Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
9 U.S. Presidents With The Worst Environmental Records
9 U.S. Presidents With Worst Environmental Records - Legacy of Pollution and Destruction - thedailygreen.com
George W. Bush - "Worst Environmental President in History"
"A highly polarizing figure, President George W. Bush has been widely criticized for his dismal record on the environment. In fact, leading advocate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has said, "You simply can't talk honestly about the environment today without criticizing this president. George W. Bush will go down as the worst environmental president in our nation's history."
Kennedy's book Crimes Against Nature details how Bush has rewritten the nation's environmental laws in favor of industry and filled the ranks of regulatory agencies with former lobbyists and corporate executives.
Bush rolled back laws (and stymied enforcement) on air pollution and standards for arsenic in drinking water. He pushed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other federal lands to destructive drilling, promoted mountaintop removal coal mining, stepped up logging on public lands, slashed support for family planning around the world, fought against fuel economy and other efficiency standards and deliberately dragged his heels on the issue of climate change. The Bush administration has been accused of politicizing and distorting government science, particularly when it comes to global warming, and even floated a plan for corporate sponsorship of landmarks (sometimes referred to as the "Pepsi Grand Canyon" fiasco).
George W. Bush is well known for his deep ties to the oil industry, and under his leadership oil companies have enjoyed the highest profits in the history of the world, while consumers suffer sticker shock at the pump, not to mention a flagging economy and an unpopular war."
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Health Minister Clement Is Too Stupid To See That DEREGULATION Is The Reason For Walkerton And Current Listeria Outbreak
Buckdog: Health Minister Clement Is Too Stupid To See That DEREGULATION Is The Reason For Walkerton And Current Listeria Outbreak
"He just doesn't get it! Tony Clement
thinks it is unfair to connect the deregulation of health inspections
for water standards and meat processing with outbreaks of harmful
diseases that kill people!
Right wing ideology dictates that the
free market does better when unfettered by bothersome processes like
public safety inspections.
As a result of Conservative policy, Canadians die unnecessarily."
-The Globe & Mail
Blair Wilson: Not the standard-bearer the Greens would have hoped for
A BCer in Toronto: Blair Wilson: Not the standard-bearer the Greens would have hoped for
"After a long investigation by Elections Canada the 24 allegations of
campaign finance irregularities against him were reduced to three,
which he acknowledged as violations as entered into a compliance
agreement with Elections Canada.
He was asked to leave caucus,
though, because he hid a laundry list of legal disputes from the party
when he sought and accepted the Liberal nomination, and repeatedly
refused to cooperate when word of the allegations began to come out.
The list of allegations unearthed in an investigative series by the Vancouver Province last fall,
including failed business dealings, friends and investors and suppliers
left holding the bag, lawsuits and more, reads like a soap opera: ... "
Walkerton mayor calls for public inquiry on listeria outbreak
Far and Wide: Double Ouch
“Governments should have learned from the mistakes that led to the
tragedy in Walkerton. I am completely shocked that Mr. Harper has opted
to make the same mistakes nationally that led to our disaster. Food
security should never be placed on the chopping block in the name of
cost cutting."
Sarah Palin's "experience" - Mayor of a town of 5500 people
Sarah Palin's "experience" | A Creative Revolution
"Wasilla is the heart of the Alaska “Bible belt” and Sarah was raised
amongst the tribe that believes creationism should be taught in our
public schools, homosexuality is a sin, and life begins at conception."
"Wasilla is the heart of the Alaska “Bible belt” and Sarah was raised
amongst the tribe that believes creationism should be taught in our
public schools, homosexuality is a sin, and life begins at conception."
Religion vs IQ
Religion vs. IQ - Are Religious People Stupid?
"Many skeptics think that Christianity and other
religions are for people who do not want to think - but will blindly follow what
they are told by their church."
Friday, August 29, 2008
"Tell me, how does this thing end?"
Pushing Russia Into the Cold - Yahoo! News
You may be surprised who wrote this article - I was.
Before we start down the road of isolating and encircling Russia with weak NATO allies, let us think through Gen. Petraeus' question in 2003 about Iraq, "Tell me, how does this thing end?"
You may be surprised who wrote this article - I was.
Before we start down the road of isolating and encircling Russia with weak NATO allies, let us think through Gen. Petraeus' question in 2003 about Iraq, "Tell me, how does this thing end?"
Tony Clement, Health Minister Absent During Crisis
Impolitical: "Surprisingly absent"
"Federal Health Minister Tony Clement has been surprisingly absent from
the public eye during the crisis, choosing instead to travel to Denver
for the Democratic National Convention. His response -- that he is
"available all hours of the day and night" -- hardly inspires
confidence. Leadership in a crisis cannot be delivered via BlackBerry."
"Federal Health Minister Tony Clement has been surprisingly absent from
the public eye during the crisis, choosing instead to travel to Denver
for the Democratic National Convention. His response -- that he is
"available all hours of the day and night" -- hardly inspires
confidence. Leadership in a crisis cannot be delivered via BlackBerry."
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Babylon AD Chopped Up By Fox
Babylon Blunder: Director Of Babylon AD Calls Movie "Terrible Experience"
Hopefully there will be a director's cut with the good chopped parts put back in.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Women Experience More Pain Than Men
Women DON'T have a higher pain threshold than men | Mail Online
"Different hormones, body composition and central nervous systems means
women are more susceptible to a range of painful conditions, according
to experts at a conference for the International Association for the
Study of Pain."
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