Health, Politics, Jan 31st, 2012,
In general, conservatives don’t like social welfare programs. They do claim, however, to value freedom of choice, so long as it has nothing to do with social welfare programs – those are gifts from taxpayers to welfare queens and they have strings attached. So it’s no surprise that Florida Republican state senator Ronda Storms thinks federal food stamps should only be used for healthy foods – but maybe she’s right. A bit of good old-fashioned social engineering is what welfare is all about or at least what it should be about. I mean why should the poor be encouraged (by…
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Nature, Politics, Dec 22nd, 2009,
![]( "<!--:en-->Renewable energy or conservation: Wind and solar power vs.")
' src='http://gf1.statico.be/wp-content/themes/greenfudge/thumbnails/3147.jpg' alt='renewable-energy-or-conservation-wind-and-solar-power-vs-nice-views' class='art-teaser' width='95' height='95' /> Being a conservationist and an environmentalist may not always be the same thing; and definitions of both terms are clearly open to interpretation. Indeed, sometimes environmental or ‘Green’ interests may compete or clash. For example, Sting’s recent resurgence in campaigning to protect indigenous lands in Brazil has fallen foul of those in favor of building a massive hydro-electric dam, which would be a significant source of renewable energy for the country. According to an article in the New York Times, U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein has more or less successfully opposed the development of solar energy plants and wind farms in…
Tags: energy, Feinstein, Mojave, nice views, renewable energy, Senator, Solar, turbines, wind
