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ARE WE EVER GOING TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT  NEW JOBS? BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS The news that the U.S. economy added only 88,000 jobs in March was a sharp drop from previous months and  raises questions about rosy economic predictions  that ignore the crisis in employment and living standards. The worsening jobs situations  is likely to get even worse as federal budget cuts kick in to re-enforce...

SONOMA CLEAN POWER AUTHORITY AIMS AT 33% RENEWABLES   BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS   Sonoma County, California established the Sonoma Clean Power Authority (SCPA), and solicited energy partners to move the county toward a 33% renewable energy goal. Cordel Stillman, deputy chief engineer for the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) is heading the SCPA program, established as a Community...

SOLMETRIC CEO URGES RENEWABLE ENERGY SURGE BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Willard Mc Donald, president and CEO of Solmetric, a maker of testing equipment for the solar energy industry believes that solar energy is a fundamental source of energy. McDonald spoke at the Green Jobs Conference at Santa Rosa (CA) Junior College on March 1st in which he urged participants to intensify their support for the...

STOCKMAN SAYS IT’S SUNDOWN IN AMERICA   BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS   David Stockman, former budget director to President Reagan, writes that the U.S. economy is not recovering. The recent rise in the stock market is   fueled by cheap financing provided by the U.S. Federal Reserve that cannot last. In a New York Times Op-Ed ,  Stockman writes: “The Dow Jones and Standard & Poor’s 500...

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Cal) will be the guest speaker at the Green Jobs Conference taking place on Friday, March 1, 2013, at the Santa Rosa Junior College (Bertolini Student Center) from 9am-4:30pm. The conference will focus on green job generation in Sonoma County and California. Sonoma County Supervisors Susan Gorin and Mike McGuire and  SRJC President, Dr. Frank Chong will also appear....

             HOW GREEN JOBS CAN REBUILD CALIFORNIA Santa Rosa Junior College, Bertolini Hall, Santa Rosa, CA Friday, March 1, 2013 Guest Speaker- Congressman Mike Thompson(D-CA) To Register: http://greenjobsevent.com/register.shtml CONFERENCE AGENDA 8am-9am- Registration 9am- Welcome: Scott  Conrad, Director, Information Technology/SRJC, Jessica Jones/SRJC Student Body President 9:15am-10:30am-...

PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TREATMENT NEEDS A MODERN, GENERIC APPROACH, REFORMER SAYS By Stas  Margaronis,  RBTUS During the 2009 swine influenza pandemic, more than 90% of the world’s people had no access to timely and affordable supplies of pandemic vaccines and antiviral agents. Instead, they had to confront the pandemic using 19th century “public health technologies;” for example, no hand shaking and...

OAKLAND’S INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CENTER MINISTERS TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERS OF THE SEA BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS Mariners around the world face a tougher life as a result of: piracy, stricter immigration laws, faster turn-around times by vessels keeping them on ships longer, and working conditions that may be good or bad. Organizations such as the Seamen’s Church Institute provide a home away from...

ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports today that two contractors named to remove rock pinnacles at Thebes, Illinois are en route and are expected to arrive on location on December 13 and 17, respectively. The Corps says it is “cautiously optimistic we can start blasting next week” after it meets with the contractors and  reviews their blasting submittals. “While this is...

  CalBattery Breakthrough a Product of the National Innovation Ecosystem Posted November 2, 2012 California Lithium Battery Inc. (CalBattery) – a start-up established in 2011 – has announced the development of a potential battery breakthrough that could significantly increase energy density and reduce costs. As the battery industry continues to struggle with performance and cost issues,...