Re: [Biofuel] Anti-nuclear madness doesn't jibe with concern about global warming

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
There's also this, a longer of Monbiot's pro-nuke piece: The Moral Case for Nuclear Power August 8, 2011 http://www.monbiot.com/2011/08/08/the-moral-case-for-nuclear-power/ K Hi Chris Hi, Keith. Thanks much, all. I didn't post this piece because I thought it was a great article. I, for

Re: [Biofuel] Anti-nuclear madness doesn't jibe with concern about global warming

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Chris Hi, Keith. Thanks much, all. I didn't post this piece because I thought it was a great article. I, for one, certainly did not think that was why you posted it (and I doubt anyone else did, either). Oh. That's a relief. :-) Apologies if it seemed that way. No, no, not at all

Re: [Biofuel] Anti-nuclear madness doesn't jibe with concern about global warming

2012-11-30 Thread Chris Burck
Hi Keith, True enough. Admittedly, my initial rection was unduly harsh. I don't think any of us thought dear old George is in anybody's pocket though. So IMHO we can't (yet) convict Mr Dyer on any evidence that's beyond reasonable doubt. However, i remember the monbiot piece (the one

Re: [Biofuel] Anti-nuclear madness doesn't jibe with concern about global warming

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
Hi again Chris Hi Keith, True enough. Admittedly, my initial rection was unduly harsh. I don't think it was, I think you're quite right. And fairly polite about it too. I don't think any of us thought dear old George is in anybody's pocket though. So IMHO we can't (yet) convict Mr

Re: [Biofuel] Anti-nuclear madness doesn't jibe with concern about global warming

2012-11-30 Thread Chris Burck
Yes, I wholeheartedly agree. Monbiot can't be criticized for pointing out the complicated mess we're in. These are sticky issues indeed. Until we recognize, collectively, that a fundamental restructuring lies at the heart of it, we will forever find ourselves choosing whatever seems the least

[Biofuel] Yes We Cannabis

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/11/30/yes-we-cannabis/ WEEKEND EDITION NOV 30-DEC 02, 2012 Dismantling the Marijuana Control System Yes We Cannabis by HELEN REDMOND The cracks in the American cannabis control system just got wider with the states of Washington and Colorado passing

[Biofuel] UN general assembly makes resounding vote in favour of Palestinian statehood

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
The UN vote to recognise Palestine legitimises a racist status quo There's bitter irony in the UN's recognition of a much-diminished Palestinian state on the anniversary of its 1947 partition plan Joseph Massad guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012

[Biofuel] AP Believes It Found Evidence of Iran's Work on Nuclear Weapons

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/28-2 Published on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by the Guardian/UK AP Believes It Found Evidence of Iran's Work on Nuclear Weapons A primitive graph provided by a country critical of Iran's atomic program indicts the news outlet more than Tehran by

[Biofuel] Expertise on climate is a terrible thing to waste

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/print/eo20121130a1.html Expertise on climate is a terrible thing to waste By KEVIN RAFFERTY Special to The Japan Times The Japan Times: Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 HONG KONG - Doha, the capital of the oil state of Qatar, might be regarded as the most appropriate host

[Biofuel] The Rise of the Sharing Communities

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/11/28-5 Published on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 by Shareable The Rise of the Sharing Communities by Cat Johnson As the sharing economy picks up momentum, its reach has become global. In cities and towns around the world, people are creating ways to

[Biofuel] U.N. readies for protests on eve of secret Internet regulation treaty

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.zdnet.com/u-n-readies-for-protests-on-eve-of-secret-internet-regulation-treaty-707962/ U.N. readies for protests on eve of secret Internet regulation treaty Summary: With potential of becoming SOPA and CISPA on steroids a multinational U.N.-sponsored treaty will be decided

[Biofuel] Obama II - The Purge And The Pact

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33158.htm Obama II - The Purge And The Pact By Thierry Meyssan November 26, 2012 Information Clearing House - Enjoying a legitimacy reinforced by his re-election, President Barack Obama is preparing to launch a new foreign policy - drawing the

[Biofuel] Breaking Point

2012-11-30 Thread Keith Addison
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33160.htm Breaking Point By Linh Dinh November 28, 2012 Information Clearing House --- Catalans want to break from Spain, again, and secession is also the buzz in Flanders, Scotland, Texas and Vermont. With the global economy collapsing,

[Biofuel] Retail Madness

2012-11-30 Thread robert and benita rabello
Tomorrow is the 1st of December, and I'm ALREADY weary of the advertising onslaught . . . With all of the very serious issues we're facing as a society, our attention remains focused on consumerist behavior that distracts from our real problems and enables the status quo:

Re: [Biofuel] Breaking Point

2012-11-30 Thread Ivan Menchero
It has a lot of good points but he is mixing many things, and by doing so it can get discredit easily. Distant bureaucrats or close in bureaucrats it does not matter so the breaking has nothing to do with (and I do not agree with it! well... I could agree IF they let my house break away too and

Re: [Biofuel] AP Believes It Found Evidence of Iran's Work on Nuclear Weapons

2012-11-30 Thread Chris Burck
AP were way off the mark on this one. Clearly that graph demonstrates that Iran is not merely researching 'da bomb', but possess knowledge which only comes from having secretly built and detonated many, many bombs. In fact it appears they are poised to leapfrog the u.s. in nuclear weapons