Archive for June, 2011

Egypt: Tahir Square Again in Turmoil

Filed under: Africa | Citizen Action | Middle East — by Will Kirkland 06/29/2011 @ 12:27:02 PM
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Egyptian security forces and protesters clashed for a second successive day in central Cairo on Wednesday in scenes not seen since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February.

Riot … [Keep reading >>]

Tom Hartmann: Nukes in Nebraska

Filed under: Environment | Nuclear — by Will Kirkland 06/28/2011 @ 10:58:16 AM
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The mainstream news accounts have quoted those responsible for knowing what’s what, that the nuclear plant remains dry and safe. Hartmann says, not so:

You need to know this. The … [Keep reading >>]

Getting ‘em Out of their Cars

Filed under: Energy — by Will Kirkland 06/27/2011 @ 12:11:35 PM
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“While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile … [Keep reading >>]

Coal: The Warning Labels We Need

Filed under: Energy | Environment | Humor — by Will Kirkland 06/27/2011 @ 12:04:04 PM
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Kinetically Enhanced, Overseas, Thingamajigs

Filed under: Humor | Obama Administration | War — by Will Kirkland 06/27/2011 @ 12:01:28 PM

Mark Fiore has Obama in his sights this week — less lethally than Obama has others in his… … [Keep reading >>]

Berm Collapses at Nebraska Nuclear Plant

Filed under: Environment | Nuclear — by Will Kirkland 06/27/2011 @ 11:48:48 AM
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That would be a nuclear power plant you are looking at.  And the reflecting stuff all around it?  Water.  Flood water.  Somehow the statements from NRC don’t make me feel … [Keep reading >>]

Art in Iraq: Hurt in the Art

Filed under: Art & Culture | Iraq | Middle East | War — by Will Kirkland 06/25/2011 @ 12:27:49 PM

Jack Healy of the NY Times, along with Yasir Ghazi and Duraid Adnan, provided a short look at young artists in Iraq, after the horrors of Saddam and the invasion/occupation … [Keep reading >>]

Solar Windows

Filed under: Energy | Environment | Science & Technology — by Will Kirkland 06/25/2011 @ 11:57:16 AM
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Windows are, by their nature, solar devices, as the Romans discovered when glass was first used, and as cats and humans know who bask in their warmth.  Driven by the … [Keep reading >>]

Rural Organizing Project in Oregon

Filed under: Organizing — by Guest 06/24/2011 @ 2:59:20 PM
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Dear ROPnet,

Over the last month Congressman Greg Walden’s Central Oregon office has been receiving our “Notice of Foreclosure” over and over again; one from every county in the state.  Our ”Foreclose … [Keep reading >>]

Rebuild The Dream: Van Jones

Filed under: Organizing — by Will Kirkland 06/24/2011 @ 2:41:59 PM

Rebuild the Dream Launch Event … [Keep reading >>]

China Thinks Big — Efficiencies

Filed under: Asia | Energy | Environment — by Will Kirkland 06/24/2011 @ 2:07:05 PM

The Chinese government is considering plans to subsidize the use of energy-efficient materials and renewable energy technologies in new buildings and is encouraging provincial and municipal governments to impose stricter … [Keep reading >>]

Jared Diamond on The Most Important (12) Environmental Problems

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 06/23/2011 @ 11:53:14 AM
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“We are working so hard for our children and grandchildren. All of us parents send our kids to school; we debate endlessly about whether our … [Keep reading >>]

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