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Many emerging market countries have taken advantage of the last year of falling oil prices to implement such reforms. Jeffrey Frankel at Econbrowser : World oil prices have been highly volatile during the last decade. Over the past year they have fallen more than 50%. Should we root for prices to go up, down, or stay the same? The economic effects of falling oil prices are negative overall for oil-exporting countries, of course, and positive for oil-importing countries. MORE
Last year the California Legislature passed a bill (AB 327 - Perea) granting the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the ability to make broad changes to how the state's investor owned utilities (PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E) charge customers for electricity. MORE
New economy Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blog Straw-bale buildingThis is part 2 of an interview with Paul Jennings, who has built his own straw-bale house and lives with his family on a smallholding in Carmarthenshire in Wales. MORE
Cities embraced the approach, in stark contrast to their typical hostility to any state bills that would mandate zoning reforms. MORE
Then I stumbled upon Reformation and took the chance. Reformation uses regenerated materials or dead stock to create a stunning line of dresses, pants, shirts, shoes and bathing suits. In their swimwear, Reformation uses a sustainable product called Econyl, a regenerated nylon fiber made from waste such as fishing nets from the oceans and other waste from landfills. Not me, but a very cute model showing off the 50s era Reformation bathing suit. MORE
The Obama administration has proposed a sin tax on sodas to pay for health care reform. Proposed Soda Tax to Fund Obama Health Care Reform. Sumptuary or sin taxes are common on alcohol and cigarettes, but do sugary sodas fall into this same category? Of course, the beverage lobby opposes the tax claiming it would unfairly target lower income families. Supporters [.] Post from: Green Living Ideas. Related Posts. Boost Your Health with Organic Energy Drinks. MORE
Some Congressional Republicans believe that the bank should be abolished, while many others on both sides of the aisle believe it needs real reform. The Sierra Club believes that Congress should continue to push the Bank to reform its energy sector lending. competitiveness in the evolving global marketplace, it should focus on reforming Ex-Im’s energy sector portfolio. MORE
agriculture farmers farming green living land reform peasants small farms smallholdingsby Michael Smith (Veshengro) If we want to double world food production and be able to feed a growing population we will have to return the land to small farmers and also establish more small farms. All over the world, small farmers are being forced off their land to make way for corporate agriculture and it is being justified by the need to 'feed the world'. MORE
The Obama administration has proposed a sin tax on sodas to pay for health care reform. Proposed Soda Tax to Fund Obama Health Care Reform. Sumptuary or sin taxes are common on alcohol and cigarettes, but do sugary sodas fall into this same category? Of course, the beverage lobby opposes the tax claiming it would unfairly target lower income families. Supporters [.] Post from: Green Living Ideas. Related Posts. Boost Your Health with Organic Energy Drinks. MORE
Democracy Campaign Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleEver wondered who funds Seattle’s political candidates? Well, Sightline has—so we mapped it. For your convenience and viewing pleasure, we condensed the report into a two minute video that paints a picture of Seattle’s money in politics. To win elections, local candidates depend on a tiny share of the people who live in Seattle: mostly, rich, white people in view homes. MORE
Veganism Community-supported agriculture Dairying Turkeys Smallholding Keeping livestock Low-impact food & drink Cattle Ducks Butchery, sausages & meat Goats 'Small is beautiful' Land reform Pigs Chickens Sheep Low-impact shopping Low-impact blog WWOOFing Vegetarianism MORE
How the climate crisis is accelerating food systems reform Jim Giles Fri, 02/05/2021 – 01:00 For more great analysis of sustainable food systems, sign up for Food Weekly , our free email newsletter. Here is the original post: How the climate crisis is accelerating food systems reform. MORE
Aurelie Walker, the Fairtrade Foundation’s Trade Policy Advisor, said: ‘Caroline Spelman’s speech today suggesting the Common Agriculture Policy is ‘morally wrong’ for ‘undercutting producers in developing countries’ represents a potentially significant watershed in attempts to produce meaningful reform of Europe’s €55 billion subsidy regime. The Fairtrade Foundation welcomes the Government’s stated intention to introduce a new moral dimension, linking development to CAP reform. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Responding to the recent announcement that JP Morgan Chase paid out $26.9 billion in pay, bonuses and benefits last year, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “These obscene bonuses paid so soon after the world's taxpayers had to rescue the banking system show that there is something fundamentally wrong in the relationship between banking and the rest of the economy. MORE
• Study finds people believe work is plentiful and unemployment is a lifestyle choice • Evidence of an alarming intolerance towards disabled people, with questions over legitimacy of benefits • Government rhetoric on ‘scroungers’ likely to reinforce these attitudes British society is becoming increasingly intolerant of unemployed people and other disadvantaged groups, according to academics at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI). MORE
The alarmingly small number of contributors that dominate Seattle’s political game demonstrates the need for democracy reform. Democracy Election Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleDid you miss Sightline Institute’s new report released yesterday ? Or didn’t have time to read all 27 pages? Don’t fret—here’s your political funding cheat sheet. MORE
After decades of impasse in a thousand city halls, housing advocates are looking to statehouses for zoning reform. Many now think state, provincial, and even federal reforms may pass more easily than local ones. It’s because larger-scale zoning reforms might MORE
Proper land reform could enable thousands upon thousands to do just that and that many additional farmers would bring enough food on the home markets for all. But that would simply have to go hand in hand with the land reform itself. MORE
Sunday, August 1, is the effective date for a series of reforms After a seven-year campaign, Portland on Sunday formally lifted a series of 97-year-old bans on seven different types of homes. MORE
agrarian reform commons green living by Michael Smith (Veshengro) "Commons" is an Old English word. The word Commons, in pre-industrial times, was used to designate certain aspects of the environment traditionally defined such as forests, rivers, fisheries or grazing land that are shared, used and enjoyed by all. In fact those were parts of the environment for which customary law exacted specific forms of community respect. MORE
This election, voters in nine states and one province saw a total of 17 democracy reform initiatives on their ballots. The initiatives gave voters a chance to weigh in on issues ranging from voter registration to vote-counting systems, from the role of big money in funding political campaigns to the adoption of game-changing campaign finance reform programs that would make campaigns about voter outreach again. Four of these proposed reforms MORE
Rachel Cleetus: In an extraordinary turnabout, House members seem set to abandon bedrock principles of fiscal conservatism by voting on a bill to undermine the Biggert-Waters flood insurance reforms. Those reforms would have put the highly-indebted National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in a more solvent position, benefiting taxpayers who have been footing the growing bill for costs of flooding. MORE
Co-operatives Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blogThere are exciting times ahead for our friends at the Ecological Land Cooperative, as they share news of five new job opportunities. Lauren Simpson tells us more. MORE
A 137-year old law is expected to be reformed by Congress is the near future. I think there is a possibility we can get mining reform done in this Congress.”. With these recent moves, the Obama administration is indicating their dedication to mining reform. Following on the heels of the recent Supreme court ruling to allow tailings to be dumped in Alaska, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar surprisingly announced future changes to U.S. mining laws. MORE
Democracy Election Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleOriginal Sightline Institute graphic, available under our free use policy. Original Sightline Institute graphic, available under our free use policy. Overwhelmingly, rich, white people who live in Seattle’s waterfront and view homes fund Seattle’s political candidates. That’s the picture that emerges from a new Sightline Institute study released today. MORE
New economy Veg box schemes Farmers' markets & direct farm sales Community-supported agriculture Systemic change Smallholding The 'nature problem' Low-impact food & drink 'Small is beautiful' Land reform Low-impact blog Soil management WWOOFing MORE
Joshua Linn and Alan Krupnick: Many economists and other professionals looked on in dismay when President Trump issued executive orders and supporting guidance documents that appear to target regulations for elimination based primarily on their costs rather than a balanced assessment that includes benefits. MORE
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) PRESCRIPTION FOR REAL HEALTHCARE REFORM by Howard Dean, MD with Igor Volsky and Faiz Shakir Published by Chelsea Green Publishing June 2009 ISBN 978-1-60358-228-5 Paperback 140+ pages Price USD 12.95 Tags: health care healthcare reform MORE
Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blog Personal developmentWould you like to be an ecological smallholder? The Ecological Land Co-op are looking for smallholders for plots of land in Devon and Cornwall. MORE
The CBO doesn't think that implementing the changes propossed by this legislation would cost very much: H.R. 1029 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make various changes related to the qualifications of members serving on the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and to expand disclosure requirements for members of the board. The SAB was established in 1978 by the Congress with a broad mandate to advise EPA on technical matters related to science. MORE
There’s no shortage of efforts to reform capitalism and corporate governance. Here is the original post: Corporations in the crosshairs: From reform to redesign. Business Green and-corporate civil-society corporate governance corporate-redesign leadership ngos & activism reform-capitalism the-bannerCan disparate actors, particularly civil society movements, converge under the banner of corporate redesign? MORE
Systemic change Housing co-operatives New economy Commoning Low-impact money Land reform Mutual credit Community Low-impact blog MORE
Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform Jim Giles Fri, 01/08/2021 – 01:30 One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change. Excerpt from: Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform. The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real. But so are the solutions. MORE
New Report: Look Before the LNG Leap » COP18: We Must Reform Fracking to Limit Environmental Impact. But with fracking, and the environmental concerns that come along with this, they are now focusing on getting the process of extracting shale gas reformed to limit these impacts. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference COP18: We Must Reform Fracking to Limit Environmental Impact : Comments. Compass. MORE
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? In its present form, DEI represents a set of modest efforts for legal and institutional reforms but nothing close to a mass movement capable of resolving the widening crevices of American society and politics. More: Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? Terry F. Yosie Tue, 03/23/2021 – 01:11 Unresolved debates about the past frame choices about who owns the future. MORE
Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blogKnow someone taking their first steps into farming? We take a look at a growing wealth of schemes and resources providing support for new entrant farmers. MORE
Up until a 1989 reform act , candidates were able to legally use leftover campaign money for anything—and many used it as a retirement cushion. This is an area that’s almost universally accepted as needing reform. Democracy Election Reform Money in politics PACsMoney by Images Money used under CC BY 2.0 Political donations are a tangled web. MORE
The post How is AI Reforming Future Trading? Artificial Intelligence can be used to grow vertical gardens in cities, to drive petrol-less cars, and to help us make banking decisions. With the progress of technology, great opportunities are coming up for people who are ready to benefit from it. Decades ago, selling and buying shares was a convenient process and was available just for a few people. MORE
"A commitment to radically reform the energy system must be a significant element of all the political party manifestos." by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Commenting the recent call by energy regulator Ofgem for radical plans to safeguard Britain's power supplies and tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins, said: "Ofgem has rightly recognised that the free-market energy system is failing the UK. MORE
There are no blueprints, no simple answers, but a family of similar types of solution – non-hierarchical, decentralised, small-scale – transcending not overthrowing or reforming. Industrial agriculture and giant monoculture farms dominate our food sector. But does it have to be that way? MORE
A greener and fairer planning system must be at the heart of reforms reported to be published next week says Friends of the Earth. Planning reform is expected to form a prominent part of the Government's Decentralisation and Localism Bill. " The Decentralisation and Localism bill is expected to include further reforms of the land use planning system. MORE
Democracy Campaign Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleMoney by 401kCalculator.org used under CC BY-SA 2.0 In 2013, during the last municipal election campaigns in Seattle, the ridesharing company Lyft was fighting for its life in a dispute over local taxi regulations. It contributed $2,600 to candidates for mayor and city council and also spent $15,000 lobbying city hall. Eventually, it won city rules agreeable to its interests. MORE
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? In its present form, DEI represents a set of modest efforts for legal and institutional reforms but nothing close to a mass movement capable of resolving the widening crevices of American society and politics. View post: Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? Terry F. MORE
Six bodies representing a range of environmental professions have united in a joint letter to planning Minister, Greg Clarke MP, expressing their concern over the current planning reform proposals from Government. The signatories urged the Government to exercise due caution in rushing out the reforms and in particular to re-examine its use of the term ‘Sustainable Development’, which they consider to be a “gross mis-representation” of the principle. MORE
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JULY 29, 2021
After decades of impasse in a thousand city halls, housing advocates are looking to statehouses for zoning reform. Many now think state, provincial, and even federal reforms may pass more easily than local ones. It’s because larger-scale zoning reforms might
Sightline Daily
JUNE 4, 2021
Cities embraced the approach, in stark contrast to their typical hostility to any state bills that would mandate zoning reforms.
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Sightline Daily
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
This election, voters in nine states and one province saw a total of 17 democracy reform initiatives on their ballots. The initiatives gave voters a chance to weigh in on issues ranging from voter registration to vote-counting systems, from the role of big money in funding political campaigns to the adoption of game-changing campaign finance reform programs that would make campaigns about voter outreach again. Four of these proposed reforms
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 12, 2015
Many emerging market countries have taken advantage of the last year of falling oil prices to implement such reforms. Jeffrey Frankel at Econbrowser : World oil prices have been highly volatile during the last decade. Over the past year they have fallen more than 50%. Should we root for prices to go up, down, or stay the same? The economic effects of falling oil prices are negative overall for oil-exporting countries, of course, and positive for oil-importing countries.
Environmental Economics
MARCH 2, 2015
The CBO doesn't think that implementing the changes propossed by this legislation would cost very much: H.R. 1029 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make various changes related to the qualifications of members serving on the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and to expand disclosure requirements for members of the board. The SAB was established in 1978 by the Congress with a broad mandate to advise EPA on technical matters related to science.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 16, 2016
Proper land reform could enable thousands upon thousands to do just that and that many additional farmers would bring enough food on the home markets for all. But that would simply have to go hand in hand with the land reform itself.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
The post How is AI Reforming Future Trading? Artificial Intelligence can be used to grow vertical gardens in cities, to drive petrol-less cars, and to help us make banking decisions. With the progress of technology, great opportunities are coming up for people who are ready to benefit from it. Decades ago, selling and buying shares was a convenient process and was available just for a few people.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 7, 2020
There’s no shortage of efforts to reform capitalism and corporate governance. Here is the original post: Corporations in the crosshairs: From reform to redesign. Business Green and-corporate civil-society corporate governance corporate-redesign leadership ngos & activism reform-capitalism the-bannerCan disparate actors, particularly civil society movements, converge under the banner of corporate redesign?
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
• Study finds people believe work is plentiful and unemployment is a lifestyle choice • Evidence of an alarming intolerance towards disabled people, with questions over legitimacy of benefits • Government rhetoric on ‘scroungers’ likely to reinforce these attitudes British society is becoming increasingly intolerant of unemployed people and other disadvantaged groups, according to academics at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI).
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
How the climate crisis is accelerating food systems reform Jim Giles Fri, 02/05/2021 – 01:00 For more great analysis of sustainable food systems, sign up for Food Weekly , our free email newsletter. Here is the original post: How the climate crisis is accelerating food systems reform.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 27, 2009
Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) PRESCRIPTION FOR REAL HEALTHCARE REFORM by Howard Dean, MD with Igor Volsky and Faiz Shakir Published by Chelsea Green Publishing June 2009 ISBN 978-1-60358-228-5 Paperback 140+ pages Price USD 12.95 Tags: health care healthcare reform
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 9, 2011
Aurelie Walker, the Fairtrade Foundation’s Trade Policy Advisor, said: ‘Caroline Spelman’s speech today suggesting the Common Agriculture Policy is ‘morally wrong’ for ‘undercutting producers in developing countries’ represents a potentially significant watershed in attempts to produce meaningful reform of Europe’s €55 billion subsidy regime. The Fairtrade Foundation welcomes the Government’s stated intention to introduce a new moral dimension, linking development to CAP reform.
Sierra Club Compass
JULY 3, 2014
Some Congressional Republicans believe that the bank should be abolished, while many others on both sides of the aisle believe it needs real reform. The Sierra Club believes that Congress should continue to push the Bank to reform its energy sector lending. competitiveness in the evolving global marketplace, it should focus on reforming Ex-Im’s energy sector portfolio.
Green Prophet
MAY 30, 2019
Then I stumbled upon Reformation and took the chance. Reformation uses regenerated materials or dead stock to create a stunning line of dresses, pants, shirts, shoes and bathing suits. In their swimwear, Reformation uses a sustainable product called Econyl, a regenerated nylon fiber made from waste such as fishing nets from the oceans and other waste from landfills. Not me, but a very cute model showing off the 50s era Reformation bathing suit.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 23, 2021
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? In its present form, DEI represents a set of modest efforts for legal and institutional reforms but nothing close to a mass movement capable of resolving the widening crevices of American society and politics. More: Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? Terry F. Yosie Tue, 03/23/2021 – 01:11 Unresolved debates about the past frame choices about who owns the future.
AGreenLiving
MARCH 23, 2021
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? In its present form, DEI represents a set of modest efforts for legal and institutional reforms but nothing close to a mass movement capable of resolving the widening crevices of American society and politics. View post: Diversity, equity and inclusion: Incremental reform or systemic change? Terry F.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 8, 2021
Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform Jim Giles Fri, 01/08/2021 – 01:30 One of the most exciting things about food and ag right now is the potential for change. Excerpt from: Why collaboration is the missing ingredient in food system reform. The industry’s environmental problems — waste, greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss — are real. But so are the solutions.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
"A commitment to radically reform the energy system must be a significant element of all the political party manifestos." by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Commenting the recent call by energy regulator Ofgem for radical plans to safeguard Britain's power supplies and tackle climate change, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins, said: "Ofgem has rightly recognised that the free-market energy system is failing the UK.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Six bodies representing a range of environmental professions have united in a joint letter to planning Minister, Greg Clarke MP, expressing their concern over the current planning reform proposals from Government. The signatories urged the Government to exercise due caution in rushing out the reforms and in particular to re-examine its use of the term ‘Sustainable Development’, which they consider to be a “gross mis-representation” of the principle.
Low Impact
JULY 22, 2021
Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blog Personal developmentWould you like to be an ecological smallholder? The Ecological Land Co-op are looking for smallholders for plots of land in Devon and Cornwall.
Eco Friendly Daily
DECEMBER 28, 2013
A 137-year old law is expected to be reformed by Congress is the near future. I think there is a possibility we can get mining reform done in this Congress.”. With these recent moves, the Obama administration is indicating their dedication to mining reform. Following on the heels of the recent Supreme court ruling to allow tailings to be dumped in Alaska, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar surprisingly announced future changes to U.S. mining laws.
Sierra Club Compass
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
New Report: Look Before the LNG Leap » COP18: We Must Reform Fracking to Limit Environmental Impact. But with fracking, and the environmental concerns that come along with this, they are now focusing on getting the process of extracting shale gas reformed to limit these impacts. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference COP18: We Must Reform Fracking to Limit Environmental Impact : Comments. Compass.
Sierra Club Compass
OCTOBER 15, 2014
Last year the California Legislature passed a bill (AB 327 - Perea) granting the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the ability to make broad changes to how the state's investor owned utilities (PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E) charge customers for electricity.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 3, 2010
A greener and fairer planning system must be at the heart of reforms reported to be published next week says Friends of the Earth. Planning reform is expected to form a prominent part of the Government's Decentralisation and Localism Bill. " The Decentralisation and Localism bill is expected to include further reforms of the land use planning system.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 21, 2010
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Responding to the recent announcement that JP Morgan Chase paid out $26.9 billion in pay, bonuses and benefits last year, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “These obscene bonuses paid so soon after the world's taxpayers had to rescue the banking system show that there is something fundamentally wrong in the relationship between banking and the rest of the economy.
Green Living Ideas
JUNE 5, 2009
The Obama administration has proposed a sin tax on sodas to pay for health care reform. Proposed Soda Tax to Fund Obama Health Care Reform. Sumptuary or sin taxes are common on alcohol and cigarettes, but do sugary sodas fall into this same category? Of course, the beverage lobby opposes the tax claiming it would unfairly target lower income families. Supporters [.] Post from: Green Living Ideas. Related Posts. Boost Your Health with Organic Energy Drinks.
Low Impact
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
There are no blueprints, no simple answers, but a family of similar types of solution – non-hierarchical, decentralised, small-scale – transcending not overthrowing or reforming. Industrial agriculture and giant monoculture farms dominate our food sector. But does it have to be that way?
Green Living Ideas
JUNE 5, 2009
The Obama administration has proposed a sin tax on sodas to pay for health care reform. Proposed Soda Tax to Fund Obama Health Care Reform. Sumptuary or sin taxes are common on alcohol and cigarettes, but do sugary sodas fall into this same category? Of course, the beverage lobby opposes the tax claiming it would unfairly target lower income families. Supporters [.] Post from: Green Living Ideas. Related Posts. Boost Your Health with Organic Energy Drinks.
Low Impact
AUGUST 16, 2020
Veganism Community-supported agriculture Dairying Turkeys Smallholding Keeping livestock Low-impact food & drink Cattle Ducks Butchery, sausages & meat Goats 'Small is beautiful' Land reform Pigs Chickens Sheep Low-impact shopping Low-impact blog WWOOFing Vegetarianism
Low Impact
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Co-operatives Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blogThere are exciting times ahead for our friends at the Ecological Land Cooperative, as they share news of five new job opportunities. Lauren Simpson tells us more.
Low Impact
JUNE 16, 2021
New economy Veg box schemes Farmers' markets & direct farm sales Community-supported agriculture Systemic change Smallholding The 'nature problem' Low-impact food & drink 'Small is beautiful' Land reform Low-impact blog Soil management WWOOFing
Low Impact
DECEMBER 20, 2020
Systemic change Housing co-operatives New economy Commoning Low-impact money Land reform Mutual credit Community Low-impact blog
Low Impact
JUNE 7, 2020
New economy Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blog Straw-bale buildingThis is part 2 of an interview with Paul Jennings, who has built his own straw-bale house and lives with his family on a smallholding in Carmarthenshire in Wales.
Sightline Daily
AUGUST 1, 2021
Sunday, August 1, is the effective date for a series of reforms After a seven-year campaign, Portland on Sunday formally lifted a series of 97-year-old bans on seven different types of homes.
Low Impact
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
Smallholding Land reform Low-impact blogKnow someone taking their first steps into farming? We take a look at a growing wealth of schemes and resources providing support for new entrant farmers.
Sightline Daily
JULY 24, 2015
Democracy Campaign Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleEver wondered who funds Seattle’s political candidates? Well, Sightline has—so we mapped it. For your convenience and viewing pleasure, we condensed the report into a two minute video that paints a picture of Seattle’s money in politics. To win elections, local candidates depend on a tiny share of the people who live in Seattle: mostly, rich, white people in view homes.
Sightline Daily
JULY 22, 2015
Democracy Election Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleOriginal Sightline Institute graphic, available under our free use policy. Original Sightline Institute graphic, available under our free use policy. Overwhelmingly, rich, white people who live in Seattle’s waterfront and view homes fund Seattle’s political candidates. That’s the picture that emerges from a new Sightline Institute study released today.
Sightline Daily
JULY 23, 2015
The alarmingly small number of contributors that dominate Seattle’s political game demonstrates the need for democracy reform. Democracy Election Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleDid you miss Sightline Institute’s new report released yesterday ? Or didn’t have time to read all 27 pages? Don’t fret—here’s your political funding cheat sheet.
Sightline Daily
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Up until a 1989 reform act , candidates were able to legally use leftover campaign money for anything—and many used it as a retirement cushion. This is an area that’s almost universally accepted as needing reform. Democracy Election Reform Money in politics PACsMoney by Images Money used under CC BY 2.0 Political donations are a tangled web.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
agriculture farmers farming green living land reform peasants small farms smallholdingsby Michael Smith (Veshengro) If we want to double world food production and be able to feed a growing population we will have to return the land to small farmers and also establish more small farms. All over the world, small farmers are being forced off their land to make way for corporate agriculture and it is being justified by the need to 'feed the world'.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
agrarian reform commons green living by Michael Smith (Veshengro) "Commons" is an Old English word. The word Commons, in pre-industrial times, was used to designate certain aspects of the environment traditionally defined such as forests, rivers, fisheries or grazing land that are shared, used and enjoyed by all. In fact those were parts of the environment for which customary law exacted specific forms of community respect.
Environmental Economics
MAY 26, 2017
Joshua Linn and Alan Krupnick: Many economists and other professionals looked on in dismay when President Trump issued executive orders and supporting guidance documents that appear to target regulations for elimination based primarily on their costs rather than a balanced assessment that includes benefits.
Sightline Daily
JULY 27, 2015
Democracy Campaign Reform Honest Elections Seattle Money in politics SeattleMoney by 401kCalculator.org used under CC BY-SA 2.0 In 2013, during the last municipal election campaigns in Seattle, the ridesharing company Lyft was fighting for its life in a dispute over local taxi regulations. It contributed $2,600 to candidates for mayor and city council and also spent $15,000 lobbying city hall. Eventually, it won city rules agreeable to its interests.
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