The setting was New York City, then-capital of the then-new United States of America in the fall of 1789. The Revolutionary War had been won … A country that was forged from a massive bailoutRead more
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Extreme weather and climate change
what’s happening is we’re making the earth a more dynamic and violent place. That’s, in essence, what global warming is about. We’re trapping more of … Extreme weather and climate changeRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Tim’s official statement at his sentencing hearing
Tim DeChristopher addressed the court and the judge today. This is what he said: Thank you for the opportunity to speak before the court. When … Tim’s official statement at his sentencing hearingRead more
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Advantages of Using Molten Salt
A variety of fluids was tested to transport the sun’s heat, including water, air, oil, and sodium, before molten salt was selected as best. Molten … Advantages of Using Molten SaltRead more
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Greenhouse gas emissions from meat
How does livestock production contribute to greenhouse gas emissions? The FAO calculates yearly CO2 contributions from the different steps along the livestock production chain this … Greenhouse gas emissions from meatRead more
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The Gift that Keeps on Taking
Government subsidies to the nuclear power industry over the past fifty years have been so large in proportion to the value of the energy produced … The Gift that Keeps on TakingRead more
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Murdoch Empire “Pummeled” by Guardian Journalist Nick Davies
Nick Davies talking: I’ve been working on this thing for three years, very slowly parceling out the truth. I mean, I think I’ve done 75 … Murdoch Empire “Pummeled” by Guardian Journalist Nick DaviesRead more
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Haiti cry
The Nation magazine published the first in a series of reports on more than [1,900] U.S. diplomatic cables on Haiti that were released by WikiLeaks. … Haiti cryRead more
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Mad Media
Murdoch shocked the country by shutting down the newspaper at the center of the scandal, the News of the World, Britain’s biggest selling Sunday newspaper. … Mad MediaRead more
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Tim DeChristopher
A federal jury in Salt Lake City has convicted environmental activist Tim DeChristopher of two felony counts for disrupting the auction of over 100,000 acres … Tim DeChristopherRead more