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Wage Peace- Make your voice heard! Take Action!
Action Needed:
Your call can stop the government from sending more troops to Afghanistan.
Dear Peace Seekers,
Now is a critical time to make your voice heard.
Call the White House comment line today and say you are opposed to sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. The comment line number is 202-456-1111.
In the coming week, President Obama will likely be making a decision about the role of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He has rejected the current proposals for additional troops until there is an exit strategy. We believe this is a good sign, and we need more — a decision not to send more troops to the region and to deescalate the war.
The decision will have a dramatic effect on the future of Afghanistan and the stability of the region.
This is the moment when we can have an impact.
If you only take one action for peace this year, please make this phone call to the White House today. Tell them you’d like the administration to put these elements into their Afghanistan plan.
White House comment line: 202-456-1111
Talking Points:
1. No additional troops to Afghanistan.
2. A time line for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and for diplomacy and dialog with all parties to the conflict, without preconditions.
3. Badly needed development aid provided, to be coordinated by civilian-led organizations, not the military.
4. Redirect the more than $44 billion spent yearly on war to supporting real human needs in Afghanistan and at home.
Help President Obama make the best decision on Afghanistan. Please take a moment and make your call today.
Wage peace,
Peter Lems and Mary Zerkel
American Friends Service Committee
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Remember, without troops there would be no wars, only two angry leaders! Refuse to support violence and the violence will be eradicated. NO MORE WAR.
Solar Power International 2009 starts October 27th in Anaheim, CA.
Solar Power International 2009 starts October 27th in Anaheim, CA. Check out the biggest Solar Expo in the country, learn about renewable energy, solar power and join the green job fair from Oct 27-29th.
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Solar Power International 09 featuring Job Fair Oct 27-29th
Solar Power International 09 featuring Job Fair Oct 27-29th ….post your resume today!
Here is an online job fair that accepts resumes:
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Click here to register today: www.solarpowerinternational.com/jobs/
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The Expo will feature:
•North America’s largest business to business solar industry event
•900+ exhibitors and an exhibit hall that includes all solar technologies: PV, CSP, solar hot water, solar heating and cooling and solar pool heating
•25,000 + Attendees: sellers, buyers and stakeholders including manufacturers, integrators, installers, utilities, investors, builders, architects, large energy users and policymakers
•200+ Speakers, 65+ education sessions, two CEO panels and two keynotes
•Education tracks on finance, policy, markets, technology, crosscutting and implementation/execution
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More GOOD NEWS…
On Wednesday, October 28 from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM the Solar Expo will be open to the public for FREE! It’s called “Public Night” because the Exhibit Hall and Public-Night Workshops will be absolutely free.
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May You Never Thirst!
City of Pasadena’s mini-fleet of electric vehicles
The City of Pasadena is participating in a nationwide one-year field trial of BMW’s newest EV, the MINI-E. According to Marco Sustaita, Staff Assistant with the General Manager’s office of Pasadena Water and Power (PWP), the program just started in August of 2009 with two BMW MINI-E’s. Mr. Sustaita has been with the City of Pasadena for 10 years, and with PWP for 4 ½ years.
Erica Rolufs, the Communications Manager with PWP for over 2 years, has test driven the MINI-E and found it “comfortable and easy to maneuver. You can feel the power of the car, it feels good to drive and it’s cute!”
In total, Pasadena Water and Power department has a small fleet of seven electric vehicles; 4 RAV4s, 2 MINI-Es and an electric truck.
For more information about the MINI-E program, call John Hoffner, the Program Manager of Energy & Conservation Projects in Pasadena at 626-744-6970.
The City of Pasadena has had their electric vehicle program in place since 1999, and driven several models of cars in an effort to include low emissions vehicles and electric vehicles in the program. The Pasadena Transportation and Public Works department also received five MINI-E’s to rate on their performance, comfort and overall usability.
Interested in water issues? Listen to my interview with Pablo Paster, Sustainability Engineer, on Sept 8th
Interested in water issues? Listen to my interview with Pablo Paster, Sustainability Engineer, on Sept 8th
Check out The FireWalker Flare-An Environmental and Renewable Energy Solutions Talk Radio Show
Join Diane Tegarden as she engages Environmental and Renewable Energy Experts on Tuesday September 8th at 10am PST/11am MST/ 12 noon CST/ 1pm EST for a half-hour of riveting interviews on environmental problems and their solutions through Renewable Energy technologies.
The call in number is # 913-227-1219 and the PIN number 241734#
The link to our home page is: http://internetvoicesradio.com/Arch-Firewalker.htm
My guest for the September 8th show will be Pablo Paster, a Sustainability Engineer who uses his unique background to answer readers’ sustainability-related questions on his online column “Ask Pablo”. Pablo is also a Sustainability Engineer and VP at ClimateCHECK.
To read some of my environmental articles you can visit:
http://www.examiner.com/x-14744-LA-Renewable-Energy-Examiner
May You Never Thirst!
Update on the Station Fire- Pasadena resident
You know, lots of times when the news media refers to “Los Angeles”, they don’t mean the City of LA, they mean the county of LA, which is huge. The areas that the fires are burning are in the San Gabriel Mountains (in the San Gabriel Valley), specifically near the towns at the foothills of the mountains.
Last week as I watched the fires rage from miles away, I could see the flames leaping 80-100 feet into the air. My poem was inspired by these wildfires burning near La Canada, FlintRidge and Altadena, which are towns just north of my house. We are in no immediate danger of being evacuated, but over 40,000 people (and their animals) have been evacuated so far. The fire chief says that due to the steep terrain, little rain and lots of dense underbrush they don’t expect this fire to burn itself out for another 80 days!
They named this fire the Station Fire because it started near a ranger station in the San Gabriel Mountains near the 29 mile marker; they still don’t know the cause of the fire yet.
Be Well,
Diane Tegarden
Pasadena resident
