"NOAA attempts to clean up oil spill research efforts" eKos Earthship Wednesday

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Please remember to rec the BP Catastrophe Liveblog Mothership: 113

And please stop by tonight's Ecoadvocates,Help Obama fight fossil fuel polluters.

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Help Obama fight fossil fuel polluters.

by rb137

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Alaska's Craziest Catch to America's Craziest Catches?

by A Siegel

Alaska's Senatorial showdown this November is between a Democratic candidate (Scott McAdams) who might have starred on TV's Deadliest Catch if it had been around during McAdams' fisherman days and a Republican candidate, Joe Miller, whose out-of-touch with reality views and out-of-whack with voters policy constructs have led some to deem him America's Craziest Catch.

This clip, of course, is time limited and therefore leaves out many of Miller's outlandishly ignorant perspectives.

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NtP TV: Acting it Out for Advocacy

by NourishingthePlanet

Nourishing the Planet is excited to introduce a whole new way to experience innovative projects and practices that are helping to alleviating hunger and poverty around the world. A new weekly video series, NtP TV brings you images, interviews and more in-depth information about different agricultural innovation. Get to know the NtP team and the innovations we are highlighting regularly, and stay tuned for more NtP TV in the coming weeks!

In this week's episode, Nourishing the Planet Research Fellow, Molly Theobald, highlights Food and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network's (FANRPAN) Theatre for Policy Advocacy project to explain how the organization is using theater to help improve the livelihoods of rural farmers -- especially women.

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BP Catastrophe Liveblog Mothership: 113

by Gulf Watchers

Please rec the new Mothership #114 here. This one has expired.
The current ROV DIARY: Daily Kos Gulf Watchers ROV #379 - Darryl House

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PLEASE visit Pam LaPier's diary to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor and Pam LaPier for working on this!

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