Yearly Archives: 2011

Looking Closer at LEAP- More detail on a vital program in Portland

Posted on October 7, 2011 by tomdwyer

“Your Car Matters” tries to give you useful and entertaining information, but we don’t always succeed.  Last month we had an article in our “Popcorn Shorts” section about the LEAP (Local Energy Assurance Plan), a Portland plan for energy security … Continue reading →

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Meet Brad Witt- Regular guy runs for Oregon District 1

Posted on October 7, 2011 by tomdwyer

David Wu and his tiger suit are gone from Congress, and the people of Oregon’s Congressional District #1 are left to find a replacement.  On November 8, Democrats Suzanne Bonamici, Brad Avakian, and Brad Witt will be fighting it out … Continue reading →

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Push Back

Posted on October 6, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, I’ve received a fair amount of push back from people concerned I’ve been too tough on president Obama. He has my one hundred percent support, but that does not include a pass for his failures. I refuse … Continue reading →

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Rational Plan

Posted on October 6, 2011 by tomdwyer

Paid for by Tom Dwyer… Obama’s anemic jobs plan is unlikely to pass a Tea party led House, and with the Cons staking their return to power on our continued economic failure there won’t be anything useful coming from them. … Continue reading →

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Voting Suicide

Posted on September 29, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, Would you vote to have your own head cut off? Then why would you ever vote for a candidate in the current Republican party? Sure if you’re really one of the 2% wealthiest Americans, selfish and short … Continue reading →

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Class War

Posted on September 29, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, Today’s favorite flavor of conservative talking point is the constant drumbeat of “class warfare”.  There is class warfare, but we didn’t start it and we’re not winning. Income of America’s richest 400 families grew 400 percent while … Continue reading →

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Moving Planet- Portland

Posted on September 20, 2011 by tomdwyer

I’m Tom Dwyer, You’ve probably heard about three fifty dot org; Bill Mckibben’s organization raising awareness of atmospheric carbon and climate change.  Science has determined that Three hundred fifty parts per million is the maximum allowable carbon level if we’re … Continue reading →

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Brad Witt for Congress

Posted on September 20, 2011 by tomdwyer

Our limited representative democracy fails to represent the majority of citizens. Selfish special interest money and political connection dictates our representation more so than an educated will of the people. Our financial support for candidates and our votes are among … Continue reading →

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“What NOW?!!” Toons- Keith Tucker’s SPECIAL Climate Change Toon

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

Please click here for an archive of Keith’s Cartoons for Your Car Matters

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Tom’s Tidbits- Speaking of the weather…

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

Greetings! Mark Twain famously said “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”  So, this month I wanted to talk about the weather, and more importantly, maybe even DO SOMETHING about it! Despite what you hear from … Continue reading →

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