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Derrick Crowe is a Political Director at Brave New Foundation, a five-year veteran of Capitol Hill, and contribuor at Huffington Post, MichaelMoore.com and AlterNet. We spoke with him about the Libya war (and it is a war now) With Steve Hynd of Newshoggers, Josh Mull of Firedoglake and Rethink Afghanistan and myself. Some highlights. [...] Stored power is the Holy Grail for renewable energy because it means the variability of renewable energy generatiuon is no longer an issue because power it stored. Thus. power going into the grid is steady and doesn’t flucuate. A 30 MW wind farm on Oahu has just gone live and it has 15 MW of [...] The US Chamber of Commerce has released their ‘Project, No Project’ which details the difficulty that energy projects are having in getting their necessary permits. Surprisingly, this includes renewable energy. They say: “one of the most surprising findings is that it is just as difficult to build a wind farm in the U.S. as [...] A woman who has organized protests in Ivory Coast against the thuggish Gbgabo government that refuses to leave power was interviewed last night on the BBC. During one protest, tanks opened fired on peaceful women marchers, killing dozens. She asks, why did the West intervene so quickly in Libya while Ivory Coast is being [...] Tonight we welcome Derrick Crowe. From his HuffPo bio: Derrick Crowe is a Political Director at Brave New Foundation. He is also a five-year veteran of Capitol Hill and a trained “Creating a Culture of Peace” nonviolence facilitator. His writing has been featured on The Huffington Post, MichaelMoore.com and AlterNet. In Washington, D.C., Derrick [...] Excerpts: To effectively reform the system that has enslaved us, we must consider following the advice and example of those who have preceded us. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and JFK are good places to start. All took fierce positions against central banking, government corruption and corporate power. The time has come [...] It’s ideal for disaster relief. Inhabitat has the details. But the Democrats feel our pain. That’s the difference. From Alas, A Blog Bringing back a golden oldie from the Bush era Germans pull forces out of Operation Underpants Gnomes as Libya coalition falls apart. Well, that didn’t take long did it? Also: Jerusalem bombing, situation deteriorating says Israel Interior Minister. Make no mistake, Israel doesn’t screw around when it retaliates. Saudis prepare to abandon Yemen. I’m [...] |
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