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Van Jones: ‘We just need the president to stop breaking everything.’
We Can’t Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy ProblemsBy Van Jones / September 20, 2008. In an electrifying speech, Van Jones explains that we have to invent and invest our way out of the economic and environmental crises. The … Continue reading
US Recycling Is Poisoning the Rest of the World
This boy was scavenging on a pile of broken electronics at the Alaba market, Lagos, Nigeria. 2006. (Photo © Basel Action Network)EPA Faulted for Failing to Control E-Waste ExportsSeptember 19, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. hazardous waste regulations have not … Continue reading
Addicting You to Your Drinking Water
I facetiously used to say that they put heroine in chapstick because it seemed to be so addicting. Now the over-regulation of the disposal of medical “controlled substances” endangers us with our drinking water. Good one, government !! Richard Jehn … Continue reading
British Jury : Threat From Global Warming Justifies Protesters’ Breaking Law
Five of the ‘Kingsnorth Six’ at the top of the 200m chimney of power station.Jury cleared six Greenpeace activists of £35,000 worth of criminal damage to a coal-fired power stationBy Michael McCarthy / September 11, 2008 The threat of global … Continue reading
Gerry Storm on Obama and McCain’s Sun Signs; Alaskan Rednecks; and the Finer Points of Slaughtering a Moose
Getting your moose cooked in Alaska…‘It is hard to maintain a red neck in Alaskasince there is no sun in winter’ By Gerry Storm / The Rag Blog / September 12, 2008 Obama is a Leo, thus during the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Campaign Tactics, Environment, McCain, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin
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BushCo and Sarah Palin : Polar Bears, Schmolar Bears….
‘The Bush Administration had not wanted to designate the polar bear as threatened in the first place; now Palin’s lawsuit provided cover to backtrack on the decision’By Mark Hertsgaard / September 10, 2008 It wasn’t much noticed at the time, … Continue reading
Musician John Gourley of Wasilla, AK : Why We Don’t Need Sarah Palin
John Gourley of Portugal. The Man. Photo by anthonydicap.Palin. Because we don’t need it.September 4, 2008 So, the MOST famous person from Wasilla, Alaska is GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. But, RIGHT behind her are Wasilla natives John Baldwin … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Environment, Music, Musicians, Sarah Palin, Wasilla
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Sarah Palin’s Aerial War on Wolves
Source / Red State Rebels The Rag Blog / Posted September 5, 2008
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Ecological Food For Thought … The Progress Of DestructionBy Jim Otterstrom / September 2, 2008 A friend once sent me a link to a composite photo of the nighttime lights of North America as seen from space. She found the … Continue reading
Montana Governor Brian Schweizer Blasts Bush and His Petro-Dictators
Governor Brian Schweizer See video below. Schweitzer electrifies convention with energy speechBy Josh Dorner / August 27, 2008 While most of the excitement last night was focused on Senator Clinton’s speech, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave an electrifying (and highly … Continue reading
Remember the Bees? EPA Is Hiding Something
EPA is Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder InformationAugust 18, 2008 NRDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery WASHINGTON — The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is … Continue reading
The Rio Grande : ‘That Damned Border Fence’
Each mile of fence cost Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument $430,000, said superintendent Kathy Billings. Photo by Rich-Joseph Facun / Arizona Daily Star Faulty design turned border fence into dam, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.‘The project almost ensures problems with … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Wall, Environment, Flooding, Immigration, National Park Services, Texas
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