The Community Steven DeCaprio

Username: noodle

Real Name: Steven DeCaprio

  • Hometown: Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Statement:

California needs policies that have a profound and positive impact on our daily lives for the benefit of the environment. We need to transition away from cars. We need a 100% renewable energy electric grid. We need to empower bicycles. We need to take direct action in our neighborhoods to redefine our urban environments. Fundamentally we need a total systemic transformation of our state, our communities, and our lives!

Recent Comments

noodle

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Posted Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 14:10

That's great news! Maybe Schurman can generate enough momentum to force Brown into a few debates. I would like to hear what this guy Aguirre has to say as well. His platform includes a comprehensive high speed rail, solar powar, and water desalination. He may be a visionary or a quack. There is only one way to find out. Lets hear what these candidates have to say. Brown should be forced to earn the nomination.

    noodle

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    Posted Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 21:02

    "could be"? Ignoring climate change is definitely bad for business unless your market demographic are climate refugees, but what kind of business model is that. We need a Green New Deal to rev up the economy. If we mobilize as a society to address the environmental issues we face we'll create millions of jobs just like F.D.R. did during the great depression. Tell the Chamber of Commerce, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Well,...and maybe climate change too. Get to work California.

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