Hello,
what a discouraging event. i feel confident that i did what i could
to retire
our arrogant, cowboy of a President. I'm surprised that none of the
talking heads
are talking about the effect that the Osama video possibly had on the
election. i
think it scared some people into the Bush
Foreign aid
At a meeting recently where representatives of the Mennonite Ten Thousand
were speaking a woman stood up and suggested that Americans should not
have to worry about supporting worthy causes like the ones the speakers
had mentioned because surely with all of the money that the US
Requiem for a Dreamer
By Kurt Vonnegut
Editorâs note: What follows is a conversation between Kurt Vonnegut and
out-of-print science fiction writer Kilgore Trout. It was to be their
last. Trout committed suicide by drinking Drano at midnight on October 15
in Cohoes, New York, after a female
The Tragedy of the Idealist
by Bob Wallace
Before he was executed, Adolf Eichmann was asked to explain his actions.
I was an idealist, he said. An idealist, one whose moral compasses
were spinning madly. Perhaps all idealists, in greater or lesser degree,
have such compasses. The Nazis and
The Bush administration is protecting, in fact promoting the honchos
in charge at Abu Ghraib when the US soldiers abused the Iraqi
prisoners who were mostly just regular Iraqis in the wrong place
at the wrong time. Many wise people believe that the debacle in
Abu Ghraib has so damaged the
Support War Resisters
October 10, 2004
By Doug Ireland
The iniquity of the U.S. occupation of Iraq came home to me yet again
this week as I watched a BBC report on the aerial bombardment of Samara.
There was a helmeted American colonel, smilingly telling the camera that
the residents of
Pentagon global warming report:
The Pentagon report that most people heard was released a
few months ago focused on global warming rather than peak
oil. The connection to the peak oil discussion is that the
Bush/Cheney policy is promoting oil use rather than
supporting alternative fuel
fool me once it's your fault, fool me twice it's my fault for falling
again. R
BUSH MISLED NATION IN LAST DEBATES
As President Bush takes the stage tonight for the 2004 presidential
debates, America will be reminded of all the promises Bush made - and
subsequently broke - in his debate
. But this is not such a bad thing. As I have said before here,
that hardly means that we'll be living in grass huts. More like it,
we will be living much like we did in the Forties, Fifties or maybe
the Sixties, my guess. Ross Cannon
Mironda Heston, a young American volunteer in Haiti died in a Chicago
Hospital of dengue fever on Thursday. She has been working since June to
bring alternative energy options to the isolated poor of Haiti. Following
is an account of of her role in an effort to get drilling efforts going
for
THE RANK AND VILE
Umbra helps you choose where to buy gas
Americans tend to view low gas prices as a human right that rates
right up there with health care ... oh, wait, they don't count health
care as a human right. Anyway, one conscience-stricken reader writes
to advice columnist Umbra
i suspect that lots of Floridians are suddenly paying attention to the
scientists who have been saying for a decade that unless the
world cuts hydrocarbon emissions (think sign the Kyoto Accords
that are being rejected by Bush and Congress) there would be
increasingly violent, unusual weather.
[NIPG] Safe Energy Conference in Chicago
FYI:
Dr. Helen Caldicott is the Founding President of Physicians for Social
Responsibility (PSR). PSR was the co-winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace
Prize, and Dr. Linus Pauling individually nominated Dr. Caldicott for the
Prize. Dr. Caldicott also founded
Hi Ross,
Many people spent Labor Day weekend camping, hiking or
climbing in America's great national parks and forests. But
the peace, quiet and environmental health of these
natural places is threatened by the buzzing and polluting
of off-road vehicles. As a recipient of Animals and
article on the grave threats to Endangered Species Act and
biodiversity itself. we need enlightened leadership at this
pivital time when we seem to have only short sighted small
minded people in charge. Ross
A History of Cowardice
God Save the Endangered Species Act
By KARYN STRICKLER
What happened in the Russian schoolhouse was terrible. this morning
i was speaking to a young, local kid about that mess in Chechnia.
i mentioned that just last week two passenger planes in Russia
were blown out of the sky by two Chechian women. These
women were a part of a group called the
Environmentalists Against War
http://www.envirosagainstwar.org/index.php
The difficult situation that the US is in can not be solved by waging
more wars. The violence done in our name generates more violence
and hatred against us. The solution arises from changing our attitudes
about other
We are deep in the dog days o' summer and quickly approaching the
Fundamentalist Love-In . . . uh, I mean Republican National Convention
scheduled for New York City next week. Ruckus has been busy working to
support the voices of New Yorkers who are repulsed by the Republicans'
naked attempt to
Yes, Billi just pour filtered product into the engine. i don't
know if that is sensible with any other engine other than
the MB 5 cylinder. i change filters regularly and filter with
nylons to get the chunks out. if we have a mild winter as
we have here in Chicago the past few years then i
Why Venezuela has Voted Again for Their 'Negro e Indio' President
by Greg Palast
Monday, August 16, 2004 -- There's so much BS and baloney thrown around
about Venezuela that I may be violating some rule of US journalism by
providing some facts. Let's begin with this: 77% of Venezuela's farmland
when a catalytic converter has been coated with sulfur or lead
and thus rendered useless is it possible to externally heat the
catalytic converters toconvert the element to it's gaseous
form and thus rejuvenate the catalytic converter? i understand
that with lead we are talking over 3000* F, but
Drilling For Influence
By J.R. Pegg, Environment News Service
Posted on July 20, 2004
http://www.alternet.org/election04/19287/
http://www.alternet.org/story/19287/
The oil and gas industry has pumped some $440 million
into federal political campaigns and lobbying
activities during the past
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
By Bruce Friedrich
http://www.satyamag.com/jul01/friedrich.html
I have only been active in social justice causes full-time for about
12 years, so itâs a bit humbling to be reflecting on avoiding
burnout. Who knows: perhaps next week, Iâll throw up my hands and go
A Push for Freedom from Oil
By Jim VandeHei and Mary Fitzgerald
Washington Post
Saturday 07 August 2004
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/080804E.shtml
With crude oil prices hitting new highs, Democrats call for
investment in alternative fuels, vehicles.
Smithville, Mo., - Sen. John F.
Arctic drilling dance
A David and Goliath battle is being waged to save Alaskaâs arctic. The
actors in this play are George W. Bush as ãGoliath,ä while the national
environmental movement, filling in for Gwichâin natives, plays ãDavid.ä
The setting is the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),
The Price of Oil/Price of Life
by William L. Seavey
Flash Bulletin! On Tuesday, August 10 the worldwide price of oil hit
nearly $45 a barrel. So what has this to do with you, or me?
Well, as many of you suspect, pump prices may be headed up--of
course, no one can predict exactly how much,
C-8-type chemicals found in humans
Compounds seen in people worldwide
By JEFF MONTGOMERY
Staff reporter
08/01/2004
http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/08/01c8typechemicals
.html
People around the world are carrying in their blood traces of
chemicals associated with
Global Warming
By John Carey, with Sarah R. Shapiro in New York
AUGUST 16, 2004
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_33/b3896001_mz001.htm
Consensus is growing among scientists, governments, and business that
they must act fast to combat climate change. This has already sparked
ONE-TRACK MINE
Bush Administration Packed with Coal-Friendly Bureaucrats
In his 2000 campaign, George W. Bush promised to make coal central to
his energy plan, and he was rewarded with millions of dollars in
donations from the coal industry and the votes of coal miners in
crucial swing
the acclaimed documentary
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
Offering a rare glimpse into one side of the Middle East conflict,
FRONTIERS OF DREAMS AND FEARS explores the lives of a group of
Palestinian
children growing up in refugee camps.
The film focuses on two teenage girls, Mona and Manar.
Fox Newsâ Claim To Be ãFair and Balancedä Is Not Only a Lie,
Itâs False Advertising
Tell the Federal Trade Commission to Stop Fox from Misleading the Public
Itâs bad enough that Fox News serves up biased ãnewsä day after day on
program after program. But itâs even worse that Fox advertises its
Bush seems to regularly follow the wishes of his donors on environmental
decisions. When will this stop?
In 2000, President Bush promised that, if elected, he would work to
reduce carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.[1]
Yet, upon taking office, he withdrew American support
For the third year in a row, President Bush has cut off family planning
funding to UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, denying millions of
women around the world access to basic reproductive health
services÷including birth control, sexuality education, prenatal and
obstetric care, and
In this series, we are searching for answers to the question,
Why is the U.S. failing to stop, and in some cases actually
promoting, the spread of nuclear weapons worldwide? (See
Rachel's #792 and #793.)
Answers to this question will help us understand President
Bush's philosophy of
i was sent this e-mail by aDC environmental group. Ross
WASHINGTON, DC CLEAN-FUEL BUSES
Last week we asked those of you living in Washington, DC to support
Metro's
clean natural gas bus program. Although you sent more than 150 messages
to
Mayor Williams and his environmental advisor urging
Geografically, how many members on this list live in or
near Chicago and how many from the NW near Seattle?
be well, Ross
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president,
or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is
not only unpatriotic and servile, but
Re: Oil and Israel - Keith
Is this an essay on defamation or an unauthorized copy of the Bush re-
election campaign plan.Brian
The Practice of Ritual Defamation: How Values, Opinions and
Beliefs
are controlled in Democratic Societies
By Laird Wilcox
Hit
i have an 83 MB diesel. last week i filtered 15 gallons of
fuel oil. i filtered through a wire mesh filter and some nylon.
about 10 miles into the tank my primary filter clogged up.
how do you filter. what micron size does nylons filter to?
i appreciate any ideas. thanks, Ross outside Chicago
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