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Report Blasts Management Style of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman
Posted by New York Times: John M. Broder and Matthew L. Wald on June 11th, 2011
New York Times: Gregory B. Jaczko, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the subject of a harsh new investigative report from his own agency, finds himself in the cross-fire of a 30-year political battle over disposal of radioactive waste from the nation's nuclear power plants and weapons program.
The fight pits Republicans in Congress who support continued work on a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada against Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader and an ardent...
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Getting Serious About Funding Ecological Internet and Grassroots Global Ecological Sustainability
Posted by Water Conservation Blog on June 11th, 2011
After initial success raising 36% of our goal, next week EIs 2011 mid-year fund-raiser intensifies, continuing until the remaining $25,000 is raised. Act now by donating to Ecological Internet.
Dear Earth loving colleagues,
Ecological Internets 2011 mid-year fund-raiser continues in earnest. While we are 36% to our $40,000 goal, $25,000 remains to be raised. There is nothing left to cut in terms of salary or resources, this is what we need to continue on the cutting edge of the ecological science and IT methods for achieving global ecological sustainability. Ecological Internet is extremely proud of our grassroots global advocacy.
Consider Ecological Internets history of excellence as you decide whether and how much to donate
Ecological Internet was founded with a grant from the MacArthur Foundation in 1999, as Google Grant recipients we have received nearly a million dollars of free advertising over 5 years, and I Dr. Glen Barry, Ecological Internets founder and President was recently named a global visionary for this work by the Utne Reader a national U.S. publication. The work sprung from my PhD research which included inventing blogging.
During this time, EI has participated in hundreds of ecosystem protection successes, built and managed the worlds largest environmental ...