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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
 The
US Defense Department has made great strides toward increasing its
usage of renewable energy sources. In 2005, DOD generated over 8% of
its electricity from renewable sources, and issued an internal memo
urging pursuit of the goal of generating or acquiring 25% of its
electricity from renewable sources by 2025.
The US Senate passed a new amendment last week that would make this
goal law. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and
co-sponsored by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), is an amendment to the
Department of Defense Authorization bill and was passed Tuesday with
unanimous consent. . .
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Read more... [US Senate Passes DoD Renewable Energy Amendment]
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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 24 June 2006 |
After six weeks in detention, Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel-Fatah was
finally released Thursday. The May 17 CS Monitor reports in, Web community rallies to free
Egyptian blogger:
Mr. Abdel-Fatah is one among hundreds of
demonstrators detained last month while protesting the treatment of two
judges who claimed that recent Egyptian parliamentary elections were
rigged. Abdel-Fatah and his wife, Manal Hassan, published a widely read
blog called Manalaa.
His blog serves as a meeting point for hundreds of
Internet-savvy and politically active young Egyptians. It says, "We
also offer free hosting and free aid in developing a website for any
cause we find worthy or
interesting and for any speech that is censored or prosecuted in
Egypt." In November 2005, the blog won a top award from Reporters
Without Borders for promoting freedom of expression. He is featured in
the June 1 Time. Safe home, Abdel-Fatah.
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Posted by KELLY HURD
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Friday, 23 June 2006 |
 The
American Red Cross of Alaska recently helped reconnect local Anchorage
resident Tor Gach with his brother, who lives in a refugee camp in
Ethiopia, through the home delivery of a Red Cross Message.
Originally from Sudan, Tor Gach lost contact with his brother more than
a year ago, having received no replies to the multiple letters he sent.
Solace finally came in an unexpected form when a Red Cross vehicle
drove up to his home.
"Most of my family lives in areas of armed conflict, and I was fearful
that the Red Cross were bringing me bad news about my family” . . .
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Read more... [Red Cross Connects Brothers Separated by War in Sudan]
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 |
The wired and wireless web is allowing the homeless to better communicate with the world. (Wired)
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Posted by LEORA EREN FRUCHT
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 |
 In the northern port town of Acre, Jewish and Arab high school students
work together to transform rubbish into hand-crafted benches. And in
the Galilee hills, Arab and Jewish women go for regular walks together
alongside a pristine road that was once strewn with garbage.
Those are two of the activities of LINK, a non-profit environmental
protection organization that brings together Arab and Jewish residents
of the Galilee. The main goal of LINK is encouraging Galilee residents
to participate in environmental protection programs. But an outgrowth
of these activities has been an improvement in relations between Arabs
and Jews. . .
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Read more... [Arabs, Jews Clean Up Galilee Together]
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