We salute the unsung heros, fellow activists from around the world with stories worthy of our attention. They may be young or old but they have the guts to stand up for change. These stories express honest and willful courage to better the world. It my be the tough personal will it takes to change themselves or the fight to change communities. The young man who started his own bike trek to clean up his body and his mind inspired by the film "Go Further" or the Native Americans rallying to save their ancestral lands from developers or the mom's with very sick children who want to educate others about harmful environmental hazards are all activists with a vision for change. These Solmates are on the front lines of the efforts to help support, save and preserve social justice & environmental causes. During these times when we are too often divided by differences in beliefs, political positions or tactics. We must encourage each other to put aside those differences for the sake of a greater justice and to get passionate about each other's causes, because we are much more effective working together, than we are divided. So we want to embrace those acting in the spirit of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi and are honored to be highlighting the important work of our fellow activists.
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Call of the Wild: Dr. Richard Taber receives the Aldo Leopold...
Dr. Richard Taber is a winner!
More than a half century ago, Aldo Leopold helped this country develop an environmental conscience. Leopold, who write "A Sand County Almanac," was a leader in the movement for wilderness preservation. Not long after Leopold died in 1948, The Wildlife Society created the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award. The highest honor bestowed by the society, it's a lifetime achievement award given to those whose careers have made a difference to the cause of wildlife conservation. This year's winner, Dr. Richard Taber, actually worked with Leopold. Taber received the award Saturday in Miami at the annual conference of The Wildlife Society.
By Katie Scarvey - Salisburypost.com , November 11, 2008
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Completely Unplugged, Fully Green
David Chameides with a year of his trash
Nothing is beyond reuse for the most committed to living a lighter footprint.
Joann Kaufman - The New York Times , October 18,2008
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CLIMATE RIDE 2008
Bikers Bike!
CLIMATE RIDE 2008 will be CLIMATE 2009. Will you be ready to join? After you read the observations from those you rode, you will probably want to start training today to be a part of tomorrow's trailride to change.
John Rooks - Climate Ride blogs , Sept 23,2008
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A Conservative for Obama - My party has slipped its moorings....
Liberal vs Conservative?
THE MORE I LISTEN TO AND READ ABOUT “the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate,” the more I like him. Barack Obama strikes a chord with me like no political figure since Ronald Reagan. To explain why, I need to explain why I am a conservative and what it means to me. In 1964, at the age of 16, I organized the Dallas County Youth for Goldwater. My senior thesis at the University of Texas was on the conservative intellectual revival in America. Twenty years later, I was invited by William F. Buckley Jr. to join the board of National Review. I later became its publisher. Conservatism to me is less a political philosophy than a stance, a recognition of the fallibility of man and of man’s institutions. Conservatives respect the past not for its antiquity but because it represents, as G.K. Chesterton said, the democracy of the dead; it gives the benefit of the doubt to customs and laws tried and tested in the crucible of time. Conservatives are skeptical of abstract theories and utopian schemes, doubtful that government is wiser than its citizens, and always ready to test any political program against actual results.
By Wick Allison, Editor In Chief - Dmagazine.com | Dallas, EX , September 22, 2008
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Join the National Teach In Call
Join the National Teach In.
Our partners at the National Teach In are in planning stages for second annual nationwide Teach-In Feb 05,2009. Phone in to hear the experts. It is fascinating to hear the ideas from those who are working for solutions. Take the time.
September 16, 2008
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Cleared: Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies...
Kingsnorth power station.
The threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station, a jury decided yesterday. In a verdict that will have shocked ministers and energy companies the jury at Maidstone Crown Court cleared six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage. Jurors accepted defence arguments that the six had a "lawful excuse" to damage property at Kingsnorth power station in Kent to prevent even greater damage caused by climate change. The defence of "lawful excuse" under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage – such as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire.
By Michael McCarthy - The Independent | London, England , September 11, 2008
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Bike-sharing network takes off The public can borrow the white...
John Rooks with white bikes shared with the Portland community
Michael Scott had seen a bike-sharing program in Houston and was excited to come across a small fleet of white bicycles near Monument Square in Portland Monday.
By John Richardson - The Portland Press , June 10, 2008
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Six Foreigners Get Ten-Day Detentions for Tibet Protest
Security guards drag away a "Free Tibet" protester in Beijing
Six foreigners - all Americans - who were taken into custody Tuesday as they tried to protest China's rule in Tibet have been given 10-day detentions, the Chinese police said Friday. But members of their organization, Students for a Free Tibet, based in New York, said they had no information about four other protesters - two Americans, a German and a Briton - who were detained early Thursday during a protest near the National Stadium. Extrajudicial detentions are a common punishment for Chinese dissidents, but are rarely handed out to foreigners, who are often deported almost immediately after being taken into custody.
By Andrew Jacobs - International Herald Tribune | Beijing , August 22, 2008
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This is Horseshit
We're all stepping in it!
You know, I don't care if it's not proper for a Congressional candidate to say: "horseshit." I don't care if it is not a good "tactic" to get kicked out of a Congressional non-impeachment hearing that was just a bunch of horseshit anyway.
If people can't see how this nation is teetering on the precipice of financial ruin and dragging the rest of this planet down with us as we destroy our ecology, then I must say, that's horseshit!
By Cindy Sheehan - , August 07, 2008
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Missoula group aims to cut gases
Founded in 2003, GlobalWarmingSolution.org is doing the thing its name implies. In a white paper and related documentary that premieres Saturday in Missoula, it sets out a bold plan for the U.S. to cut greenhouse gases - with a fast whack instead of tentative trims. The plan is called “Rosie Revisited: A U.S.-Led Solution to Global Warming.” The idea: Rosie the Riveter is a symbol of the can-do energy inspired in the nation during World War II, and the country can again rally behind a big cause.
By Keila Szpaller - The Missoulian | Missoula, MT , July 23, 2008
