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‘Eco-terrorism’: Even the liberal Stranger …
Here in Seattle we have an alternative weekly called The Stranger, with a clever feature called I, Anonymous, wherein some unnamed someone lambastes some unnamed someone else over ... something. Viciously. It's short and amusing.
Anyway, the paper's online forums have an I, Anonymous message board. This was posted there today (tucked away beneath the fold, for those offended by foul language, of which there is much):
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Canadian Dimension on peak oil
The latest issue of a progressive magazine called Canadian Dimension is devoted to peak oil, and there's some good stuff in it (only some of which is available online). In particular, check out the article by Richard Heinburg: "Responding to the Challenge of Peak Oil."
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America and Christian destiny
Who said this?
Environmentalists' energy plan is the repudiation of America and Christian destiny, which is jet skis, steak on the electric grill, hot showers, and night skiing.
No, not James Robertson or James Inhofe, but the media's favorite ha-ha fascist, Ann Coulter.
In this video (below the fold) of Coulter being interviewed by a BBC journalist, he starts off with this gem:
Ann Coulter, your publicist gave us chapter one. I've read it. Does it get any better?
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Dirty words
Want a laugh on this Friday afternoon? Check out this interview between Pat Robertson and Sen. James Inhofe about "far-left environmentalists." A real meeting of the minds.
I love the bits about environmentalists worshiping beasts and seeking World Government, but this from Inhofe actually made me giggle out loud:
I recommend, except for the dirty words, a great book written by Michael Crichton.
(via desmog)
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Revkin TV
Andrew Revkin is interviewed on E&E TV about the climate debate, climate journalism, and climate science.
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From Roberts to Redford
The Brockovich is back America’s sweetheart (back off, Witherspoon!) Julia Roberts has agreed to serve as a spokes-star for clean-energy developers Earth Biofuels, joining fellow Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and country singer Willie Nelson. We’re glad she’s green and all, but still, let’s hope she burned that unsettling sprite get-up from Vanity Fair. Photo: Kevin […]
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Whole Watta Love
Small automakers roll out electric cars The climate is right for electric cars, and several automakers are rolling out new models. It’s “an untapped market that is phenomenal,” says the CEO of Zap, which introduced the three-wheel electric Xebra last month (yes, it comes zebra-striped). While low-speed, relatively low-price vehicles like Miles Automotive’s ZX40 and […]
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Take Care, TCE
Top scientists call on EPA to crack down on drinking-water pollutant The solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) — the most common industrial pollutant in U.S. drinking water — poses a high risk of kidney cancer and other diseases, the National Research Council reported yesterday. The council said the U.S. EPA should get moving on a new risk […]
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That Darn Pat
Coal-fired cooperative coughs up cash to climate crank Say you don’t like the results of climate science. What to do? Us, we suffer from night terrors. But the Colorado-based Intermountain Rural Electric Association — a group heavily invested in coal-burning utilities — is going with the fossil-fuel industry’s favorite alternate strategy: buy more favorable science! […]
