Another local report — from New York City. “Peakguy” reflects on building retrofit and small things regular folks can do. Heating, cooling, lighting and appliances in our homes … [Keep reading >>]
Global Warming, or more accurately, Global Systems Disorder, is THE issue everyone should understand, and be acting on. The U.S. national government, as we have seen, is gripped by denial, … [Keep reading >>]
Peak Oil, as you know, is the theory that reclamation of petroleum, particularly in its preferred liquid form, has peaked — or will peak within the decade. This doesn’t … [Keep reading >>]
Writing in Madison’s Capital Times, John Nichols explains why some press leaks evoke white house fury and others evoke mild concern: “So why is the Bush administration so freaked out … [Keep reading >>]
He may have lost the democratic nomination for governor in Iowa but, as explained by Rekha Basu of the Des Moines Register, the ‘star’ of progressive Ed Fallon continues to … [Keep reading >>]
Writing in Denver’s Rocky Mountain News, Paul Campos attempts to explain how gay marriage and the estate tax are just two of the issues that are blurring the lines between … [Keep reading >>]
Writing in the Guardian (with reader comments), Simon Tisdall lays out Iran’s legitimate interests in Iraq: “The Americans are shouting about terrorism. But on the other hand they have close … [Keep reading >>]
Just thought you’d like your suspicions confirmed.
“Scientists and climatologists are looking at one another and we’re just stunned because no one, even in the 1990s, projected the magnitude of the … [Keep reading >>]
The Supreme Court ruling today will likely not even phase David Addington, Cheney’s chief abettor in the expansion of Presidential powers. They have been co-conspirators in working out and … [Keep reading >>]
“…he most significant parts of the decision were joined by five justices, rendering it binding. This is a very significant legal defeat, in several ways, for the administration. Following are … [Keep reading >>]
By Steve McNamara
A couple of weeks ago my son Kevin sent me the web address of a speech by Barack Obama, http://www.alternet.org/story/37695. The website is that of AlterNet, the organization … [Keep reading >>]
