We're under 100 days until COP15, (COP, or Conference of the Parties, which is a yearly gathering of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and to raise awareness of how far (or not) we've come before COP15 in Copenhagen, there will be a nationwide live showing of the opening night of The Age of Stupid. www.ageofstupid.net/

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I was heartened by this report from CNN, "Teen Offenders Find a Future in Missouri" www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/25/missouri.juvenile.offenders/index.html The Missouri Model for dealing with teen offenders is an interesting and refreshing change from the normal sardine-packed razor wire-encased facilities of other states. It removes these teens from a ( Read more... )

Since the boom in bottled water, many people have taken safe water for granted, and while logic is pushing us back to our taps instead of filling landfills with plastic bottles, make sure you invest in a carbon-filter system when you do. Huffington Post did an in-depth investigative review including paying to obtain data through the Freedom of ( Read more... )

When people think of South Dakota, the Badlands, Black Hills, and Mt. Rushmore are probably the only things they can think of. Anyone not from the upper Midwest wouldn't be able to see it for anything else. Its really a beautiful place, with a lot of rich history, but it is also home to some of America's least-developed areas. About a quarter of ( Read more... )

I don't fault GM for biting the bullet and declaring bankruptcy, and dividing the company into the successful lines under the "new" GM and leaving the unsuccessful ones under Court Supervision in the "Motors Liquidation Co." But I have a definite problem with the "new" GM not taking responsibility for the mistakes and contracts of the old company. ( Read more... )

Human trafficking is a vastly under-reported, and ignored, issue around the world, but particularly here in Texas. Check out this article from the Austin Statesman, www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/08/08/0808coasters.html entitled "Austinites hope drink coasters can help battle human trafficking." Its about a new group called ( Read more... )