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Freedom Flotilla II, comprising ten ships carrying 1,000 activists from 20 countries prepares to sail to Gaza.
6.23.2011
The Illusions of Psychiatry by Marcia Angell | The New York Review of Books www.nybooks.com
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The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth by Irving Kirsch Basic Books, 226 pp., $15.99 (paper)
WOW Global support for nuclear energy drops after Fukushima www.reuters.com
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Support for nuclear energy has plummeted following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima power plant with 62 percent of people around the globe opposed
June 26 10yrs Prison? DeChristopher: ‘Stick your neck out’ for the planet | The Salt Lake Tribune www.sltrib.com
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Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher implored a small crowd of supporters Thursday to sacrifice themselves in the fight against climate change the same way suffragists and
Kathy Kelly to Board Flotilla to Gaza, News and Chicago Emergency Repsponse Plan us1.campaign-archive2.com
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In a few days, slightly more than a year since a flotilla of ships attempted to breech Israel's naval blockade to call attention to the plight of the 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, 50 passengers, including three from the Chicago area, will sail to the Gaza Strip on a boat named "The Aud
HUGE: The Price of Gas www.youtube.com
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What's the price of gasoline? In the U.S. it's about $4 a gallon. But some experts say the true price of gas is much higher. What about the costs of pollutio...
15 Prominent Republicans Urge President Obama to Strengthen Fuel Efficiency Standards thinkprogress.org
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By Christina DiPasquale Today, leading Republicans released a letter urging President Obama to set aggressive motor vehicle efficiency and emissions standards. Signatories include ten former Republican members of Congress, two former Republican governors and four former EPA Administrators (Christin
Brought to you byCO2: Souris River could bring historic flooding to North Dakota city - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com
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As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees.
6.22.2011
World’s oceans in ‘shocking’ decline, report finds ‘speeds of many negative changes … are tracking t thinkprogress.org
World's oceans in 'shocking' decline, report finds 'speeds of many negative changes … are tracking t
thinkprogress.orgProfessor Chris Reid, Marine Institute, University of Plymouth and Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science highlights the speed of change which has been greater than most scientists predicted even in worst case scenarios. A "shocking" report from the International Programme on the State of th
House Bill Would Cut Clean Energy and Efficiency Programs by 40 Percent www.reuters.com
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Appropriations bill puts renewable energy and efficiency funding about $1 billion below current levels, roughly equaling dollars doled out in 2005 By Elizabeth McGowan, SolveClimate News WASHINGTON—Even
6.21.2011
D-54 'Simple Truth - Your Behavior's OH MY GOD or You're Killing Civilization.' SL www.youtube.com
WOW. IF TRUE - NY Times, CNN to Travel Aboard Flotilla « Commentary Magazine www.commentarymagazine.com
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Journalists from a variety of news outlets – including the New York Times and full camera crews from CNN, CBS – will be covering the anti-Israel flotilla...
San Antonio coal plant to be 1st in Texas to close - BusinessWeek www.businessweek.com
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A coal-fired power plant that has supplied electricity in San Antonio since the 1970s will be the first in Texas to shut down, the city and its electric company said Monday, an announcement that could put pressure on other energy suppliers to take similar steps.
AFP: American Jews to join Gaza flotilla www.google.com
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UNITED NATIONS — Several American Jews are to board a US boat planning to join a flotilla of about 10 ships seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza later this month, an organizer said Monday.
Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions: study www.reuters.com
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OSLO (Reuters) - Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday.Time was
Climate Change: Public Skeptical, Scientists Sure : NPR www.npr.org
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A recent poll asked citizens to estimate how climate scientists feel about global warming. Only 13 percent of Americans correctly answered that about 97 percent of American scientists say that climate change is happening.
6.20.2011
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. AND YOU? Arizona Activist Joins Flotilla to Gaza www.youtube.com
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Last year, 19 peace activists were killed as their boat was attacked by Israeli Military. This year, 50 Americans will attempt to break the inhumane blockade...
2 French ships to join Gaza flotilla www.ynetnews.com
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News: One Gaza-bound ship to leave from Greece, carry French politicians, celebrities
US citizens to join 12-ship flotilla to Gaza Strip - Monsters and Critics www.monstersandcritics.com
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New York - Organizers of a US boat that will join a humanitarian flotilla trying to break the Israeli sea blockade of the Gaza Strip said Monday they were only allowed to bring letters of friendship to Palestinians with them under US law.
6.19.2011
How Today's Conservatism Lost Touch with Reality www.time.com
www.time.com
Today's conservatives are no longer rooted in the reality of America, past or present
Fukushima: It's much worse than you think english.aljazeera.net
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Scientific experts believe Japan's nuclear disaster to be far worse than governments are revealing to the public.
'Unreasonable Institute' continues for second year | 9news.com www.9news.com
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They are participating in The Unreasonable Institute, a six-week course in social entrepreneurship started by five University of Colorado graduates.
Navy chief calls on world to stop hateful flotilla. STOP THOSE 'HATE' CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHERS, THE 'HATE' SUFFRAGISTS, ETC, ETC. YOU'LL STOP LISTENING TO THESE ISRAELI-NAZIS WHEN? www.jpost.com
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Mavi Marmara has backed out but IDF still prepping on all fronts; We have not yet breathed a sigh of relief, says diplomat.
Record Corn Harvests Can’t Meet World Demand www.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com
Even a fifth consecutive year of record global corn harvests will fail to meet demand for food, fuel and livestock feed, reducing world stockpiles to the lowest in two generations.
Daily Kos: Think Big: Transportation overhaul would save money, create jobs, cut pollution, burn les www.dailykos.com
Daily Kos: Think Big: Transportation overhaul would save money, create jobs, cut pollution, burn les
www.dailykos.com"This is the 21st century, but our transportation systems are stuck in the 20th. One of four bridges in the U.S. is structurally deficient or obsolete, more than half the miles we drive on federal highways are on roads in less than good condition and our transit systems are stretched beyond capacity
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