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U.S. Set to Okay New Nuclear Plants

CNN... . New nuclear reactors set to be OK'd for Georgia By Steve... more

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A Little Straight Talk on National Defense

So by how much will the defense budget decline over the next decade? That could be seen as a trick question, because in nominal terms it will grow. Prior to the super committee's failure, the defense budget was slated to increase some 23% between 2012 and 2021. Now, according to Veronique de Rugy, the Pentagon will have to make do with a 16% boost...To pretend that this would make us virtually defenseless is to insult our collective intelligence. We can make that cut and still have the most powerful military on the planet by a factor of five or six. If that doesn't make you feel safe, nothing will.

How much is enough? During WWII we beat the Germans not by building the best tanks, just building more cheaper tanks. We do not need the largest navy in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S. Navy also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service, one under construction (two planned), and one in reserve. The service had 328,516 personnel on active duty and 101,689 in the Navy Reserve in January 2011. It operates 286 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft. The U.S. Army currently consists of 10 active divisions as well as several independent units. The force is in the process of growth, with four additional brigades scheduled to activate by 2013. Within the Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve there are a further eight divisions, over fifteen maneuver brigades, additional combat support and combat service support brigades, and independent cavalry, infantry, artillery, aviation, engineer, and support battalions. The Army Reserve in particular provide virtually all psychological operations and civil affairs units. As of 2009 the USAF operates 5,573 manned aircraft in service (3,990 USAF; 1,213 Air National Guard; and 370 Air Force Reserve); approximately 180 unmanned combat air vehicles, 2,130 air-launched cruise missiles, and 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles. The USAF has 330,159 personnel on active duty, 68,872 in the Selected and Individual Ready Reserves, and 94,753 in the Air National Guard as of September 2008. In addition, the USAF employs 151,360 civilian personnel, and has over 60,000 auxiliary members in the Civil Air Patrol, making it the largest air force in the world.

Is this all necessary? As a Vet., I say no. We could make do with a lot less, and apply that saving to necessary things like rebuilding roads and bridges, rebuilding crumbling sewage, water treatment, and water delivery systems, improved education system were kids are taught real science and math, health care reforms which would have its own savings by making Medicare/Medicaid negotiate pricing, creating high speed rail with our own products rather than other countries products, and finally building a green electrical grid. We could still have money left over if this is used judiciously.So by how much will the defense budget decline over the next decade? That could be... more

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Forbes List: American Companies That Give Back The Most

With all the occupy Wall St. protests, greed and uncaring practice that gets the... more

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Green Energy, Made in Maryland!

GM announced Wednesday it will begin producing electric motors for the all-electric... more

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Your Official Obamabot Talking Points for the Weekend -- or Whenever

Arm yourself, for the stupid is strong!... more

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Biomimetic business modelling?

If McKinsey‘s believe in it, then even if you are unsure, you’d better get... more

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Green Jobs Numbers Disappointing

"A $500 million Labor Department program designed to train workers for green jobs... more

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Fueling green tech with biology and Moore’s Law

SAN FRANCISCO–The best route for green technologies to have their own... more

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Oil and Wind don’t mix!

– The United Kingdom has, this week, been tail whipped by Hurricane Katia.... more

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Electric Vehicles and HOV Lanes

HOV lanes are designed to encourage ride sharing in passenger vehicles during peak... more

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GREEN ENERGY SEPT.22ND A GREEN REVOLUTION OF ENERGY DAY!

GREEN ENERGY DAY A DAY TO REMEBER ENERGY PIONEER NIKOLA TESLA(1856-1943) TOO!

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Urban Mobility 2011: Loop City

The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in Denmark has developed a modern architectural concept... more

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Tidal turbine connects to grid

The device, which could generate enough electricity for about 1,000 homes, has been... more

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JOIN the March On Washington - October 6, 2011

(Taken from October2011.org, trying to spread the word)

Inspired by the courageous, nonviolent uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Greece, Spain, and elsewhere, people in the United States have come together to form the October2011 Movement. This fusion of peace, social justice, environmental, student, and immigrant rights organizations is in solidarity with all who seek a peaceful, just, and sustainable future and stands ready to engage in its own campaign of nonviolent resistance beginning in Washington, D.C., this October. We recognize that your revolution is our revolution, that American Empire prevents you from achieving self-determination and economic justice, and that only together can we achieve our shared goals.

October marks the beginning of the11th year of the U.S. invasion and destruction of Afghanistan. It marks the beginning of yet another federal budget that delivers unlimited funds for war and corporate interests while putting in place an austerity budget for services that meet human and environmental needs. But this October will mark the beginning of something else in the United States — a moment when we will unite to demand an end to a system that puts profits and warfare over the welfare of people and the environment.

The response to our call, which is but one week old, has been tremendous. Already more than one thousand have pledged to join this resistance action in Freedom Square and that number is growing rapidly. Leading figures from a wide range of communities have stepped up to join the call. Among them are noted African-American scholar and activist Cornel West; Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC ) President Baldemar Velasquez; Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and author Chris Hedges; single-payer health-care advocates David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler; noted environmentalists Derrick Jensen and Harvey Wasserman; and antiwar leader Ret. Col. Ann Wright, along with numerous other prominent peace activists. You can see more of the people who signed up by visiting www.October2011.org.

Read more at http://october2011.org/node/332 or go to the main site listed above.(Taken from October2011.org, trying to spread the word) Inspired by the courageous,... more

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From Car of the Future to Train of the Future

China's high-speed bullet train network recently conducted its first test run... more

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Coal-Fired Power Plants Targeted

Commuters probably weren't expecting this on their way to work in the morning.... more

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Hooah For Hybrids: 9 Ways the Military Is Curbing Energy Use

BY TXCHNOLOGIST The mission: defeat the enemy while preserving Uncle Sam’s... more

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Thorium: Cleaner, Greener, Safer Energy

During the early stages of the Cold War, the Atomic Energy Commission had to make a... more

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Sun-powered high speed rail rises in Europe

By Melissa Mahony | June 7, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT A high speed rail line between... more

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Power to the people: Dale Vince, green energy pioneer

- Dale Vince, the founder and sole shareholder of Britain’s largest green energy... more

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