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  The Green List - Milk, Eggs, Bread, Fluorescent bulbs, Hybrid Cars…

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Apr 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, energy, green, sustainability, politicians, money, produce, taxpayers, consumers, connecticut, going green, green shopping, leed | 1

  Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet.

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  Earmarking: A Necessary Evil

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 9th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: education, evan miller, the new argument, legislation, politicians, arizona, washington dc, gop, produce, washington d.c., congress, lobbyist, advocate, connecticut, thenewargument, earmarks, earmarking, grant smith, k street | 0

  The influence of Washington’s K Street, home to the offices of D.C.’s most prominent lobbyists, can be seen on Main Streets from Sumner, Washington to Simsbury, Connecticut. From filling potholes to installing water treatment facilities, lobbyists have a growing influence on how cities, counties and states secure funding for infrastructural needs. Unfortunately, with the continuing demonizing of the earmarking process, securing such a provision has become increasingly controversial. Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. 

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