Thank You For Your Support!

WOW! This is Dennis. I cannot thank all of you enough for the tremendous response we have received in just a couple of days from people all over the country who are urging us to stay in this contest and move forward with our message of hope, and optimism, and peace.

Just in a few days we raised about $200,000 which was really astonishing, and it puts us in a position where we are moving the campaign along. I'm now in Texas on the way from San Antonio to Corpus Christi and will be campaigning in South Texas all day. Tomorrow I'll be in the March in Selma, the commemoration of the march, and then I'll be back to Florida. We have strong campaigns going in both Texas and Florida, and it's because of you - because you're enabling us to move ahead.

So as you're thinking this weekend about the direction of this country just know that you're helping to move not only a message, but to move America in a new direction. I'm so proud to be part of this effort and so grateful to you for everything you're doing to make this happen. We are on the way to Boston, and you can help smooth the road and help us speed our path towards that convention, by continuing to support us financially, spiritually, in any way you can. This is the moment for us to continue to stay together, and to move ahead and to celebrate this wonderful effort which is changing America and the world.

Thank you so much, this is Dennis, and I'll be talking to all of you soon. Bye now.

Dennis Kucinich

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- posted by Daniel @ 2:47 PM

 
Building A Progressive Future:

Dear Friends,

On Wednesday afternoon you received a letter from me in which I discussed our campaign's goals and the great strides we are taking to achieve them. I asked if you would choose to continue our vital work transforming the Democratic Party from within and to help heal our wounded country. Your response has been overwhelmingly positive.

In the past two days, more than $180,000 has poured into our campaign headquarters from people all across America. Donations from people speaking loud and clear, with a unified voice and a uniform message: you want Dennis to stay in this race. You want him to keep raising the issues that no one else in this race is raising. And you want him to carry our dreams for a Progressive future within the Democratic Party all the way to the convention in Boston and beyond.

Your contributions to this historic campaign help us make that goal achievable. These contributions, and the messages of love and hope that accompany them, help keep this campaign alive and vibrant. With your ongoing support, we will continue to secure delegates for the Democratic Convention where Dennis Kucinich will work to lay the foundations for a Progressive future by putting human values at the center of Democratic politics.

As we approach the first anniversary of the U.S./U.K bombing and invasion of Iraq, we invite everyone to join with Dennis Kucinich in preparing for the first Global Day of Action on March 20th, 2004. On this day, people in towns and cities across America and around the world will join together to demand that our troops in Iraq come home and that the occupation end; that we overturn the Patriot Act and reclaim our right to free speech; and that we insist our government provide money for jobs, housing, health care and education. These are the very issues that live at the heart of the Kucinich campaign. We need to do everything possible to ensure that they live at the heart of the Democratic Party platform as well.

We urge everyone to plan for that Day of Peace and to add their voice to the chorus that will resound around the world demanding an end to war and a beginning of global peace. We ask everyone to take an active part organizing peace rallies and discussion groups in your own communities for this day that we believe will come to be seen as pivotal in our Progressive movement.

As the Kucinich for President Campaign approaches its one-year anniversary we ask that you take a moment to reflect on how far we've come. A year ago, hardly anyone in the Democratic Party was even mentioning Progressive issues; now these issues have become some of the most talked about in the political debate. For this we thank everyone who has worked so hard on Dennis's campaign. I urge all of us to continue the work we've begun to transform the Democratic Party from within, and to do all we can to transform our vision for a Progressive future into reality.

In the Spirit of Peace and Cooperation,

Dot

Dorothy J. Maver, National Campaign Manager, Dennis John Kucinich Campaign for President: 866-413-3664, www.kucinich.us
- posted by Daniel @ 7:03 AM

 
And this guy is going to help labor and the average American?

Does royal theory give Kerry edge?

Friday, March 5, 2004 Posted: 10:44 AM EST (1544 GMT)

CNN

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- The U.S. presidential election will be largely fought over Iraq and the economy, but if royal genes have anything to do with the result, Democrat John Kerry is destined to dethrone George W. Bush this November.

According to a theory its British proponents say has proved surprisingly accurate over the past century, the candidate with the bluest blood in his veins will win the White House. In 2000 it was Bush. This time, it's Kerry.

"Our research is not yet complete but my bet is that Kerry has more royal connections and that he is more noble than President Bush," said Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke's Peerage, a guide to the aristocracy.

"But both candidates have a remarkable number of royal connections and both are related to (Britain's) Queen Elizabeth," he added. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 5:52 AM

 
Job Growth Weak With 21,000 Feb. Hires

Chicago tribune

By JEANNINE AVERSA
Associated Press Writer
Published March 5, 2004, 10:14 PM CST

WASHINGTON -- The nation's payrolls grew by just 21,000 in February and left the unemployment rate stuck at 5.6 percent, just as President Bush revved up a re-election campaign that is counting heavily on a revived economy.

The frustrating news for out-of-work Americans, contained in a jobs snapshot released Friday by the Labor Department, showed a continuation of the slow employment growth the country has been enduring. The net gain in "nonfarm" payrolls -- government and private employers -- fell well short of the 125,000 jobs that economists had been forecasting.

The little growth there was came from the government. Private-sector employment was flat.

"This remains a jobless recovery, pure and simple," said David Rosenberg, chief economist at Merrill Lynch. "Meaningful job creation remains alarmingly elusive." (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 5:28 AM

 
Hunt for jobs takes longer
Long-term rate worst since '83; loss of aid adds to pain

Chicago Tribune

By Michael Oneal and T. Shawn Taylor
Tribune staff reporters
Published March 5, 2004

As the nation's 8 million jobless wait for evidence that a growing economy will finally lead to robust hiring, one thing is already clear: Long-term joblessness is the worst it's been in this country for more than 20 years.

According to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank, 22.1 percent of all unemployed workers were out of work for six months or more in 2003--the worst annual rate since 1983.

And a growing number of those long-term job seekers were people with lots of experience and plenty of education, raising more questions about the loss of highly paid work during the nation's persistent "jobless recovery."

"What this shows," said EPI economist Sylvia Allegretto, "is not that young, uneducated people are doing better. It's that older, better educated people are joining them [among the long-term unemployed]." (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 5:15 AM

 
Local caucus focuses on platform proposals
Pat Faherty
Budgeteer News
Last Updated: Friday, March 05th, 2004 03:23:45 PM

Many who turned out for the DFL precinct caucuses are not happy with the country’s current direction and have specific ideas for change.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 6:04 PM

 
Presidential Hopeful Comes to Gainesville
3/4/2004

By Heather Sorentrue/WCJB TV 20 News

Florida's Democratic Primary is just days away. While many have labeled Senator John Kerry a shoe in, one of his competitors just won't give up. Dennis Kucinich is still campaigning and made three stops in Gainesville on Thursday.

His last stop was at UF's O'Connell Center, where he rallied support from voters and refused to concede to Senator Kerry. “There's a point at which the democrats unite and that point comes at the convention," says Kucinich.

Until then, the Ohio Congressman continues his fight for the Democratic Presidential Nomination and says he is in the race to keep debates alive.

During his question and answer session, Kucinich condemned the War in Iraq and pointed out Kerry's position.

"Senator Kerry voted for the war. I led the effort against the Patriot Act. Senator Kerry voted for the Patriot Act," says Kucinich.

Many Kucinich supporters are not swayed by their candidates struggle to gain momentum in the race.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 6:00 PM

 
Posted on Fri, Mar. 05, 2004

Kucinich has no plans to drop out of race, he says

BY EMILY RAMSHAW

The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS - (KRT) - Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Friday that he has no plans of dropping out of the presidential race despite John Kerry's near-lock on the Democratic nomination.

The Ohio congressman told The Dallas Morning News editorial board that he will continue to push Kerry to discuss issues they disagree on - including the war in Iraq, the anti-terrorism Patriot Act, trade and health care.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 5:57 PM

 
From Climatebiz.com:


Oil and Gas Firms Facing Record Number of Climate Shareholder Resolutions
The oil and gas industry is facing a record number of global warming shareholder resolutions in 2004, with an expansion of such proxy measures to smaller independents, according to a recent analysis.

Vermont Ski Resort Gives Renewable Energy a Lift
Smugglers' Notch Resort has announced a new program that will allow skiers and riders to purchase "green" passes and lift tickets for climate-friendlier skiing and riding at the resort.

Power Giants Agree to Report Climate Emissions to Shareholders
Electric power giants American Electric Power and Cinergy have agreed to report publicly about on how they are responding to growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions.

New Technology Improves Power Plant Efficiency
Researchers have made major strides to improve the efficiency and dramatically reduce emissions of coal-fired power plants by burning a combination of pure oxygen and coal to generate electricity in an advanced power system.

Five Power Companies Commit to Clean Energy and Limits on CO2
Five electric power companies from across the U.S. have become the first U.S. power companies to support a mandatory cap on heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions and confirm their commitment to clean energy.

EPA Takes First Step to Increase Energy Efficiency of Freight Transport
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save energy in the movement of goods.

ACEEE Rates Model Year 2004's 'Greenest' and 'Meanest'
Amid continued public interest in fuel efficiency and growing concern about gas-guzzling SUVs, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has announced this year's "Greenest" and "Meanest" vehicles.

Green-e Certifies First Canadian Green Tags for U.S. Sale
The Center for Resource Solutions now certifies a Canadian renewable-energy option marketed in the U.S.
- posted by Daniel @ 5:51 PM

 
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The federal government says Canadians deserve a say in determining which
wildlife species should be labeled as endangered, something critics describe
as a sellout that will cause the permanent disappearance of rare animals and
plants. Source: The Globe and Mail (3/5)


Waterfront corp. near shutdown
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The corporation responsible for turning Toronto's waterfront from derelict
to delightful is 26 days away from bankruptcy because the federal government
hasn't paid its bills. Source: The Toronto Star (3/5)


Return of some fish a good sign for lake
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The pollutants clouding Lake Macatawa have long impacted the fish
population, but there's hope for some swimming survivors. Source: The
Holland Sentinel (3/5)


Michigan counties eye plan to preserve farmland
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If approved, the Lenawee County Farmland and Open Space Development Rights
Ordinance would allow farmers to sell the development rights of their land,
guaranteeing the land can be used only for agricultural purposes,
permanently. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/5)


Public waterfront plan generates worries, support
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A controversial plan to create more public waterfront access to Lake
Michigan near Holland State Park appears to be gaining support with
residents in a nearby historic neighborhood. Source: The Grand Rapids Press
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Macomb County pursues wetland violators
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remaining 24,000 acres of wetlands left in the county. Source: The Detroit
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PM is in conflict over St. Lawrence Seaway
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of interest because his family shipping business stands to benefit from
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Upper Peninsula township worried about aging dam
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Trout River is about to burst, which could send large amounts of sediments
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Ohio sportsmen can get fishing, hunting licenses over Internet
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Internet. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/4)

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- posted by Daniel @ 5:40 PM

 
Democratic Presidential Candidate Kucinich Visits Jacksonville

By First Coast News Staff

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Last night, Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich spent some time with people at the Fuel Coffee House in Five Points. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:31 PM

 
Even the GOP News is getting the idea...

Kucinich Stays Put
By Charles Mahaleris
Talon News
March 5, 2004

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Democrats running for president of the United States have come and gone but Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich is staying in the race despite not winning a single primary or caucus -- not even his home state.

On Wednesday, following Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA) near sweep of the Super Tuesday primary states (the only exception being Vermont which backed former candidate Howard Dean), Kucinich's campaign manager pledged to keep the campaign going so progressives would have a voice.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:29 PM

 
Kucinich calls for Bush to pull TV ads
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2004

Contact: Matt Harris: (o) 216.889.2004, (c) 216.403.3980, press@kucinich.us

Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich today denounced television commercials produced by the Bush/Cheney re-election committee for using the Sept. 11, 2001 "national tragedy" as a "political prop" and for their insensitivity to the families of the victims of the terrorist attacks on that day.

Kucinich called on the President to pull the ads from the airwaves -- a call echoed by families who lost relatives that day, the Democratic National Committee, and the executive board of the International Association of Firefighters, which unanimously passed a resolution denouncing the ads as "hypocrisy at its worst."

"September 11th was a day of profound national tragedy," said Kucinich, an Ohio Congressman, "not a political prop. It is an outrage to seek political advantage from the deaths of thousands of Americans, and an indescribably insensitive assault on the emotions, lives and memories of family members whose loved ones were lost on that day."

Kucinich, one of only three Democrats still campaigning for his Party's nomination to face Bush in the November general election, also said it was ironic that the President is "trying to capitalize politically" on the events of that day while, at the same time, he is "refusing to fully cooperate" with inquiries into the facts and circumstances surrounding the event, including possible failures of intelligence gathering and analysis.

"Iraq has been a political prop. A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has been a prop. And now the rubble and suffering of America has become yet another prop," Kucinich said. "What the President is doing is wrong. Indecently wrong."

The Bush/Cheney re-election committee launched one of the largest television buys in the history of American politics with an initial ad blitz of $4.5 million in 16-or-more states, including broadcast and national cable media outlets featuring three 30-second spots and one 60-second spot today. The ad blitz is being planned to go through the August Republican National Convention set for New York City.

Published reports indicate the states will include Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin -- all "battleground states" for the November 2 national election.

Kucinich was campaigning in Florida when he saw the Bush television commercials. He will be campaigning in Bush's home base of Texas tomorrow.

For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us

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

To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 8:08 AM

 
Kucinich lauds peace, tenacity

By LINDSAY DOWNEY
Alligator Writer

It was anything but your typical political speech.

Accompanied by Dave Matthews Band guitarist Tim Reynolds, presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich spoke Thursday night to a devoted crowd that erupted into applause several times throughout the O’Connell Center event.

“The crowd’s response was fantastic,” Students for Dennis member Michael Belle said. “Just thundering the place, feet stomping and hands clapping.”

The Ohio congressman spoke on world peace, fear and the human spirit, quoting everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Franklin Roosevelt. (Full Story)

- posted by Daniel @ 7:56 AM

 
ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 03/05/2004

A radioactive nightmare in Concord, Massachusetts
The waitress at the ice cream shop in Concord, Massachusetts, was surprised. "A Superfund site?" she asked incredulously. "On Main Street?" It's not just a Superfund site but one dubbed by a cleanup contractor as "near the tip of the peak in terms of [cleanup] difficulty." It's radioactive.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_12993.asp

Kenya urges African countries to stick to ivory ban
Kenya urged African countries Thursday to stick by a 15-year global ban on the ivory trade, which it says has saved the elephant population across the continent from further decimation. The ivory trade was prohibited worldwide in 1989 after the African elephant population halved to 600,000 in just over a decade.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13733.asp

Sargasso genome study finds 1,800 new species
Genome experts who took on a patch of ocean for a mass gene-sequencing project said Thursday they had discovered at least 1,800 new species of microbes and changed some of their fundamental ideas about ocean biology.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13745.asp

Laos discovers lucrative eco-tourism niche
Young Western women, stripped down to bare essentials to catch the tropical sun, pass out candy and coins to begging village toddlers. Their male, backpacker cohorts bargain for some opium and maybe a tribal tryst for the night.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13698.asp

Tests show exhaust from Alabama weapons incinerator exceeded maximum levels for PCBs
An incinerator designed to destroy aging Cold War munitions emitted too many PCBs during trial burns last year, according to test results released Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13749.asp

Appeals court revives General Electric challenge of Superfund law
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 1980 Superfund law that allows the government to assess polluters for cleaning up toxic waste sites.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13748.asp

GOP contributor in New Mexico gets leeway for oil drilling
The government has eased Clinton-era oil and gas drilling restrictions on a large tract of desert grassland in New Mexico in a decision that benefits a large Republican donor in the state.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13750.asp

Saudi says E.U. can't go it alone on Kyoto pact
Saudi Arabia's senior delegate on climate change talks said Thursday the European Union should accept that Russia will not ratify the Kyoto Protocol and the 15-nation bloc would hurt itself trying to meet its targets.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-05/s_13746.asp



Environmental Marketplace Updates (Become a Member)

We'd like to encourage you to visit our Environmental Marketplace where you'll learn about some amazing environmentally-focused businesses. A few examples:

Alternative Energy Store, retailer for solar panels, windmills/wind turbines, inverters, solar water pumps, solar home heating systems and other solar and wind electric power systems for your home or business. If you'd like to learn about powering your home with solar and wind energy, their recent article offers a wealth of information. Read their story

Bullfrog Films, the oldest and largest publisher of videos and films about the environment in the United States. Bullfrog Films is pleased to present "Deconstructing Supper", a film that explores the phenomenon of industrial agriculture and genetically-modified organisms. Learn more

Chelsea Green Publishing, founded in 1984, has become known as the preeminent publisher of Books for Sustainable Living. One such book is "Seeds of Deception," which presents overwhelming evidence documenting serious potential health problems associated with the hi-tech foods that Americans eat every day. "Seeds of Deception"

Garden Kids, a leading manufacturer of fair wage organic cotton clothing for kids, celebrating ten years in business this spring! Their line of clothing can be viewed and purchased online. Learn more about Garden Kids

Grounds for Change, a specialty coffee business, roasting 100% organic, shade-grown, fair trade coffee beans fresh to order. All of their products are purchased under fair trade standards. Why is buying certified organic coffee so important?

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

Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement :
Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) Officially Launched March 1, 2004

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:
Algonquin wolves to be protected at last

Straus Communications:
Mounds of Joy-Natural Candy Bars Are Nothing to Snicker About -- Cloud Nine introduces alternatives to old grocery standards

Straus Communications:
Peanut Butter, Not Pacemakers! - Maranatha introduces nation's first "Heart Healthy" nut butters

The Trust for Public Land:
Columbus Landing Site Protected (U.S. VI)

Natural Resources Defense Council:
The Bush Administration's New Raid On Ozone Layer

Blue Goose Alliance:
Administration Negotiating Transfer of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge to State of Kansas

National Pollution Prevention Roundtable:
Full House at National Environmental Assistance Summit

National Wildlife Federation:
NWF Gives Qualified Support to DOI Wolf Management Proposal

Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation:
PEW FELLOWS PROGRAM IN MARINE CONSERVATION ANNOUNCES 2004 WINNERS

- posted by Daniel @ 7:41 AM

 
Sharpton, Kucinich to attend Selma march anniversary activities

The Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidates Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich are expected to be in Selma Sunday afternoon to participate in activities commemorating the 39th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and U.S. Reps. John Lewis, D-Georgia, and Maxine Waters, D-California, are also expected to participate in the commemorative march over the bridge. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 7:32 AM

 
UPDATE - AFTERNOON OF MARCH 4

Hi everyone, this is Dennis.

Well, the odds are long but, you know they've always been. And so is our commitment. Our commitment is steadfast, it's a commitment that we've made to peace and social and economic justice, and that commitment remains. As we are in the closing hours of our fundraising effort to achieve matching funds, I just want to let you know that by midnight tonight in your time zone we still have the time to double all the campaign contributions, under matching funds which will go to the end of this day. You can help double the money by making a contribution right now, to our ongoing presidential campaign.

People are asking me why am I still in this race, it looks like it's over. You know, I said I'm in this race until the Democratic party takes a stand to get out of Iraq, to bring in U.N. Peacekeepers and to bring our troops home. I'm in this race until the party will pledge to provide universal single-payer not for profit health care, a national health care plan under which everyone is covered. I'm in this race until the party takes s stand on behalf of fair trade, where we can be sure that we have workers rights, human rights, and environmental quality principles in all of our trade agreements.

I'm in this race as someone who takes a stand on behalf of those who don't have a voice. The Democratic Party can be so much more, and will be so much more, by our continued and consistent involvement, and only if we can have this debate inside the party can we encourage people from across this country to vote Democrat in November. So you are an important part of our ongoing efforts.

My commitment remains as steadfast as ever, and has never wavered for a moment. Nor has yours. Which is the reason that we've been able to come this far. And I'm so grateful for the common effort which this campaign represents, for the hopes that we've given so many American, for the hopes that remain to be realized. And so, in the next few hours, do whatever you can to help us continue this effort, to help us in the Florida primary that's upcoming, in the Texas primary that's upcoming, to help us as we continue to get our message out, as we make our march all the way towards the convention. Because this campaign started with the intention that we will change the politics of this country. And we can't stop now, we are no where near our goal.But we are a lot farther along than we were when we first started.

So thank you, I love all of you, and let's keep moving ahead. Thank you. Bye.

Dennis Kucinich

Contribute by calling 866-413-3664 or online at http://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php or by sending your check to the address shown at the bottom of this page.
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http://www.kucinich.us

- posted by Daniel @ 6:04 PM

 
Earth Policy News - Tune in to hear Lester Brown:

Radio and web broadcast alert:

Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, recently spoke about his book 'Plan B' to an overflow audience at the University of California Santa Barbara. More than 100 people were turned away.

The entire talk and the subsequent question and answer exchanges will be broadcast Monday 8 March 2004 from 11am-1pm PST (Pacific Standard Time) on www.kcsb.org worldwide and on KCSB, 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California.

Please tune in to this one-time-only broadcast.
- posted by Daniel @ 5:38 PM

 
Kucinich Advisor Tad Daley
March 03, 2004

GALESBURG -- Tad Daley, a specialist on American foreign policy and an advisor to presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, will give two talks on Tuesday, March 9, at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. Daley will speak at 4 p.m. in the Wilson House, 182 W. South Street, and at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room, Old Main. Both talks are free and open to the public.

A 1978 Knox graduate, Daley worked from 1987 to 1995 in the International Policy Department at the RAND Corporation, a non-profit "think-tank." He has written and lectured extensively about nuclear weapons, the United Nations, and American foreign policy.

In addition to serving as National Issues Director and Senior Policy Advisor for the Kucinich campaign, Daley is a visiting scholar at the Burkle Center for International Relations at the University of California - Los Angeles.

Daley earned his bachelor's degree at Knox in political science, a master's degree at the University of Southampton in England, a law degree at the University of Illinois, and a doctorate at the RAND Graduate School of Policy Studies. He also led The Campaign for a New UN Charter, to promote reforms of the United Nations system and the concept of global citizenship. In 1999 he served as vice president of the Global Security Institute, founded by the late U.S. Sen. Alan Cranston, and in 2001 he was a candidate for U.S. Congress in the 32nd district in Los Angeles County, California.

The talks are co-sponsored by three Knox student groups, the Alliance for Peaceful Action, the Knox Campus Greens, and the Knox Democrats.

http://www.knox.edu/x6830.xml

- posted by Daniel @ 5:36 PM

 
Alert! Support Verified Voting Bill! (From GRACE)

Sen. Graham has introduced Verified Voting Bill S. 1980 in the Senate, a companion bill to Rep. Rush Holt's bill, HR 2239 in the House. Both seek to put an electoral system into place in which Americans can have full confidence. All voting systems would have to meet these requirements in time for the November 2004 election. The bills would:
* Require computer voting systems to produce a paper record/hard copy;
* Require that all voting systems produce voter-verified paper records for use in manual audits;
* Ban the use of undisclosed software and wireless communication devices in voting systems;
* Require mandatory surprise recounts in .5 percent of both domestic and overseas jurisdictions.

If we don't pass these bills, the 2004 election could be compromised. According to computer experts, there may be serious counting errors and/or the computerized polling machines could be hacked and we would have no way of knowing it.
(http://www.verifiedvoting.org/intro_to_dre_flaws.asp).

There are two other voting bills before the Senate, one co-sponsored by Sen. Hillary Clinton, and the other by Sen. Barbara Boxer. Neither will give us a verifiable paper-trail by November, as S.1980 would!

H.R.2239 is not likely to see much progress until the Representatives know which bill will emerge in the Senate. As a result, it is crucial to get co-sponsors immediately for S.1980, Graham's companion bill in the Senate. So far Schumer (NY) and Nelson (Fl) have co-sponsored it. (VerifiedVoting.org)


WHAT YOU CAN DO:

(1) Contact your Senators and encourage them to co-sponsor with Graham's bill, S.1980. Click here for guidelines and toll free number: http://tinyurl.com/2xtpa.

(3) Please co-sign an "Open Letter to the House Administration Committee" [where HR2239 is now stuck], urging the committee to release H.R.2239 to the floor and support its passage, by March 8th. The letter can be read at: http://verifiedvoting.org/article.asp?id=882
and then endorsed at: http://verifiedvoting.org/endorse_checkmail.asp.

(4) Call Senators Boxer and Clinton (even non-constituents, since this is a national issue---but let them know if you are a constituent) to encourage them to co-sponsor ASAP with Graham, rather than push their own bills. Don't forget to be polite and thank them for their interest in verified voting, but tell them that only Graham's bill will give us a paper trail by November , thereby safeguarding our trust in the upcoming elections and the electoral process.
Senator Boxer: (202) 224-3553/ Fax (415) 956-6701
Senator Clinton: (202) 224-4451/ Fax (202) 228-0282

(5) Call House Minority Leader Pelosi (1 800-839-5276) and ask her to co-sponsor H.R.2239, which has been endorsed by the Democratic National Committee and co-sponsored by 125 other House members. Ask her to encourage other Democrats to do the same.

(6) Tell news executives today that the problem of e-voting is a story they can't ignore. Click on http://www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/evote for a pre-written email (but try to use your own words).

(7) Send an e-mail to head of League of Women's Voters to urge them to support paper trail (KMaxwell@LWV.Org). At present she doesn't think this is necessary. For talking points, see http://www.leagueissues.org/lwvqa.html If you are a member of the League, please also sign a petition at: http://www.leagueissues.org/#Part3

(5) Tell the following civil rights organizations to support HR. 2239 and S. 1980:
Leadership Council on Civil Rights: http://www.civilrights.org/about/contact_us/#contact ;

Common Cause: grassroots@commoncause.org ; 202-833-1200; 800-926-1064 http://www.commoncause.org/forms/contactus.htm ;

ACLU's voting rights division: 404-523-2721. See comment page at: http://www.aclu.org/feedback/feedback.cfm ;

People for the American Way: 202-467-4999 or 800-326-7329; http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=162;
Email at: pfaw@pfaw.org

(7) Send a quick, free pre-written fax to Senators about S.1980 (which you can modify) at:
http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2848

(8) Send a quick, free pre-written fax to your Representatives about HR. 2239 (which you can modify) at:
http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2821

(9) Call House Members at a toll free number:
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/hr2239_volunteers/hr2239_effort.asp

(10) For other Actions click here:
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/volunteers/


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For more Democracy & Voting action alerts, go to: http://www.gracepublicfund.org/democracy/
- posted by Daniel @ 5:19 PM

 
It Ain’t Over ’Til…

March 4, 2004

The Cleveland Plain Dealer asked Kucinich today what part of ‘it’s over’ he didn’t understand. Kucinich responded: "The part that says that we're still in Iraq, that says there are 43 million Americans without any health insurance, the part that says we lost 3 million manufacturing jobs, that we've got a front-runner who basically has taken NAFTA and the WTO off the table. And the part that says, last I checked, this is still a democracy."

Kucinich told the Plain Dealer his continued presence gives a forum for important ideas in the Democratic Party. "There are critical differences within the Democratic Party which have to be aired, and they really reflect on whether or not the Democrats can win the election in November," he said. Kucinich warned against ending the debate now and taking it outside of the Democratic Party. “It will be assumed that Democrats may not care about these things," he said.

"It might be true that any Democrat could get 49 percent of the vote right now. The question is, how do you get that other 2 or 3 percent that takes you over the top?" Kucinich said. "And that's why my value to this race could end up helping to save the day."
- posted by Daniel @ 5:11 PM

 
Moving Forward

Hi Everyone, this is Dennis.

I want to thank you for your heart, for your courage of your convictions, and for your commitment to this campaign. You've made it possible for us to advance this campaign into every state, into so many communities, giving people all over America and across the world a new hope that we can take this country into a direction of peace and prosperity.

You've made it possible for us to score victories in states like Washington where we came in third, and Maine where we came in third in a large field and picked up a couple delegates, and in Hawaii where we ran at 30% and gathered 8 delegates, and yesterday on Super Tuesday where we gathered delegates in Ohio and Minnesota. You are the ones who have helped make this campaign possible. And as we move forward into the next series of primaries, again I'm going to call on you. I'm going to call on your spirit and your enthusiasm, on your vision and your willingness to hang in there when other campaigns have long ago quit.

You know that there's something very special that unites all of us. It's a quality of a vision and a belief that we can create a new world, that we can create a world that gives people hope, that gives people a new optimism, a chance in life. To create a world that has jobs, and health care, and retirement security, and peace. That's the world that you and I have not only worked to envision, but we've worked to make real in this campaign.

Now that we head into the next primaries, we're going to need to do even more. In the next 24 hours there's another deadline, its the deadline for the expiration period for matching funds. So this is the moment that I need everyone to get on the phones and make some phone calls and ask people to make contributions so that we can double our money. By the end of March 4, that period will be over. So help us out, let's keep expanding our fundraising efforts. So that as we move on to Florida and Texas and other states, that we'll continue to have the resources to build a campaign and to continue the message that's causing Americans to admire the strength of this campaign despite the odds. So let's move forward. Let's move forward with the same faith and optimism that brought us together. Let's move forward with the same quality of spirit that has kept us together no matter what the odds.

And let's move forward with a renewed dedication, not only because we believe in each other, but because we believe in our country.

Thank you so much, I love all of you, and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Dennis Kucinich

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Contact us:
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- posted by Daniel @ 5:00 PM

 
Mark Your Calendars!
March 5th is the Premiere of Country Music Television's Documentary - Farm Aid: The Fight Goes On.

This one hour CMT News special explores the history of Farm Aid, its contribution to strengthening America's family farmers, and how the issues facing America's farmers have changed over the 18 years since Farm Aid's inception.

Farm Aid: The Fight Goes On features both new and archival interviews with artists such as Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Billy Bob Thornton, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi, Beck, Barenaked Ladies, Phish, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Billy Joel and many others. The CMT News special will also feature vintage clips from some of the most memorable performances over the years.

The show premieres on CMT Friday, March 5 at 10:00 pm Eastern, and 1:30 am ET. Encore presentations are on Saturday, March 6 at 5:30 pm ET, Thursday, March 11 at 7:00 pm ET and Saturday, March 13 at 1:00 pm ET.

For more information on Farm Aid, please visit http://www.farmaid.org/.

And don't forget, all proceeds from the sale of Meatrix merchandise are being donated to Farm Aid. Visit http://www.themeatrix.com/shop/ to find out what's on sale.

GRACE is a proud supporter of Farm Aid and all their work to save family farms.


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- posted by Daniel @ 4:57 PM

 
Last Call for Kucinich
This candidate's "call to conscience" passes the progressive litmus test

by Maureen Turner - March 4, 2004
COURTESY OF DENNIS KUCINICH FOR PRESIDENT
More for meds, less for guns: Dennis Kucinich would pay for universal health care by trimming the Pentagon's budget.
One thing was abundantly clear from Dennis Kucinich's appearance at UMass last Wednesday morning: He respects his listeners' intelligence.

There was no warm-up, no audience pandering, when the Ohio congressman and would-be Democratic presidential nominee took the stage at a campaign rally in the Campus Center Auditorium.

Kucinich immediately launched into his fast-paced speech, in short order calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, for U.S. troops to be pulled out of Iraq and replaced by UN peacekeepers, for the nation to restore its damaged international reputation -- and calling George W. Bush a liar for the claims he made in his zeal to send the country to war.

"This administration took us into a war that the U.S. didn't need to get into," Kucinich said. "Iraq had neither the ability nor the intent to attack the U.S. ... This administration led the country into war based on lies and for that reason alone should be kicked out of the White House."

Kucinich has the moral authority to condemn Bush's war record because -- unlike Sen. John Kerry, the front-runner in the Democratic race, and Sen. John Edwards, who's running a distant second -- he voted against giving the president the power to declare war.

That's not the only thing that distinguishes Kucinich from Kerry and Edwards. He advocates gay marriage, the U.S. withdrawal from NAFTA and the World Trade Organization, and the abolition of the Patriot Act. He proposes universal, single-payer health care and would cover the cost by trimming the staggering military budget.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:50 PM

 
Vote shows some Bay Area quirks

By Josh Richman - STAFF WRITER

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Jones carried every California county, but the Bay Area still offered a few interesting primary election quirks. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:46 PM

 
Kucinich says he's in the race for the long haul

By Stefanie Green
Associate Editor
March 04, 2004

Student body president Omar Khan did what he said he wanted to do by bringing the political process to the students Wednesday night. The first presidential forum this year at USF attracted more than 400 people to the Special Events Center to hear Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich speak.

Kucinich, who got a standing ovation when he took the stage, even attracted the student organization Students for Bush. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 4:41 PM

 
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Workers contain oil spill
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An environmental cleanup crew hired by Detroit Edison worked Wednesday to
contain and remove about five to 10 gallons of oil from Bunce Creek before
it could enter the St. Clair River. Source: The Times Herald (3/4)


Sewage plan raises worries
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When rain overwhelms sewage plants in Michigan, there are two alternatives:
Allow human waste to back up into basements or skip part of the treatment
process and dump partially sanitized sewage into the Detroit River, Lake St.
Clair and other waterways. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/4)


U.S. officials yank fish barrier funding
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Federal officials have cut funding for a new electric fence to block
voracious Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan, where biologists fear the
prolific fish could rapidly spread and devastate all of the Great Lakes.
Source: Chicago Tribune (3/4)


Pipeline riles residents
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A leading auto glass company's proposal to pipe treated wastewater through a
sensitive stretch of Lake Michigan sand dunes has upset residents and state
environmental regulators. Source: The Detroit News (3/4)


Ashes to ashes
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Neighborhoods in the Westland suburb of Detroit, where towering ash trees
formed shady summer canopies above the quiet streets, are being stripped
bare. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (3/4)


Gov. Granholm wants limits on Great Lakes water
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday that legislation will be introduced
this month to help protect our state's most plentiful natural resources -
the Great Lakes. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (3/4)


Wolverine sightings spread in Michigan
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The confirmed sighting of a wolverine near Bad Axe last week has been
followed by several other sightings of what apparently is the same animal.
Source: Detroit Free Press (3/4)


Ogden woman has ferry good day
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Cindy Lucas of Ogden took center stage - quite literally - Wednesday in
Toronto as she was introduced as the winner of a much-ballyhooed contest to
find a nickname for the new ferry on Lake Ontario. Source: Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle (3/4)


Shocking Way to Transform Waste
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For the first time, a microbial fuel cell has generated electricity while
cleaning wastewater, a development that could make sewage treatment more
affordable for both industrialized and developing nations, researchers said.
Source: Wired News (3/4)


Great Lakes lawmakers applaud Bush budget proposal, say more is needed
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Great Lakes lawmakers applauded President Bush on Wednesday for proposing
more money for Great Lakes cleanup in his 2005 budget but said the lakes
still aren't getting the attention and funding that have gone to other
environmentally sensitive areas. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/3)

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- posted by Daniel @ 4:39 PM

 
Bill aims to curb offshoring
Last modified: March 3, 2004, 5:20 PM PST
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com


In a move designed to make U.S. companies think twice about sending jobs overseas, a group of politicians is proposing a novel way to punish them for it.

A new bill, drafted by Socialist legislator Bernard Sanders and backed by a few dozen Democrats and Republicans, would slap limits on federal grants to companies that fire U.S. workers and hire replacements abroad.

"People who are working in technology jobs know the threat to their jobs right now," said Sanders spokesman Joel Barkin. "They've seen their jobs going over to India by the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. What this legislation would do is encourage these companies to think twice before shipping over these technology jobs." (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 8:48 AM

 
Posted on Thu, Mar. 04, 2004

MINNESOTA: Kucinich's showing may be tribute to Wellstone

BY BILL SALISBURY

Pioneer Press

It may go down as just a footnote in Minnesota's political history, but dark-horse candidate Dennis Kucinich's strong showing in the presidential balloting at Tuesday night's Democratic-Farmer-Labor precinct caucuses surprised a lot of politicians and pundits.

Kucinich finished third, behind John Kerry and John Edwards, with 17 percent of the vote. That was by far the Ohio congressman's best performance in any of the 10 Super Tuesday contests, and it marked his second-highest share of the vote — after the 24 percent he got in the Hawaii caucuses — in the 30 state races so far.
(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 8:39 AM

 
Message: 1
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:18:00 -0800
From: "Heather Rhoads-Weaver"
Subject: Small Wind at Global Windpower 2004 - Chicago

If you haven't already made plans to attend Global Windpower in Chicago March 28-31, don't miss out!
This year's AWEA conference features more events than ever on small wind, including:

Sunday, March 28

Pre-Conference Seminar 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
"Taking Small Wind to the Next Level: Reaching Industry Goals"
http://www.awea.org/global04/g04seminars.html
Full Program below

Poster Reception 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet Presenters of 8 Poster Sessions on Small Wind
Listed below

Opening Reception 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
View Exhibits, including 15 companies involved in Small Wind
Listed below

Monday, March 29

AWEA Legislative Update 10:30 am - Noon
Discussion will include creation of new pending federal Small Wind Turbine Investment Tax Credit

National Programs - 2nd Presenation in 10:30 am Session
Larry Flowers, Team Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Wind Powering America - An Update

Small Wind Turbine Committee Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, March 30

Small Wind Track Sessions
Details below

Wind Energy for Farms, Homes and Small Businesses 10:30 am - Noon

Hybrid System Technology Needs 1:45 - 3:15 pm

Advanced Small Turbine Technology 3:30 - 5 pm


AWEA SMALL WIND PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINAR
Sunday, March 28

Taking Small Wind to the Next Level: Reaching Industry Goals

9:00-9:10 Welcome and Introductions, Brian Smith, NREL

9:10-9:40 The Future of Small Wind and its Markets, Mike Bergey, BWC

9:40-10:10 Strategic Priorities for the Small Wind Industry: Review of the U.S. Small Wind Turbine Roadmap, Heather Rhoads-Weaver, AWEA

10:10-10:40 DOE/NREL Distributed Wind Turbine Projects, Trudy Forsyth, NREL

10:40-10:55 Break

10:55-11:15 Status of the Technology and Implications of Testing, Ken Starcher, AEI

11:15-11:45 Present Federal and State Residential Incentives, Trudy Forsyth, NREL
Opportunities for Improving Programs, Policies and Incentives to Nurture the Small Wind Industry, Robert Preus, ARE

11:45-12:00 Wind Resource Assessment for Small Turbines, Dave Blittersdorf, NRG Systems

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:20 Small Wind Fundamentals, Jim Green, NREL
· How Wind Turbines Work
· Estimating Annual Energy Delivery
· Technology Overview and Available Products
· Costs and Payback
· Case Studies
· Utility Interconnection

2:20-2:35 Break

2:35-3:05 Understanding Zoning for Small Wind, Jim Green, NREL

3:05-3:20 Q & A on Small Wind Technology, Jim Green, NREL

3:20-4:00 Looking Ahead: Joint Actions for Industry and Advocates, Jim Green, NREL, Mike Bergey, BWC, and Heather Rhoads-Weaver, AWEA


SMALL WIND POSTER SESSIONS

Peter Asmus, Pathfinder Communications, USA
Permitting Small-Scale Wind Projects: Learning from the California Experience

David Corbus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Small Wind Turbine Energy Capture Analysis

Radu Danescu, North Dakota State University, USA
Verticle-Axis Turbine Modified for a Cost-Effective, Small Off-Grid Wind Power System

Vinod John, Northern Power Systems, USA
Operation of Small Wind Turbines on Distribution Grids

George Nassos, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
A Highly Efficient Small Wind Turbine for Distributive Generation

Lynn Sharp, Maul Foster & Alongi Inc., USA
Rapid Ecological Assessment of Potential Small Wind Power Sites for Native Villages and Coast Guard Facilities in Southeast and Southwest Alaska

Eduard Shyshonkov, Center for Safe Energy, Ukraine
Off-Grid Small Wind Power in Crimea, Ukraine: Towards Distributed Energy Independence

Andrew Wright, University of Newcastle, Australia
The Starting Performance and Low Wind Speed Behaviour of A Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine


EXHIBITORS INVOLVED IN SMALL WIND INCLUDE
AWEA Small Wind Advocate http://www.awea.org/smallwind.html
AWS Scientific Inc http://www.awsscientific.com
Bergey Windpower Co. http://www.bergey.com
CH2M Hill http://www.ch2m.com
Electric Power Engineers, Inc. http://www.epeconsulting.com
Energy Maintenance Service Inc. http://www.energyms.com
enXco http://www.enxco.com
Fuhrlander AG http://www.lorax-energy.com
Gestion Optilog Inc. http://www.windports.com
Global Energy Concepts http://www.globalenergyconcepts.com
NRG Systems http://www.nrgsystems.com
Natus Technology Corp. http://www.natustech.com
Paragon Partners Ltd. http://www.paragon-partners.com
TrueWind Solutions LLC http://www.truewind.com
U.S. Department of Energy http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro.html
Valmont Industries Inc - Wind Energy http://www.valmont.com
WECS Electric Supply http://www.wecselectric.com
Wetzel Engineering http://www.kwetzel.com
For a full exhibitor list see http://www.awea.org/global04/g04exhibits.html

SMALL WIND TRACK SESSIONS
Tuesday, March 30

Wind Energy for Farms, Homes and Small Businesses
10:30-Noon, Room N228
Moderators: Peter Dreyfuss, Director, Chicago Regional Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Michael Bergey, President, Bergey Windpower Company

Ryan Hayes Wiser, Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Building a Market for Small Wind Systems: Calculating the Break-Even Turnkey Cost of Residential Wind Systems in the United States

Charlie Dou, General Manager, Beijing Bergey Windpower Co., Ltd., China
Experience and Lessons Learned from Renewable Energy System Application in China Rural Electrification

Michael Klemen, USA
Experiences in Testing Numerous Small Wind Turbines and Comments on Turbine Design

Heather Rhoads-Weaver, Director of Community Partnerships, NW Sustainable Energy for Economic Development, USA
Our Wind Co-op: Exploring Joint Green Tag Financing and Marketing Models for Energy Independence

William Hagy, Deputy Administrator for Business Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA
Farm Bill Section 9006 Program: Proven Funding Source for Rural Wind Energy Systems

Mark Bolinger, Principal Research Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Community-Owned Wind Power Development: The Challenge of Applying the European Model in the United States, and How States are Addressing that Challenge


Hybrid System Technology Needs
1:45-3:15, Room N228
Moderators: Trudy Forsyth, Small Wind Turbine Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Elvis Zekeri, President, Nigerian Wind Energy Association, Nigeria

Henry duPont, Managing Director, Lorax Energy Systems, LLC, USA
Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System Provides Critical Power to Help Clean Up Remote Superfund Site

Mia Devine, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, USA
Wind Diesel Hybrid Options for Remote Power Stations in Alaska

Christopher Henderson, Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, USA
Feasibility Study for a Wind-Diesel Hybrid System with Desalination for Star Island, N.H.

Jon McGowan, Professor, University of Massachusetts, USA
A Hybrid Wind-Diesel System for the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Naval Base: Using an Energy Savings Performance Contract

João Pinho, Full Professor, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
Operational Strategies of Wind-Diesel Systems for Electricity Generation Using Intelligent Systems

Laurent Mondou, P.Eng., DERMOND Inc., Canada
Complete "GREEN ENERGY" Electricity Management System for Artic Diesel Driven Grids and Rooftop Installations to Reduce Cost of Power of Utility and Building Owners


Advanced Small Turbine Technology
3:30-5:00, Room N228
Moderators: David Laino, Engineering Consultant, Windward Engineering, LLC, USA
Peter Hjuler Jensen, Head of Programme, Risoe National Laboratory, Denmark

Garrett Bywaters, Sr Mechanical Engineer, Northern Power Systems, USA
Evolution of the NorthWind® 100 - From Niche Markets to Mainstream Small Turbine Applications

Trudy Forsyth, Small Wind Turbine Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
U.S. Department of Energy's Distributed Wind Turbine Development Projects

David Jones, Program Manager, Southwest Windpower, USA
The Approaching Storm: Southwest Windpower's New Small Wind Turbine and the Growing Small Wind Turbine Market

Tod Hanley, Chief Engineer, Bergey Windpower Co., USA
The New Bergey XL.50, a Passively-Controlled, Low Cost, 50 kW Turbine for Distributed Generation

Gerard Van Bussel, Associate Professor, TU Delft, Netherlands
The Development of Turby®, a Small VAWT for the Built Environment

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Each full conference or one-day conference attendee will receive a Conference Proceedings CD-ROM, which will be mailed out after the conference. Updated speaker information will be posted to the AWEA website which will be available to full conference and one-day conference attendees.

REGISTER NOW!
http://www.awea.org/global04/registration.html


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The AWEA Small Wind News and Alerts list is a timely source for information updates, news clips and action alerts focusing on small wind energy. This list is announcement-only with low-traffic, weekly mailings.

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- posted by Daniel @ 8:38 AM

 
ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 03/04/2004

Coho salmon make state endangered list and other stories
Northern California coho salmon have gained an extra layer of legal protection as a state endangered species. California coho runs were already declared an endangered species by the federal government in 1996. The new designation applies to coho who spawn from San Francisco north to Punta Gorda in Humboldt County. Runs north of that are considered threatened.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13160.asp

California county bans planting of biotech crops
Opponents of genetically modified foods celebrated a historic victory Wednesday after voters approved a measure to make Mendocino County, California, the first in the United States to ban genetically modified crops and animals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13690.asp

Namibia to start expropriating white farms
The Namibian government says it plans to start expropriating land from white farmers but would not follow neighboring Zimbabwe's policy of seizing land by force.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13695.asp

IBM settles New York birth defect lawsuit
International Business Machines Corp. has settled a lawsuit brought by a former worker who had blamed her daughter's birth defects on exposure to chemicals at an IBM plant in New York. The settlement comes less than a week after IBM prevailed in a similar employee chemical exposure suit in California.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13689.asp

FDA OKs mouthwash chemical for poultry
The same chemical used in most mouthwashes for more than half a century has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use on poultry as a way to reduce food-borne illness.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13693.asp

Northern California District Attorney targeted by lumber company survives recall election
A prosecutor in California redwood country easily survived a recall election Tuesday that was largely funded by a lumber company he sued.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13692.asp

Philippines to open new offshore oilfields
The Philippines, a net importer of energy, said on Wednesday 16 foreign firms had submitted bids to develop oil and gas sites in the country's first auction of blocks around its biggest offshore field.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13697.asp

Ants, like cars, avoid congestion
Ants, just like motorists, hate congestion and use alternative routes to avoid it, scientists said Wednesday. The industrious insects push and shove each other out of the way when it gets too crowded, forcing some to find another route from a food source back to the nest.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13691.asp

Ecotourism takes a toll on wildlife
Ecotourism is taking its toll on wildlife and may be endangering the survival of the very animals people are flocking to see, according to researchers.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13696.asp

Latest Neil Young tour highlights environmentalist character
Saving the family farm, helping the Earth and reducing America's dependence on foreign oil — they all go together for Neil Young on his "Greendale" tour.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-04/s_13694.asp



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Bullfrog Films, the oldest and largest publisher of videos and films about the environment in the United States. Bullfrog Films is pleased to present "Deconstructing Supper", a film that explores the phenomenon of industrial agriculture and genetically-modified organisms. Learn more

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Earth Policy Institute:
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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:
Algonquin wolves to be protected at last

Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement :
Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) Officially Launched March 1, 2004

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- posted by Daniel @ 8:23 AM

 
Dear Biodiesel Alliance & Backers Members,


New Holland has Awarded a Year's Use of New Holland Compact Tractor to Top 2 Biodiesel Alliance Recruiters
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and farm equipment giant New Holland are pleased to honor five top recruiters for their work in gaining greater recognition of biodiesel benefits by recruiting new members to the Biodiesel Alliance. A Wisconsin ag spokesperson was the top recruiter, with a Michigan couple close behind. Clean Cities Chapter Coordinators from Durham, North Carolina and Seattle, Washington tied for third.

Thanks in part to their efforts, the ranks of the Biodiesel Alliance doubled in size during the recognition program that NBB and New Holland announced Feb. 25, 2003. More than 700 groups, ranging from environmental organizations to school associations to government agencies and fuel suppliers, are now members.

The first and second place winners were each awarded one-year's use of a New Holland compact tractor. Winners also receive a 55-gallon drum of biodiesel (B100), donated by NBB member biodiesel suppliers.

Go to a news release at Biodiesel Alliance Recruiting Awards Go to Wisconsin Ag Spokesperson, Michigan couple, & Clean Cities Chapter Coordinators from Durham, NC and Seattle, WA for more details about the Biodiesel Alliance recruiting program, contest winners and prizes. Go to the Winners’ Statements for quotes by the contest winners about their strong support for biodiesel.

I'd like to add my thanks to the many current members who have helped recruit new members. You can still help grow support for biodiesel by recruiting your friends and colleagues to join the Biodiesel Alliance and Backers. As you know, it's free; and it's easy. Just direct them to www.biodiesel.org/aboutnbb/alliance. Help the Biodiesel Alliance grow to 1,000 organizations and beyond!

Thanks in advance for your continuing action and support for biodiesel.

Joe Jobe
Executive Director
National Biodiesel Board
(800) 841-5849
- posted by Daniel @ 8:09 AM

 
Wilkin follows state trend, chooses Kerry for DFL nominee
By Robb Long, Daily News

Fifteen Wilkin County DFL'ers showed up at Breckenridge Library to propel John Kerry to the top of the national Democratic list during Tuesday's caucus vote.

This is one of the largest caucus turnouts in the past 10 years, which can be attributed to the contention among national Democratic candidates for president, said Reed Johnson, Wilkin County's DFL party chairman.

John Kerry received the most confidence among Wilkin County DFL'ers with seven votes, while John Edwards earned six votes and Dennis Kucinich had two votes. That vote followed national trends. Ten states went to the polls on Super Tuesday. All but one chose Kerry. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 8:07 AM

 
Beyond Super Tuesday: (From the Kucinich Campaign)

Dear Friends,

There comes a moment when we look forward and backward, almost simultaneously, and decide either that everything we believe in is possible - or that our hopes and our dreams are unobtainable. Now is just such a moment.

This is a moment of historic choice in our campaign - a moment where the decisions we make will have effects that ripple forward through generations, decisions that will profoundly affect our lives as individuals, our relationships with other organizations, the future direction of our country, and indeed the future course of the world.

It is the day after Super Tuesday and there is much to report in the Kucinich for President campaign. First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who worked so hard over these many months to bring us to this point in our journey. We are now looking ahead to the remaining states and the Democratic convention in Boston in July, 2004. We must focus on states where Dennis can gain delegates, so that we go to the convention from a position of strength.

This morning the media declared Kerry to be the Democratic nominee. It's been reported that President Bush phoned John Kerry and offered hopes for a spirited debate, and that Kerry is looking for a running mate. That said, we all must remember that in order to be influential and win the election, the Democratic Party must honestly address issues such as single-payer universal health care, jobs, trade, education, the war in Iraq, and the need for a Department of Peace.

Congressman Kucinich has emerged as the voice of the progressive movement in the political debate. His campaign will continue to secure delegates on the way to the convention where, with our ongoing support, he will continue to be that voice. Thus we will focus on the upcoming primary/caucus states, purchase media time, operate a national campaign, and, with your help, make certain that the human values at the heart of this campaign/movement will be at the center of politics in our country.

Together, all of us will ensure that Dennis Kucinich continues to be heard and that the voice of the progressive movement in our country will be part of the transformation of politics and our world. Let us persevere with this vital work to create the world we all envision, the world that exists in our hearts, the world we want to give to our children and our grandchildren.

My heart sings as I contemplate our concerted effort. Our combined chorus of voices will resound through generations as we demonstrate to the world the majesty of our collective vision. Together we will continue to make a difference as we join with others to create a culture of peace with non-violence as the organizing principle.

To move forward in our journey it is absolutely critical that we keep raising money - especially now, while we still qualify for federal matching funds before hitting our March 4th expiration date (checks dated March 4 and funds received over the internet on March 4 will be matched). Please invest in our future - in our children's and our grandchildren's future - by contributing right now on the website (www.kucinich.us) or calling with a contribution (866-413-3664).

We look forward to the possibilities that will emerge as we each play our part in this unfolding evolution of the Democratic Party - and more universally, the human spirit.

In the Spirit of Peace and Cooperation,
Dot

Dorothy J. Maver, National Campaign Manager
Dennis John Kucinich Campaign for President
866-413-3664
http://www.kucinich.us
- posted by Daniel @ 8:02 AM

 
NBB Biodiesel Bulletin (http://www.biodiesel.org)

* Neil Young Goes on Tour with Cleaner Burning Biodiesel
* Harvard Makes Smart Move to Biodiesel
* Senate Passes Short Extension of Transportation Bill
* Krysta Harden Says Goodbye


* Biodiesel Alliance Contest Winners Announced
* NBB Sets Industry Priorities at Board Meeting
* Canada's First Retail Biodiesel Pump Opens


Neil Young Goes on Tour with Cleaner Burning Biodiesel

Rock legend Neil Young is currently driving cross-country on biodiesel as part of his Greendale tour, which began in Vancouver on Feb. 19. Young’s tour buses and trucks are fueled by B20 at his request.

“Our Greendale tour is now ozone friendly,” Young said. “I plan to continue to use this government approved and regulated fuel exclusively from now on to prove that it is possible to deliver the goods anywhere in North America without using foreign oil, while being environmentally responsible.”

Young is performing at venues nationwide with his band Crazy Horse while promoting an original film he shot and directed, called Greendale.

The Iowa-based farmer owned cooperative West Central Soy will supply the soy biodiesel for the tour. The singer/songwriter, whose career has produced such hits such as “Heart of Gold” and “Rockin’ in the Free World,” has long championed the family farm.

“I've supported the American farmer through FarmAid for 18 years, and biodiesel is a renewable fuel that America can grow in its own soil,” Young said.

For more on the Greendale tour, visit www.neilyoung.com/tour.html


Harvard Makes Smart Move to Biodiesel

Harvard University announced in February that its diesel vehicles now run on B20. Biodiesel stood out from other alternative fuels under consideration for use at the university because it provides the largest health and environmental benefits in the most cost effective way, according to David Harris, Jr., general manager of transportation services at Harvard.

“We researched many alternative fuels, and biodiesel was clearly the least cost of entry to the cleaner burning alternative fuel market,” Harris said. “There’s no investment on our part other than a fuel tank so we have access to the fuel on campus. We also looked at other biodiesel users in the East, and all had positive experiences with the fuel, so it was an easy choice for Harvard.”

Harvard joins a growing list of other universities using biodiesel nationwide, including the University of Colorado, University of Michigan, Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Idaho.

“Harvard is not a stand-alone campus,” Harris said. “Our shuttle buses drive down the streets of Cambridge, past houses and other schools. We feel a responsibility to be a good neighbor and be as environmentally friendly as possible. Biodiesel helps us accomplish that using the vehicles we already have.”

World Energy, a major provider of biodiesel based in Chelsea, Mass., will provide the fuel to the university. Harvard is using the fuel as part of its Green Campus Initiative.


Senate Passes Short Extension of Transportation Bill

The Senate passed a two-month extension of the transportation bill last week, and President Bush signed it on Sunday. The extension was a “clean” bill even though Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has attempted to add the biodiesel and ethanol tax provisions to the measure. The Senate has already passed a comprehensive package reauthorizing transportation spending for six years. However, since the House has not finished its six-year bill, short term extensions are required, or the current transportation bill would have expired on Sunday, February 29.

The Senate is also hoping to consider a scaled back energy bill some time in March. Senate leadership had hoped to address the measure last week, but differences could not be resolved. Biodiesel tax provisions are included in the energy bill “light.”


Krysta Harden Says Goodbye

After 11 years representing the American Soybean Association (ASA), biodiesel lobbyist Krysta Harden has left Gordley Associates to become the executive director of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). Harden was instrumental in orchestrating the biodiesel tax incentive as it currently stands in the Senate energy and transportation bills.

“The NACD position is an excellent opportunity for Krysta. She has our full support and we’re certain she’ll be successful,” said Joe Jobe, NBB executive director. “Krysta has served the biodiesel industry with exceptional performance and dedication. She has been a part of our family for many years and she will be missed.”

NBB presented Harden with the Outstanding Service Award at the first annual Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Palm Springs last month. She is also the recipient of the United Soybean Board award for Outstanding Service in the Domestic Marketing/Industrial Category.

“I know now more than ever that I was very lucky to have been a part of the NBB team, and in my heart, I always will be,” she said. This was always more than a job to me because of the wonderful people who make up this industry.”

Gordley Associates has hired Mark Palmer to take over responsibilities as ASA's lobbyist for biodiesel, bio-based products, conservation, and transportation issues. Palmer has been Director of Public Policy for the National Corn Growers Association, working primarily on ethanol issues, including the Energy Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Renewable Fuels Standard. Previously, he served on the staff of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) as Agriculture Legislative Assistant. In his new position, Palmer will work closely with NBB in representing soybean farmers and industry on biodiesel and bio-based issues in Washington, D.C.

“We’re very excited to welcome Mark on board,” said Bob Metz, chairman of NBB. “He has substantial experience with biofuels and renewable energy legislation. NBB and ASA will do everything we can to help him transition into his new role.”


Biodiesel Alliance Contest Winners Announced

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and farm equipment giant New Holland are pleased to honor five top recruiters for their work in gaining greater recognition of biodiesel benefits by recruiting new members to the Biodiesel Alliance. Thanks in part to their efforts, the ranks of the Biodiesel Alliance doubled in size during the recognition program that NBB and New Holland announced Feb. 25, 2003. More than 700 groups, ranging from environmental organizations to school associations to government agencies and fuel suppliers, are now members.

Wisconsin Agriculture Spokesperson Natalie Parmentier, who won first place by recruiting 63 new organizations, will receive a one-year use of a New Holland compact tractor, the prize offered for the highest recruiting effort. However, the significant recruiting efforts of the second place winners, Saginaw, Michigan farm couple Gail and Thomas Frahm, also impressed New Holland so much that the company decided to award a bonus prize to them – also a one-year use of the New Holland compact tractor.

Gail Frahm, who serves as an executive of the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee, is also launching a state Biodiesel Alliance.

“The energy that these recruiters have put into the Alliance is impressive,” says Gene H. Hemphill, New Holland’s Manager of Industry Affairs for North America. “We encourage both current and new members to use the Alliance resources to stay abreast of the issues and to continue showing their support for this important alternative fuel source.”

Tying for third place were two Clean Cities Coordinators, Anne Tazewell of Triangle J Council of Governments based in Durham, North Carolina and Linda Graham of the Puget Sound Clean Cities Coalition in Seattle, Washington. The winners receive 55-gallon drums of biodiesel (B100) as prizes thanks to NBB member biodiesel producers Ag Environmental Products, American Biofuels, Biodiesel Industries, Griffin Industries, Imperial Western Products and West Central Soy.

“The recruiting incentive program was every bit as successful as we and our program partner, New Holland, expected,” said NBB Executive Director Joe Jobe. “It showed that it is easy to generate support for biodiesel. We hope that friends of biodiesel will continue to recruit to the Alliance, since everyone benefits from greater awareness and use of this American-made fuel.”


NBB Sets Industry Priorities at Board Meeting

Following the first annual National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Palm Springs, Calif., NBB held its spring Governing Board and membership meetings in February. The board’s primary objective was to discuss, rank, and approve the 2005 industry priorities. The prioritization process is a culmination of months of work by committees and working groups in the three main program areas. The top 4 program priorities are:
1) National Energy Initiatives
2) State Energy Initiatives
3) Original Equipment Manufacturer Development
4) 2007 Engine Testing and Technology Development Program

The 2007 Engine Testing and Technology Development Program was determined to be a very high industry priority because it will provide industry match money to do critical engine testing on advanced diesel technology in collaboration with engine companies and the US Department of Energy. The board also agreed that a special level of effort will be needed to help raise the funding for this substantial new program, since funding for core functions or existing top priorities must not be reduced at this time. Successful implementation and completion of this program over the next 3 years will be necessary to ensure that biodiesel will have a place in future diesel engine platforms.

The Governing Board also agreed to re-activate the Small Producers working group. A number of issues were raised and discussed at the conference during the Small Producers discussion forum. The working group will be charged with addressing those issues for discussion at the summer NBB meeting in Washington DC. Current members of that working group include Russ Teall, Graham Noyes, and Jacques Sinoncelli. Other appointments to the working group are being confirmed and will be announced soon.

Other highlights of the meeting include the election of Jerry Osterholt as NBB’s new Treasurer. Jerry is a farmer leader from Indiana. Bev Thessen, NBB Information Coordinator, was recognized for 10 years of service with the National Biodiesel Board. “Bev has served as a main artery of information for biodiesel worldwide through its most formative years of development,” said Joe Jobe, NBB executive director. “She has definitely had an influence on the industry, and you would be hard-pressed to find someone more dedicated to her work than Bev.” Bev was honored with a standing ovation by the NBB members, and in her typical manner accepted this recognition with the following speech: “Thank you.”



Canada's First Retail Biodiesel Pump Opens

Diesel vehicle owners, and bus and trucking fleets in the Greater Toronto Area now have a convenient local source of biodiesel. Topia Energy Inc. held the grand opening of Canada’s first retail Biodiesel fueling pump on March 2 at 24 Main St., Unionville, Ontario. The pump will offer B20, which is 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel. Ottawa-based Topia Energy Inc. is supplying the fuel.

“We see this as an opportunity for individuals to experience the benefits of biodiesel,” said Topia Energy’s Sam Goldberg. “For the past two years, only large fleets such as the City of Brampton, City of Guelph, and the City of Greater Sudbury have had the chance to use this fuel. Now diesel drivers everywhere can increase their vehicle's performance while helping to clean the environment.”

Govindh Jayaraman, Topia Energy president, also announced that the company is the first to open a biodiesel terminal in Canada, which is also in the Greater Toronto Area. The Biodiesel terminal is a central depot that allows large tanker trucks to fill and properly blend biodiesel to various levels before delivery to fleets and retail fueling stations.

“Opening the terminal was a first step in ensuring that we could make this move,” Jayaraman explained. “Clearly, we needed to have a large, conventional fuel distribution center before we were able to do this. With the biodiesel terminal now open, we’ll be able to service a number of stations like this one.”

Thousands of fleet vehicles have driven millions of kilometers using biodiesel in Canada. Canada produces large amounts of canola and soybeans.


Upcoming Events:


* 10th National Clean Cities Conference, May 2-5, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Florida


* 95th American Oil Chemists' Society Annual Meeting & Expo,May 9 - 12, 2004 Cincinnati, Ohio


Contact Us:
Jenna Higgins, Director of Communications
jhiggins@biodiesel.org
Bev Thessen, Information Coordinator
bthessen@biodiesel.org


This bulletin is also available in PDF format online at
http://www.biodiesel.org/news/bulletin/
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Michigan bills curb imported trash
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Michigan lawmakers' long political struggle with out-of-state trash is
almost over, though a legal one could begin soon. Source: The Detroit News
(3/3)


City to crack down on mercury
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Under instructions from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
Milwaukee is being forced to crack down on the amount of mercury it releases
into the Fox River through wastewater. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(3/3)


Michigan lawmakers prepare first-ever water diversion bills
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Two Michigan legislators are ready to introduce state legislation that
would, for the first time, regulate the amount of water that can be pumped
from wells and surface waters in Michigan. Source: Booth Newspapers (3/3)


Ontarians willing to pay higher electricity bills
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Ontario residents are willing to pay substantially more on their monthly
electricity bills for cleaner air and increased use of renewable power
sources instead of relying on smog-producing coal for power. Source: The
Globe and Mail (3/3)


New recreation trail may come with water line
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In a few years, it may be possible to bicycle a 30-mile recreational trail
built on top of the proposed water transmission line between Manitowoc and
Green Bay, Wis. Source: Manitowoc Times Herald Reporter (3/3)


Imperial executive apologizes for spill
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A top official of the Canadian company that spilled 42,000 gallons of toxic
chemicals Feb. 1 into the St. Clair River on Monday apologized for the spill
that shut down water plants along both sides of the St. Clair River. Source:
The Port Huron Times-Herald (3/3)


Spring dig will put Southampton in the history books
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An archeological dig planned for Southampton, Ontario, this spring just
might go down in history as one of the most significant archeological finds
of the Great Lakes. Source: Port Elgin Shoreline Beacon (3/2)


Ice anglers tread lightly as temps rise
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Police and the Coast Guard worry that forecasted rainfall and warmer
temperatures will make ice fishing more dangerous in days ahead. Source: The
Detroit News (3/2)


Great Lakes Investor Conference to be held in Buffalo
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A regional investors conference that would bring money managers from
throughout the Northeast to Buffalo, N.Y., to hear presentations from
companies located all over the Great Lakes region is being planned for late
September. Source: The Buffalo News (2/27)


EDITORIAL: Steel surprise
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Two years ago, it wasn't at all clear that anyone would ever again make
steel in Cleveland. But now, International Steel Group (ISG), which employs
1,300 people in Cleveland alone, will soon be the largest domestic
steelmaker. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/27)

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Kucinich staying in presidential race

CLEVELAND, March 3 (UPI) -- Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he'll remain in the Democratic presidential race despite John Kerry's near sweep of Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses.

Kerry won in nine of the 10 states, including Ohio where Kucinich received a disappointing 8 percent of the vote.

Kerry got 52 percent, crushing North Carolina rival John Edwards.

Kucinich, who finished second in last week's Hawaii primary, continued to campaign Wednesday in Florida, one of four Southern states holding primaries or caucuses next week. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 6:21 PM

 
Kucinich campaign comes to campus

By Ryan Meehan
Editor in Chief
March 03, 2004

It's not as "presidential" as he would have liked, but student body president Omar Khan still hopes students will turn up at tonight's forum in the Special Events Center, featuring Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Kucinich will make an address at 7 -- the event is free to the public -- and then will open up the floor for a question and answer session. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:25 AM

 
Supporters Trek Across the Country in Name of Kucinich

By GEORGE DERK
Contributing Writer
Wednesday, March 3, 2004

After trekking more than 3,500 miles through 24 states, Jonathan Meier arrived in front of Berkeley City Hall in the late afternoon Friday on only his second pair of shoes.

Sporting a scraggly beard, Meier, 21, began his cross-country walk for peace in October, in Portland, Maine—all in the name of presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:18 AM

 
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Here are your weekly Great Lakes environmental jobs, events and news headlines from the Great Lakes Directoy. More headlines, action alerts, resources, grants, jobs, and free activist software at http://www.GreatLakesDirectory.org

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The numbers of children with these health problems are increasing at an alarming rate. Research is showing that these increases are due in part to children's exposures to chemicals in the their environment and food.

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03/02 - Wisconsin Air Permit Program Found Deficient
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03/01 - Bush's clean-air decisions show he's no friend to anglers
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03/01 - Wastewater plan angers residents-pipeline OK'd for Lake Michigan dunes
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02/27 - Ohio EPA updates fish eating advisories
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02/27 - Michigan's Makeover-GovernorGranholm Champions Smart Growth
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02/27 - Researchers target areas where wolves are most likely to attack livestock
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02/26 - Wisconsin suburbs will rely on water from lake
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02/26 - Judge OKs Michigan dune waste pipe
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02/26 - Michigan may end mercury as we know it
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COMMENTARY: True regional water authority required
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The best way to handle the Green Bay area's water problem is through a true
regional authority - perhaps a reconstituted Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage
District or a similar body not beholden to any local government. Source: The
Green Bay News-Chronicle (3/2)


Erie officials back out of negotiations for former paper mill
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The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority has backed out of negotiations
for developing a former paper mill site along Lake Erie, leaving a racetrack
developer to hammer out a deal for the land. Source: Times Leader (3/2)


Committee hears testimony on PCB legislation
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Saying she has yet to see a landfill that doesn't leak, a Wisconsin state
legislator has introduced legislation calling for the use of an alternative
method for disposing of PCB-contaminated sediments. Source: The
Post-Crescent (3/2)


Michigan: Vreba-Hoff gives farmers 'a black eye'
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The state of Michigan has accused a dairy farming corporation of
disrespecting environmental laws and giving all of agriculture a black eye
through its waste disposal practices. Source: The Star Press (3/2)


Ohio adds to advisories as anglers start fishing
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Ohio's most recent fish consumption advisory lists 26 changes and advises
that all fish caught in the state's rivers and lakes be eaten no more than
once a week. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/2)


Waterway restoration to enlarge, change look of Pittsburgh park
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The $7.7 million restoration of a Pittsburgh waterway will be one of the
largest urban stream renewal projects in the United States, according to
those leading the work. Source: Erie Times-News (3/1)


COMMENTARY: Lakefront projects can be done right
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The impressive plans for remaking Milwaukee's Municipal Pier should give lie
to the notion that all new development on the lakefront must automatically
be met with fear and loathing. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/1)


COMMENTARY: Environmental movement fading away
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Three decades after the environmental revolution, symbolized by Earth Day,
the movement is in retreat, noticeable in the corridors of government power
and increasingly among environmental groups and the public at large. Source:
The Buffalo News (2/29)


Door Co. beach-testing program expands
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If you notice someone counting seagull droppings on Door County beaches this
summer, don't be alarmed. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/29)


Sand dune activist likes new proposals
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Proposed changes in a Michigan law regulating sand mining would be "small
but excellent steps" to improve the statute, according to the president of a
Southwest Michigan conservation organization. Source: The St. Joseph
Herald-Palladium (2/27)

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ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 03/02/04

EarthTalk: How do I recycle or safely dispose of used batteries?
Unfortunately, most of the more than 750 million alkaline batteries sold each year to power our cameras, flashlights and Discmans are landfilled and incinerated, not recycled. The chemicals in these batteries ? particularly cadmium ? present a major health hazard if they leak from their corroded metal jackets. Cadmium is a probable human carcinogen, and it can also affect kidney and lung function.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13604.asp

Sixty animals dead in Brazil zoo murder mystery
Nearly 60 animals have been killed at the Sao Paulo Zoo since last month and police expect to track down the suspected killers soon, a Brazilian official said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13594.asp

Ocean power techologies to harness Spanish waves
The stormy, ship-wrecking seas of the Bay of Biscay are poised to take on a more constructive role as the site of the world's first wave-driven power station on a commercial scale.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13602.asp

Huge Missouri River management plan unveiled
In what may become one of the largest federally funded habitat construction programs in the country's history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday unveiled a 30-year, $1.3 billion plan to restore the Missouri River.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13601.asp

Curacao government slaps environmental restrictions on refinery
The government said it would impose strict environmental regulations for Curacao's oil refinery, citing violations that have contributed to polluting the bay and corroding rooftops in the capital.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13595.asp

Galapagos fishers end protest in contested pact
Fishers ended a week-long strike in Ecuador's Galapagos islands on Friday after the government agreed to review norms in a pact that upset conservationists trying to protect the archipelago's unique wildlife.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13596.asp

Hawaii whale count runs into bad weather
Unusual weather may have affected February's installment of the eighth annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count, officials said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13603.asp

Koalas ruining Australian island
Cute, cuddly and fast breeding, thousands of koalas are eating themselves out of a home on an Australian island. But authorities are refusing to heed conservationists' pleas to reduce the population, fearing a backlash from tourists and animal rights activists.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13593.asp

More alternative fuel vehicles seen in U.S. in 2004
The number of vehicles in the United States that run on alternative fuels is expected to increase 7.3 percent this year from 2003. A total of 547,904 vehicles that run on natural gas, corn-based ethanol, electricity or liquefied petroleum gases will be on the road this year, up from 510,805 last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-02/s_13592.asp



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Alternative Energy Store, retailer for solar panels, windmills/wind turbines, inverters, solar water pumps, solar home heating systems and other solar and wind electric power systems for your home or business. If you'd like to learn about powering your home with solar and wind energy, their recent article offers a wealth of information. Read their story

Bullfrog Films, the oldest and largest publisher of videos and films about the environment in the United States. Bullfrog Films is pleased to present "Deconstructing Supper", a film that explores the phenomenon of industrial agriculture and genetically-modified organisms. Learn more

Chelsea Green Publishing, founded in 1984, has become known as the preeminent publisher of Books for Sustainable Living. One such book is "Seeds of Deception," which presents overwhelming evidence documenting serious potential health problems associated with the hi-tech foods that Americans eat every day. "Seeds of Deception"

Garden Kids, a leading manufacturer of fair wage organic cotton clothing for kids, celebrating ten years in business this spring! Their line of clothing can be viewed and purchased online. Learn more about Garden Kids

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World Resources Institute:
The Rainforest in Your Cup

California Safe Schools:
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Message in a Bottle: Drink Tap

Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education:
First Land Trust Gift in Hancock County, MS is made by an Organic Psychology Student

Earth Policy Institute:
The Sixth Great Extinction: A Status Report
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Eco-Economy Update 2004-4
For Immediate Release
Copyright Earth Policy Institute 2004
March 2, 2004


THE SIXTH GREAT EXTINCTION:
A Status Report
http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update35.htm

Janet Larsen

Almost 440 million years ago, some 85 percent of marine animal species
were wiped out in the earth's first known mass extinction. Roughly 367
million years ago, once again many species of fish and 70 percent of
marine invertebrates perished in a major extinction event. Then about 245
million years ago, up to 95 percent of all animals--nearly the entire
animal kingdom--were lost in what is thought to be the worst extinction in
history.

Some 208 million years ago, another mass extinction took a toll primarily
on sea creatures, but also some land animals. And 65 million years ago,
three quarters of all species-including the dinosaurs-were eliminated.

Among the possible causes of these mass extinctions are volcanic
eruptions, meteorites colliding with the earth, and a changing climate.
After each extinction, it took upwards of 10 million years for biological
richness to recover. Yet once a species is gone, it is gone forever.

The consensus among biologists is that we now are moving toward another
mass extinction that could rival the past big five. This potential sixth
great extinction is unique in that it is caused largely by the activities
of a single species. It is the first mass extinction that humans will
witness firsthand-and not just as innocent bystanders.

While scientists are not sure how many species inhabit the planet today,
their estimates top 10 million. Yet each year thousands of species,
ranging from the smallest microorganisms to larger mammals, are lost for
good. Some disappear even before we know of their existence.

The average extinction rate is now some 1,000 to 10,000 times faster than
the rate that prevailed over the past 60 million years. Throughout most of
geological history, new species evolved faster than existing species
disappeared, thus continuously increasing the planet's biological
diversity. Now evolution is falling behind.

Only a small fraction of the world's plant species has been studied in
detail, but as many as half are threatened with extinction. South and
Central America, Central and West Africa, and Southeast Asia--all home to
diverse tropical forests--are losing plants most rapidly.

Today nearly 5,500 animal species are known to be threatened with
extinction. The IUCN-World Conservation Union's 2003 Red List survey of
the world's flora and fauna shows that almost one in every four mammal
species and one in eight bird species are threatened with extinction
within the next several decades. (For access to IUCN's Red List of
Threatened Species database, see www.redlist.org).

Of 1,130 threatened mammal species, 16 percent are critically
endangered--the highest threat level. This means that 184 mammal species
have suffered extreme and rapid reduction in population or habitat and may
not survive this decade. Their remaining numbers range from under a few
hundred to, at most, a few thousand individuals. For birds, 182 of the
1,194 threatened species are critically endangered.

Although the status of most of the world's mammals and birds is fairly
well documented, we know relatively little about the rest of the world's
fauna. Only 5 percent of fish, 6 percent of reptiles, and 7 percent of
amphibians have been evaluated. Of those studied, at least 750 fish
species, 290 reptiles, and 150 amphibians are at risk. Worrisome
signs--like the mysterious disappearance of entire amphibian populations
and fishers' nets that come up empty more frequently--reveal that there
may be more species in trouble. Of invertebrates, including insects,
mollusks, and crustaceans, we know the least. But what is known is far
from reassuring.

At the advent of agriculture some 11,000 years ago, the world was home to
6 million people. Since then our ranks have grown a thousandfold. Yet the
increase in our numbers has come at the expense of many other species.

The greatest threat to the world's living creatures is the degradation and
destruction of habitat, affecting 9 out of 10 threatened species. Humans
have transformed nearly half of the planet's ice-free land areas, with
serious effects on the rest of nature. We have made agricultural fields
out of prairies and forests. We have dammed rivers and drained wetlands.
We have paved over soil to build cities and roads.

Each year the earth's forest cover shrinks by 16 million hectares (40
million acres), with most of the loss occurring in tropical forests, where
levels of biodiversity are high. Ecologically rich wetlands have been cut
in half over the past century. Other freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems
have been degraded by pollution. Deserts have expanded to overtake
previously vegetated areas, accelerated in some cases by overgrazing of
domesticated animals.

A recent study of 173 species of mammals from around the world showed that
their collective geographical ranges have been halved over the past
several decades, signifying a loss of breeding and foraging area. Overall,
between 2 and 10 percent of mammal populations (groups of a single species
in a specific geographical location) are thought to have disappeared along
with their habitat.

Direct human exploitation of organisms, such as through hunting and
harvesting, threatens more than a third of the listed birds and mammals.
Other threats to biodiversity include exotic species, often transported by
humans, which can outcompete and displace native species.

A recent survey of some 1,100 animal and plant species found that climate
change could wipe out between 15 and 37 percent of them by 2050. Yet the
actual losses may be greater because of the complexity of natural systems.
The extinction of key species could have cascading effects throughout the
food web. As John Donne wrote, "no man is an island." The same is true for
the other species we share this planet with: the loss of any single
species from the web of life can affect many others.

Healthy ecosystems support us with many services--most fundamentally by
supplying the air we breathe and filtering the water we drink. They
provide us with food, medicine, and shelter. When ecosystems lose
biological richness, they also lose resilience, becoming more susceptible
to the effects of climate change, invasions of alien species, and other
disturbances.

The 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity provides a framework for
countries to conserve biological diversity and promote sustainable
development. It has been signed by 168 countries, notably excluding the
United States. The parties, which recently held their seventh conference
in February 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, have set a target of substantially
reducing biodiversity loss by 2010. Yet the convention lacks mechanisms
for action and enforcement, which may make it difficult to achieve the
target.

Consciously avoiding habitat destruction and mitigating the effects of
land use change, reducing the direct exploitation of plants and wildlife,
and slowing climate change can help us stop weakening the very
life-support systems we depend on. While this may be the first time in
history that a single species can precipitate a mass extinction event, it
is also the first time in history that a single species can act to prevent
it.


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GreenBiz Essential: Sustainable Forestry
GreenBiz Essential predicts that using sustainably harvested paper or wood may become a badge of honor worn by forward-thinking companies -- much like "printed on recycled paper" was in the early 1990s.

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
Resources for communities on land-use planning, green building, transportation, economics, industry, and community development.

Water Efficiency and Management in Commercial Buildings
Suggests a multitude of ways that commercial buildings can reduce water consumption.

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Headlines
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New Alliance Promotes 'Low-Carbon' Technologies
An alliance of Canadian, British, and U.S. organizations have formed a new organization to advance and promote "low-carbon" technologies.

Lowe's Named Energy Star Retail Partner of the Year
The home improvement retailer was cited for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through promoting energy-efficient products and educating consumers and employees on the value of the U.S. DOE Energy Star program.

Closed-Loop Nylon Recycling Captures Award for Dupont
DuPont Composite Recycle Technology has received the 2004 environmental award for New Technology in Materials and Processes from the Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers for its closed-loop nylon recycling process.

U.N. Releases New Guidelines on Corporate Environmental Accounting
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Environment has released new guidelines on eco-efficiency indicators that link the environmental performance of corporations to their financial performance.

Power Giants Agree to Report Climate Emissions to Shareholders
Electric power giants American Electric Power and Cinergy have agreed to report publicly about on how they are responding to growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions.

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Dear EarthTalk: How do I recycle or safely dispose of used batteries?

--Tom Shamrell, Brattleboro, VT

Unfortunately, most of the more than 750 million alkaline batteries sold each year to power our cameras, flashlights and Discmans are landfilled and incinerated, not recycled. The chemicals in these batteries--particularly cadmium--present a major health hazard if they leak from their corroded metal jackets. Cadmium is a probable human carcinogen, and it can also affect kidney and lung function.

Several states, including Maine, Vermont and Florida, have passed legislation prohibiting incineration and landfilling of mercury-containing and lead-acid batteries, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Product Stewardship. Regardless of your home state’s attitude on batteries, you should contact your town’s solid waste office to see if there are any planned Hazardous Waste Collection Days. Batteries awaiting recycling should be stored separately from other hazardous materials in a cool and dry area.

Or take advantage of some of the increasingly popular national battery recycling programs. Since 1989, 13 states have adopted laws (including battery labeling requirements) to encourage the collection and recycling of used rechargeable batteries. In 1996, Congress passed the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act, which helps facilitate the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation’s (RBRC) nationwide take back program. According to RBRC, some rechargeable batteries can go through 1,000 cycles. RBRC recycles million of batteries each year, collecting used batteries from more than 30,000 depositories in the U.S. and Canada, many at large retailers such as Home Depot, Best Buy and Target. The RBRC collects only nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, lithium ion and small sealed-lead batteries.

The Big Green Box battery-recycling program provides consumers, companies and government agencies with a simple method for recycling both batteries and portable electronic devices (cellphones, cameras, calculators and laptops) without having to drive to a recycling center. You prepay for a sturdy cardboard box (the consumer version is $58) that will hold up to 40 pounds of recyclables. The cost of the box includes all shipping, handling and recycling fees. You keep the box handy, filling it with old batteries and equipment as you go--and simply ship it to The Big Green Box address when it’s full.

CONTACTS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Product Stewardship, Office of Solid Waste, (800) 424-9346, www.epa.gov/epr/products/batteries.html; Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, (678) 419-9990, www.rbrc.org; The Big Green Box, (714) 879-2067, www.biggreenbox.com.

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Dear EarthTalk: "How do sewage treatment plants threaten estuaries?"
--Jean T. Castagno, Old Saybrook, CT

Estuaries are partially enclosed bodies of water where freshwater and saltwater mix. They are key coastal habitats for many a species of mammal, fish and bird--and are used as spawning grounds for much of our nation’s commercial fish and shellfish. The wetlands associated with estuaries buffer uplands from flooding. Estuaries also provide many recreational opportunities, such as swimming, boating and bird watching. Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay, Boston Harbor, Tampa Bay and Puget Sound are all examples of U.S. estuaries, but one that is particularly plagued by sewer plant drainage is the Northeast’s Long Island Sound.

Norwalk, Connecticut-based Save the Sound reports that 10 percent of the U.S. population lives within 50 miles of Long Island Sound. That’s a lot of people and a lot of sewage. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), “Sewage treatment plants discharge more than one billion gallons of treated effluent into the Sound each day.”

Sewage plants wreak havoc because their daily deposits contain nitrogen, which over-fertilizes the water and causes explosive growth in marine plants. These plants eventually die, sink and decompose. The unnatural amount of decaying material depletes dissolved oxygen levels, creating a condition called “hypoxia,” which Save the Sound says has diminished fish populations, reduced lobster growth rates and negatively affected slow-moving species such as starfish and bay anchovy in Long Island Sound.

Connecticut and New York have both committed millions to improve the health of the Sound with habitat restoration and upgraded sewage plants. There has already been a 19 percent reduction in nitrogen discharges since 1990. A number of state and federal organizations have also banded together to host National Estuaries Day, meant to promote the importance of estuaries and the need to protect them.

CONTACTS: National Estuaries Day, www.estuaries.gov; Save the Sound, (203) 354-0036, www.savethesound.org, NRDC, (212) 727-2700, www.nrdc.org.

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E-mail Edition 02/27/04
Pentagon downplays report identifying climate change as national security threat
The Pentagon last year asked two private consultants to consider the potential global impacts of an abrupt and severe change in the world's climate. Which regions might be hurt the worst, they asked, and what would that mean for U.S. national security? The scenario sketched out in the report, "Imagining the Unthinkable," may surprise some, though it seems to have been largely discounted by the official who ordered the report.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13527.asp

Disputes stall Malaysia talks on biotech exports
Europe and developing countries clashed with the United States Thursday about the global trade in genetically modified commodities, with the former demanding strict labeling and liability laws and the latter seeking looser guidelines.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13537.asp

First Michigan wolverine spotted in 200 years
A biologist has confirmed the sighting of a real Michigan wolverine, about 200 years after the species was last seen in the state that uses the small but ferocious animal as its unofficial nickname.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13529.asp

U.S. oil companies eye return to Libya after 18 years
U.S. oil companies with holdings in Libya received White House permission Thursday to negotiate the resumption of once-lucrative deals stalled by bilateral sanctions imposed in 1986.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13534.asp

Bangladesh begins tiger census in fragile wetlands
Men in fiberglass vests fanned out across mangrove swamps in Bangladesh on Thursday carrying rifles, firecrackers and nylon nets to count tigers in the home of the world's largest population of the big cats.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13528.asp

'Hydrogen highway' by 2010 says California official
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's top environmental aide told state lawmakers the governor's vision of a "hydrogen highway" that would usher in an age of cleaner cars is realistic by 2010, and won't even cost the state much money.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13532.asp

Insect-busting gadgets on display at mosquito control conference
Herb Nyberg turned his son's school science fair project into a cottage industry — the Larvasonic, a device that uses pulses of sound to kill mosquito larva growing in standing water.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13536.asp

Kyrgyz premier vows to prevent German uranium contract
Kyrgyzstan's prime minister vowed Thursday to prevent this former Soviet republic from further becoming a uranium wasteland, following public outcry protesting a Kyrgyz company's plans to process uranium from Germany.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13535.asp

Nigeria converts US Coast Guard vessel for pipeline patrols
A donated U.S. Coast Guard ship sailed Thursday to Nigeria, where navy commanders said they would rig it with cannon and machine guns to guard international oil production against pirates and militants.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13538.asp

Smoke pollution makes for stronger storms
Smoke drifting from burning forests in the Amazon is affecting the climate across the entire continent — drying up rain but making the storms that do develop much more violent than usual, scientists reported on Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13530.asp

U.S. company delays lead poisoning mitigation in Peru
The head of a U.S.-owned smelter admitted Wednesday that lead poisoning of children by the facility's emissions was a serious problem, but said his company would not be able to significantly reduce the contamination until 2011.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-27/s_13531.asp

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Island Press, demonstrating how new ideas and new thinking can unleash solutions to environmental problems. They have just published a new book entitled "Politics, Pollution, and Pandas: An Environmental Memoir" written by Russell Train, the first of the EPA's nine administrators to publish a candid memoir about the EPA. Read the story

Global Exchange Online Fair Trade Store markets fairly-traded products. Did you know that America is the world's largest chocolate consumer, and in 2000 alone, they consumed 3.3 billion pounds of chocolate? Read more about fair trade chocolate

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Sustainable Forestry and Certification Watch:
North American Leaders in Sustainable Forestry and Procurement to Meet in Vancouver

World Resources Institute:
A Climate of Information

World Resources Institute:
Experts Meet to Link Local Knowledge with Global Science

WWF-US Communications:
Siege Shuts Down Park; Threatens Galapagos Wildlife
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McQuade safe harbor may get boost
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A bonding bill that would bring another $1.3 million in state money for the
completion of a Department of Natural Resources safe harbor at McQuade Road
in Duluth was heard in the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. Source: Duluth
News Tribune (2/27)


EPA warns about local fish
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A warning against eating fish from a Summit County lake is among 15
advisories issued Thursday by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Source: The Akron Beacon Journal (2/27)


Canal dredge project to ease way for boaters
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Low water conditions and a buildup of silt, sediment and sand has made the
Lakeville and Lakeshore channels impassable for big boats. Source: The
Detroit News (2/27)


New groundwater legislation being introduced in Wisconsin
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State Senator Neal Kedzie and state Representative DuWayne Johnsrud are
introducing a comprehensive groundwater protection proposal, which they say
is ready to be acted on by the full Legislature before the current session
ends. Source: Wisconsin Ag Connection (2/27)


Judge OKs dune waste pipe
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A state judge recommended Wednesday Nugent Sand Co. be allowed to build a
pipeline through a protected 4,000-year-old Lake Michigan dune. Source:
Muskegon Chronicle (2/26)


EDITORIAL: Wastelands
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Spreading manure on farm fields is a dirty job, but someone's got to do it.
If not, Ohio would be left with hundreds of thousands of tons of animal
waste annually and nowhere to put it. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (2/26)


Whether to replace basin focus of study
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The Upper Peninsula Power Co. should rebuild Silver Lake Basin and restore
water levels all along the Dead River watershed, according to residents
along the watercourse. Source: The Mining Journal (2/26)


Coastal zone grants deadline is March 31
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Public agencies, colleges, non-profit groups and others with projects that
improve the natural resources of Lake Michigan are invited to apply for
grants under the Lake Michigan Coastal Management Program. Source: The
Chesterton Tribune (2/26)


Aging birch is in danger
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If there is one tree that is associated with the beauty of our northwoods
forests, it must be the paper birch. Source: Herald-Review (2/25)


Bark Disease Found in Ohio Beech Trees
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A disease that has killed beech trees in the eastern United States since the
1930s was found at an arboretum in northeast Ohio, state foresters said.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/23)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/27/2004
CONTACT: Tom Sinclair, Nelson Institute public information manager, (608) 263-5599, tksincla@facstaff.wisc.edu

WESTLEY TO LEAD NELSON INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has selected a new director for the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Chancellor John D. Wiley has announced.

Frances Westley, who will take over the position in January 2005, currently is James McGill Chair of Strategy, executive director of the McGill-McConnell Program for Voluntary Sector Leaders and professor of strategy in the Faculty of Management at McGill University in Montreal.

"Frances Westley is a proven team builder who will effectively lead the Nelson Institute," Wiley says. "She has a wonderful ability to solve problems through interdisciplinary collaboration, which is key to identifying and overcoming barriers to conservation and developing environmentally sustainable ways to meet human needs."

In turn, Westley says she was attracted to UW-Madison by its record of problem solving through collaboration.

"The University of Wisconsin has long led the way in environmental research as well as in developing creative approaches to working with communities of concerned practitioners to solve environmental problems," Westley says. "On my early visits, the quality of the students and the faculty, the caliber of the programs, and the administration's commitment to innovation and excellence proved irresistible."

Westley, a sociologist by training, says she has long been passionately committed to conservation. After joining McGill, that interest became focused on interdisciplinary and interorganizational collaboration.

"It seemed to me that humans already had much of the necessary technology, knowledge and resources for solving many of the world's environmental problems," she says. "They just weren't being used to that end. The greatest challenge to conservation seemed to lie in understanding why this is so, and in addressing the cognitive and social barriers to collaboration at all levels."

In her recent book, "Experiments in Consilience," Westley argues that while the dynamics of political and social systems can represent significant barriers to conservation, real progress is being made in understanding and overcoming disciplinary barriers, as well as those separating theory from practice.

"What excites me about the Gaylord Nelson Institute is that it is precisely focused on the important challenge of building interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial collaboration in order to put good science to work. And it has a 30-year head start and a track record of accomplishments to build on," Westley says.

The Institute for Environmental Studies was created in 1970 to promote and enhance interdisciplinary environmental instruction, research and outreach. The institute was renamed last spring in honor of former Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson, a lifelong champion of environmental stewardship and the founder of Earth Day.

Approximately 150 professors from more than 50 UW-Madison departments are affiliated with the institute, which administers several degree and certificate programs. The institute also houses three research centers and offers more than 100 courses in cooperation with the university's schools and colleges.

Erhard Joeres, professor of civil and environmental engineering, professor of environmental studies, and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has served as interim director of the Nelson Institute since January 2003 when former director Thomas Yuill retired.

"I am delighted that Professor Westley will become the new director of the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies," Joeres says. "We know that under her leadership the institute will flourish. She will bring an exciting new vision for our faculty, staff and students, which is needed if we are to deal with the multiplying complexity of environmental problems in our world."

Westley has considerable experience working across sectors and trying out her ideas in practice. While at McGill, she helped to develop McGill's School for the Environment, serving on the Executive of the School for five years and acting as a Theme Leader for Sustainability and the Global Environment. She designed and taught a course for MBA students at McGill, titled Strategies for Sustainability, and has consulted with private sector organizations about sustainability and innovation.

She has also served on many boards of science-based environmental organizations including the IUCN-The World Conservation Union's (formerly the International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, the Science Board of the Resilience Alliance, the Bedford Institute's Centre for Marine Biology, the Canadian Biodiversity Institute and Evergreen. She has also designed workshop and training processes for environmental scientists and managers all over the world. Most recently, she designed and led the McGill-McConnell Program for Voluntary Sector Leaders, a master's degree program for leaders in the not-for-profit sector in Canada, including many environmental NGOs and INGOs (non-governmental and international non-governmental organizations).

"These experiences have convinced me that real collaboration, across disciplines, organizations and sectors, is possible," she says. "If we can build that - and couple it with good science - real innovation and lasting solutions are within our grasp. It is a prize worth reaching for, and I can think of no better place to do it than at the Nelson Institute."
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Suburbs draining water from Lake Michigan
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A new report says metropolitan Milwaukee is pumping so much groundwater,
it's pulling water out of the Lake Michigan basin. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (3/1)


Scientists alarmed over eel disappearance
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Scientists are sounding the alarm over a catastrophic decline of the
American eel in the Great Lakes, a warning sign of overall climate change.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (3/1)


EDITORIAL: Factory Farms
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Michigan should declare a moratorium on new concentrated animal feeding
operations until real solutions can be found to the problems created by the
vast amounts of manure they generate. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/29)


Yellow perch making a comeback
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According to the Michigan DNR, it should be a pretty good year for catching
perch in Lake Michigan. Source: South Bend Tribune (2/29)


What the ferry will offer; what to expect
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The Spirit of Ontario doesn't make its inaugural voyage between Rochester
and Toronto for nearly two months, but the questions surrounding the ship
are coming in fast and furious. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(2/28)


Nugent Sand pipeline battle far from over
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An auto glass company's proposal to pipe treated waste water through a
sensitive stretch of Lake Michigan sand dunes has upset residents and state
environmental regulators. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (2/28)


Ambitious plan to revitalize the Toronto waterfront
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A plan to speed up the greening of Toronto's waterfront identifies more than
30 projects -- new parks, sport and recreation facilities, a United Nations
peace university and water-quality improvements -- that could move ahead
quickly with $78-million in new money from Ottawa. Source: The Globe and
Mail (2/28)


Old lighthouse may be a lakefront star
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The historic North Point lighthouse in Milwaukee's Lake Park may soon shine
again, thanks to a public-private partnership that could be a model for
rescuing other endangered buildings. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(2/28)


Superior Days delegates woo legislators to help Soo Locks project
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Superior Days delegates accomplished their mission this week by reminding
Wisconsin officials about funding the state's share of a new lock at the Soo
Locks. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/28)


Ohio EPA updates fish-eating advisories
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has eased its advisory suggesting
that largemouth bass caught in the Cuyahoga River between Akron and
Cleveland be eaten no more than once a month. Source: The Plain Dealer
(2/27)

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- posted by Daniel @ 7:31 AM

 
Kucinich Wins Primary - for Congress

Tue Mar 2,11:09 PM ET


COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rep. Dennis Kucinich (news - web sites) finally won a primary Tuesday, but not in the presidential race.

The Democrat easily won the primary for his northeast Ohio congressional district, getting 36,691 votes, or 85 percent, with 52 percent of precincts reporting. Challenger George Pulling had 6,252 votes, or 15 percent. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 7:17 AM

 
Liberal Talk Radio Endorses Kucinich

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Bud Beck Show endorses Dennis Kucinich
in the Florida Primary March 9, 2004

The Bud Beck Show is the most successful
Liberal Talk Radio Show in any market in America.

Radio talk show host, Bud Beck, endorsed Dennis Kucinich in the Florida
Primary, scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, 2004. The endorsement came last
week on his radio show, which is heard daily throughout the Tampa Bay area
from 8 am until 11 am on WWPR 1490 AM.

Beck startled his audience with the announcement. He has long been a
supporter of candidates he considered "electable", and according to him,
Kucinich was not one of those candidates.

Today, Bud Beck interviewed Dennis Kucinich live on his show and announced
to the candidate his support. Dennis Kucinich thanked Bud for his support
and promised to call in daily to the show and speak to issues regarding his
run for the presidency.

Bud explained his departure to his listeners in the following manner:

"I will support any Democratic candidate who wins the nomination and today
it looks like John Kerry has it in the bag. However, while this train has
gained momentum, we need to keep on target and not betray our Progressive
goals.

"Dennis Kucinich stands for peace and he stands for American jobs. We need
to send a message to the platform committee at Democratic Convention in
Boston this July. The best way for us to do that is to insure Dennis
Kucinich has a place at that table. And the way for him to have that place
is with delegates from Florida.

"Dennis needs to receive at least 15% of the vote in the Florida Primary in
order to be awarded proportional delegates. For that reason I am urging
everyone to vote for Dennis Kucinich.

"This is not a wasted vote, nor is it a protest vote. This is a statement of
who we are and what we expect the party to put forward. Dennis Kucinich
will be our voice."

Bud plans to speak out asking his listeners to join with him and support
Dennis Kucinich. He has likewise enlisted the aid of other radio talk show
hosts around Florida and is embarking on an email campaign.

The Bud Beck Show is the most successful Liberal Talk Radio Show in any
market in America.
- posted by Daniel @ 7:14 AM

 
DFL: Roseville Mission: Defeat Bush

Published March 3, 2004
Last updated: March 3, 2004 at 12:14 AM

ROSE03

They kept running out of things Tuesday night at the DFL Precinct 9 caucus in Ms. Maki's world geography classroom at Roseville Area High School. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 7:09 AM

 
Local Democrats content with Kerry carrying party banner
By Fred Johnsen , Freeman staff 03/03/2004

SOME Democratic voters exiting presidential primary polls in Greene and Ulster counties Tuesday said they pulled the lever for underdogs Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards, but most said they believed John Kerry would be the chosen candidate to challenge President Bush this fall. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 7:07 AM

 
Kucinich not dropping out

02:17 AM EST on Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich is not dropping out of the Democratic presidential race.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 7:04 AM

 
Kucinich rallies support

If we consume things in America, we ought to make things here, the candidate said.

By PETER MILLIKEN

VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER

YOUNGSTOWN — Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich made a last-minute populist appeal for votes in an appearance before an audience of about 500 at Youngstown State University.

Preservation and restoration of manufacturing jobs and advocacy for a universal, single-payer, nonprofit health-care system were major campaign themes emphasized Monday night by the Cleveland congressman and former Cleveland mayor. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:08 AM

 
Once Again: The Top Ten Responses To - "I Love Kucinich But He Can't Win"

by Tad Daley

OpEdNews.com

Every noble work is at first impossible. The virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize. ---- Bhagavad Gita

INTRODUCTION: The Most Effective Strategy Now To Gain New Votes For Dennis Kucinich

How many times have you heard someone say: "I love Kucinich ... but I just don't think he's electable?" I often encounter staffers for other candidates out here in Los Angeles where I am based, and even they often say these words to me. Saul Landau recently said on National Public Radio that Dennis's name has apparently been changed to the hyphenated "Kucinich-ButHeCan'tWin." The Congressman himself has been asked about the phenomenon repeatedly in the presidential debates.

Our campaign's overarching theme is "Fear Ends / Hope Begins." Over and over again, people say to us: "Dennis stands for so many of my hopes and dreams. But I so intensely fear George Bush's re-election ... that I will not vote for or volunteer for or donate to Dennis. I will support instead some other, lesser candidate -- who does not really reflect my aspirations, but who has a better chance of winning on November 2nd." (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:03 AM

 
Super Tuesday: State expecting high turnout
Sharon Schmickle and Dane Smith, Star Tribune

Published March 2, 2004

DEMS02

Knowing full well that he operates in Republican country, David Olson nevertheless set up extra chairs Monday for the nine DFL precincts he will convene tonight at Glendale Elementary School in Savage.

"I'm excited," said Olson, an accountant. "In many other years, the races had been pretty well wrapped up before the Minnesota caucuses."

Olson's expectation that engaged voters will turn out in Minnesota and the nine other states to hold contests today is based on more than his gut feeling. With lively competition in the Democratic presidential race, voters have flocked to caucuses and polls in 20 states thus far. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 9:55 AM

 
Jobs Central Issue for Super Tuesday

Tomorrow is "Super Tuesday." Democratic voters in ten states (CT, CA, GA, MD, MA, MN, NY, OH, RI, VT) will head to the polls to vote. Jobs have become the central issue in this primary election. Today, speaking in his home town at the City Club of Cleveland, Kucinich challenged the positions of Kerry and Edwards on trade and outlined what needs to be done to keep American jobs at home. The WTO and NAFTA have caused millions of American jobs to be shipped overseas. Only Kucinich has the courage to admit that NAFTA and the WTO cannot be fixed; he has pledged to repeal both as his first act in office.

"We Need Trade"

Dennis Kucinich talks about our loss of industry and how to bring it back. Watch the City Club video, listen to the audio, or read the transcript at http://www.kucinich.us/trade-030104.php .

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New Materials Available for Download

We have new issues pages at www.kucinich.us for AIDS, Social Security and Pension Protection, and Job Outsourcing. We also have an updated page for Jobs Programs/Infrastructure and an updated candidates comparison chart on the four remaining candidates. PDFs are available for printing out as flyers. Check our downloads page at www.kucinich.us/supporter_resources/dwnldissues.php regularly to find new materials.

Oscar Award-winner Sean Penn Throws Party for Kucinich

On February 28, Dennis Kucinich was feted at Hollywood power players Mike and Irina Medevoy's home in Beverly Hills. The event was hosted by this year's Best Actor Oscar winner Sean Penn and attended by stars including Shirley MacLaine, Alicia Silverstone, Danny DeVito, Sylvester Stallone, Robin Wright Penn, Edward Asner, Mimi Kennedy, Shelley Morrison, James Cromwell, Esai Morales, David Baerwald and 21 Grams Director Alejandro González Iñárritu.


- posted by Daniel @ 9:42 AM

 
Ammiano endorses Kucinich

Openly gay San Francisco supervisor Tom Ammiano has endorsed long-shot Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. "Dr. Howard Dean's decision to drop active pursuit of the Democratic nomination removes from the presidential campaign an articulate voice against the Bush administration's reckless foreign policy," Ammiano said. "Fortunately, Rep. Dennis Kucinich remains to continue to call the Administration to task. Kucinich has always seen the White House's fraudulent 'weapons of mass destruction' claims for what they are, has voted against the war against Iraq in the House of Representatives, and has released a plan to end the American occupation within 90 days." (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 9:36 AM

 
Kucinich still making himself heard

Published March 2, 2004

CKUC02

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, fresh from an unexpectedly strong second-place finish in Hawaii's caucuses, cut a swath through Los Angeles during the weekend, hoping to win some votes in California, the biggest prize in today's Super Tuesday lineup.

The Ohio congressman brought his message to a South Central community garden, an immigrant rights rally and a local mosque Saturday as he addressed issues such as immigration and the negative effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on workers. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 9:31 AM

 
Kucinich the Kulturbärer

By Stephen Dinan

Stephen@radicalspirit.org, March1 ,2004

With current polls showing John Kerry leading at60 % for the California primary next Tuesday, I begin to wonder if our culture of innovation, independence and frontier adventure is beginning to fade.

C¹mon California: Kerry?

Two months ago, Kerry hardly registered on the radar here. Most thought him too patrician, too dull, or at least too conservative on issues from the...(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 9:24 AM

 
Kucinich to participate in Kansas Caucuses

World Online staff

Monday, March 1, 2004

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich -- considered by many to be a presidential longshot at best -- has filed to participate in Kansas' Democratic Party Caucuses, which will be held Saturday throughout the state.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:22 PM

 
Plenty of info sources for first-time presidential voters
2004-03-01
By Sayonada Thomas
Athens NEWS Student Writer

This is a banner year for many OU students; for the first time, they will be able to vote for the president of the United States.

While the general election won¹t take place until November, Ohio will hold its open primary to nominate a Democratic national candidate on Tuesday. This means many students¹ involvement in the 2004 election begins now. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:19 PM

 
Local Kucinich supporters rallying
Updated: 3/1/2004 11:12 AM
By: Capital News 9 web staff

Kucinich isn't the only one whose hitting the road for his campaign. Two loyal supporters of the Ohio Congressman are hoping to get voters' attention today. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:19 PM

 
American Dream Presidential Candidate, U.S. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, raises his powerful, ethical voice in concert with his supporters on Good Politics Internet Radio.


Seven Presidential Candidates have come together in one place to broadcast their messages to American voters throughout the world, as Good Politics Radio, http://www.goodpoliticsradio.com/ohio.htm , listeners compare and contrast each political broadcast for themselves. U.S. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich and his supporters have added their own broadcast to seek to “persuade people to defy their fears, and to vote for their hopes and dreams.”

Ohio (PRWEB) March 1, 2004--Seven Presidential Candidates have come together in one place to broadcast their messages to American voters throughout the world, as Good Politics Radio listeners compare and contrast each political broadcast for themselves. U.S. Representative Dennis J. Kucinich and his supporters seek to “persuade people to defy their fears, and to vote for their hopes and dreams,” as this new broadcast joins the Presidential Candidate line-up on Good Politics Radio, http://www.goodpoliticsradio.com/ohio.htm , a powerful new communication vehicle in sending messages out to voters in the United States as well as to voters residing throughout the world. Good Politics Radio, known for no hype, no advertising, and no mud-slinging, currently has listeners in twenty-four foreign countries. (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:14 PM

 
March 1, 2004

Kucinich's boosters rally for clout



Jamie Bate

Dennis Kucinich for President supporters were out showing their colors Saturday in the Brunswick Basin. The group used the Burma Shave approach to get their message out - setting up 10 signs in a row next to Sutton Way, emblazoned with Kucinich's 10 points: (Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:13 PM

 
Link to the today's debate webcast complete video.
Windows format only.


http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/partners/nyt/webcast.html
- posted by Daniel @ 11:14 PM

 
Andrea Johnson: Don't let media pick nominee by themselves
Andrea Johnson

Published March 1, 2004

JOHNSON0301

Dennis Kucinich has placed third in the Maine and Washington primaries, and now second in Hawaii. And this gives me hope. There are thousands who can think for themselves and refuse to allow the media to dictate who should get their vote.

If the mainstream media had their way, Kucinich would have been out of the race before it really started. Consider the now-famous interchange between Kucinich and ABC's Ted Koppel during the first debate. Koppel ballyhooed Gore's endorsement of Dean (lot of good that did Dean), and asked Kucinich when he was leaving the race. Kucinich gave a brilliant response, which included this statement:(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 11:04 PM

 
Text Of Democratic Debate

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2004

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 11:01 PM

 
Embrace Dennis Kucinich and his principles

02/26/04

I take strong issue with the dismissive manner in which Brent Larkin describes Democratic congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich ("What home-field advantage?" Feb. 22). Rep. Kucinich's presidential bid is not about vanity. It is about giving voice to the millions of people who share his vision for the future.

Twenty-five years ago, Dennis Kucinich stood by his word and refused to let Cleveland Muny Light fall into private ownership. By keeping his promise to the citizens of this city, Kucinich put his own political future at risk. And thanks to that decision, Cleveland residents have saved literally hundreds of millions of dollars over the intervening years.

As mayor, state representative, and then U.S. congressman, this visionary leader saved schools, hospitals and a steel mill - and with them, jobs that would have otherwise been lost.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 10:02 PM

 
CityNews endorses Dennis J. Kucinich for president
by Staff Reports
City News Ohio
Originally posted 2/25/2004

CityNews is proud to endorse native son, Ohio Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich for president of the United States, and we’re doing so for a number of key reasons.

Congressman Kucinich grew up in the inner city of Cleveland and well-knows the issues, concerns and problems facing people of color - as well as those of working class Americans of all races and ethnicities.

His platform reflects his concern with racial justice and he strongly supports issues such as studying the best methods by which to make reparations for slavery; immediate statehood for the District of Columbia; abolition of the death penalty; an end to the “War on Drugs”; tougher gun control laws; creating affordable housing; cracking down on predatory lending; protecting workers’ rights; universal healthcare coverage; and more investment in education.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 9:58 PM

 
Kucinich, Sharpton stay on the trail
Updated: 3:13 p.m. ET Feb. 25, 2004

WASHINGTON - Democrats John Kerry and John Edwards may think they're in a two-man race for the party’s presidential nomination, but somebody forgot to tell Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton.

(Full Story)


- posted by Daniel @ 9:51 PM

 
Transcript: Democratic Presidential Debate in Detroit

FDCH e-Media
Monday, October 27, 2003; 12:30 AM

Following is the transcript of the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute and Fox News.

(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 9:48 PM

 

`Congressman Kucinich, why are you here?'
By Nathan Guttman
He's an unconventional character running in the U.S. Democratic primaries, but he's not giving up - and no one quite understands why.

WASHINGTON - When the race for the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency began, they were 10. Now only four remain: John Kerry, who is the front-runner; John Edwards, who is still hoping to surprise Kerry; Al Sharpton, who is staying on in the race to ensure that the Afro-American voice is heard; and Dennis Kucinich, who is not giving up - and no one understands why.

(Full Story)

- posted by Daniel @ 9:38 PM

 
From: "Wythe W Holt Jr."
Organization: University of Alabama School of Law
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:36:23 -0600

The March Primary -- Your Last Chance to Vote Against the War?
by Tom Gallagher

Last year at this time, opposition to the Bush Administration's preemptive war
in Iraq filled the streets of cities and towns around the world -- San Francisco notable
among them. While it obviously failed to preempt the preemption, still this was the
largest prewar antiwar movement the world had yet seen and so a lot of people who
came out to those rallies and vigils naturally hoped that this year's Democratic primaries
would develop into the forum to challenge theAdministration's foreign policy. And this
seemed likely even a couple of short months ago, when Howard Dean was apparently poised to
Cruise and few imagined Senators John Kerry and John Edwards so quickly dominating the race.
So, suddenly, with Edwards and Kerry having supported the war (however they may wish to
characterize their votes now, they did vote to authorize it), there looms a distinct possibility
that Super Tuesday could be the last chance to cast a meaningful antiwar vote in this presidential
election cycle, making Representative Dennis Kucinich's continuing candidacy crucial. No candidate
has made the antiwar argument more forcefully than Kucinich and with the current twist of the
primary plot he now stands as a representative of two of the Democrats' forgotten antiwar majorities
-- the 126-81 majority of House Democrats who voted against the war, and the majority of Democratic
voters.

What makes the antiwar side's current fadeout in the presidential campaign particularly strange
is how out of tune it seems to be with the mood of the land. Just about no one now buys the
Administration's "Weapons of Mass Destruction" rationale -- not even Bush and Cheney will consistently
claim to believe it any more -- although there is Rumsfield. Yet Edwards and Kerry's voting records
render them unable to effectively follow up as the Administration's story melts away. In fact, if Kerry
wins the nomination we could see more debate about opposition to the Vietnam War in the final election
campaign than to the war going on now. Actually, a national discussion of Vietnam could be a very good
thing for the country, even thirty years later, but Kerry's honorable past antiwar leadership should not
distract us from the fact that it is Kucinich who now offers a ninety day plan to honorably withdraw
and avoid the disaster of turning a Republican occupation of Iraq into a Democratic occupation of Iraq.

Not that you'd have to go abroad to find big issues ignored in the presidential campaign, of course.
Last year former Vice President Al Gore announced his support for a "single-payer" Canadian-style
Health insurance plan that would send all medical bills to a single payment agency and allow us to save
the one dollar out of every ten health care dollars that the competing private health insurance bureaucracies
currently eat up. Unfortunately, it was only three years after he was the Democratic presidential nominee
and could really have had an impact that Gore came to his recognition of this sensible approach to
extending health coverage to the 40 million Americans currently doing without.

More unfortunately still, Senators Edwards and Kerry have yet to take the idea up at all. Here again,
Kucinich has advocated a specific "single-payer" plan called "Enhanced Medicare for All" since the start
of the race.

Whether it's arguing that corporate globalization needs to answer to the democratic process or calling
for shifting government priorities from the military to education, Kucinich is speaking to big questions that
the current two-man focus simply ignores. If you've ever asked yourself why we can't have presidential
candidates who actually talk about these real issues, then you ought to be looking at Kucinich.

When the final election comes around in November we will vote for what we have to vote for. In the
primaries we can vote for what we want to vote for -- for what we believe in. Don't waste that vote.
- posted by Daniel @ 9:35 PM

 
Posted on Sun, Feb. 29, 2004

Democrats rev up for Tuesday vote

BY BILL SALISBURY

Pioneer Press

Minnesota has a chance to make a difference in the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday night.

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Q&A: Dennis Kucinich

Published February 29, 2004

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Editor’s note: Last weekend, as he was preparing to speak to an estimated 2,500 people in Northrop Auditorium, Rep. Dennis Kucinich spoke backstage with Commentary Editor Eric Ringham about his race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The following is adapted from their conversation:(Full Story)
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Posted on Sun, Feb. 29, 2004

Kucinich says he's in race for long haul

Despite poor showing in primaries, Democrat from Ohio has hope

By Carl Chancellor

Beacon Journal staff writer

It seemed strangely fitting that after his surprising second-place finish in the Hawaii caucus, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich hung out with the Planetary Bandits, a popular Maui rock/jazz fusion band.

Most political pundits believed that Kucinich at best had his head in the stars, and more than likely was a bit spacy to even consider a run for the presidency of the United States.

But almost halfway through the primary season, Kucinich is still in the race after more heavily touted and financed candidates have thrown in the towel.

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THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Kucinich Rolls Through L.A. Area
In a race for Tuesday's primary, the longshot Democratic candidate talks to small crowds in diverse spots, from a union local to a mosque.


By Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writer

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, fresh from an unexpectedly strong second-place finish in Hawaii's caucuses, campaigned through the Los Angeles area Saturday, hoping to win some votes in California's primary Tuesday.

The Ohio congressman brought his message to a South Central community garden, an immigrant rights rally and a local mosque as he addressed issues of particular importance in California — such as...(Full Story)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:53 PM

 
Kucinich Says Kerry Trying to 'Out-Rambo' Bush
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2004

Contact: Terre Lundy/Matt Harris: (216) 889-2004, press@kucinich.us

Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, responding to the strongest statements yet by Sen. John Kerry regarding expansion of the military and the need for increased Pentagon spending, said Kerry has "apparently declared himself the Democratic nominee and is trying to out-Rambo President Bush" heading toward the November general election.

"The way to beat Bush in November is not to be more warlike than he is," said Kucinich. "If that's the choice that Sen. Kerry is offering, than we're simply substituting a unjustified Republican war for an equally unjustified Democratic war. And, from what Sen. Kerry is saying, an even bigger, longer, and more dangerous one."

Kerry, in what his campaign described as a major foreign policy address on the campus of UCLA yesterday, renewed his pledge to "add 40,000 active-duty Army troops, a temporary increase likely to last the remainder of the decade"--a pledge he sidestepped when asked about it directly by Kucinich during a nationally televised debate Thursday. Yesterday, in contrast, Kerry said American troop strength abroad is "overextended" and must be replenished by adding two full combat divisions to the regular Army. He has also repeatedly said that, as President, he would add those 40,000 new troops in his first 100 days.

Kerry went on to say "Day in and day out, George W. Bush reminds us that he is a war president and that he wants to make national security the central issue of this election. I am ready to have this debate. I welcome it."

Kucinich responded: "American citizens--including our own troops--want us to get out of Iraq," said Kucinich. "Sen. Kerry wants us to send more troops. Rather than proposing an exit strategy, he's clearly proposing an expansion of our military presence and an even longer occupation."

Kucinich also challenged Kerry to explain how the Army could add 40,000 new personnel without reinstating the draft. "If Sen. Kerry is considering reinstating the draft to meet his military objectives, he should be honest with the American people right now."

Kucinich also took aim at other remarks made by the Massachusetts senator in his UCLA speech.

Kerry told his audience that he would work with allies in Iraq and elsewhere, "but no President would ever let them tie our hands and prevent us from doing what must be done. As President, I will not wait for a green light from abroad when our safety is at stake."

"How does that make Sen. Kerry any different from George Bush?" Kucinich asked. "Kerry is prepared to act unilaterally if he deems it necessary ˆ the exact same words we heard from President Bush, who then took us to war. I voted against giving the President that authority, while Sen. Kerry and Sen. Edwards voted in favor of it."

Kucinich also pointed to the contradictions between Kerry's recent statements, his votes over the years on defense spending, and his comments on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

In October 2002, Kerry, who then supported the resolution that sanctioned a possible invasion of Iraq, said "It would be naïve to the point of grave danger not to believe that, left to his own devices, Saddam Hussein will provoke, misjudge, or stumble into a future, more dangerous confrontation with the civilized world." More recently, Kerry has acknowledged that Hussein possessed no weapons of mass destruction or posed any imminent threat.

"You can't have it both ways, Senator," said Kucinich. "If you were naïve then, reversed yourself to admit there was no basis for going to war, and now you're promising to be an even tougher war president than Bush, it's only fair to ask: Exactly where do you stand?"

According to Republican surrogates representing Bush's re-election campaign, Kerry's new "get tough" policy runs contrary to dozens of votes in the Senate where he opposed increased military and intelligence spending.

Now, Kucinich pointed out, "for some unfathomable reason, the senator has changed course again and become more of a hawk."

Kucinich rejected that notion that "being more warlike than George Bush" is the way for the Democrats to win the White House.

People want a change in direction and in policy, said Kucinich. "Senator Kerry seems to offering Americans even more of what George Bush has already done."

For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us

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

To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
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Kucinich Campaign Gears Up in Ohio for Tuesday's Election
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2004

Contact: Terre Lundy/Matt Harris: (216) 889-2004, press@kucinich.us

With the Ohio Presidential primary only a few days away, Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich is putting on the equivalent of a political full court press to break through the wall-to-wall campaign coverage that senators John Kerry and John Edwards have been attracting as they've skipped across Ohio for the past few days.

Fresh off a second-place finish in Hawaii, ahead of Edwards, Kucinich returns to Cleveland Sunday following a nationally televised debate in New York City Sunday morning.

While the candidate himself will be making dozens of campaign appearances in Cleveland and northern Ohio over the next few days, his volunteers and staff have been reaching out around the clock to hundreds of thousands of Ohio voters through television and radio ads, direct mail, email, door-to-canvassing and leafleting.

That all-out effort leading up to Tuesday's election includes: $300,000 in electronic media, including the first-ever broadcast of a 30-minute documentary airing on TV stations this weekend; 25,000 postcards to absentee voters; 100,000 pieces of direct mail to registered voters; 400,000 phone calls, including both live and automated; 600 volunteer phone callers; 6,000 yard signs; and a steady stream of news and campaign updates on Kucinich's website, www.kucinich.us.

On Thursday, Kucinich also picked up key endorsements from the state's two most influential African American newspapers, the Call & Post and CityNews.

Polls show frontrunner John Kerry with a sizable lead in Ohio, but Kerry's and Edward's positions on trade issues and their opposition to significant changes in the nation's health care system may cut into their votes in a state that has lost thousands of jobs to foreign competition and where the number of unemployed and uninsured continues to grow.

Kucinich has pointed out that Kerry and Edwards support the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization, which has enabled corporations to ship American jobs overseas and allowed foreign competitors, especially in the steel industry, to dump cheap products on U.S. shores, further undercutting domestic sales and steelworker jobs.

The challenge, admits the Kucinich campaign, is to reach the voters to persuade them that, in Ohio, this is a three-man race, not a two-man horserace. (Rev. Al Sharpton is not on the ballot in Ohio.)

With all the attention focused on Kerry and Edwards, that challenge, says the campaign, is formidable.

For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us

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

To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
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30-Minute Kucinich Documentary Airs in Cleveland This Weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2004

Contact: Terre Lundy/Matt Harris: (216) 889-2004, press@kucinich.us

With the Ohio Presidential primary only a few days away, Congressman and Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich will hit the airwaves in Northern Ohio this weekend with a 30-minute television documentary about his life, his political career, and his bid for the Presidency.

The program is hosted by award-winning actor Hector Elizondo, and features guest appearances by fellow actors Ed Asner, Mimi Kennedy, James Cromwell, and author and lecturer Marianne Williamson.

The documentary will air several times over the weekend:

Saturday, Feb. 28, 12:00 Noon - 12:30 pm, WEWS-TV

Sunday, Feb. 29, 10:00 am - 10:30 pm, WEWS-TV

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm, WKYC-TV

Sunday, Feb. 29, 10:30 am - 11:00 am, WJW-TV

For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us

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

To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
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Kucinich: New York's Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Must Be Shut Down
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 27, 2004

Contact: Terre Lundy/Matt Harris: (216) 889-2004, press@kucinich.us

Democratic Congressman and presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich today issued this statement about the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Buchanan, New York:

"Dozens of organizations in New York City and in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties have worked tirelessly to close the Indian Point Power Plant, and I support their efforts wholeheartedly. The fact that this nuclear power station is within 35 miles of mid-town Manhattan with no evacuation plan beyond 10 miles leaves 20 million people at risk. This is completely and utterly unacceptable.

"Nuclear power-generating stations are inherently dangerous. We've seen what can happen when they breach: witness the horror of the Chernobyl disaster in Russia and our own near-disaster at Three Mile Island. Then add to that the likelihood that these plants stand at the top of the list of targets of any terrorist organization seeking us harm--plus the possibility that spent fuel from these plants can be used to make 'dirty bombs.' These plants are potential disasters waiting to happen. We must replace them with safe, renewable energy facilities all across the country.

"We need an energy policy that is based on responsible and critical thinking, one that looks out for the health and well-being of our children and our grandchildren. Our present-day reliance on nuclear power and on inherently dirty and environmentally harmful fossil fuels doesn't do this. But a shift to safe, clean and environmentally-benign renewable energy sources does.

"At least three million new jobs can be created by my plan to invest in safe renewable technologies such as solar, wind, biomass, green hydrogen, geo-thermal and in designing energy efficient buildings, vehicles, and manufacturing processing equipment and systems. These new technologies are already proven and offer us real hope to stem the speed of global climate change and preserve our ecosystems, besides offering us viable alternatives to the consumption of Middle-Eastern oil.

"This is the kind of responsible, forward thinking, honest leadership we must demand from our government, and the kind of responsible leadership I am committed to providing."

For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us

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

To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
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Kucinich on Palestine

By George Karsa

Al-Jazeerah, Feb28 ,2004

As an Arab-American and a lifelong supporter of the rights of the Palestinian people, I have good news for you! In this year's presidential race, there is a candidate who has the wisdom, the courage, and the independence to create a climate in which peace can finally become a reality between the Palestinians and Israel. That candidate is Dennis J. Kucinich, a4 -term congressman from Cleveland, Ohio. Congressman Kucinich not only supports statehood for the Palestinians, thus removing the single greatest source of anti-American sentiment throughout the Arab and Muslim world, but is the only candidate that has a clearly- defined plan for ending the occupation of Iraq and bringing our troops home within 90 days of his election. Dennis Kucinich is also the only candidate that has a plan for creating a just and lasting peace in both Iraq and Palestine. Leaders in national Muslim organizations like...(Full Story)
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Kerry, Edwards Refuse to Join Kucinich in Protecting U.S. Jobs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2004

Contact: Terre Lundy/Matt Harris: (216) 889-2004, press@kucinich.us

Congressman Dennis Kucinich tonight challenged Senators John Edwards and John Kerry to save American jobs by joining him in his pledge to cancel the North American Free Trade Agreement. Both refused.

In a nationally televised debate on CNN, Kucinich said that because of NAFTA and the U.S.'s membership in the World Trade Organization, not only are American jobs being "outsourced" to foreign countries, but the U.S. is powerless to stop foreign nations from unfair competitive practices. Kucinich cited an occasion when Congress was unable to protect American steel jobs from foreign competition because the WTO overruled the legislation.

Kucinich renewed his pledge to cancel NAFTA and the WTO by executive order as his first act in office.

Neither Kerry nor Edwards would commit to canceling NAFTA. Kerry voted for NAFTA and has consistently voted for other comparable trade agreements. Kerry and Edwards both voted for the China trade agreement.

Kucinich has been consistent in his opposition to so-called free trade.

Edwards and Kerry both discussed plans to "fix" the trade agreements. The fact is they cannot be altered. Any proposed change can be overruled by the WTO.

Free trade agreements have resulted in the loss of millions of American manufacturing jobs. Internationally, they have failed to uphold workers rights and environmental standards.

A Kucinich administration would return to bilateral trade conditioned on workers rights, human rights, and environmental quality principles.

Jobs: Putting America Back to Work IN America: http://www.kucinich.us/issues/jobs.php

Dennis on Ohio jobs: http://www.kucinich.us/jobstalk.php

For information about the National campaign: http://www.kucinich.us

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

To schedule an interview with Kucinich or a spokesperson: jonathans@kucinich.us

Contact us:
Kucinich for President
11808 Lorain Avenue - Cleveland, OH 44111
216-889-2004 / 866-413-3664 (toll-free)
- posted by Daniel @ 2:27 PM

 
Kerry, Edwards Failed To Vote For American Workers

With millions of unemployed Americans looking for work, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, co-sponsored a bill to extend unemployment benefits. After the bill was deadlocked by Republicans in committee, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA, attempted on Thursday 26 February to amend a bill before the Senate to approve an extension of benefits.

The vote required a three-fifths majority to carry. Even though 11 Republicans joined Democrats in voting of the amendment, it failed by two votes: Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards were ABSENT.

Millions of unemployed Americans lost a chance for hope Thursday, as Sens. John Kerry, D-MA and John Edwards, D-NC, missed a key vote that could have extended benefits through June 30. The votes of Kerry and Edwards would have tipped the scale in favor of American workers.

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Reader says story downplayed local support for Kucinich
Lou Gelfand, Star Tribune

Published February 29, 2004

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Reporting attendance figures for a presidential candidate's speech is what nourishes both the candidate and his supporters, maintains John Sherman, a Dennis Kucinich believer.

That spurred him to critique last Sunday's story headlined, "Edwards, Kucinich woo Twin Cities."

Its second paragraph said that Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina "flashed his Southern-fried charm and stump speaking skills before an overflow crowd of nearly 2,000 at a union hall in St. Paul."

But, wrote Sherman, "at exactly the same time the main floor of Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota was almost completely filled with 3,000 people for Kucinich," and the only reference to it in the story were the words, "Other [Kucinich] rallies at Carleton College in Northfield and the University of Minnesota were scheduled for later in the day."

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Democratic hopeful vows to stay in race

By David E. Graham
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

February 28, 2004

Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich brought his campaign to San Diego yesterday, saying he is in the race through to the Democratic National Convention, even though he trails at the ballot box and in the polls.

"If this were 'Survivor,' " Kucinich said in an analogy to the TV show in which competitors are voted out, "the trees would be gone before I am."

The Ohio congressman spoke to a late afternoon rally of almost 100 people on a plaza in the Gaslamp Quarter downtown, sounding some of his themes, among the most liberal being espoused in the race.

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Posted on Fri, Feb. 27, 2004

Dan Rather has low expectations for Sunday's Democratic `debate'

BY ED BARK

The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS - (KRT) - The title is debatable. CBS calls it Countdown to Super Tuesday: The Democrats Debate. Moderator Dan Rather demurs.

"I decline to call them debates, because they aren't," he said in a telephone interview. "Not by any proper dictionary term, anyway." (Side note - look at Rather's own remarks about the state of journalism today)

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Auburndale group weighs presidential choices
By Ayala Ben-Yehuda 02/26/2004

Three Democratic presidential candidates — or rather representatives of their campaigns — squared off on Iraq, the economy and electability at a Jefferson Democratic Club forum in Auburndale last Thursday.

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KERRY, EDWARDS & KUCINICH ON JOBS

by Thomas McCullock

OpEdNews.com
In last night's debate between the democratic candidates, Dennis Kucinich challenged both John Kerry and John Edwards to pledge to cancel NAFTA to protect jobs. Both refused, claiming they would instead "fix" NAFTA.

As Mr. Kucinich points out, that's impossible. We do not have the authority to do so, the WTO would simply overrule any such attempt. Our only option is to withdraw from this misguided treaty which has for years enslaved the poor in other countries, and now steals jobs from American workers.

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- posted by Daniel @ 3:48 AM