Mayor apologizes for blackface drag skit

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 8:06 AM EDT (365gay.com)

Racism and sexism in the queer community? It's cool that the mayor of Arkansas City wants to appear in a drag show, I guess, but in blackface? Sometimes the queer community can go too far on these things, and isn't necessarily held accountable like the mainstream entertainmen …

mayor, race, gay, politics, sex, sexism, pride, defamation, queer

Top Ten New Urban Communities - Fall 2008

Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 2:24 PM EDT (New Urban Mom)

Where you can live green, from a Mom's perspective. Diverse, green, mixed use communities submitted applications to New Urban Mom and the best were compiled to inspire your next home purchase or changes in your own community.

safety, real-estate, community, green, family, development, diversity, transit, new-urbanism, home-garden

IndustryWeek : EU Eases Road for Hydrogen Cars

Seeded on Fri Sep 5, 2008 10:12 AM EDT (IndustryWeek)

The EU began the process of establishing a legal foundation for the introduction of hydrogen-powered cars. Common criteria for the cars is being discussed in order to ensure appropriate and universal safety and regulatory measures.

technology, eu, car, pollution, green, law, emissions, carbon, sustainable, hydrogen-cell