Winthrop says. "Dennis has vision, intelligence and compassion. He's a true leader, always wanting to include all the people rather than the mind set that has a ‘them vs. us' attitude." She adds, "He's authentic."

But men who support Kucinich are every bit as smitten. Paul Cunningham from Portland, who describes himself as a "college graduate house painter," and who drives an old Mercedes powered by vegetable oil, signed on with Kucinich because, "Dennis went into the desert and struggled to find peace inside himself. Now he understands what true peace is. He's incorruptible."

Others, too, have shared that belief, which is why Kucinich's home district in Ohio went from being 54 percent Republican to 73 percent Democrat during the time he has represented it. In fact, when people point out to Kucinich how difficult it might be to beat George W. Bush, he reminds them that he has a solid record of defeating incumbent Republicans.

A local admirer of Kucinich, Kent Price, who is running for the State Legislature in the newly created District 41 which includes Searsport, enthuses, "I was completely blown away when I heard his ‘Prayer For America' speech. I was supposed to give a talk that night, but instead of my prepared speech, I read his."

Kucinich's ‘Prayer For America' speech is one of the most requested items on the Kucinich website and his book by the same name, a collection of his essays, is on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Price is also in agreement with Kucinich's stands on NAFTA, the WTO and the environment. Kucinich has said he will sign the Land Mine Treaty as well as the Kyoto Accords. He is adamant his first act as president will be to withdraw from NAFTA and the WTO "the very first week I'm in office."

Kids have their own take on Kucinich. Ian Engdahl is only 15 but he is "Keen on Kucinich." He took off a day from school to accompany his mother on the Kucinich bus tour and learn a little about history in the making. He intends to give a presentation to his classmates on his experiences. "I wish I could vote," he states fervently. "It makes me kind of mad when older kids who can, don't." Ian is especially interested in Kucinich's promise to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, and makes the complaint common to many that "most politicians are so vague." He nods his head, a look of purest trust on his face. "Dennis is so concise on what he's gonna do."

These are the common themes among young Kucinich supporters: plain speaking, peace, and integrity. Tim Boland, 19, from Sanford, festooned with a faceful of metal, says "My favorite issue is the Department of Peace that Dennis wants to create. He thinks outside the box." Boland also declares of Kucinich, "He says what he thinks and he means what he says. He's not bought off."

Indeed, Kucinich is the only candidate in the race who refuses corporate and special interest money. His campaign is the only grass-roots movement going.

Websites by the hundreds are springing up to support and write about Kucinich, most done by teens and 20-some things. A lot of them refer to him as, "The Kooch," a designation that originated on a well-visited, amusing site from Dallas, Texas, www.thekooch.com. A more serious website can be found at www.kids4kucinich. org.

Songs have even been written about him. Gil Raviv has created a 10-song CD which in cludes the spiffy inquiry, "Got Dennis?" Bonnie Raitt also sings his praises and Willie Nelson recently wrote for Kucinich, "Whatever Happened to Peace On Earth?" One verse goes:

But don't confuse caring for weakness.
You can't put that label on me.
The truth is my weapon of mass protection,
And I believe truth sets you free.

There's another side to Kucinich that is brought up often, if only in hushed tones. It's his spiritual side. Although born a Catholic, he tends to be more "holistic" in his thinking. He has said his politics are grounded in "a spiritual sense of the interconnectedness of the world." He's long on gratitude and short on fear. "I begin every day with a heart full of gratitude," he says. "I don't waste my time with fear."

Kucinich enjoys ridiculing Homeland Security's color- coded warnings, joking, "Orange at Christmas? It gives a ‘white' Christmas a whole new meaning." He continues, "These color codes are all about fear. We are not a fearful people! We used to turn on our televisions or radios to find out the weather report. These days instead of weather, we get a fear report."

He walks his talk. He was the only Congressman to vote against the Patriot Act and in July 2003 joined with two others to offer a bill to withhold funding for "sneak and peek" searches. It passed, making it the first practical rollback of Patriot Act abuses. This was the same year he won the Gandhi Peace Award.

Some background: born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1946, to Frank (a truck driver) and Virginia (a housewife), Kucinich was the oldest of seven children. Poor enough to have to live in their car, every day was a struggle. This experience made him unusually self-reliant (Emerson's essay, "Self-Reliance" is a favorite and frequently quoted from), so much so that at age 17, still in high school, he left his crowded family (with whom he had moved 21 times), got a job and settled into his own apartment. This independence didn't surprise his classmates for at age 14, standing 4'9" and weighing 97 pounds, he insisted on joining his school's football team, and suited up as a third-string quarterback.

People laughed when he told them he would be Mayor of Cleveland and some day President of the United States. However, at age 31 he became the nation's youngest mayor of a major city. The glow didn't last. He refused to sell his city's 70-year old municipally owned electric company to the banks, saying it belonged to the citizens and wasn't his to sell. The banks gave him an ultimatum: sell to private interests or we will not roll over the city's debt. "Dennis the Menace" as some called him, stood firm and the city went into financial default. It was goodbye Kucinich.

Downhearted and exhausted, he left Ohio and ended up in California, then New Mexico. He did indeed go to the desert. After a few years of heat and a great deal of soul-searching, he returned to Ohio a changed man. By then he was hailed as a hero, for his refusal to sell the city's utilities had resulted in a savings to the people of over $220 million. The city council gave him an award "in recognition for his courage and foresight."

He's said often "corporations are on notice that I will put the public interest ahead of corporate greed and power." He has also promised to "roll back Bush's tax cuts for the rich and cut middle and working class taxes by closing some corporate loopholes and tax shelter abuse."

The road to the presidency rounded the curve in February 2002. Kucinich gave a largely unpublished speech which so impressed an audience member that he put it out on the Internet. In short order Kucinich received over 23,000 e-mails urging him to run for president. Then Studs Terkel, the venerable writer and working man's man, wrote an article in "The Nation" suggesting Kucinich as a candidate. That did it. Says Kucinich, "I have this sense of an unarticulated consciousness that exists in this country that has been waiting for representation."

When people point to a poor early showing, Kucinich reminds them both Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were written off in January of the year they both won the nomination. He's not a quitter. He believes this is his time and America is ready.

He also reminds people that he is the only candidate who is not a millionaire. In fact, as evidence, he loves to tell audiences he still lives in the house he bought for $22,000 in 1971.

Another bus passenger, Julia Emily Hathaway of Veazie, echoes the evidence, saying, "I feel he's the only candidate for whom working people are not marginal." She continues, "Dennis's promise of a single-payer healthcare means a lot to me. My husband and I can't afford health insurance. We had three children and every one of them were delivered by C-section. My oldest daughter was in middle school before we were able to pay it all off."

All over the country chat room e-mails tell the story. Wrote Laurie to her pals, "I had never heard of this guy, but I looked him up on the web and wow! This is the guy we've all been waiting for!" That's what Dennis Kucinich thinks, too.
- posted by Daniel @ 2:18 AM

 
Washington Has Spoken

The people of Washington have spoken, and they have delivered a great day to the Dennis Kucinich for President campaign. Congressman Kucinich has placed third in the Washington caucuses, ahead of John Edwards, Wesley Clark and Al Sharpton. It is clear from the results that this campaign has a strong base of support on the west coast, and that strength is showing itself. We expect to do very well in the Oregon and California contests, as well. The results in Washington are a positive sign of the support that is waiting to show itself as this primary season continues.

Between the results out of Washington, and the spectacular results of the 20/20/20 fundraiser , it is clear that the American people support the Dennis Kucinich campaign. They support Dennis Kucinich because he will get our soldiers out of Iraq. They support Dennis Kucinich because he will end the for-profit health care system in America and create a not-for-profit single payer universal health care plan. They support Dennis Kucinich because he will cancel NAFTA and the WTO , and rebuild our manufacturing base in America.

Our next contest is in Maine . Dennis Kucinich is in this race to the end. We will see you in Boston.

Thank you for your support,

Dot

Dorothy Maver
Campaign Manager
Kucinich for President
http://www.kucinich.us

- posted by Daniel @ 1:57 AM