A press release from the Green Party of Pennsylvania, which supports banning hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) for natural gas and organized statewide protests against the practice on Earth Day: Last week, Pittsburgh City Council voted to ban hydrofracturing, or “fracking” within city limits.  Fracking is a controversial method of natural gas extraction from the Marcellus Shale formation [...]

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Dan Hirschhorn @ Politico.com reports: Michael Bloomberg says an unaffiliated candidate can’t win the presidency — a sign that the New York mayor might be leaning against an independent bid of his own. Bloomberg told reporters that the very best an independent candidate could hope for was an electoral-vote tie, which would give final say [...]

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The Libertarian National Committee meets this weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. Live video at Justin.tv/LNC7. Discuss. Watch live video from RevoLNC on Justin.tv

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In NY Capitol News, Chris Bragg publishes a story which gives a glimpse into the mind of NY Independence Party chairman Frank MacKay’s mind, and a glimpse into various third party strategies and opportunities.

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Ralph Nader has run for President as a Green Party candidate, and more recently as an independent. Nader has published an opinion piece at USA Today called “TSA is delivering naked insecurity”. In the article, Nader notes: “Pregnant women, parents with young children, adherents of religions, amputees and people with wireless insulin pumps or embedded medical devices are increasingly saying, ‘No thanks’. They do not believe they should be exposed to technology that could pose risks, may malfunction, and certainly invades their privacy.”

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