Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The Online Piracy Act (SOPA)/The Protect IP Act (PIPA)
I am writing to you as a voter in your district. I urge you to vote “no” on cloture for S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act, on Jan. 24th. The PROTECT IP Act is dangerous, ineffective, and short-sighted. It does not deserve floor consideration. I urged my representative to vote “no” on SOPA, the corresponding House bill.
Over coming days you’ll be hearing from the many businesses, advocacy organizations, and ordinary Americans who oppose this legislation because of the myriad ways in which it will stifle free speech and innovation.
Please view the video and make your decision. Your blog and/or website depends on it.
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
The Government handed out some big bucks this week. How does 338 million in grants sound? Well, this is in an effort to get the development of geothermal energy on a fast track.
Some of the companies that got the grants were:
Ormat Technologies
AltaRock Energy
City government of Raleigh, NC
County government of Hattiesburg, MS
Companies that are putting the grants into their projects ranging from putting geothermal heat pump into a waste water processing center to putting heat pumps in to keep prisoners comfortable. (more…)
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