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Posted by Florida Greens
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Saturday, 10 July 2010 22:28 |
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by Nicholas Ruiz, Green Party candidate for U.S. Congressional District 24 Some say that the real issue in the human equation is power: who has it, who wants it – and what one is willing to do in order to get and keep it.
And power is but a metaphor for Capital.
So in order for us to discuss independence, let us ask, “Independence from what and from whom?”
Anyone who has in mind the fate of a people, a country, a nation – will more likely than not, spend very little of their time in relentless pursuit of capital, and its analog, power.
Yet, the people are fooled by this every time. |
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Press Releases
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:38 |
GREEN PARTY OF FLORIDA For Immediate Release - April 29, 2010
Green Party of Florida calls on President Obama and Governor Crist to declare immediate State of Emergency on Gulf Coast in response to oil rig disaster; all available federal and state resources must be mobilized to protect threatened communities and wildlife habitats in four states
Eleven oil rig workers died in the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform, operated by oil giant British Petroleum. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but as with the coal mining industry, attempts to introduce improved safety regulations have met with stiff resistance from oil industry groups such as the American Petroleum Institute and the Offshore Operators Committee In addition to the tragic loss of life, the accident is certain to have dire consequences for Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel that was stored on the rig went into the Gulf, and the latest reports indicate crude oil is gushing into the Gulf at a rate of 8,000 barrels (400,000 gallons) every day, from a depth of 5,000 ft. Earlier reports have downplayed the scope of the problem, but it is becoming clear that a massive ecological catastrophe is in the making. The fast-growing oil slick, already covering several thousand square miles, presents an imminent threat to the coastal communities of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida . Efforts by BP and the Coast Guard to contain the spill and mitigate its damage have thus far proven ineffective, and stopping the leak could take weeks or months. Whether it can be stopped at all is an open question at this point.
The Green Party of Florida calls on President Obama to declare an immediate State of Emergency for the entire Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, and for Governor Crist to do the same in Florida. Federal and state emergency management agencies must take immediate action to mobilize all available resources to protect coastal communities and wildlife habitats.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:48 |
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National News
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Thursday, 08 April 2010 15:29 |
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The Green Party of Florida Initiates a People's Lobby in Washington DC! Invites Others to Join in Challenging Congress to Take the "Public Funding Only Pledge"
Florida Greens spurred on by fellow Greens and concerned citizens from around the country are heading to our nation's capital to offer Congress a way to kick the corporate donation habit (legalized bribery), and spend more time governing and less time fundraising, by qualifying for public funding.
During the week of April 12th -16th, 2010 the Green Party will be visiting members of the House and Senate to ask them to: KICK THE CORPORATE HABIT! (LEGALIZED BRIBERY) Statistics say that every congressperson spends an average of 2-3 days on the phone, or in various other ways, trying to get financing for their re-election! The Green Party encourages members of third parties and concerned citizens to join them in giving Congress a way out. To join in just contact
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, or help send a Green by donating to the Green Party of Florida.
Greens are asking Congress to: STAY CLEAN AND FREE, WITH "PUBLIC FUNDING ONLY" FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN!
Not only will members of Congress have more time to actually get more things done for their legacy, but constituents can be confident that no corporate strings are attached to their Congress Person's votes. Then Congress can really live up to its task of serving the public. Our representatives will feel better and so will we, the voting public!
In a democracy ALL candidates should have evenly shared use of the publics' airwaves and what is supposed to be the free press. This way they compete on a fair level of skill. Incumbents DO have the experience, past record and name recognition to give them an advantage. However, they can still declare them selves completely free of any special interests that would appear to sway their votes.
WHY? Because they have taken the "PUBLIC FUNDING ONLY PLEDGE" for the 2010 elections and are co-sponsoring legislation to end ANY MONEY from outside sources to show that they mean it! Current Bills circulating in Congress applicable to this lobby are:
The Business Should Mind Its Own Business Act (H.R. 4431)
The Corporate Propaganda Sunshine Act (H.R. 4432)
The Ending Corporate Collusion Act (H.R. 4433)
The End Political Kickbacks Act (H.R. 4434)
The Public Company Responsibility Act (H.R. 4435)
The End the Hijacking of Shareholder Funds Act (H.R. 4487) |
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 April 2010 18:12 |
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Florida News
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 10:39 |
 Under an ill-conceived law approved by the Florida legislature in 2006 in Florida, private utility companies are allowed to collect funds, in the form of rate increases to their customers, to pay the advance costs for nuclear power plant construction. These funds can be collected even if the nuclear projects have not yet been licensed and approved by state and federal regulatory agencies, and if the projects are not approved. If the nuclear plants are canceled by the utilities for any reason, the corporations can pocket the millions they have fleeced from their customers, all with permission from the state.
"Granting FPL and Progress Energy permission to raise utility rates to pay for risky and unnecessary nuclear plants is like giving them a license to steal," said Michael Canney, GPF spokesperson and representative in a Petition to Intervene in the federal licensing process for the Levy County nuclear plant. "Nuclear cost recovery is a form of corporate welfare designed to "fast track" nuclear power development and guarantee industry profits at the expense of the public interest. The PSC has become a rubber stamp for the nuclear power industry."
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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 October 2009 10:47 |
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National News
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 07:25 |
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 Green Pages, the national publication of the Green party of the United States, has posted the Winter 2010 edition.
To view it, go to: http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/ |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 23 May 2010 11:44 |
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Florida News
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Saturday, 11 July 2009 15:28 |
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 Progress Energy Florida's proposal to build a new dual-reactor nuclear power plant in Levy County was challenged in February when the Green Party of Florida (GPF) joined with the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) and the Ecology Party to file a Petition to Intervene in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing process for PEF's Construction and Operating License Application.
On Wednesday July 8, after months of deliberation, a three-judge Atomic Safety Licensing Board panel issued a 112-page order ruling that the Petitioners had submitted valid and admissible "contentions" regarding the proposed plant's environmental impact that deserve a legal hearing. Click [Read more] below to read the full press release. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 11 July 2009 16:08 |
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Florida News
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Thursday, 12 February 2009 00:00 |
These days it seems everybody is "going green." Real concern for climate change and the environment, however, has to go beyond slogans and bullet points designed to look good and make a buck. 
This affects us all. We can't solve anything if it's only for some, and it's run by greed. That's what brought us here in the first place. That and complacency. Then there's something called misinformation. The lack of a committed media. A shortage of proper education. The list goes on...
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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 June 2009 21:50 |
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National News
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Posted by Florida Greens
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 00:00 |
One year to the day after Martin Luther King delivered a speech at the Riverside Church in NYC, he was gunned down in Memphis.
If you haven't yet heard them (and even if you have), it behooves you to hear the words of our then highest moral public figure that challenged the US role in Vietnam and beyond. Try to get your public speakers, newspapers and public as well as private TV stations to refer to that speech, instead of the endless broadcasting of the "I have a dream..." speech. The latter has its rightful place in history, but the Riverside Church speech is the one most needed to be heard by ALL communities today.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 June 2009 23:38 |
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