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Peak oil notes - July 1

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

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

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Apocalypse watch: BP's Gulf disaster as reality TV

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

If French intellectual Jean Baudrillard were still alive to deconstruct the unfurling Gulf oil disaster, I'm sure he'd marvel at the hyperreality of it all.

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Why sociopaths win & why, no, you don’t want to be one of them

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Thu, 2010-07-01

But here's what I really want to say, as a psychologist, to all of you: Sociopaths lack something 95% of us have: They lack a conscience. They lack the capacity to feel empathy, to feel guilt, to feel bad about doing bad. When you lack Vitamin E(mpathy), you hate people who have it.

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Kurdish Women are Fighting Back Against Rape in Turkey

Syndicated from Infoshop News on Thu, 2010-07-01

For years the rape of Kurdish women living in Turkey both in custody and during village raids has been a scandal. Many of the victims of sexual tor...

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Industrial Worker - Issue #1727, July 2010

Syndicated from Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) on Thu, 2010-07-01

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Headlines:

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<li>Unions Call For Blockade of Israeli Maritime Trade</li>
<li>The "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Rig Disaster</li>
<li>Wobblies To Sue U.S. Military For Spying And Infiltration In Olympia</li>
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Features:


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Small Creatures and Climate Change: How Warming Can 'Shuffle the Deck' of Creatures That Thrive

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-01

by Brenda Ekwurzel

Climate change is messing with mammals.

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Joint Lawsuit Planned for G20 Arrestees

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-01

by Jennifer Yang

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it is considering a joint lawsuit against the Toronto police and other police forces responsible for the G20 mass arrests.

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US to Cut $4bn in Afghan Aid After Corruption Allegations

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-01

by Adam Gabbatt and agencies

A US House of Representatives panel has voted to cut almost $4bn (£2.68bn) in aid to the Afghanistan government after allega

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1.3 Million Unemployed Won't Get Benefits Restored After Senate Fails to Overcome Filibuster

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Thu, 2010-07-01

by Stephen Ohlemacher

WASHINGTON - More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won't get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong vacation for Independence Day.

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Democracy Now! 2010-07-01 Thursday

Syndicated from Democracy Now! on Thu, 2010-07-01
Democracy Now! 2010-07-01 Thursday

Headlines for July 01, 2010

Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone on the Story that Brought Down Gen. McChrystal and Exposed Widening Disputes Behind the U.S. Debacle in Afghanistan

Rep. John Conyers and Out of Afghanistan Caucus Oppose Obama Admin's $33B Escalation of Afghan War

Fmr. Marine, State Dept.
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Environment Film Festival night 3: "Food Inc"

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-01

"A frightening film, lucidly presented ... the distribution of food has come down to four or five giant corporations in America." - Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies.

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Environment Film Festival night 2: "Black Wave - The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez"

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-01

Black Wave was released, uncannily, just months before the worst oil disaster in US history was unleashed by BP. In the early hours of March 24th 1989 the Exxon Valdez oil supertanker runs aground in Alaska. It discharges millions of gallons of crude oil, and the incident becomes the biggest environmental catastrophe in North American history.

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Environment Film Festival night 1: "The Yes Men Fix the World"

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-01

The latest hilarious release on the culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men. Tackling everything from climate change to media bias to war, The Yes Men have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of corporations they hate.

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Refugees, racism and fear: How can we avoid another Tampa election?

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-01

Featuring former Curtin detainee and Afghan Hazara refugee Riz Wakil; Get Up! campaign director Aaron Hulse; Amnesty International speaker and Refugee Action Coalition speaker. Organised by RAC.

Club Room, Federation Conference Centre, 23-33 Mary St, SUrry Hills (nr Central Stn).

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Socialist Alliance letterboxing & BBQ arvo

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Thu, 2010-07-01

Meet at 1pm at 89 Albermarle St, Newtown to head out for an afternoon of letterboxing for Socialist Alliance Grayndler candidate Pip Hinman, before a BBQ, fire and warming drinks from 4:30pm at 19 Quarry St Tempe.

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