Increased Recycling

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

California has long since met its goal of recycling at least half of the state’s waste stream. So north coast Assemblyman Wes Chesbro thinks we should reset the goal to be even higher.

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Corporate Personhood

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

California’s far north coast is home to a nationwide campaign for a constitutional amendment to revoke the concept of “corporate personhood,” as recently extended by the US Supreme Court.

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Bruce Robinson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Advertising isn’t just annoying, contends industry critic Jean Kilbourne, it can be genuinely harmful, especially in promoting additions to alcohol, tobacco or even just shopping.

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"Sick and Tired"

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Economist Helene Jorgensen thought she had good health insurance, until she got really sick. Having survived both her illness and her direct dealings with hospitals, laboratories and insurance companies, she has written a bluntly critical account of her experiences, both economic and medical, titled Sick and Tired.

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Copenhagen Climate Conference

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Sonoma County’s delegation to the Copenhagen Climate Summit will be heading home with some ideas they hope to apply locally.

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Oil companies are consolidating and reaping record profits. And that's not a good thing, for democracy or for planet earth.

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Economic collapse

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

The current economic downturn may take years to level out, predicts a local analyst, but in the short term, over-extended homeowners have some new options to protect their properties.

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DISH Recycling

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:00:00 +0100

One reason we see so many home satellite dishes on rooftops around us is that there's no easy way to get rid of them.

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