www.nytimes.com
The little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single-largest electricity drain in many American homes.
6.26.2011
NYTimes - “Shale Plays are Just Giant Ponzi Schemes” in Bombshell-Laden Piece thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
The lead story in the New York Times today is a detailed bubble bursting of the much vaunted boom in unconventional natural gas. Natural gas companies have been placing enormous bets on the wells they are drilling, saying they will deliver big profits and provide a vast new source of energy for the
Washington Post Oil Industry Shill for Talking Points thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
The Washington Post can no longer be mistaken for a serious newspaper focused on informing its readers about the nation's pressing problems. Exhibit A is today's major 'investigative' front page report, "Obama's focus on visiting clean-tech companies raises questions." I use the phrase "loses touc
Scientists warn of 'high risk' of marine extinctions - The National www.thenational.ae
www.thenational.ae
Study says reversal of overfishing could halt the decline of oceans.
YOUR SILENCE, IS MURDER. Israel accused of trying to intimidate Gaza flotilla journalists | World news | The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
Foreign Press Association urges Israel to withdraw threat of 10-year ban against journalists travelling with flotilla
FLOTILLA SITE: ACT NOW OR YOU'LL KILL THESE FOLKS IF YOU ALLOW THIS TO STAY BURIED BY THE MEDIA
witnessgaza.com
Just as activists from all over the world prepare to embark on the second Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Prisoners of Love, a comic book-style account of Israel's deadly raid on the first flotilla last year, has just been released.
6.25.2011
The Case Against Fracking www.madisoncountycourier.com
www.madisoncountycourier.com
(Sherburne, NY – June 2011) Food & Water Watch, a national organization that works to ensure that our food and water are safe, has just released a comprehensive report called "The Case for a Ban on Gas Fracking" that cites several independent investigations supporting their conclusion that fracking
Behold: The World's First 24/7 Solar Plant is Up and Running (Video) www.treehugger.com
www.treehugger.com
Earlier this week, I spoke with Kevin Smith, the CEO of Solar Reserve, about the vast potential of concentrated solar power. The grand advantage of solar thermal is that it can serve as baseload power -- CSP can store
FLOTILLA ALERT: Almost ready second Flotilla to Gaza www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
Preparations and the political discussions continues to get Israel allows the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The support for the second Freedom...
FLOTILLA ALERT: TO GAZA WITH LOVE_THE AUDACITY OF HOPE www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
U.S. BOAT TO GAZA The Audacity of Hope will sail as a human rights mission to help end the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. The U.S. Boat to Gaza Camp...
TOP MARINE ON DADT: 'How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to serve???'
'Give me a military man to fight alongside any day, because they aren't cowards.'
Gandhi paraphrase
Straight Talk From Top Enlisted Marine on Dont Ask Repeal. 'How dare we, then, exclude a group of pe
blogs.wsj.comThe Command Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps addressed a group of Marines at a base in South Korea several key topics, including the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
ACTION ALERT: EXXON/KOCK DC JUN30 Global warming deniers to pow-wow in Washington « Summit County Citizens Voice summitcountyvoice.com
summitcountyvoice.com
Freelance services available: Writing, editing, photography, social media and blogging. Contact Bob Berwyn with the e-mail link below.
6.24.2011
It's Netanyahu who is delegitimising Israel english.aljazeera.net
english.aljazeera.net
Israel's way of "changing the subject" from its illegal occupation of Palestine is to label any criticism as an attack.
Livni says Netanyahu not serious about peace talks www.jpost.com
www.jpost.com
Kadima Party head says PM had repeatedly rejected offers to form a coalition with her party, push forward peace talks
Israel PM's son accused of anti-Islamic comments www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli newspaper reported on Friday that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sons had posted anti-Islamic remarks on his Facebook page.Terror has a religion and it is
Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Significantly Increases Birth Defects www.treehugger.com
www.treehugger.com
In case you needed another reason to oppose mountaintop removal coal mining (in addition to utter ruination of ecosystems, pollution of streams for a millennia): New research in Environmental Research shows the MTR 'significantly' increases birth defects in areas
AND YOU'RE DOING WHAT TO HELP? US steps ups pressure on Gaza flotilla activists www.google.com
www.google.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on activists planning to challenge Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip, warning that they will face action from Israeli authorities and that American participants may also be violating U.S. law.
Flotilla II prepares to sail for Gaza english.aljazeera.net
english.aljazeera.net
Freedom Flotilla II, comprising ten ships carrying 1,000 activists from 20 countries prepares to sail to Gaza.
6.23.2011
The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com
The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth by Irving Kirsch Basic Books, 226 pp., $15.99 (paper)
WOW Global support for nuclear energy drops after Fukushima www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Support for nuclear energy has plummeted following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima power plant with 62 percent of people around the globe opposed
June 26 10yrs Prison? DeChristopher: ‘Stick your neck out’ for the planet | The Salt Lake Tribune www.sltrib.com
www.sltrib.com
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher implored a small crowd of supporters Thursday to sacrifice themselves in the fight against climate change the same way suffragists and
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