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posted by pierre delamare on February 17
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) needs your support! The wind production tax credit (PTC) is set to expire at the end of this year, and without an extension the United States could lose as many as 500,000 new jobs. However, there is hope. Congress will ultimately be the one responsible to make the decision on whether or not to extend
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posted by Sam Marx on February 6
Back in November 2011, Facebook announced that the company would begin to phase out the ‘Old Insights’ (Facebook’s free statistics and analysis tool for Pages) on December 15. Whenever Facebook makes a change, there are people who have strong reactions or think the changes should be optional. But, like life, Facebook changes and
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posted by Sam Marx on February 2
How do you define what it means to be an American? Define American, the campaign by immigrant-rights champion Jose Antonio Vargas, has been bringing this question to the U.S. public since the launch of the campaign site’s story tool last November. The conversation has been heated, but some have been unsure whether our elected officials in Washington
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posted by ayan ahmed on January 30
“I might have tacos when I go home, I'm not quite sure yet.”
A seemingly innocuous comment that would be appropriate for friendly office banter about Tuesday night dinner plans. Unless, you're East Haven, Connecticut's Mayor Joseph Maturo. After the arrest of four police officers in a racial profiling case spanning
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posted by austen levihn-coon on January 26
Is there religious bigotry in Ocean City, Maryland? That’s the question that the Baltimore Sun asked its readers this morning on in its editorial pages.
Several national organizations, including the UUA’s Standing on the Side of Love Campaign, have brought attention to Ocean City over the last few days as a
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