Green News Round Up
There are more stories of Greens in the news right now than I can properly report, so I’m just going to sling hash…
Green Party candidate Erik Shelley managed to take shots this week at U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter No weapons were involved though…
An interview with Marina Silva. She’s being courted to run for President of Brazil as a Green.
Greens in New Zealand want capital gains taxes on real estate profits. They don’t include the family home in the proposal. There’s more coverage of this story here and also here.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviews Cynthia McKinney. She pulls no punches.
The Sri Lankan Green Party is in the news where they are apparently known as the Elephant Party.
The Irish Green Party’s discussions of a proposed “bad bank” is still in the news here and also here and here.
Mayor Bloomberg is said to be using a Bollywood star to win votes, and this report indicates that Rev Billy is likely to have an impact in the race. Meanwhile, Gay City News is covering Rev Billy. Stump-a-lujah!
The New Zealand Greens are also questioning the government’s real agenda. Cutbacks on benefits is the topic.
New Zealand Greens are also concerned that carbon caps could cause more pollution. Not caps on emissions, but proposed caps on the price or carbon emission permits. The same story is covered here.
Those Kiwis stay busy! They are also concerned about the possible resumption of selling live sheep for export. Conditions aboard the shipping vessels is the concern.
