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red balloons on the Santa Parade, last Sunday on Queen Street

The giant state and federal pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that funnel water to 25 million Californians should be shut down until certain Central Valley farmers retire hundreds of thousands of acres of chemical-laden farmland, according to a...

Planning a celebration for an upcoming holiday, a birthday party or a baby shower? Please your guests and the planet by taking part in the latest party planning trend — eco-friendly parties and events. More and more party hosts are delighting their guests and finding ways to “green†their celebrations.

Surge in Bear Incidents Show Failure of Corzine Bear Management Policy Oroho, McHose, & Chiusano Call on Governor to Implement New Strategy Senator Steven Oroho, Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose, and Assemblyman Gary Chiusano, all R-Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon are calling upon the Corzine

Farmers Panic About a ‘Cow Tax’ By Kate Galbraith Should their greenhouse gases be taxed? (Photo: Steve Ruark for The New York Times) The comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s exploration of greenhouse gas regulation ended last Friday, with farmers lobbying furiously against the notion of a “cow tax†on methane, a potent greenhouse gas emitted by livestock.

OK, I have to preface this post by saying that for as long as I’ve written this blog, I’ve promised myself that I would never do any cat blogging. Even though I love my cats dearly, I realize that to everyone else, they’re probably pretty boring. So I didn’t want to subject any of my blog readers to lame posts about and pictures of my cats.

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My kin who farm may go on the dole 3-4 months a year; but, they don't get subsidies.

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Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama went after subsidies to wealthy farmers as “a prime example†of the abusive federal spending he hopes to rein in from his perch in the White House. He forgot to mention that, as a senator, he endorsed the bill in May, even as critics pointed out that the eligibility rules allow millionaires to be subsidized with taxpayer dollars.