Democracy for New Hampshire - Energy

The Power of One

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:26:59 -0400

Friday, August 15th, 7:30 pm: The Power of One: A Talk by and Conversation with Doris “Granny D” Haddock at South Church, 292 State St, Portsmouth NH. NH's own Granny D talks about how each of us can make a difference, and how public funding of elections can help us. Changing our election funding system can bring peace, the environment, alternative energy, education, poverty, healthcare and more the attention they deserve. Also, from 5-6pm join Granny D and the Leftist Marching Band for the Peace Vigil, Market Square, Portsmouth.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments and a book signing will follow the program. Sponsored by Outreach Associates of South Church, NH Codepink: Women for Peace & Seacoast Peace Response. For more info contact bgh3@comcast.net or 603-431-0138.

Political comedian/musician ROY ZIMMERMAN in NH!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:35:38 -0400

The Northwood Theater Workshop announces the next installment of its ongoing concert series.

Tuesday, July 29, at 7pm, acclaimed liberal singer/songwriter/comedian Roy Zimmerman will be appearing at the theater for the New Hampshire stop of his "Thanks For The Support" 50 state summer tour. Zimmerman, from San Francisco, writes and performs comedic songs about "ignorance, war, and greed".

Examples of his work can be found on his YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/royzimmerman

Zimmerman has shared the stage with the likes of George Carlin, Bill Maher, Kate Clinton, Dennis Miller, Sandra Tsing Loh, kd lang, Andy Borowitz and Paul Krassner, and played a series of shows swapping songs with The Pixies' Frank Black. In the 90's he founded, performed with, and wrote all the material for the folk quartet "The Foremen" who were signed with the major record label Warner Bros/Reprise.

"Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection." -Joni Mitchell

Gore Calls for US to Use Renewable Energy by 2018

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:01:53 -0400

SOURCE: , FRIDAY 18 JULY 2008

Gore Calls for US to Use Renewable Energy by 2018, Friday 18 July 2008

by: David Stout, The New York Times

Former Vice President Al Gore introduced an ambitious plan to rely completely on clean, renewable energy within the next decade.
(Photo: Breakthrough)

Washington - Former Vice President Al Gore said on Thursday that Americans must abandon fossil fuels within a decade and rely on the sun, the winds and other environmentally friendly sources of electric power, or risk losing their national security as well as their creature comforts.

The Global Poverty Act

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:54:47 -0400

I'm writing on behalf of the Borgen Project- a seattle based non profit organization working to bring political attention to severe poverty. You can learn more about our organization through theborgenproject.org.

As you will see we have created the Global Poverty Act which has passed in the House and now we're trying to pass in the Senate. The way you can help is severly important and takes only thirty seconds to help pass this act.

We need roughly a dozen people (however the more the merrier) in New Hampshire to call Senator Sununu's office at (603) 647- 7500 and simply tell the staffer on the phone: “I’m a Borgen Project supporter and I would like the Senator to cosponsor the Global Poverty Act.” People can also email his office here:

sununu.senate.gov.

If you and your members can make the call or shoot an email it would greatly help the cause. You can see here (sample call log on right) how political offices tally each call and why it’s so important. Thank you so much for your consideration and let me know if I can answer any questions.
Thank you,

Candice Hays
The Borgen Project
theborgenproject.org

Bi-State Transportation Meeting--updates on the Downeaster

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:58:48 -0400

Come hear about the 'Downeaster' ridership, future expansion and funding. Representatives from both Maine and NHDOT are invited to discuss this important transportation initiative.

for more information and to sign up contact Kim at the Rockingham Economic Development Corp
kim@redc.com
or
srpc@strafford.org

Event is sponsored by the Bi-State Alliance

http://www.thedowneaster.com/authority.html

Is it time to upgrade NH legislation for renewable/alternative energy

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:42:26 -0400

All of us have to deal with higher oil heating prices, as well as high electrical delivery rates.

After looking at various technologies to shift some of my home's energy budget to alternative sources, I was disappointed to see NH does not have any programs in place to municipalities, towns, homeowners, small businesses and property owners to help with capital costs associated with buying the hardware needed to adopt alternative energy sources.

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Governor Lynch has started a process, and there is a Task Force.

And of course, many of us know the Governor has been active in the highly publicized
'Cap and Trade' of Greenhouse Gases. This is fine, to an extent, gently pushing markets towards adoption of more alternative energy. However, there are steps I feel that there are more robust steps the State could be taking to encourage a more rapid shift away from traditional networks of energy. These steps will make the State economy more independent of outside fluctuations in supply, pricing, and delivery. It could provide a huge boost in local jobs, as well.

High schoolers build 1700 MPG car

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:27:05 -0400

SOURCE: Expert Voices

Student engineers in high schools are preparing for annual mileage competitions where passenger vehicles approach 1,700 miles per gallon. The Indiana Mathematics, Science, Technology and Education Alliance (IMSTEA) will host the annual Super Mileage Challenge on April 28 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. Last year, five of the 22 Indiana high school teams competing there exceeded 1,000 MPG, and 16 of them exceeded 200 MPG. The IMSTEA seeks inquiries from teachers in other states who would like to participate.

Mater Dei reached 1,345 MPG in Indiana and then, after a bit of tweaking, went to the Eaton Proving Grounds in Marshall, Michigan and hit 1,693 MPG. Similar high school Supermileage competitions are also held in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin (where 56 schools are participating this year). A coordinating group called Supermileage USA is in the early stages of organizing a national competition.

DFNH-er Zo Tobi rocks climate change at Powershift07--first ever youth climate change conference

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:20:38 -0400

On November 2, 2007, thousands of young adults converged on Washington, D.C. for Power Shift 2007, the first national youth summit to solve the climate crisis. Youth of all backgrounds will use their experience from local and state level climate change movements to create a fresh, positive, and inspiring vision of the future, one focused on our potential to overcome the challenges of the 21st century, build a clean energy economy, achieve energy independence, create millions of green jobs, increase global equity, and revitalize the American economy.

One of them was our own Zo Tobi, performing his original rallying songs.

"Out of Balance: Exxon Mobil's Impact on Climate Change"--movie

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:42:42 -0500

shows the influence that the
largest company in the world has on governments, the media and
citizens and what can be done about global warming. MOVIE SERIES, TUESDAY NIGHTS, PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY, ASSEMBLY HALL, DOORS OPEN AT 6:45 pm.

Buckey withdraws from U.S. Senate race

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:34:44 -0500

Dear Friends,

Today I'm announcing with regret my withdrawal from the campaign to represent New Hampshire in the US Senate. I remain committed to the goals of our campaign, but I do not have the financial resources needed to campaign full-time for the next nine months, which is what would be required to beat John Sununu.

I would like to thank all the people who have volunteered their time, money, and energy to support the campaign. I'm proud that our campaign has brought the need for an Apollo Program for Energy to the forefront of the Senate debate here in New Hampshire, and Im going to continue to work for the issues that have been the foundation of our campaign, including:

Promoting the awareness that Americas energy policy is crucial to our national security and economy as well as to our environment.
Keeping our nation a leader in the global economy by investing in education, supporting science and technology research and development, and providing affordable, portable health care for all Americans.
Eliminating the excessive power of special interests in our political process.

Friends of Patrick Arnold Launches New DFA Website

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:15:04 -0500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MANCHESTER – The Friends of Patrick Arnold PAC has launched a campaign website at Democracy for America’s DFA-Link.

Patrick Arnold, a resident of Manchester’s Ward 12, is running for State Representative to represent citizens of Manchester’s west side (Hillsborough Co., Dist. 17) in the State Legislature.

Buckey Presser on Energy and National Security

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:27:51 -0500

If you are in NH, please show your support - for a campaign and a candidate leading the way towards a new energy future - by attending our press conference from 12:15-12:45pm at the Radisson in Manchester on Wednesday, January 16th. Light refreshments will also be provided.

If you think you can attend our press conference, or if you would be interested in supporting this new energy initiative publicly, please contact our campaign headquarters at 603-448-2230 or buckey08@buckey08.com

Gov. Lynch Urges House Committee to Support Bill Allowing New Hampshire to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:37:05 -0500

For Immediate Release

CONCORD -Gov. Lynch today urged legislators to approve a proposal to allow New Hampshire to join the rest of the region in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saying it is the right thing to do for New Hampshire's citizens, economy and environment.

Gov. Lynch testified before the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee in support of legislation (HB 1434) that would allow New Hampshire to enact the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is part of an overall effort to reduce harmful pollution that causes climate change and to promote the use of cleaner energy. Gov. Lynch signed onto the bipartisan agreement with other governors in 2005, and New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services played an integral role in developing the initiative.

"I believe strongly there should be national action and a national energy policy that addresses these issues. But I also do not believe that New Hampshire can afford to wait for national action - and we are not waiting," Gov. Lynch said.

New Hampshire's Nuclear Primary

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:54:30 -0500

SOURCE: OpEdNews.com

by Harvey Wasserman

The Granite State horse race between John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could turn on an issue that's topped the primary agenda here ever since the bicentennial--atomic energy.

Two reactors sit in this tiny seacoast town just north of the Massachusetts border. One is licensed to operate. The other is a rotting shell, stopped before it could be completed by America's first wave of mass anti-reactor civil disobedience arrests, which began in August 1976.

Republican candidates Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Fred Thompson and Rudolph Giuliani all support a "nuclear renaissance," the massively funded push by the nuclear industry to build a fleet of new reactors. Thompson lobbied for a proposed Westinghouse nuclear plant that was killed in 1984. Giuliani has been employed by Entergy, which owns the Indian Point nuke, thirty-five miles north of Manhattan. Huckabee says anti-nuke arguments are "unfounded."

2007 a Year of Weather Records in US

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:11:00 -0500

SOURCE: truthout.com

2007 a Year of Weather Records in US
By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press

Saturday 29 December 2007

Washington - When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder.

January was the warmest first month on record worldwide - 1.53 degrees above normal. It was the first time since record-keeping began in 1880 that the globe's average temperature has been so far above the norm for any month of the year.

And as 2007 drew to a close, it was also shaping up to be the hottest year on record in the Northern Hemisphere.

U.S. weather stations broke or tied 263 all-time high temperature records, according to an Associated Press analysis of U.S. weather data. England had the warmest April in 348 years of record-keeping there, shattering the record set in 1865 by more than 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit.

It wasn't just the temperature. There were other oddball weather events. A tornado struck New York City in August, inspiring the tabloid headline: "This ain't Kansas!"