I guess this is one more reason not to start smoking again even though this quiting smoking is hard. I have been without a cig for over a week now and I really want one bad. I was talking on the phone yesterday to a friend who encouraged me to hang on and not give [...]
Archive for May 2009
US Appeals Court Agrees Tobacco Companies Lied
May 23, 2009EPA Administrator Forecasts Potential Shift on Bush-Era Drilling Loophole
May 23, 2009Published on Saturday, May 23, 2009 by ProPublica EPA Administrator Forecasts Potential Shift on Bush-Era Drilling Loophole by Joaquin Sapien Signaling the potential for an important policy reversal, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a congressional hearing on Tuesday that the agency would consider revisiting its controversial position that a popular natural gas [...]
Environmental Groups See Divide over Landmark Climate, Energy Bill Weakened by Industry Lobbying
May 23, 2009http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/22/climate_debate Environmental Groups See Divide over Landmark Climate, Energy Bill Weakened by Industry Lobbying After months of debate and millions of dollars in lobbying, a House panel has approved a climate and energy bill to reduce greenhouse gases. While several environmental groups have welcomed the bill, others remain critical of its concessions to the coal, [...]
End Child Trafficking, Exploitation in Haiti
May 23, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/186849816?z00m=19763609 End Child Trafficking, Exploitation in Haiti Target: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sponsored by: Pan American Development Foundation Hundreds of thousands of young Haitians are the victims of exploitation. With 80 percent of Haitians living in poverty — and half of them on less than a dollar a day — a huge number of [...]
Headzup: New York Terrorist Prison Panic
May 23, 2009Headzup: New York Terrorist Prison Panic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eVDyMPJILM&feature=player_embedded
Ring of Fire’s Weekly News May 23rd 2009
May 22, 2009Ring of Fire’s Weekly News May 23rd 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SpiCruTIWM&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyUYfNTOQ6Y&feature=player_embedded
To Obama and the EPA: The Threat Is Real, It’s Time to Act
May 22, 2009Published on Friday, May 22, 2009 by YES! Magazine To Obama and the EPA: The Threat Is Real, It’s Time to Act by Madeline Ostrander Over the next month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking you and me, we the public, whether or not it should do something about the biggest threat to the [...]
Cheney’s Speech Ignored Some Inconvenient Truths
May 22, 2009Published on Friday, May 22, 2009 by McClatchy Newspapers Cheney’s Speech Ignored Some Inconvenient Truths by Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s defense Thursday of the Bush administration’s policies for interrogating suspected terrorists contained omissions, exaggerations and misstatements. Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks Thursday at [...]
Think Tank: US Climate Bill Falls Short
May 22, 2009Published on Friday, May 22, 2009 by OneWorld.net Think Tank: US Climate Bill Falls Short WASHINGTON – A drastically weakened U.S. climate bill released Monday favors polluting industries over truly sustainable clean energy solutions, argues Daphne Wysham, director of a sustainable energy and economy think tank. What’s the Story? “Right out of the starting gate, [...]
Today At the Pool
May 22, 2009Tonight when I was at the pool, that guy who I will call Walt because I dont’ want to use his real name, lol. showed up. I think he really likes me which makes me very nervous. He told me again he has been looking for me, which I am sure is true. I did [...]
