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Takings initiatives die deserved death
Five outta six ain't bad.
As I mentioned earlier, the takings measures in Montana and Nevada were yanked by the courts. Then last night, the good news just kept on coming.
Voters in three Western states -- California, Idaho, and Washington -- soundly rejected ballot measures that aimed to hamstring local governments and cripple environmental protections.
It wasn't close. In most places voter's message was deafening: we want to protect our communities and our natural heritage.
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Umbra on inefficient windows
Dear Umbra, I am lucky enough to have a home I really love and food to feed my family and my pets. However, the home has one major energy flaw: it is older and has huge, single-pane window/walls with aluminum frames, in two adjoining rooms. We currently are not able to replace them, and they […]
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Is banning horse slaughter like banning whaling?
There is a new bill to ban horse slaughter in the U.S. This article argues it's arbitrary and based on a special-interest lobby.
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Why everyone should be allowed to love food with unrestrained glee
I spend hours at a time in the kitchen, I approach my morning coffee with a quasi-religious fervor, and the attention I grant beer and wine selection can border on the Talmudic. Am I a food snob? Diverse authorities — including my mother, a certain Grist writer, and several friends — have claimed as much. […]
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Secretary of Defense resigns in aftermath of yesterday’s election
Rumsfeld officially resigns. What a day.
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It’s not too complicated
The autopsy report for the 109th Congress is not complex. In my view, three things brought them down:
- Stupid ideas
- executed incompetently
- often by criminals.
Fix those three little things ...
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Heart of a Howard
Australia plagued by historic drought, not-so-responsive leadership Wondering how Australia’s doing? It’s dry as a dead dingo, thanks for asking. The “Sunburnt Country” is undergoing a severe drought — the worst in 1,000 years, according to one expert. The lack of precipitation could cut agricultural output by 20 percent, and it’s only going to get […]
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Silent But Deadly
Researchers say industrial chemicals may be linked to increases in autism, ADHD Note to glue-sniffers everywhere: two researchers have suggested a link between industrial chemicals and an increase in brain development disorders like autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, terming the trend a “silent pandemic” affecting millions of children around the world. In an essay […]
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Green candidates claim a number of seats
Dems solidly took the House last night, gaining 28 seats. The results from key races we were watching, with the good news first:
