http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/24/perdue-to-sit-down-with-enviromentalists-tomorrow/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/24/perdue-to-sit-down-with-enviromentalists-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:11:42 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=24188 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/24/perdue-to-sit-down-with-enviromentalists-tomorrow/feed/ 1 Groups include Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Georgia Wildife Federation, Georgia Conservation Voters http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/19/georgia-conservation-voters-hit-bubba-mcdonald/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/19/georgia-conservation-voters-hit-bubba-mcdonald/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:56:24 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9448 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/19/georgia-conservation-voters-hit-bubba-mcdonald/feed/ 1 Nonprofit's political action committee lashes out against Republican candidate for Public Service Commission. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/25/georgia-conservation-voters-endorse-2008-candidates/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/25/georgia-conservation-voters-endorse-2008-candidates/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:29:41 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=6457 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/25/georgia-conservation-voters-endorse-2008-candidates/feed/ 2 Something to keep in mind when you go into the voting booth. The pro-conservation nonprofit organization gives its seal of approval to the following candidates: UPDATE: An eagle-eyed viewer reminds me via e-mail that Jacobs is no longer a Democrat. Senate District 6 – Doug Stoner (D) District 29 – Seth Harp (R) District 42 – David Adelman (D) District 46 [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/20/georgia-lawmakers-environmental-voting-record/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/20/georgia-lawmakers-environmental-voting-record/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:49:32 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/20/georgia-lawmakers-environmental-voting-record/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/20/georgia-lawmakers-environmental-voting-record/feed/ 1 The Georgia Conservation Voters released their annual scorecard grading our elected officials on how they voted when it came down to the environment. A preserved and clean Earth makes all the chichanery and favor-letting more possible, right guys? From their press release (emphasis added, full version follows after the jump): The latest scorecard shows the average [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-conservation-voters-candidates-win-big/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-conservation-voters-candidates-win-big/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:44:31 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-conservation-voters-candidates-win-big/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/16/georgia-conservation-voters-candidates-win-big/feed/ 0 Candidates in last night’s primary who were endorsed by Georgia Conservation Voters won big last night. Here’s a win/loss rundown of the group: List of 2008 Primary Endorsements: Public Service Commission District 4: Pam Davidson (R) – LOSS District 4: Jim Powell (D) – WIN Senate District 2: Lester Jackson (D) – WIN District 3: Jeff Chapman (R) – WIN District 12: Freddie [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/lawyers-dole-out-cash-to-worthy-enviro-and-consumer-rights-groups/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/lawyers-dole-out-cash-to-worthy-enviro-and-consumer-rights-groups/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:30:33 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/lawyers-dole-out-cash-to-worthy-enviro-and-consumer-rights-groups/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/12/12/lawyers-dole-out-cash-to-worthy-enviro-and-consumer-rights-groups/feed/ 0 A group of trial lawyers who won the largest environmental settlement in Georgia history yesterday handed over checks worth a total of $100,000 to several local and regional organizations. In 2006, Joel Wooten, Robert Killian, John Bell and Pam James represented Glynn County and 200 property owners in a case against a Brunswick plant that had [...]