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Jonathan Allen

Green Cars - Environmentally Friendly Cars- Eco Cars - 0 views

www.environment-green.com/Green_Cars.html

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shared by Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12 - Cached
  • A board certified cardiologist has provided assurances that a person with a pacemaker can safely drive a hybrid.  
  • You should avoid coming within inches of the engine to avoid harmful complications
  •  Another concern of the hybrid car is the stealth nature and danger it may pose to the seeing impaired.
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  • One concern that has not been fully resolved is the electromagnetic field created and the possibility of certain cancers due to them.
  • Studies suggest that the risk is real; just as real as the other EMF given off from other electrical devices we use every day including computers and cell phones.
  • Electric cars are not new; they have been around since the 1800’s and were among the first vehicles ever built.
  •  One such fear is the harm to people with pacemakers.
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    Interesting listing of possible health concerns from electric vehicles. As well good information on alternative fueled vehicles and hybrids.
  • Jonathan Allen on 02 Jul 12
     
    A good listing of possible health concerns that (could) result from electric vehicles. And information on alternative fuel vehicles and hybrids.
Billy Gerchick

After 20 years of trying, the Green Party hasn't been able to establish a foothold in t... - 1 views

www.latimes.com/...party-20120606,0,7045785.story

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shared by Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • THC-dulled synapses
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      What does this language accomplish?
  • With the Persian Gulf War long over, a Democrat in the Oval Office who's committed to withdrawing from Afghanistan and California taking the lead on fighting carbon pollution and switching to renewable energy, the Greens just don't have any hot-button issues they can use to attract or motivate voters.
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      What's the primary appeal? Logos, pathos, or ethos?
  • That might change under a Mitt Romney administration -- and in the unlikely event the Greens could siphon off Democratic votes in large numbers in November, they could inadvertently bring such a disaster about.
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      Read this next sentence and describe what the author's use of the word "disaster" does to his ethos.
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  • It's not easy being Green. And it's also not especially smart.
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      Pay attention to the conventions: Why capitalize "Green"? Also, what do you think about the conclusion?
  • California's Green Party should buckle its Birkenstocks and move on
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      Evaluate the title. Do you think it's effective? Also, as you read the article, consider the primary and secondary audiences and think about how this impacts them.
  • California's Green Party was born in 1991, during a flurry of liberal outrage against Bush's war -- the first Bush, that is, and his shortlived liberation action for Kuwait. California activists, with memories of Vietnam still floating among their 1THC-dulled synapses , saw the Persian Gulf War as a conflict led by a hated Republican president who was sacrificing American blood for oil -- and a Green movement that had been sputtering before war was declared suddenly took root. More antiwar and pro-environment than the Democratic Party at the time, it was, for a while, a fashionable protest party for the crunchy-granola set .
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      This functions as a lead, but it also "frames" the issue, essential background information on the subject.
  • But the sprout never really blossomed.
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      Note how this transitions to the next idea and implies author tone towards the subject.
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  • the Democratic Party at the time, it was, for a while, a fashionable protest party for the crunchy-granola set
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  • its handful of remaining voters in California might want to seriously think about voting Democrat if they want to have any impact on future elections
    • Billy Gerchick
      Billy Gerchick on 11 Jul 12
       
      This is the argument's claim.
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