Renewables: States move forward, Congress stands still
9.40 am -- While Congress is dithering if not deadlocked, over a comprehensive national energy policy, States are where the action is, and it’s proving to be popular
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No good deed goes unpunished
important story is playing out on the East Coast. For years Chesapeake Bay has been a dumping ground for fertilizer, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other runoff from large urban areas....
Trouble on the border
A burgeoning middle class makes its voice known
©Scott Sines
Piedras Negras , Mexico-- The results of a hotly contested mayoral election were in and they looked rigged. In a close...
Welcome to Arkansas
©Scott Sines — When you go over the Mississippi River on I-40 and get off going north toward the Arkansas Delta this sign is at the end of the...
Meet the Berners
Who are you and why are you here?
©Scott Sines
When a crowd of Berners gathered at a Memphis coffee shop to watch a Sanders/Clinton debate it wasn’t a 'line out...
Happy Birthday Henry
Party for the Mayor — ©Scott Sines — San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros was a political skyrocket in the 1980's. He was very open with San Antonio Express-News staff...
EPA report complicates fracking debate
http://news.yahoo.com/epa-methane-report-further-divides-fracking-camps-195655348.html
Green Groups
>Grow Memphis
We envision Memphis as the healthiest, greenest city in the United States. Our City is populated by residents who understand the complexities of our food system and...
Big River keeps on rollin’
Big news this week for the Arkansas Delta town of Osceola. The Big River Steel plant has cleared the last permitting hurdle before construction starts this summer. It's been...
Global Cooling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW5CNeyTzqw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The snowmen are shivering!