They tell us we’re dropping about $10 billion a month in Afghanistan so we can catch that Bin Laden guy...but eventually, we’re gonna catch him, and as soon as we do you can imagine that folks will be wondering why we’re still over there – and I gotta tell ya, I’m one of those people.
I mean, we’re over here talking about how we're so broke that we have no choice but to cut a couple more »
nationalpost.com — "All told, Connolley created or rewrote 5,428 unique Wikipedia articles ... more than 500 articles of various descriptions disappeared at his hand. When he disapproved of the arguments that others were making, he often had them barred -- over 2,000 Wikipedia contributors who ran afoul of him found themselves blocked from making further contributions. Acolytes whose writing conformed to Connolley's global warming views, in contrast, were rewarded with Wikipedia's blessings. In these ways, Connolley turned Wikipedia into the missionary wing of the global warming movement."
Mossville, Louisiana is an historic African American community in the southwest part of the state. Like too many similar communities around the country, it is surrounded by 14 industrial facilities that release millions of pounds of toxic chemicals annually. more »
With just under 600MW installed in 2009, this is just under 10% of the wind capacity built in Europe in the year, but it's a sign of things to come as 3.5GW are already in construction and another 16GW are fully permitted.
More below [with specific comments on the US situation added]. Part of the Wind power series.
Please America, let's take a rehab from fossil fuels. By reviewing the 12-step program developed in 1935 by Alcoholics Anonymous, I have created 12 steps the United States and the American people must take to alleviate this addiction and truly reach eco-freedom and environmental justice.
We're giving up Styrofoam cups here at our building in Washington, D.C. Also doing an energy audit and taking a few other steps as a start toward making our building a green one--just some of the actions the AFL-CIO announced this week, in time for Earth Day.
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Please America, let's take a rehab from fossil fuels. By reviewing the 12-step program developed in 1935 by Alcoholics Anonymous, I have created 12 steps the United States and the American people must take to alleviate this addiction and truly reach eco-freedom and environmental justice.
