Archive for January, 2010
Climate Diet Times Mosiac
Posted in cop15, Mercer Island, sustainable development, Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Time’s Up Obama and Pelosi: Pass Senate Version of Healthcare Bill Now
Posted in Mercer Island, Uncategorized, tagged coakley, Democratic Party, healthcare reform, Mercer Island, Obama, Pelosi, Senate on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Seattle, WA) Every hour of every day, someone in America dies because of a lack of access to affordable healthcare. Millions more lie awake in bed at night, worrying about some symptom or potential health issue that they or another family member are experiencing but cannot get looked at because they have no health insurance. [...]
Chinese Press: Google Founders have created a “Frankenstein,” company plots next steps
Posted in Mercer Island, Uncategorized, tagged censorship, China, Google, Internet freedom, Mercer Island on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Seattle, WA) One week after Google announced its objections to Chinese government censorship and related security breaches, the war of words between the Internet giant and the Chinese government continues to intensify. China’s initial response to the crisis has been muted, especially given the sheer size of Google’s breach of self-censorship protocols. For a few [...]
Save Energy and Money in 2010 with Google PowerMeter
Posted in Mercer Island, sustainable development, tagged energy conservation, energy literacy, energy monitor, Google PowerMeter, Mercer Island on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are high energy costs getting you down? Give the climate, and your pocketbook a boost in 2010 by taking control of household energy use with Google PowerMeter. Google PowerMeter is a free Internet-based service offered by Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, which allows consumers to monitor how much energy they use at home. PowerMeter works in [...]