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For more calendar items follow this link to the Oregon Progressive Network’s calendar page. ___________________________________________________________________ Dec. 2: Salem, 7 p.m. STIR (Salem...
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OPW, Allies Meet with Congressman Kurt Schrader
By Peter Bergel On November 9, a delegation organized by Oregon PeaceWorks met with Oregon’s 5th District congressional representative Kurt Schrader. On the agenda were the wars in the Middle East,...
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Great Getaway Raffle Underway; Drawing Slated for Holiday Party Dec. 6
By Peter Bergel The Great Getaway Raffle, OPW’s annual fundraiser in which 5 awesome vacation packages are raffled off to ticket holders all over the state is under way. Tickets are currently available...
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Tell the State Not to Give Sweetheart Deals to LNG Companies
The State of Oregon is leasing 92 acres of waterfront industrial state-owned land for a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal for just $38,400 per year. This is 3000% less than comparable leases: Site...
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Pro-Gaza Activism Contrasts with Congressional Votes
By Nancy Hedrick Recent activism and awareness-building events around the Israel-Palestine issue and the ongoing siege in Gaza are in contrast with an unfortunate vote in Congress to support...
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Israeli Military Refuser Jailed
By Sergeiy Sandler A new collective declaration of refusal by Israeli youths, the 2009-2010 high school Seniors Letter, went public last month. On October 22, two of its signatories, Efi Brenner and Or...
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Mullen Announces Afghanistan Strategy: Prepare to Nonviolently Resist
By Jeff Leys Last month, Admiral Mullen (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) announced that the Pentagon will seek additional war funds for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2010. While he did not...
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What About Carbon Offsets?
Every time we heat our homes, take a flight or drive the car, fossil fuels are burnt and CO2 is released into the atmosphere causing climate change. Carbon offsetting enables you to take responsibility...
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British Government Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions 80% by 2050
By Deborah Summers and Damian Carrington The government has committed the U.K. to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 80% by the middle of the century in a bid to tackle climate change. In a move that...
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British Challenge: Cut Your Emissions 10% in 2010
10:10 is a mass movement that is signing up people and organizations from every corner of British life. From councils and hospitals to faith groups and scout troops, organizations across the country...
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New MPO Task Force Rolls Up Its Sleeves
Land Use, Transportation and Climate Change By 1000 Friends of Oregon As the issue of global warming occupies center stage on the national and international arena, here in Oregon, attention is focused...
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Study Claims Meat Creates Half of All Greenhouse Gases
By Martin Hickman “A vegetarian driving a Hummer leaves less of a carbon footprint that a non-vegetarian driving a Prius.” – Reader’s comment. “Most Attractive Opportunity” Climate change emissions...
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Introduction to Cutting Your Carbon Footprint
By Peter Bergel Helping you and encouraging you to cut your carbon footprint is a major purpose of OPW’s 5% Solution to the Climate Crisis project. In addition to the information provided in this...
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Beltway Bulletin
By Phil Carver For up-to-date reports on many progressive issues, see the Center for American Progress at www.americanprogressaction.org/ and the Gristmill at http://www.grist.org/news/. For justice...
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Obama to Native Americans: You Will Not Be Forgotten
President Barack Obama vowed not to forget American Indian tribes as representatives gathered for a White House conference on native issues. The first annual White House Tribal Nations Conference...
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Opium, Rape and the American Way in Afghanistan
by Chris Hedges The warlords we champion in Afghanistan are as venal, as opposed to the rights of women and basic democratic freedoms, and as heavily involved in opium trafficking as the Taliban. The...
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How Television Affects Our Lives
According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will...
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How Patriotism Can Save America
by Captain Paul K. Chappell, U.S. Army As a soldier in the United States army, I have often pondered what it means to be patriotic, what it means to serve our country, and what it means to love...
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Biggest State Party to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan
By Norman Solomon There’s a significant new straw in the political wind for President Obama to consider. The California Democratic Party has just sent him a formal and clear message: Stop making war in...
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Where There is No Vision, the People Perish
By Peter Bergel “Where there is no vision, the people perish” says the King James Bible in Proverbs 29:18. Certainly the people are in danger of perishing today. If not from wars and nuclear weapons,...
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