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Sweatshops up for debate in gubernatorial candidates' forum
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A former garment industry worker in Bangladesh was among those who attended a forum for Maine gubernatorial candidates on international trade policies.
The three candidates who attended Tuesday's forum — Democrats Pat McGowan, Libby Mitchell and Steve Rowe — all expressed support for policies Maine has adopted to encourage purchases of clothing made in non-sweatshop conditions.
A representative for Republican candidate Les Otten also expressed support. The other six Republican candidates weren't represented.
Maine is one of nine states that demands from its vendors products made in fair labor conditions.
Bangladeshi worker advocate Kalpona Akter, who went to work in garment factories when she was 12, spoke of conditions that include long hours, frequent fires and a minimum wage of $24 per month.
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. .. .Thanks , Stig , 12.02.06 21:45 hst •
Guess what we'll be watching on TV ? Uh huh -->
http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/05/turbine-cowboys-give-wind-power-its-...
Rural nostalgia for a time that never was is so boring at times , isn't it , Jason ?
Alo'ha , /s Steve , who , ( parenthetically ), owns 36 coconut trees , a mango tree , breadfruit and beetlenut trees , grows his own sweet potatos and taro , cinnamon ( it's the bark of a tree ) , mountain apples ( tropical ) , papayas and pineapples and a New Hampshire red chicken that gives me a fresh brown egg every day and a geothermal power plant in my back yard
No ME potatos or sour grapes though ( not pointed at you :)
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Wind power: $1 billion and growing
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T. Boone Pickens has to put his money somewhere . Wind power doesn't pollute the air like the coal fired power plants in the midwest and communist China . Wind blows at night when the sun is down . ME has a long history of wind power ( and acid rain ) already http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Maine " In Maine, the wind power industry has invested $1 billion in recent years. No other industry in the state can claim a similar level of investment or job creation. " What do your Hon. U .S . Senators think about all this ? They sure have missed the boat on B I W contracts . Personally i favor hydropower ( the St. Johns River ) , your Bay of Fundy tides , and geothermal ( IMBY Puna geothermal ) but i am in Hawai'i where we still use mostly Alaskan oil , unfortunately
h t h , Steve
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Perhaps I could better
Perhaps I could better understand your point of view if you criticized the tax code instead of attacking the individual.
Attacking the individual shows hues of envy.
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