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Smart Grid: 5 Cities Leading The Way

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Electricitiy, Green News, Smart Grid, Climate Change, Environment, Power, Green Energy, Stimulus Package, Green News

The nation's electricity industry is in for an overhaul. Power lines spread across the country are finally moving into the digital age with smart grid...

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My Child, the Chupacabra

Suz Redfearn | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Devil, Spell, Bobo Doll, Crying, Toddler, Summer Camp, Tantrum, Chupacabra, Power, Two Year Old, Terrible Twos, Namaste, Babysitters, Control, Crib, Fear of Your Kid, Sensory Deprivation, Child Psychologist, Alpha Dog, Living News
Suz Redfearn

We tried to understand, to reason with Eve, but half the time what she was campaigning for with her roaring and writhing didn't even make sense.

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Green Geek-Out: Energy Vs. Power

Chelsea Green | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, Green Energy, Power, Green News

The distinction between kilowatts and kilowatt-hours is critically important. Knowing the difference can keep you from being confused by a wind turbin...

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The New Power Dispensation at the UN Security Council

Carne Ross | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

Read More: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Georgia, Russia, Diplomacy, UN Security Council, Un, Us, China, Power, Foreign Policy, p5, P2, Parag Khanna, World News
Carne Ross

Changes are afoot in the way power works in the world. New axes of power are emerging.

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Yes We Are Them and They Are Us

Roderick Spencer | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Politics, Morality, Obama, Clinton, Power, Redemption, Cheney, Abu Ghraib, Torture Photos, World News
Roderick Spencer

Until both sides have the courage to recognize themselves in each other, and in the torture pictures, debate is useless. People on the Left are just as capable of rationalizing cruelty as people on the Right.

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Power of Parenting

Stacey Radin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Leadership, Parenting, Power, Sahm, Living News
Stacey Radin

As a working mom who develops powerful leaders, I believe that women who are stay at home mothers have the ability to be just as powerful as a CEO of any organization.

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Greening Hollywood: On Earth Worshipping and Going Pagan

Paige Donner | Posted 05.20.2009 | Green

Read More: California Conservation Corps., Earth, Universal Studios, ML320 Mercedes, Power, Disney Studios, Nox, Low Carbon Fuel Standards, Crown Disposal Co., Waste Recycling, Adblue, Polar Bear, Simpson's Ride, Southwest Airlines, Cool Globes, Theme Parks, Sen. Fran Pavley, Desal Response Group, Waterworld, Earth Fair, Disneynature, Milliontreesla, Green News
Paige Donner

You know that something's changing when Earth Day begins to morph into Earth Week with accompanying celebrations akin to High Holy Week.

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Empower Yourself: The Empowerment Myth

Russell Bishop | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Responsibility, Response Abiity, Empowerment, Choice, Russell Bishop, Power, Living News
Russell Bishop

If ever there were a time for empowerment, this would be it. It sure seems like events are conspiring to dis-empower us as we transition through thes...

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Why Do CEOs Do Such Stupid Things? It's Their Nature

Joel Weinberger | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Unconscious, Bailout, Personality, Economy, Ceos, Prestige-Brands-Holdings, Psychology, Power, Motivation, Risk, Business News
Joel Weinberger

How do we explain this behavior? Stupidity? Greed? Arrogance? To a degree, all of the above. But there is more going on and that more is part of human psychology.

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"The Electric Company"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Electricity, Humor, Microwaves, Light-Fixtures, Homeowners, Power, Fuses, Lights, Wires, Living News
Jerry Zezima

So I was pleasantly surprised -- but not shocked -- when I recently passed a test from an electrician who showed me how to do simple repairs without burning the house down.

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How The Power Structure Is Co-opting Obama

Danny Schechter | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Media Hostility, Military Industrial Complex, Charles Freeman, Power, Obama Transition, Politics News
Danny Schechter

Has the president lost his tongue, or his courage? Must he lay down with the lions to stay in power?

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Who Is Our Government For?

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Democracy, Constitution, Power, Libraries, Politics News
Dave Johnson

dday, writing in Giving Away The Tax Argument at Digby's Hullabaloo blog, asks why so many California newspapers have "tax increase calculators" but n...

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From a National Day of Service to the Promise of Citizen Power

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama Day of Service, Gamaliel, Community Service, Michelle Obama, Martin Luther King, National Day of Service, Martin Luther King Jr., Community Organizing, Martin Luther King Day, Power, MLK Day, Barack Obama, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, Obama Service, Day of Service, Giving, Living News
Frances Moore Lappe

My problem with the service frame is simple: If I serve, someone else is being served. If I serve, I act, but the other -- the beneficiary -- does not. "Service" seems to create two classes: the givers and the receivers.

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The New Year's Declaration

Karen Talavera | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Courage, Personal Growth, Conviction, Transformation, Traditions, Evolution, Power, New Year, 2009, Happiness, Living News
Karen Talavera

It's a new year, so what better time for a new tradition? Perhaps like millions of others or as in years past, you've created one (or more) new year's...

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President-elect Obama Should Engage Iranian Women Calling for Change

Soona Samsami | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Islam, Fundamentalism, Women in Iran, Women, Change in Regime, World, Women for Obama, Muslims, Iran, Muslim Womens Rights, Power, Barack Obama, World News
Soona Samsami

Iran's monopolistic, suppressive, dogmatic, misogynous, and terrorist political regime strives to preserve and expand the velayat-e-faqih (absolute rule of the clergy).

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Obama Draws From The Wisdom of Frederick Douglass

Dan Kovalik | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Election, Peace, Frederick Douglass, Barack Obama, War, Struggle, Power, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

At a rally, Obama ended his speech with an allusion to a famous quote by Frederick Douglass: "Don't believe this election is over. Don't think for a minute that power will concede anything."

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The Ugly America

Mike Farrell | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Ugly American, John McCain, Terrorism, Sarah Palin, 9/11, Country First, Election 2008, Power, American Idol, Politics News
Mike Farrell

John McCain, who claims to put "Country First," should re-read The Ugly American. Sarah Palin can watch the movie.

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Sarah Palin Is Making Powerful and Sexy a Potent Brew Without Emasculating Her Husband

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Women in Politics, Margaret Thatcher, Women's Issues, Vice President Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Golda Meir, Power, Drill Baby Drill, Femininity, Feminism, Sexuality, Living News
Jill Brooke

It sure doesn't look like Sarah Palin will be facing divorce. She may have difficulty explaining foreign policy, but she is clearly proud to assert femininity and sexuality along with power.

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Steve Pavlina: Personal Development for Smart People

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Personal Development for Smart People, Intelligence, Courage, Steve Pavlina, Oneness, Truth, Spirituality, Love, Power, Authority, Personal Growth, Self-Help, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

One of the most endearing parts of Steve Pavlina's personal development system is that it works for anyone, anywhere, any time a human wants to take control of her or his life.

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Living With Meaning: Realize Your Will To Meaning

Alex Pattakos | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Living News, Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud, Pleasure, The Inner Life, Attitude, Power, Meaning, Stress, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Dealing With Stress, Viktor Frankl, Living News
Alex Pattakos

Welcome back to the Living with Meaning conversation! And if this is your first time with us, I want to welcome you to a place where we can have an o...

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You Don't Have To Be President To Have Power

Carrie Tuhy | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Endorsements, Power, Eleanor Roosevelt @Y:Politics, Home News
Carrie Tuhy

An early champion of civil rights and a lifelong defender of the less fortunate, she has made a difference in the lives of millions of ordinary Americans. She knew what it took as she sat across from the man she found too young and too brash to lead.

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Electricity Cut In Shandong Province To Power Olympics: Chinese Paper

Danwei | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Electricity, Power, China, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Shandong Province, Home News

China's Shandong Province is struggling with an electricity crunch which is the "worst in a decade". Since June, electricity rationing has been introd...

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Why the Right's Messaging is Working

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gaffe, John McCain, Youth, Trust, Money, George Lakoff, This Week, Barack Obama Polls, John Amato, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Paris Hilton/Britney Spears Attack Ad, Power, Qualities, Control, The Terminator, Young Turks, Crooks and Liars, Old Man Dozing, George Stephanopoulos, Flip-Flop, Child Lights Fire, Oil, Foreign, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Petraeus, Simplicity, Celebrity, The Political Mind, Mistake, Confidence, Linguist, Values Voters, Think, Repetition, Unconscious, Language, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Why is the young brilliant upstart Obama only ahead by single digits. At least part of the reason is this: John McCain knows how to control his message.

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Energy And Power: Cogeneration, Hybrid Cars And Power Plants

E/The Environmental Magazine Via The Daily Green | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Innovation, Renewable Energy, Power, Cogeneration, Power Plants, Cars, Green News

Cogeneration -- also known as combined heat and power, distributed generation, or recycled energy -- is the simultaneous production of two or more for...

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Obama and Soft Power (II)

Joseph Nye | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Obama, Power, Soft Power, Obama Soft Power, Politics News
Joseph Nye

After summing up American military and economic power, I realized that something was missing -- a term that defines our ability to attract others through culture, values, and policies.

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