Aug

24

Suit de Foie Gras

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[From Capitol confidential]
The Humane Society of the United States filed suit today in state Supreme Court in Albany to block the state from spending $420,000 to subsidize the expansion of Hudson Valley Foie Gras.
The Humane Society claims that “the state’s use of taxpayer money to underwrite foie gras production violates several state laws and rewards a [...]

Aug

24

Pols and the War Dead

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[From Inside Long Island Politics - Spin Cycle]
Does anyone find the government’s position inconsistent on how it handles the deaths of U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan?
The federal government does not allow the media to photograph the caskets as they are brought back to American soil.
Yet, Gov. George Pataki, who is running for president, [...]

Aug

22

Support free eco-WiFi in New York City’s green spaces

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[From The Eco Street Blog]
WiFi-NY, an enterprising private member supported Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), wants to make their wireless service available free to use in in New York City’s parks and green spaces. They have launched a project called GREENlined for WiFi!* to fulfill a commitment to build a city-wide “Citizen Stakeholder” high-speed wireless [...]

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