The late Helen Chenoweth discusses the economic impacts of the environmental movement on our land base. She also exposes how the Wetlands Act and the Endangered Species Act are being used to destroy private property rights. Filmed in September of 1993.
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Stop 158 is an organization fighting urban sprawl and an unnecessary highway project in Southwestern Illinois. This video shows why it is important to save the farmland, the environment, and the quality of life in the region.
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The Austin Fire Chief’s decision to promote three men is causing unrest within the department. Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr is trying to increase diversity within her management team.
She wants to promote Lt. Matt Orta who is hispanic, Lt. Richard Davis who is African American and Battalion Chief Harry Evans who is white to Assistant Chief and increase their salaries to $120,000 a year.
“It’s change and change does create some conflict, we all know change is difficult,” Chief Kerr said.
Palmer Buck with the firefighter’s nnion says this kind of change is also expensive and sends the wrong message to firefighters during a tough economic time.
“Firefighters can’t have their physical fitness equipment repaired, there’s no budget for it, but we want to approve two new un-needed executive level positions,” Buck asked council members Thursday.
Representatives with the firefighter’s union are also upset that two lieutenants are being promoted to assistant chief, ahead of dozens of higher ranking AFD employees. But city officials say there is a more important goal at stake.
“There’s another struggle taking place here as well and that’s us working toward making the fire department more progressive,” said Assistant City Manager Michael McDonald.
City officials say two AFD assistant chiefs recently retired so the promotions will cost the department only $10,000 more per year.
The Austin City Council still has to approve the promotions but Thursday they voted to postpone the decision until June 11.
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Green City Journal hosted a forum on November 8th, for the closing night of Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association’s (PIFVA) expo “Politics As Usual?”, which highlighted political documentaries made by local filmmakers. Here’s an excerpt from the discussion that followed the screenings where panelists discuss what they expect in the first 100 days of an Obama presidency. Participants include Jerry Silberman, from PASNAP and local sustainability movements, David Sternberg, Chairperson for Philly for Change, Jethro Heiko, Director for Organizing Iraq Veterans Against the War and co-founder of Casino-Free Philadelphia, Rob Stuart, filmmaker and founder of Evolve Strategies and Evolve Foundation, Gail Lloyd, editor of Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan and group moderator Caryn Hunt of www.GreenCityJournal.com. Video shot by Debbie Rudman.
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In this video Mike Harcourt discusses the unsustainable changes in North American development patterns that have taken place over the last fifty years such as urban sprawl and reliance on cars for transportation. Harcourt sees reinvigorating city centers a sustainable solution.
As the premier of British Columbia and three-term mayor of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt helped Canada’s westernmost province win its reputation as one of the most livable places in the world. His leadership was instrumental in transforming the way Canadians looked at their cities. In 2005, he received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.
Learn more about Mike Harcourt here:
http://www.ecospeakers.com/speakers/harcourtm.html
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The late Helen Chenoweth discusses the economic impacts of the environmental movement on our land base. She also exposes how the Wetlands Act and the Endangered Species Act are being used to destroy private property rights. Filmed in September of 1993.
Duration : 0:10:0
Dr. Sultan Al-Jaber, CEO of the Masdar Initiative in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, speaks to the US House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding the steps Masdar has taken towards building a green, efficient city from the ground up.
Duration : 0:4:50
The late Helen Chenoweth discusses the economic impacts of the environmental movement on our land base. She also exposes how the Wetlands Act and the Endangered Species Act are being used to destroy private property rights. Filmed in September of 1993.
Duration : 0:10:0
The late Helen Chenoweth discusses the economic impacts of the environmental movement on our land base. She also exposes how the Wetlands Act and the Endangered Species Act are being used to destroy private property rights. Filmed in September of 1993.
Duration : 0:10:0
Highlights from Good Jobs First 2008 “Reclaiming Economic Development III” conference.
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