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Black Warrior Riverkeeper v. Alabama Biodiesel |
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on June 18, 2008 at 5:40 PM
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BLACK WARRIOR RIVERKEEPER v. ALABAMA BIODIESEL
MOUNDVILLE,AL –Before I was a member of MTV Choose or Lose Street Team 2008, I founded a non-profit river protection organization called Black Warrior Riverkeeper. They recently settled a major lawsuit ironically against a biodiesel corporation. This is an intriguing story on an issue near and dear to my heart, so I wanted to cover it for MTV News Choose or Lose. I travelled to Moundville to interview young people and I also interviewed two attorneys from Riverkeeper. Alabama Biodiesel refused to comment on this case.
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Beer In Bama |
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on June 04, 2008 at 1:00 PM
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ALABAMA'S BEER LAW Alabama is one of three states, including Mississippi and West Virginia, that limits the amount of alcohol by volume (ABV) in containers of beer. Currently, Alabama limits ABV in beer at 6 percent but a "gourmet beer bill" would raise those limits to 13.9 percent. Non-profit Free the Hops is lobbying for the bill, while the Alabama Citizens Action Program (ALCAP) is opposed to it.This debate has been going on for over two years. In 2008 the legislation narrowly passed the Alabama House of Representatives, but stalled in the Senate like many bills this year. This bill and many others suffered defeat not by democratic vote, but from an inactive state legislature....
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Alabama PAC-to-PAC Transfer Ban Stopped By Senate |
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on May 21, 2008 at 8:56 PM
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ALABAMA PAC-TO-PAC TRANSFER BAN STOPPED BY SENATE The Alabama Senate recently killed a ban on campaign money transfers between political action committees. The bill did not make it out of committee for a full vote from the floor.Under this bill PACs could only give directly to the candidates, they could not transfer money to other PACs or political parties. It would also require PACs to publicly file quarterly reports listing all of their political contributions This PAC-to-PAC transfer ban was the first bill to pass the Alabama House in 2008; it was expected that the Senate would pass a weaker version of the bill or kill it entirely.
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E-Voting |
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on May 14, 2008 at 8:25 PM
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Electronic Voting has become a big issue in recent presidential elections. Technology is entering America's polling places and ballot boxes. Citizens deserve to have the right for their vote to count. I discussed the good and the bad of e-voting with a few young computer experts in Alabama and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an expert on electronic voting methods. Oliver Weiss, a 25 year old software designer from Alabama believes: "E-voting has benefits including making it easier for people to vote if done securely. It allows for more candidates to be on the ballot. It is a much more efficient method of voting and tallyi ... |
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Solutions To High Gas Prices |
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on May 07, 2008 at 1:26 AM
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High gas prices got you down? Check out these solutions to increase your fuel efficiency! |
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Altamont Earth Day |
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on April 30, 2008 at 9:31 AM
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The Altamont School, alma mater of David Whiteside, hosts Earth Day in Birmingham, Alabama. Altamont is a small private school that has educated some of the most productive environmental leaders in the state of Alabama. "Truth, Knowledge, Honor."
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Football or Academics? (A-Day: Alabama Football in Spring) |
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on April 23, 2008 at 9:43 PM
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Spring College Football Preview and Athletic Budget Review of the upcoming 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide 2008 NCAA Football season. David Whiteside, MTV Choose or Lose Street Team '08 correspondent, talks to students and business owners about the enormous football budget at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Special thanks to: Tuscaloosa's Black Warrior River, Justice Head, the students studying in the library during A-Day, and the Disco Biscuits for being active in the Tuscaloosa community!
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