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  • A Buzz between Rural Cooperation and the Online Swarm

    Syndicated from Infoshop News on Wed, 2010-09-29

    <p>This article introduces and explores connections between rural traditions and contemporary projects of voluntary cooperation within emergent onl...

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  • Oil analyst tells Forbes: Peak oil by 2017

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-09-29

    Respected oil analyst Charles Maxwell has told Forbes – and with it the North American business establishment – to brace itself for peak oil by “2017 or 2018.” Maxwell is rapidly becoming the new Matthew Simmons, an establishment peak oil whistleblower.

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  • Behind the spectacle of The Hobbit

    Syndicated from Libcom on Wed, 2010-09-29
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  • NIGEL FISHER CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE FACTS RIGHT

    Syndicated from Haiti Analysis on Wed, 2010-09-29

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    By Roger Annis (for Haiti Liberte)
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    As Deputy Special Representative on Haiti to UN Secretary-General Ban
    Ki-Moon, Nigel Fisher's inattention to the post-earthquake tragedy there is
    disturbing. It underscores other concerns about his prejudices against the
    national sovereignty of the country whose interests he is supposed to
    assist.
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    Mr.

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  • CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE PUTS HAITI CENTER-STAGE

    Syndicated from Haiti Analysis on Wed, 2010-09-29

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    by Kim Ives (for Haiti Liberte)
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    Under capitalism, the bourgeoisie often organizes strategizing conclaves for
    itself and circuses for the masses. The annual Clinton Global Initiative
    (CGI), held from Sep.

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  • Solitary Confinement: Hell in America

    Syndicated from Infoshop News on Wed, 2010-09-29

    <p>It is virtually impossible to know what goes on in prisons in this country unless you are there.</p>
    <p>And then there is solitary confinement....

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  • Does A Company Deserve the Same Privacy Rights As You?

    Syndicated from Slashdot on Wed, 2010-09-29

    An anonymous reader writes "The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important case to determine whether or not AT&T deserves 'personal privacy' rights. The company claimed that the FCC should not be allowed to distribute (under a Freedom of Information Act request) data it had collected concerning possible fraud and overbilling related to the e-rate program.

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  • Human Impact on World's Rivers 'Threatens Water Security of 5 Billion'

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-09-29
    by Adam Vaughan

    Nearly 80% of the world's rivers are so badly affected by humanity's footprint that the water security of almost 5 billion people, and the survival of thousands of aquatic species, a

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  • Call Out for Solidarity with Grand Jury Resistance

    Syndicated from Infoshop News on Wed, 2010-09-29

    <p>SALT LAKE CITY, Utah&nbsp; ---&nbsp; On October 19, 2010, Jordan Halliday, a Utah animal rights activist, will be sentenced for refusing to test...

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  • Truthtelling & activism - Sept 29

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-09-29

    - "How to Boil a Frog" trailer (just out)
    - Finding common ground at ASPO-USA’s annual conference
    - Lakoff: Notes on Environmental Communication
    - It's time to talk honestly about collapse
    - Stories That Light Up The Dark
    - Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted.

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  • Transition and local response - Sept 29

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-09-29

    - The Rise of the New Power Co-Op Movement
    - Transitioners: Leading the Way to a Smarter Future
    - Skill Up, Party Down
    - Transition in Scotland
    - In U.S. Transition Towns, the Big Challenge is Bringing People Together
    - Resilient Nonprofits

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  • Peak oil & energy - Sept 29

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-09-29

    - Peak oil article in Portuguese newspaper Expresso
    - Japan to drill for controversial 'fire ice' (methane hydrate)
    - CAE: Les effets d’un prix du pétrole élevé et volatil
    - World unprepared for "convergent crisis", international force needed?

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  • You Don't Have to Spend Your Life Stuck in Traffic (in News)

    Syndicated from The Tyee on Wed, 2010-09-29

    Rule 4 for sustainable communities: Locate good jobs close to affordable homes.

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  • Victoria City Council Candidate is a Sex Offender

    Syndicated from Media Co-op
    Promoted by blackandred on Wed, 2010/09/29 - 11:15am

    By Zoe Blunt - September 28, 2010

    This fall, Victoria residents have a unique opportunity to decide if a convicted sex offender should represent them on city council...In a refreshingly-honest statement for an aspiring politician, [Pedro] Mora has confirmed he sexually assaulted a fifteen-year-old girl in Burnaby.

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  • CCPA in Nova Scotia - Three exciting upcoming events

    Syndicated from CCPA on Wed, 2010-09-29

    CCPA-NS is pleased to bring two speakers to Nova Scotia for back-to-back lectures. The first speaker, Leah Vosko, will discuss issues related to precarious employment. Drawing on her field research, she will present three different approaches to uncertainty, low income, and limited benefits in the workplace. Audiences in Halifax and Wolfville will have an opportunity to hear about Dr.

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