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Do Urban Farms Reduce
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A growing body of research suggests that urban farming and greening not
only strengthen community bonds but also reduce violence. To read an essay
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[PDI] Titanic Banks Hit LIBOR Iceberg: Will Lawsuits Sink the Ship?

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This is probably the single most important story of 2012. This is the noose
that has been strangling local governments, non-profits, universities,
unions, pension funds and the like GLOBALLY. This IS the housing crisis,
the local services crisis, and the pension crisis at their common root.

Dan

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[PDI] Extend The Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit For Ten Years

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Tell Congress to stop with the financial yo-yo effect in the renewable
energy industry, and give clean energy suppliers a predictable tax
regulation environment for the next decade. The federal PTC is the biggest
factor in renewable energy development, and its impending expiration and
year-by-year on-off nature us causing boim and bust cycles in the entire
industry. This could mean the difference between a domestic manufacturing
base, or more foreign imports.

That's why I created a petition to The United States House of
Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama,
which says:

"Dear Federal Government, please end regulatory and financisl uncertainty
in the renewable energy industry; renew the PTC for a solid ten years, and
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[PDI] Fwd: Criminalizing what?

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[1] Public interest groups have obtained the February 2011 draft of the
TPP's Intellectual Property Rights
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In it, we can see that the TPP would drastically increase Internet
surveillance, Big Media's Internet lockdown powers, and criminalize content
sharing in general, with a likelihood of harsher penalties. We know from
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the meetings from Infojustice.

[2] Find the list of telecom lobbyists
here<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=XhtLZf%2Bt8yGptqM1mPDAXG57lyejqZCT>
.

[3] Learn more in the National Journal: *Lawmakers, Groups Urge Greater
Transparency in Trans-Pacific
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[4] Find the NDP's press release
here<http://action.cwa-union.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=Nfcx2t81I1qK%2FiXTBuLr3W57lyejqZCT>
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[5] See The Conversation: *A dangerous investment: Australia, New Zealand
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