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  • What else?

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-22

    For more than 100 years the coal-producing counties of eastern Kentucky have been dependent on the coal industry, which has dominated them politically and, submitting only to the limi

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  • Oil production during deleveraging

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-22

    I've been musing on the interaction between a) an extended period of economic stagnation/contraction due to deleveraging, and b) peak oil.

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  • Cool roofs save money, save energy, cut pollution and directly reduce warming!

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-22

    What wildly underfunded climate solution can achieve all of these goals simultaneously:

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  • Barriere Lake Algonquins set up peaceful blockade

    Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Early this morning, a group of Barriere Lake Algonquins set up a peaceful blockade on the access road leading to their reserve, about 300 km north of Ottawa. The defensive action was aimed at stopping a government-appointed electoral officer from holding a nomination meeting on the reserve for the government's highly-controversial imposed Band Council Election.

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  • UK: When Royal Mail modernisation means a worse service

    Syndicated from Infoshop News on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Postal worker Roy Mayall describes the reality of Royal Mail's much-heralded 'modernisation', and the upcoming further 'deregulation' of the postal...

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  • Revisiting the Fake Fire Brigade Part 2: Biomass - A Panacea?

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-22

    In many resource discussions, biomass emerges as a solution that allows us to continue many activities currently powered by fossil fuels: First, to move cars, trucks, machinery and planes when oil runs out or becomes too expensive. Second, to provide flexibility in electric power generation, i.e.

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  • More strikes by Chinese Honda workers

    Syndicated from Infoshop News on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Yet another strike has broken out at a south China factory supplying parts for Japan's Honda Motor Co., the latest in a string of stoppages by Chin...

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  • Democrats May Stop Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Realthy From Expiring

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-22
    by Alexander Bolton

    Democrats are considering a plan to delay tax hikes on the wealthy for two years because the economic recovery is slow and they fear getting crushed in November's election.

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  • BP Admits It 'Photoshopped' Official Images as Oil Spill 'Cut and Paste' Row Escalates

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-22
    by Andrew Hough

    The oil giant was forced to issue new guidelines to staff to "refrain
    from
    doing (sic) cutting-and-pasting" after several official company images
    were
    found to have been doctored.

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  • Peak oil notes - July 22

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-22

    A midweekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
    -Prices and production
    -Deepwater Horizon

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  • Push On to Have Professor Head Consumer Agency

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-22
    by Michael Kranish

    WASHINGTON - Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren, whose rise to prominence has been fueled partly by her proposal for a federal consumer protection bureau, now is at the center of a political fight over whether President Obama should nominate her to run the powerful

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  • A new social war is opening up

    Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Since May 8, 2010 - i.e. the emergency meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB), ECOFIN (finance ministers of the EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held in order to establish a rescue plan for various countries of the EU - all the governments are announcing plans for budgetary austerity “to save the eurozone”.

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  • Democracy Now! 2010-07-22 Thursday

    Syndicated from Democracy Now! on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Democracy Now!

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  • Walk Against Warming

    Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Where: New Parliament House

    When: Sunday August 2010

    We've timed our walk to coincide with the federal election. This election, help us put the pressure on our political leaders to:

    Make the: Big polluters pay

    Replace our most polluting power stations with clean energy

    Create new clean jobs and industries

    »  Read more | 163 reads «

  • Power Shift 2010

    Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-22

    Power Shift is a series of three extraordinary events in Geelong, Adelaide and Canberra that will inspire, activate and connect hundreds of young people to address climate change together. Registrations are open now for young people aged 12 to 29.

    The program costs $55.00 and includes a free BBQ, band and comedy entertainment on Saturday night, amazing speakers, workshops and more!

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