Politics mean poison….

I’m so sick of politics as it stands right now!!! I say let’s fire the lot of them, from all three branches of government, and start over. Politicians would have to use only their own money to run, no one would be allowed to “sponsor/buy” politicians, whether it be the Congress, Judicial system, etc. They could only run one term, no re-elections, so they’d keep their minds on the job, and all political parties should be equally represented. Time to dust off the brains of Americans and develop into a truly open minded, equal and representative government. (OK, now I’m hiding behind something large, waiting for the stones to start raining down on my revolutionary head.)

We can break the two party system, Vote GREEN!

Did you know that there are 133 Green officeholders as of Thursday, May 10, 2012?

For more information on truly alternative choices for political office visit The Green Party at:
http://www.gp.org/index.php

There are two women and a Native American man running for President in 2012, so if you want to support the environment and help break the two party system, consider voting GREEN!

Energetically, Diane Tegarden

Thursday’s Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

“Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle.”
–Mahatma Gandhi

Read more:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/daily-quotes-november-2006.html#ixzz1ceV6e7Nc

The Politics of Protection…frogs, frogs and more frogs

Did you know that frogs also “sing”? When gathered in large groups, frogs have a song to identify one from another!

Here’s another fascinating story on frogs:

“PORT LOUIS – Scientists have found more than 200 new species of frogs in Madagascar but a political crisis is hurting conservation of the Indian Ocean island’s unique wildlife, a study shows. The discovery, which almost doubles the number of known amphibians in Madagascar, illustrates an underestimation of the natural riches that have helped spawn a $390-million-a-year tourism industry.

However, months of instability culminating in a change of government after street protests, have compromised gains in conservation.

“The political instability is allowing the cutting of the forest within national parks, generating a lot of uncertainty about the future of the planned network of protected areas,” David Vieites, researcher at the Spanish National Natural Sciences Museum, said in a statement.”

For the balance of the article, go to:
http://planetark.org/wen/52759

To Life in all its Multifaceted Glory!!

The Presidential Candidates’ Policies and Suggestions regarding Environmental Policy

 

The Presidential Candidates’ Policies and Suggestions regarding Environmental Policy 

Here is a link to the 2008 League of Conservation Voters’ Guide listing the energy policies of all the presidential candidates. See a chart comparing their policies on the environment and renewable energy side-by-side at the Solar Nation website, located at
http://www.solar-nation.org/2008/01/04/how-green-was-my-candidate
.

Knowledge is power, have and empowering day,

Diane Tegarden

www.firewalkerpublications.com

Project Vote Smart- Know Your Candidate’s Voting Record

since we are all intelligent people here, I think we’d all like to unravel the rhetoric and claims of the presidential candidate’s as we consider the serious responsibility of choosing our next president.

I found this fantastic website called “Project Vote Smart” where it lists the ACTUAL VOTING RECORDS of all the politicians in office.

This is not a political ad for any one candidate mind you, it simply lets the voting record be known of each politician on each issue. The bills are grouped by type of issue or problem, to let you know where a candidate stands on a certain issue.

You can go to
http://www.vote-smart.org
, once on the Home Page, you can choose the Tab for Candidates, then click on the person/s whom you are interested in researching.

This will tell you each of the bills that they voted for, whether it was a Y/N or NV, meaning they didn’t vote on that issue.

A politician can talk to me until they’re blue in the face, but I don’t care what they “say” they will do, I care about what they’ve done in the past. This website shows me what they stand for in very clear, easy to see terms.

There is also an extensive biography and background information for each candidate.

Knowledge is power, have an empowering day,
Diane Tegarden

Author of  “Light Through Shuttered Window- A Compendium of My Poetry” available at
http://www.firewalkerpublications.com/ORDER.htm

You can’t have it both ways!

Now wait a minute…..I don’t understand it…Hillary Clinton is damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t.The naysayers want to call her heartless and unfeeling and a robot, then when she shows a moment of emotion (I saw NO tears, what’s all this drivel about crying?), then she’s weak.You can’t have it both ways! (At least the Hillary Haters should get their complaints straight!)