[Biofuel] The Anti-Empire Report #123

2013-12-04 Thread Keith Addison
http://williamblum.org/aer/read/123 The Anti-Empire Report #123 By William Blum - Published December 3rd, 2013 - If nature were a bank, they would have already rescued it. - Eduardo Galeano What do you think of this as an argument to use when speaking to those who don't accept the idea

[Biofuel] Oil spill risk addressed by West Coast tanker safety report

2013-12-04 Thread Darryl McMahon
The key paragraph from the article: But Ottawa isn't adopting any of the recommendations, at least not yet. We now have a base of information and advice from a great expert panel to go forward to do consultation, said Raitt, although the panel has already talked to stakeholders, ports, oil

[Biofuel] Chemical and Oil Companies Accused of Using Unsafe Rail Tank Cars

2013-12-04 Thread Darryl McMahon
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18350-chemical-and-oil-companies-accused-of-using-unsafe-rail-tank-cars Chemical and Oil Companies Accused of Using Unsafe Rail Tank Cars MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Thanksgiving weekend, The Chicago Tribune posted a front page

[Biofuel] The lies behind this transatlantic trade deal | George Monbiot

2013-12-04 Thread Darryl McMahon
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/transatlantic-free-trade-deal-regulation-by-lawyers-eu-us The lies behind this transatlantic trade deal George Monbiot The Guardian, Monday 2 December 2013 20.31 GMT Plans to create an EU-US single market will allow corporations to sue