Why I don't give Nominally Public Radio any money

NPR has become what public radio was intended to be the alternative to.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/03/1417908/-Today-NPR-made-Sanders-an-unperson-at-least-for-NPR-listeners?detail=email

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2015-16 Salem Progressive Film Series off with a bang, 15 Sept, 7 p.m.

With a must-see film that every adult and teen in America should see at least once: 

"Merchants of Doubt" -- the film that lets you hear from the disinformation agents themselves, and shows you how corporate control of the political process is hurting you, your family, and any hope for a livable future.

Tuesday night each month, starting in 2 weeks. Same location, same time, same price, but a new day. Tuesday, Sept. 15th, 7 PM at the historic Grand Theatre "Merchants of Doubt"   "A well-documented, pulls-no-punches account of how science works and how political motives can hijack the process by which scientific information is disseminated to the public."-Kirkus Reviews See our speakers information below, it is going to be a great discussion. Documentary is followed by guest speakers and an audience discussion. See below for more information.  And thank you for your support.  Upcoming Film Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 * 7 PM  "Merchants of Doubt" Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, MERCHANTS OF DOUBT takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver- tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities - yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change. To view trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8ii9zGFDtc   Guest speaker: Bill Gaylord, Attorney Gaylord, Eyerman, Bradley PC Helping individuals and families achieve civil justice by holding corporations, medical providers, and insurance companies accountable. http://www.gaylordeyerman.com/about-us/william-a-gaylord/

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Great job opening with a great organization

Marion-Polk Food Share is seeking applicants for our Community Gardens Program Coordinator position.

This 32 hour/week position supports our network of over 50 community gardens through network development and organization, trainings, resource procurement and distribution, volunteer coordination and consulting.

Key areas of responsibility include:
* Coordinate day-to-day operations of the MPFS Community Gardens Program.
* Evaluate and respond to garden needs and supply resources, such as seeds, plants, hardscape, volunteers and educational resources
* Train, coordinate and supervise volunteers, in positions ranging from garden leadership to occasional workdays.
* Handle a high volume of phone calls and emails from volunteer garden coordinators and the general public.
* Support the development of garden committees. Assist in identifying garden leadership and contingency planning.
* In collaboration with Program staff, coordinate garden-based educational programs.
* Track garden network data and develop reports. Conduct yearly garden assessments.
* Increase awareness of MPFS through garden exposure and garden events.



 To apply:
1. Please head to http://www.marionpolkfoodshare.org/ContactUs/Careers.aspx
 to review the Community Gardens Program Coordinator job description and position details in full. (There you will also find other openings at MPFS, including driving and fundraising positions).

2. Fill out the online job application.

3. Submit the job application, resume and cover letter to careers@marionpolkfoodshare.org or deliver or mail materials to Marion-Polk Food Share, 1660 Salem Industrial Dr. NE, Salem, OR 97301. Email applications are preferred.


For questions about the position or application process, please call or email Ian Dixon-McDonald, Vice President of Programs. imcdonald@marionpolkfoodshare.org, 503-581-3855 x329.

Remember every November, and in all the months in between them -- GOP Rape Advisory Chart

http://goprapeadvisorychart.com/

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Help prevent planetary "I can't breathe" -- Power a game-changer to save the Amazon

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_amazon_mix_nd1/?dty 

This is the best idea ever.

You know the Amazon - provides 20% of the planet's oxygen, 10% of our biodiversity, our best defense against climate change and home to unique indigenous peoples?

They're cutting it down, at the rate of over 16 football fields *in the time it takes to read this*. No joke.

How do we stop it? Here's the idea -- the world's first, international, fully protected, incredibly massive, reserve park!! A million of us have already backed this idea -- and the Colombian government supports it! Now we just need to win Brazil. President Dilma's popularity is in the toilet right now, and she needs a crowd pleaser - Brazilians love the Amazon, so insiders say she could go for it!

This park will be twice the size of *France*. It sounds like a dream, but we are within striking distance of winning -- one of the best things we ever did. But as soon as it gets close to a win, the ranching and mining lobbies will come hard at it with fistfuls of corrupt money. We need a full bells and whistles publicity campaign to get President Dilma behind this and quickly! If 50,000 of us donate the cost of a drink or meal in the next 24 hours we can do it.

Chip in to help make the Amazon into the world's largest park! 

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WHAT a surprise! Attorney Hounding Climate Scientists Is Covertly Funded By Coal Industry [feedly]

Attorney Hounding Climate Scientists Is Covertly Funded By Coal Industry
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Sounds freaking terrific to me --NYT Cohen on Sanders

If this is supposed to show how absurd Sanders is, I think we need a lot more of it.

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On both sides of the Atlantic, grumpy is good in politics. Outsider is good. Plain talk is good. Trump's "Deal with it," is the phrase du jour.

Sanders wants to expand Social Security, take America to a single-payer European-style national health system, invest massively to restore America's crumbling infrastructure, make public college tuition free, get rid of "starvation wages" for workers, tax Wall Street trading, end America's wars, and break up banks that are too big to fail.

DC helping finance solar via property tax bills

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Reply-To: info@ases.org

Want Solar Panels on Your Property? D.C. Will Help You Pay for Them.

The administration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Friday that the city's Property Assessed Energy Act program is officially open for business - and Nikolaev's soon-to-be-retrofitted gas station is its first client. The PACE program, which is tied to legislation the District approved in 2012, allows the city to finance energy upgrades through property tax bills.

"The solar-panel system always made financial sense, but the absence of financing was a big reason why I couldn't do it before," Nikolaev said. "It's definitely saving me money, and it's beautifying the station." More

Recognizing the value of efficiency

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IN THE WIN COLUMN

Maryland Redefines Value of Energy Efficiency In a landmark decision, Maryland's regulators will now consider a broad array of societal benefits like cleaner air and new jobs when determining the value of energy efficiency.   READ MORE

Tell the feds: Don't make elders more vulnerable to abuse in nursing homes!

Arbitration clauses make elders more vulnerable to abuse and reward nursing home operators who allow abuse and neglect of residents. Tell CMS to prohibit binding arb clauses in nursing home admissions contracts!

CMS is still making rules and could prohibit predispute arb clauses in nursing home contracts.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/08/19/editorial-nursing-homes-take-away-right-sue/32033361/

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