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EFF-Austin July Meeting: the AT&T/TMobile Merger, Market Consolidation, and Net Neutrality

 

Host(s): 
EFF-Austin
Contact Information
jon.lebkowsky@gmail.com
5127626547
Where: 
Flying Saucer
815 W. 47th Street at the Triangle
Austin, TX 78745
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Submitted by jonl on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 5:11pm
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Permie Response to Speth Article - ideas for living well and transforming culture

After reading this article "Off the Pedestal: Creating a New Vision of Economic Growth" by James Gustave Speth I had the following comments:

A wonderful, well-written article - heart-felt, gut-wrenching, and aimed at the heart of the ugly beast that has us all captive. Thank you, thank you. But the thanks is for an eloquent additional rendition of the problem we've got and the pot of warm water, about to get hot and fatal, that we are all sitting in the frogs in the pot.
 
We know now/again that we are in a "pot of trouble", so to crudely change the metaphor:
 
  -how to get off of the "growth train,"

Submitted by DickPierce on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 2:38pm
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Meet American Wasteland author Jonathan Bloom at Rain Lily Farm

Host(s): 
Edible Austin, Farmhouse Delivery
Where: 
Rain Lilly Farm
914 Shady Lane
Austin, TX 78702
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Submitted by EcoBrandi on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 2:42pm
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Call now to stop HORRIBLE Senate Bill 875

Please CONTACT YOUR TEXAS SENATOR IMMEDIATELY!!!

[list below - In Travis County our senator is Kirk Watson 512-463-0114]

Rep. Dennis Bonnen unexpectedly put a horrible amendment on an already bad (but previously limited) bill - SB 875 -  that now makes the bill universally bad.The bill passed in the House. Bonnen's amendment gives immunity from ALL nuisance suits!!! It strips your right to protect your property and your health from pollution from ANY SOURCE. If mercury from a coal plant contaminated your lake or pond, you couldn't do anything about it. If sulfur from that coal plant destroyed your pecan trees, your roof or even if it impaired your breathing -  you'd be out of luck. If toxic runoff from an industry or CAFO reached your land or creek, there would be nothing you could do. The immunity goes for pollution of land, water or air. It's that bad!!! The bill could come up on at any time. Please email or call RIGHT AWAY!!! Immediately!!!

Please contact your State Senator IMMEDIATELY! Urge them to vote NO on SB 875.

Failing that, at least strip the Bonnen amendment from the bill. Ask them to take at least 48 hours so they can look at the bill carefully.

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Submitted by aen on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:46am
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MoPac Open House

Host(s): 
League of Bicycling Voters
Contact Information
tom@lobv.org
512-203-7626
Where: 
Gullett Elementary School, Cafeteria
6310 Treadwell Blvd
Austin, TX 78757
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Submitted by Tom Wald on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 3:04pm

Local Food Celebration, Pot-Luck, and Graduation - Spring 2011 Permaculture Designers and Citizen Gardeners

Host(s): 
Austin Permaculture Guild, SFC-Citizen Gargener Program, The Barr Mansion
Contact Information
dickpiercedesigns@gmail.com
512-992-8858
Where: 
The Barr Mansion
10463 Sprinkle Road
Austin, TX 78754
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