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It is important to remember why recycling is important, Nash said. Communities need to be more aware of reducing their carbon footprint and lowering greenhouse gas emissions which can all be done by recycling.
Suzanne Gebelein, owner of the Great American Rain Barrel Company, works with the Cambridge Department of Public Works. She agreed that communities, local governments and businesses should join forces and support each other in recycling initiatives.
Gebelein’s company reduces water consumption, costs, and waste by storing rainwater for future usage in rain barrels that are repurposed food shipping containers.
“The towns, the DPWs, they are the first voice to the residents and the residents are actually the first step in doing most of this,” said Gebelein.
While the debate of whether or not milk cartons are recyclable remained a hot topic with no apparent agreement, there was one fact all experts could agree on: in order to reduce waste and solve the issues within the recycling market, businesses and the public alike must work together.
Executive Director and CEO of the Massachusetts Municipal Association Geoffrey Beckwith summed it up during his presentation.
“There’s an old African proverb, ‘if you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together,’” he said.
U.S. Representative Cory Gardner (R-CO) questions Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about issues and complications with the Affordable Care Act enrollment website, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 30, 2013.
Republicans are furious that HealthCare.gov isn’t working as planned. But since when do they want it to work?
House Democrats hammered their GOP counterparts during Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ congressional hearing on the rocky rollout of Obamacare and its glitch-filled website, arguing the hearing has devolved into political theater over a law they didn’t want in the first place.
“I think it’s somewhat disingenuous for my colleagues on the other side of the podium here to have this faux anger and this faux concern over a bill that they absolutely want to fail and have rooted for its failure,” said Democratic Rep. Michael Doyle of Pennsylvania.
He noted House Republicans have taken more than 40 symbolic votes to curtail the Affordable Care Act.
Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel reiterated those concerns, saying it was “naive to actually think that Republicans want to see this law work,” pointing out how the right unsuccessfully tried earlier this month to tie any spending deal to defunding or delaying Obamacare, which almost pushed the country into default.
Sebelius, during testimony in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, apologized for the website’s problems, but she was unable to give specific figures as to how many Americans have actually signed up.
White House officials have said they expect the site, which took years to build and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, to be completely fixed by the end of next month.
Dieneke Ferguson, 57, was diagnosed with myeloma in 2007 after complaining of high blood pressure, according to a report in the British Medical Journal.
Within 15 months of her diagnosis her cancer had progressed to stage three.
Dieneke took eight grams each night on an empty stomach.
Over the last five years her cancer has remained stable and her blood counts are within the normal range.
Curcumin is a polyphenol derived from the perennial herb turmeric and has been used as a traditional Indian medicine for centuries.
She told The Mail: "I have been on all sorts of toxic drugs and the side-effects were terrifying.
"I told my oncologist I was taking it and he was very interested, especially when it apparently made such a difference."
It is a cancer that begins in the plasma cells, a type of white blood cell which is made in the bone marrow.
In Dieneke's case doctors said more research is needed to determine if curcumin could be a future treatment for the disease.
The report said: "Whether such effects are observed in patients with active disease remains to be seen.
Two US hikers accused of spying and illegally entering Iran have been jailed for eight years by a court in Tehran, reports say.
Iranian state TV's website said Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal each received three years for illegally entering Iran and five years for spying.
The two men deny the charges, saying they unknowingly crossed into the country while hiking in July 2009.
Fellow hiker Sarah Shourd was freed on $500,000 (£314,386) bail last year.
She was released on humanitarian and medical grounds in September 2010 and flew back to the US. She did not return to face trial, saying in May she had suffered from post-traumatic stress and would find a return "too traumatic".
The US said it was trying to confirm reports of the sentences through the Swiss Protecting Power, which handles US diplomatic interests with Tehran because Washington does not have diplomatic relations with Iran.
"We have repeatedly called for the release of Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, who have now been held in Iran's Evin prison for two years," US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.
"Shane and Josh have been imprisoned too long, and it is time to reunite them with their families."
The trial began in February 2011 and Mr Bauer, 28, and Mr Fattal, 29, pleaded not guilty. Ms Shourd - Mr Bauer's fiancee - pleaded not guilty in absentia. The trial ended on 31 July, on the second anniversary of their arrest.
"In connection with illegal entry into Iranian territory, each was given three years in jail and in connection with the charge of co-operating with American intelligence service, each was given five years in jail," the website reported, quoting an informed judiciary source.
The report said "the case of Sarah Shourd, who has been freed on bail, is still open", AFP news agency says.
The men are said to have 20 days in which to appeal against the sentence.
Their lawyer, Masoud Shafii, said he had not been informed of any verdict. "I don't know if this report is true or not, but this is not a light sentence," he told Reuters news agency.
Mr Bauer, a freelance journalist and fluent Arabic speaker, moved in 2008 to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he lived with Ms Shourd, 32, a teacher, writer and women's rights activist. The two met while organising demonstrations against the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Mr Fattal, an environmentalist and teacher, had travelled to Damascus in 2009 to visit his friends.
The trio - all graduates of the University of California, Berkeley - had travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan for a week's holiday. They had visited the tourist village of Ahmed Awa, and hiked along a trail local residents had recommended, Ms Shourd said.
While out walking they were stopped and arrested by Iranian troops who told them they were in Iranian territory. The friends have always maintained that if they did stray into Iran, they did so mistakenly.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The Colorado National Guard supported Bent County fire suppression efforts near Las Animas, Colorado, at the request of local authorities.
Two Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and eight crew members from 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion 135th Aviation Regiment were already participating in annual wildfire bucket training when the request for assistance came in.
"Our Colorado National Guard members are on scene supporting local responders to suppress a growing wildfire," Director of the Joint Staff U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory White said. "We are here to help save lives, minimize suffering, and protect property in this Colorado community."
The COARNG helicopter crews were training with Colorado Fire Prevention and Control and the U.S. Forest Service and local partners when the teams were requested and diverted to support civil authorities with real-world firefighting efforts at the Black Bridge Fire, so named because it began in a riverbed near a black bridge.
The helicopters and crews, equipped with aerial water buckets, were from the Chief Warrant Officer 5 David R. Carter Army Aviation Support Facility based at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.
Evacuees from nine homes have been allowed to return to their properties, according to news reports. An update from the Colorado National Guard said crews dropped 78 buckets and 41,184 gallons of water and flown for 9.4 hours during the fight against the fire.
The question of who would sit in Mack Redford's seat on the Public Utilities Commission has finally been settled.
Redford died suddenly June 30, in the midst of the PUC's controversial consideration of Idaho Power's request to reduce the length of energy contracts with small solar energy producers from 20 years to 2 years. Detractors of the move said it would negatively impact renewable energy development in the Gem State. The PUC ultimately voted to grant Idaho Power's request.
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter opened an application process to fill Redford's seat on the commission and appointed former commissioner Marsha Smith to serve while a permanent replacement could be found.
The morning of Dec. 8, Otter appointed former Idaho Rep. Eric Anderson, of Priest Lake, to the PUC. Anderson chaired the House Ways and Means Committee. He is currently the director and vice president of Northern Lights, Inc., in Sandpoint, and has served as director of the Idaho Consumer Owned Utilities Association, and a member of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the Idaho Resources Authority.
Update: PUC Commissioner Mack Redford passed away June 30, 2015.
The seventh and final season of “New Girl” debuts Tuesday night. While fans are already mourning the end of the popular Fox comedy series, star Zooey Deschanel said filming the end of the show was not a sad occasion.
The seventh season picks up three years after the Season 6 finale. Jess and Nick are together and returning from a European book tour for Nick’s latest novel. Stay-at-home dad Schmidt and working mom Cece are raising their daughter, Ruth, and Winston and Aly are married, with a child on the way.
The series has had no shortage of memorable — and hilarious — moments. Deschanel was hard-pressed to pick just one favorite, however.
And given the recent trend of reboots and revivals of popular shows, what would Deschanel like to see happen if the cast reunited ten years from now?
“I don’t know, because it really is so much about single people. In ten years, you would hope that people have sort of figured it out,” she joked.
“New Girl” Season 7 kicks off on Fox Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m.
As our political leaders fight over border security policy and speeches, hundreds of thousands of people suffer.
The brinkmanship has ended, at least temporarily.
As our political leaders fought over border security policy and when, where and if President Trump can have a state of the union speech, hundreds of thousands of people suffered.
And the people hurt from the shutdown don't just live in our nation's capital, or even in large metropolises. They live right here in Licking County.
While it may be cute to joke about how unnecessary the federal government is in light of the shutdown, that doesn't cover the pain some of our neighbors are feeling.
Think of those in need who rely on food assistance to eat - many of whom are children - whose benefits are in jeopardy without a resolution.
Think of those who rely on our Licking County transit system to get to the doctor, work or the grocery store. Without federal money, these services are at risk.
Think of the people who commute from Newark to John Glenn International Airport and now must make that drive to work each day despite not receiving a paycheck.
Think of the FBI now having trouble paying its confidential informants or losing the ability to keep or attract top talent.
As we slogged through the longest shutdown in our country's history, it is sad that those most hurt appear to be no more than pawns in the game played by the powerful.
Making matters worse is the lack of empathy the victims of the shutdown seem to receive from many in the community. Calling federal workers lazy or "welcoming them to the real world" ignores reality. These are people who work in jobs that typically don't pay well to provide services for all of us. Forcing them to work without pay - even if they will be paid retroactively - is terrible policy.
This is why we should not be using government shutdowns as leverage in policy fights. Our neighbors' lives should be viewed as more than collateral damage. Paying employees for their work should not be a partisan issue.
It is notable that the border crisis only became so after Democrats took control over the House of Representatives. Republicans had two full years to try to address border security with majorities in both houses of Congress. Additionally both chambers passed a bill to keep the government open without wall funding, but it was scuttled when President Trump said he opposed it. Despite the bills having enough initial support to override a presidential veto, Republicans seem unwilling to challenge the president.
And instead of defusing Trump's impulses, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has joined him in a back-and-forth political drama that gets us no closer to a resolution.
Fortunately, we have reached a temporary resolution to the impasse. But the deal only gives our federal workers three weeks of reprieve. The federal government continuing to do the most basic function of paying its employees should not be determined on whether either party gets a policy they want.
For that to happen, we are reliant on ourselves and our neighbors to reach out to Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Zanesville, and Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown to say shutdowns are not acceptable.
The Aug. 10 Bee legal advertisements (Page F-3) gave us the Sen. Jeff Denham "recall" petitioners. Their job is to make the state senator a "poster bad boy." I can picture the "50" twittering around like a bunch of sixth-graders, oh so happy with themselves. Their boilerplate petition, complete with childish and simplistic phrases, is descriptive of most politicians, Democrats and Republicans.
Democracy is a sacred and serious subject. Political party antics and theatrics are an affront and threat to our democracy.
Mark Bates was arrested under suspicion of identity theft and Daniel Bates was arrested under suspicion of obstructing a public servant. Chavez was arrested under suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and Reed arrested for failure to appear and comply with warrants.
Police are still looking for other suspects in the case and encourage anyone with information to call 586-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Is Hillary Clinton Still Running the Department of State?
The collusion between the Department of State and the Clinton Foundation seems to have continued well beyond the time when Clinton was secretary of state. If anything, it is worse now and has grown to encompass the Clinton campaign. In fact, it appears that — at least in some regards — the State Department is little more than an extension of the campaign.
E-mails published by WikiLeaks show that the Clinton campaign has had at least one operative inside the State Department who has provided inside information to the campaign and helped steer things in ways that benefit the campaign. And as always, Hillary’s old friend Cheryl Mills is right there in the thick of it.
On April 15 while normal Americans were filing their taxes, Heather Samuelson — a lawyer who has been part of the Clinton camp since working on the 2008 campaign — sent an e-mail from her cdmillsgroup (a consulting firm owned by Cheryl Mills) e-mail address to Jennifer Palmieri’s (Hillary Clinton's communications director) Gmail address. It is of note that the messages going back and forth about campaign business were not sent over the official campaign e-mail account. This, of course, is par for the course with Team Hillary.
Someone here just got a tip that the State Department may be planning to release her Benghazi emails tomorrow or Monday. Not sure the source is reliable. Has anyone heard anything about this?
All — DOS is soon releasing another round of documents and email traffic (not hers) in response to Judicial Watch’s FOIA request on DOS's process for reviewing WJC’s speaking engagements.
It’s 116 pages with approx. 50 sponsor/subsponsor requests. No objections by DOS in this batch, but some lengthy internal discussions among DOS officials that I highlighted below.
There is one request where speaking fee would have been paid by Turkish govt — WJC's office declined this. And one speaking engagement with fee from Canadian government, which he did do.
Just how Samuelson came to know that the State Department would be releasing 116 pages of e-mails and what they contained is not known. But it is obvious that she had access to detailed information coming out of the State Department and that she made sure the campaign got that information.
Latest: Still aiming for Friday, but potential it gets delayed until early next week because still moving through interagency review process. Will check back tomorrow and keep you posted.
Ten days after the story broke, White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri emailed State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki to ask, “between us on the shows ... think we can get this done so he is not asked about email.” That apparently referred to Mr. Kerry, who appeared in an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” three days later.
Ms. Palmieri had previously announced she would be leaving the administration to join Mrs. Clinton’s campaign in mid-2015, but was still at the White House when she sent the email. Other emails show Ms. Palmieri helped arrange for Ms. Psaki to move from the State Department to the White House communications job Ms. Palmieri was vacating. “Agree completely and working to crush on my end,” wrote back Ms. Psaki, who would move to the White House weeks later.
A day later, Ms. Psaki added, “Good to go on killing CBS idea.” She continued, “And we are going to hold on any other TV options just given the swirl of crap out there.” Mr. Kerry wasn’t asked on CBS about the email server, though it isn’t clear how Ms. Psaki could have guaranteed that.
• Is Hillary Clinton still running the State Department for her own purposes?
• Is the State Department merely an adjunct of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton campaign?
• Is the incestuous relationship between the Clinton campaign/Clinton Foundation and the State Department the real reason both Mills and Samuelson were given immunity in the e-mail investigation?
• Is that incestuous relationship also the reason Hillary — while clearly guilty of knowingly violating federal laws and risking national security — was not indicted?
Two things are nearly certain: If Hillary wins in November, a new era of corruption and lawlessness will reign from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. And the mainstream media will not behave like like the watchdogs they pretend to be. Instead, they will likely settle into Clinton’s lap for a nice long nap. After all, they will have earned it.
The Bills are counting on more from LB Nigel Bradham as part of a remade group.
Auburn DE Corey Lemonier was among the final wave of Dolphins visits.
Florida State DE Tank Carradine visited the Patriots Monday, and while getting checked out at an area hospital, realized he was in the middle of something bigger.