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Doctors united on health care reform?

Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:39 AM EDT (Examiner)

The recent results of a New England Journal of Medicine poll of 2,130 doctors as first reported by Reuters finds that 63% are in favor of both public and private health care options.

politics, healthcare-reform, health-reform, health-care-refprm, insurance-reform

Advertisers Pull Support from Glenn Beck

Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:02 AM EDT (YES! Magazine)

More than 60 advertisers have agreed not to advertise on Fox News Channel's "The Glenn Beck Program" after its host called President Obama a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people" during a July 28 appearance on the program Fox & Friends.......

politics, fox-news, glenn-beck, fox, color-of-change

Public option still polling strongly

Seeded on Sat Sep 5, 2009 8:06 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans? Favor Oppose Not Sure All 58 34 8

politics, public-option, health-reform, healthcare-reform, insurance-reform, health-care, healthcare

The Source of Confusion in the Health Care Debate.... Fox News

Seeded on Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:22 PM EDT (Political Animal)

The new NBC News poll found a frustrating amount of public confusion about health care reform.

politics, fox-news, fox, healthcare-debate, health-reform, health-care, health-care-reform, insurance-reform

Fox News' "Glenn Beck" loses advertisers

Seeded on Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:49 AM EDT (Reuters)

Some of the nation's biggest advertisers are distancing themselves from Fox News host Glenn Beck after he called President Obama a racist during a July 28 broadcast.

politics, fox-news, boycott, insurance, advertisers, racism, gelnn-beck, hate-mongering, health-reform

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How To Fight Heathcare Fearmongers and Demagogues

Seeded on Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:29 PM EDT (RealClearPolitics)

The White House has just announced a web page designed to rebut some of the insane charges that the right is instigating. That won't be enough. The President has to be more specific about what he's for and what he's against.

politics, health-care, healthcare, health-reform, health-care-reform, healthcare-reform, insurance-reform, obama

Bill Kristol admits to Stewart that government run health care is THE BEST!

Seeded on Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:42 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Stewart: Why no health care, Why no health care reform for Americans because the military fighting for us, gave it up. Why do you hate America? Stewart: Why not? Why shouldn't the government provide some sort of care to the 50 million that are uninsured?

politics, military, health-care, healthcare, healthcare-reform, jon-stewart

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Democrats scramble for pre-recess progress

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:05 PM EDT (Politico)

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politics, health-care, healthcare, healthcare-reform, congress, senate

President Gets Personal at Forum On Health Care

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:12 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Obama Describes the Experiences Of His Mother and Grandmother

politics, healthcare, health-care, healthcare-reform, president-obama, obama, barack-obama, senior-citizens, aarp, elderly

Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill and include a strong public plan

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:33 PM EDT (Google)

Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.

politics, health-care, healthcare, health-reform, healthcare-reform, senate, senator-kennedy, kennedy

Why Businesses and Economists Are Backing the Health Care "Public Option"

Seeded on Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:12 PM EDT (YES! Magazine)

Arguing that delaying or diluting a public plan is what's really bad for business, economists and small business leaders are stepping up their support for an option they say could save the economy.....

politics, health-care, health-reform, economy, economic-recovery, public-option

Google Inc Nearer Goal of Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:54 AM EDT (Alt Dot Energy)

Google Inc is closing in on its goal of producing renewable energy at a price cheaper than coal, the company's green energy czar Bill Weihl, the engineer in charge of the project, said on Tuesday.

technology, renewable-energy, google, coal, green-energy, solar

Family Recycles Home for $100,000

Seeded on Tue Jun 9, 2009 8:51 PM EDT (Earth911.com)

After tearing down their 2,250-square-foot home in Danville, Calif., Mike and Tricia Barry walked away with more than just a clean slate. The couple received a $100,000 tax write-off as well.

us-news, recycle, environment, housing, construction, housing-market, habitat-for-humanity

Flexible Solar Power Shingles Transform Roofs From Wasted Space To Energy Source

Seeded on Tue Jun 9, 2009 9:07 AM EDT (Science Daily)

A transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like shingles.

science, alternative-energy, solar-energy, solar-power, green-energy, renewable-energy

The unique universe - The Case Against the Timeless Multiverse

Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 11:13 PM EDT (PhysicsWorld.com)

Many cosmological theories not only see our universe as one of many but also claim that time does not exist. Lee Smolin argues against the timeless multiverse......

science, multverse, universe, cosmology, quantum-physics, string-theory, quantum

Youth ask mayor for solutions to Detroit's ills

Seeded on Thu Jun 4, 2009 3:16 PM EDT (Google)

The burned-out house next to Shomari Raby's home is an eyesore, but it's the drug addicts who linger outside and get high inside that cause her to walk past quickly on her way to and from school.

us-news, detroit, urban-renewal, urban-blight, teens, youth

Small Wind Beginning to Make a Big Difference

Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 10:04 AM EDT (ENN)

The U.S. market for small wind turbines grew 78% last year, highlighting heightened interest in, demand for, and use of distributed alternative and renewable power systems.

us-news, wind-turbines, wind-farms, wind-energy, renewable-energy, energy, green-energy

Stealth War: Barack Obama sabotages Republicans

Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 9:18 AM EDT (Politico)

Tuesday's announcement of Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) as President Barack Obama's nominee for Army secretary makes perfect sense from a policymaking standpoint.

politics, barack-obama, obama, democrats, republicans, bipartisan, campaigns, gop

EPA honors tribe for complete reliance on renewable energy

Seeded on Tue Jun 2, 2009 9:32 PM EDT (The Press Enterprise)

Eleven years after the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians began a quest to bring electricity to their reservation near Anza, the small tribe has received an award from the Environmental Protection Agency Pacific Southwest Region for achievement in protecting the environment.

us-news, green-energy, clean-energy, renewable-energy, native-american, epa

'Clean-tech' start-ups are pushing the green button

Seeded on Tue Jun 2, 2009 9:24 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Reporting from San Francisco -- Amit Chatterjee worked for three Silicon Valley start-ups and software company SAP, but he was growing increasingly intrigued by global warming and climate change.

business, clean-energy, green-energy, business-startups, information-technology, pollution, global-warming

Azure Dynamics Wins CATA Award

Seeded on Sun May 31, 2009 9:46 PM EDT (Alt Dot Energy)

Azure Dynamics Corp., a leading developer of innovative hybrid green technologies was recently chosen as a winner at the 24th Annual Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) Innovation and Leadership Awards.

technology, green-technology, green-energy, canada, hybrid-vehicles

You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring

Seeded on Sun May 31, 2009 4:22 PM EDT (YES! Magazine)

When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was "direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful." No pressure there.

us-news, environment, graduates, university, graduation, earth

What are free YouTube classes worth?

Seeded on Thu May 28, 2009 8:59 PM EDT (MSN-Encarta)

As cash-strapped college students struggle to finance their tuition, many are wondering if they might find a better alternative in Ivy League courses that have recently become available online, anytime, and completely free.

education, university, higher-education, professional-development, continuing-education

Judge orders new plan for dam releases into Grand Canyon

Seeded on Thu May 28, 2009 9:01 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Federal officials must reconsider how they release water from Glen Canyon Dam into the Grand Canyon in order to protect an endangered fish, the humpback chub, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

us-news, national-parks, grand-canyon, river-dams, endangered-species, environment

New Wind Turbine Generator Could Produce 50 Percent More Energy

Seeded on Thu May 28, 2009 7:31 AM EDT (Alt Dot Energy)

A startup based in Vancouver, Canada, called ExRo Technologies, has developed a new kind of generator that is particularly suited to harvesting energy from wind. It could lower the cost of wind turbines while raising their power output by 50 percent.

technology, wind-turbines, clean-energy, green-energy, energy, green-technology, alternative-energy

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