Published on Thursday, February 18, 2010 by the New York Times Environmental Advocates Are Cooling on Obama by John M. Broder WASHINGTON – There has been no more reliable cheerleader for President Obama’s energy and climate change policies than Daniel J. Weiss of the left-leaning Center for American Progress. The Exelon Byron Nuclear Generating Stations [...]
Archive for February 2010
Environmental Advocates Are Cooling on Obama
February 18, 2010Ash Wedesday
February 18, 2010Today Catholics all over the world observed Ash Wedesday which is the beginning of Lent. I made it to the noon service and am really glad I went. One of my weak points is that I don’t always go to mass as often as I should. I will try to do better. One of the [...]
America’s Global Weapons Monopoly
February 17, 2010Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by TomDispatch.com America’s Global Weapons Monopoly America’s Global Weapons Monopoly Don’t Call It “the Global Arms Trade” by Frida Berrigan On the relatively rare occasions when the media turns its attention to U.S. weapons sales abroad and shines its not-so-bright spotlight on the latest set of facts and figures, [...]
Cluster Bomb Ban Closer to Ratification: UN
February 17, 2010Published on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by Agence France-Presse Cluster Bomb Ban Closer to Ratification: UN UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations announced that a 30th country had signed on to the international convention banning cluster bombs, paving the way for the document to come into force on August 1. “The United Nations received today [...]
French Soldiers Used as ‘Nuclear Guinea Pigs’
February 16, 2010Published on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Agence France Presse French Soldiers Used as ‘Nuclear Guinea Pigs’ PARIS – France used soldiers as guinea pigs in nuclear tests in the 1960s, deliberately exposing them to radiation from atomic blasts to test the effects, according to a report revealed on Tuesday. Explosion of a French nuclear [...]
Does the President’s ‘Clean Coal’ Glibness Turn American Citizens Into Acceptable Collateral Damage?
February 16, 2010Published on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Does the President’s ‘Clean Coal’ Glibness Turn American Citizens Into Acceptable Collateral Damage? by Jeff Biggers No American leader has done more to advance a clean energy future than President Obama. Nor has any American president done more to invoke a mandate for stricter workplace safety and [...]
Washington’s Snowstorms, Brought to You by Global Warming
February 15, 2010Even though I am not feeling very good right now I did want to post this article. Published on Monday, February 15, 2010 by The Washington Post Washington’s Snowstorms, Brought to You by Global Warming by Bill McKibben RIPTON, VERMONT — You want to hear my winter weather story? No, really, I know you do. [...]
Update
February 15, 2010To Garfield, I went to Urgent Care this morning. I am not doing to well right now. I quickly read through your comments, but have not approved them at this time, because I am not feeling strong enough to deal with them at this time. If this means you get mad at me than that is just the way [...]
Ring of Fire/Feb 6, 2010
February 13, 2010Another Great Show this weekend, Bobby is back! On the show this weekend, Stephanie Miller, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Jeff Ruch from PEER, Dr. Mark Hyman and his wife Dr. Pier Boutin on Haiti, and we will revisit Pap’s last interview with the late great Howard Zinn. Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 I am posting [...]
Democracy for Humans!
February 13, 2010Published on Saturday, February 13, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Democracy for Humans! Fighting corporate power in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling by Scott McLarty Democracy and fair elections in the US are in grave danger. What are we going to do about it? The Supreme Court’s recent Citizens United ruling removed restrictions [...]
