Polls Close in Iraq Election

Published on Sunday, March 7, 2010 by Al Jazeera English Polls Close in Iraq Election Polling stations have closed in Iraq’s parliamentary election, in a vote marred by violence as a series of explosions left at least 38 people dead and 89 others wounded in the capital, Baghdad. A resident casts her vote at a polling [...]

Another Birthday

Today is my Birthday.  Another year older and I hope another year wiser, lol.  One of my dear Catolic sisters sent me an computer birthday card.  She knows I love my Celtic heritiage and included one of my all time favorate quotes. Irish Blessing May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be [...]

Systemic Denial

Published on Friday, March 5, 2010 by Huffington Post Systemic Denial by Lawrence Lessig I spent the morning Wednesday at the Time Warner building in New York City, participating in a conference sponsored by the Roosevelt (as in FDR) Institute titled “Make Markets Be Markets.” I don’t often — ok, ever — have the time [...]

Lawmakers From Coal States Seek to Delay Emission Limits

Published on Friday, March 5, 2010 by The New York Times Lawmakers From Coal States Seek to Delay Emission Limits by John M. Broder WASHINGTON — Coal-country lawmakers moved Thursday to impose a two-year moratorium on potential federal regulation of carbon dioxide and other climate-altering gases.Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Democrat of West Virginia, said [...]

Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs Into Females

Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Reuters Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs Into Females by Maggie Fox WASHINGTON – Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday. File photo shows a frog at the Besancon Natural History Museum. One of the most [...]

EU Authorizes GMO Potatoes

Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Agence France Presse EU Authorizes GMO Potatoes BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Tuesday approved the cultivation of genetically-modified potatoes, but environmentalists and some European ministers slammed the so-called “frankenfoods”. This file photo released by BASF shows Amflora potatoes. The European Commission has approved the cultivation of genetically [...]

Beyond Hope, A ‘Gratifying Life!

Published on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Abe Osheroff on the Struggle for a Better World by Robert Jensen After a recent talk about the struggle for social justice and the threats to the ecosystem, a student lingered, waiting to talk to me alone, as if he had something to confess. “I feel so [...]

Ralph Nader Was Right About Barack Obama

Published on Monday, March 1, 2010 by TruthDig.com Ralph Nader Was Right About Barack Obama by Chris Hedges We owe Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney an apology. They were right about Barack Obama. They were right about the corporate state. They had the courage of their convictions and they stood fast despite wholesale defections and [...]

Will the USS Budget Go Down? A Titanic Budget in an Ocean of Icebergs

Published on Monday, March 1, 2010 by TomDispatch.com Will the USS Budget Go Down? A Titanic Budget in an Ocean of Icebergs by Jo Comerford Send up a flare! The 2011 federal budget has sprung some leaks in the midst of a storm. Not sure there’s enough money for life rafts!  Forget women and children [...]

Syncrude Back in Court Over Duck Deaths

Published on Monday, March 1, 2010 by The Canadian Press Syncrude Back in Court Over Duck Deaths ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Syncrude returns to court Monday morning to face charges over 1,600 ducks who died when they landed in the company’s tailings pond in northern Alberta. Tailings drain into a pond at the Syncrude oilsands [...]