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News & Announcements

If you are a hardcore Quaker news junkie, Martin Kelly of Friend's Journal does a daily selection of the best news stories and blogs pertaining to Quakers.  A lot of the news stories posted here came from his site.

Post on QuakerSpeak about non-violent direct action to protest the use of coal-fired power plants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRp4lZ6tXHE&feature=youtu.be

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Posted by Andy Hoover on 06/27/2015 - 10:49am

A small but not insignificant victory for strategy and persistence.  http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150303_PNC_Bank_to_cut_financing_of_MTR_coal_companies.html

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Posted by Andy Hoover on 03/02/2015 - 7:54pm

Here's a link to a post about Quakers in the Huffington Post.  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/18/quaker-meeting-for-worship_n_55...

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Posted by Andy Hoover on 02/01/2015 - 5:14pm

Interesting interview with Robert Kennedy, Jr. which focuses on mountaintop removal of coal.

Interesting definition of fascism.

Here is a link to a movie on mountaintop removal

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Posted by Andy Hoover on 09/22/2014 - 9:01pm

My hope for our future grows when people are actively considering the dilemmas we are facing with regard to protecting the health of life in our beloved creation.

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Posted by Andy Hoover on 09/22/2014 - 7:47pm

Paul Krugman is a regular editorialist for the NYTimes.  He has an optimistic attitude about our ability to do something about climate change.  Here's a link to an editorial in this past Friday's Times.

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Posted by Andy Hoover on 09/20/2014 - 4:25pm