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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is the classic example of a government agency in the hip pocket of the industries it is supposed to regulate. A case in point, as reported in this article in the The Oregonian: Feds say environmental and safety impacts of Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay can be mitigated. As …
According to an AP story carried in The Oregonian, a man was found dead in his foreclosed home three months after he had passed away, apparently of a heart condition. His mummifying body was found by the cleaning service that the bank had hired. This is so symbolic of our general failure to take care of …
You don’t have time to read all 116 pages of the IPCC’s Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report before the quiz? Here is a good quick rundown from Mark Fischetti at Scientific American: 29 Bullets Tell All about Climate Change. As you read it, keep in mind that as alarming as the findings are, this is …
If you are worried about whether the Republicans or Democrats will control the US Senate next week, relax. It doesn’t matter . As I hope you know by now, money will be the puppeteer that makes the D’s and R’s dance around the stage. Check out this article on Truthdig. More money than ever is …
On Alternet this morning there is an excerpt from the book The Economics of Revolution by David Degraw. This is part 3 of the book. Links to Part 1 and 2 can be found there. This will be my bed time reading this evening. There are plenty of disturbing stats in the excerpt to highlight …
If you are depressed about climate change, and you should be, you’re not alone. As the bumper sticker goes, if you’re not depressed, then you’re not paying attention. An article on Grist discusses the problem of depression among scientists, and other “frontliners”, such as activists, who study and consider the effects of climate change every day. It …