Mikep2’s NewsCloud Journal

50 cent Web applications - TechFlash: Seattle’s Technology News Source

mikep2 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:02:01 +0000

Mike Mathieu has a very simple goal. The founder of Seattle\\\\\\\’s FrontSeat wants to develop compelling Web sites as quickly and cheaply as possible.

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Money talks, Barack. Are you listening? | Salon News

mikep2 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:52:59 +0000

With the fall of the Dow, Obama has the chance to change the national conversation to something more important than moose hunting.

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In First Big Interview, Palin Says, ‘I’m Ready’ - NYTimes.com

mikep2 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:41:45 +0000

Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about. Mr. Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher, informed her that it meant the right of "anticipatory self-defense."

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Energy efficiency, electricity, power plants | Salon News

mikep2 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:35:49 +0000

In the past three decades, electricity consumption per capita grew 60 percent in the rest of the nation, while it stayed flat in high-tech, fast-growing California. If all Americans had the same per capita electricity demand as Californians currently do, we would cut electricity consumption 40 percent.

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Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City : NPR

mikep2 — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:06:49 +0000

Morning Edition, May 6, 2008 · In Abu Dhabi, there’s an area of nothing but wind-swept desert. But 10 years from now, if all goes according to plan, a city of 6 square kilometers housing 50,000 people will rise in the United Arab Emirates - and it will be carbon neutral.

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Canada-U.S. border | Salon News

mikep2 — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:03:17 +0000

Strict new border policies are turning Canada into a foreign country. Is this any way to treat our neighbors?

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Ode Magazine : Exchange : The Story of Stuff

mikep2 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:35:37 +0000

A new short film was released last week that takes viewers on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to computer incineration — exposing the real costs of this use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.

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Turkish MPs back attacks in Iraq

mikep2 — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:50:40 +0000

Turkey’s parliament has given permission for the government to launch military operations into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels.

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How the World Works: Globalization, Globalization Blogs - Salon.com

mikep2 — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:14:42 +0000

Combating global warming - At what cost?

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War Room: Political News, Politics News - Salon

mikep2 — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:57:47 +0000

Whose war is it anyway? There are multiple wars being fought within Iraq that have nothing to do with the war the U.S. is fighting.

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