http://vote2008.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Vote 2008! en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:46:50 GMT 2010-01-01T18:46:50Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace As the surreality of New Year's eve makes way for the reality of this first day of 2010, it seems appropriate to think about what goals I have for the coming year. I could say something like " . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:56:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-01T12:56:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970539&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace   Tadpoles that glow when they encounter pollution? Could it be? It seems so. Research conducted by University of Wyoming Professor Paul Johnson and others was recently published . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:08:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970539&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-31T19:08:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967669&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace As TSCA reform becomes more and more inevitable , chemical industry trade associations are increasing looking to negotiate with environmental and health advocacy groups. The goal is to seek agreement . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:59:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967669&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-29T20:59:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966281&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace The recent passage within the House and Senate of markedly different versions of comprehensive health care legislation should not be viewed (despite what nearly all Democrats and the President are quick . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:29:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966281&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-29T00:29:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace As the first decade of the 21 st century comes to a close many historians are calling it one of the worst decades on record. And the year 2009 ranks among the top contenders for the title of worst . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-28T17:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963360&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Climate denialists like to argue that they are "well armed" to deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change.  And in some respects they are, because these non-science free market . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:01:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963360&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-26T12:01:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956706&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace As I spend another Christmas away from family and friends, I want to wish all of my Gather friends a happy and joyful holiday season and all the best for a productive and prosperous new year. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:28:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956706&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-24T19:28:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace It’s kind of gotten to be a tradition for me to publish something a little lighter than my usual stuff on Christmas. This year I thought some Political Carols might be fun… enjoy. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-23T17:47:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960185&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace   ...merged bill may b unrecognizable from what assumed was a done deal:R death panels back in?what's punishment 4not purchasing mandated HC?   Sarah Palin, Twitter, December . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:06:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960185&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-23T12:06:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958637&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Many of the protesters have already seen some of their numbers melt away.                         See larger . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958637&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-22T14:35:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958453&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Conservatives are ecstatic! Republicans are repulsed! Democrats are rejoiced! Dick Cheney: HUMAN EVENTS' Conservative of the Year   How do you feel about it?     . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:56:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958453&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-22T11:56:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955617&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace For those who know of Thomas L. Friedman, they know that he is an award winning writer and journalist, and also someone who knows more about the world than most folks.  His best-selling book The . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:59:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955617&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-20T15:59:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954728&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace The strategies and chicanery used by the present Democratic Congressional leadership and President Obama are virtually unmatched in history (especially when coupled with the economic size of the measures . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:53:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954728&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-19T17:53:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950576&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Much attention has been given lately to the emails hacked from the CRU servers.  Over 1000 emails dating back 13 years were stolen, as well as about 3000 other documents.  From these thousands . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:25:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950576&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-18T12:25:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950107&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace The revelations of the past few weeks from the leading climate change advocacy center at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) show what can happen when science stops being . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:33:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950107&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-16T17:33:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949702&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace As promised by Steve Owens at the November 17, 2009 hearing on TSCA chemical control in the House , the USEPA has now sent for White House review the first six of its “action plans” for . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:01:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949702&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-16T12:01:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948599&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace A more recent complaint coming from the Right is that uncertainty in Washington is a factor in unemployment. Their reasoning being that because employers and the financial entities that support them . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:01:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948599&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-15T20:01:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946252&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace I have been posting the statements of key participants in the recent Senate EPW Committee hearings on TSCA chemical control reform. Previously I posted the Chairwoman's opening statement , the Ranking . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:59:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946252&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-14T11:59:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943857&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace I have been posting the statements of key participants in the recent Senate EPW Committee hearings on TSCA chemical control reform. Previously I posted the Chairwoman's opening statement and the . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:27:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943857&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-12T13:27:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939670&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace If you watched MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan interview with Utah Senator Orin Hatch Wednesday morning you got a full dose of anti-Democratic GOP rhetoric. It was easy to tell the Senator was a little . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:46:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939670&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-09T22:46:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935802&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Read this book.  Seriously.  Read it.  Those who are familiar with the IPCC and with the climate change discussions will have heard of Stephen H. Schneider .  Not only did he receive . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:23:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935802&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-08T15:23:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935634&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Several outlets are sources of information on the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference running from December 7 to December 18, 2009 in Copenhagen.   The official COP15 web site has continuous . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:16:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935634&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-07T20:16:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935145&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace As the Senate and the House goose-step their way through the 2000 page health care bills before them, led by their furious and autocratic leaders Reid and Pelosi, it seems reasonable to ask that as . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:14:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935145&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-07T15:14:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932198&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson testified at the Senate hearing on TSCA reform on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The title of the hearing is "Oversight Hearing on the Federal Toxic Substances Control . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:36:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932198&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-05T16:36:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928788&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Recently the House held hearings on reform of the over 30-year old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and yesterday the Senate followed suit with its own hearing. Yesterday also was important because . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:55:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928788&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-03T11:55:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927852&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace On Tuesday President Obama announced that he was sending an additional 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan as part of his new 3 pronged plan to end the war in that beleaguered country. The plan includes . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:20:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927852&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-02T22:20:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924981&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace The Senate has announced the witnesses that will by testifying at a joint hearing of both the full committee and subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health scheduled for Wednesday, December . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:20:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924981&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-01T12:20:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922334&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:41:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922334&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-11-29T14:41:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921222&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace     A statement from the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit can be read here . Using quotes (in italics below) from the cited link, note that: 1) The denialists . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:23:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921222&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-11-28T11:23:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920385&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace The Senate has announced that it will hold a joint hearing of both the full committee and subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health next Wednesday, December 2, 2009. This is part of . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:49:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920385&grpId=3659174697243935&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-11-27T17:49:01Z