A mile long oil sheen is spreading outward.
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Above: The Slave Quarters of Sonapur.
The Independent
Talk about the Tower of Babel for real.
While its easy to put all the blame on those obnoxious fish and chip eating, tea sipping monarchists. One person freshly appointed as de-facto president in 2000, the former CEO of Halliburton DICK Cheney was in the perfect position to encourage and perhaps fudge a few regulations on deep water drilling for his old company Halliburton. The construction of the rig began in 2001 and Halliburton had the vital responsibility for doing the sloppiest job as possible in sealing the pipes with cement, a job that may have caused one of the largest environmental disasters in human history.
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Obama's plan to open up both coasts to oil drilling, in order to cater to republican oil lobbyists in the interests of bipartisan corporatism, looks pretty dumb in the light of this.
Spill Baby Spill!
The Independent
Addendum: "Every asshole who ever chanted 'Drill baby drill' should have to report to the Gulf coast today for cleanup duty." - Bill Maher
Addendum 2: BP is now dumping a chemical mixture called Corexit on a massive scale into the Gulf of Mexico. Info Instead of having safeguards in place in case something like this might happen, they instead had a massive batch of toxic chemicals waiting around to be dumped on top of a potential oil spill so as to hide the problem after the fact. In a just world some people at BP would be facing trial with stiff prison sentences right now. Exxon still hasn't even paid 1 billion dollars for the Valdez Spill.
Sorry Obama, you`ve done a lot of good, but you have to stop sucking up to Republicans. When will you get it? The healthcare bill should have been the first clue. No matter how much you bend over backwards catering to their mythology of bipartisanship, they`re never going to give you anything in return. Some lauded your recent move to open up oil drilling as some sort of brilliant gambit, but what are you expecting to gain by catering to right wing mythology? They were never going to vote for you in the first place. Let this recent oil rig explosion and the coal explosion in west virginia, be a clue. Your energy policy so far is playing with fire.
Oil Explosion With Video:
Obama Opens up Previously Off Limit Areas to Drilling
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Now just over 60 years since the last atomic explosion devasted their ancient homeland, the islanders of Enewetak and Bikini Atoll are asking for humble reparations from the government which caused the destruction of an incalculable source of their collective souls, and the land of their ancestors. The decision by the Supreme Court to deny them the simple right to a fair hearing, of their overwhelmingly legitimate grievances is a disgrace to anything claiming itself to be a "justice system."
The sardonic film about the nuclear psychosis, "The Atomic Cafe," perhaps best shows from archival footage, the insanity, coldness, cynicality and senselesnesss shown and acted towards the people of the islands by the US government and military. At a time now when the media is continuuously harping about the dangers posed by nations of different ethnicity, which have no nuclear weapons, perhaps its time that we face up to our own collective guilt, over the brutal legacy of nuclear terrorism our governments have left to the peoples of the world and their descendents.
-Lima
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We have been consumed by a frenzy of green and alternate energy but Foxfire is the original green series and surival guide.
The original book was published in 1972 and my husband and I really poured over this book and Foxfire 2 which came later. There are maybe 12 of these Foxfire books now. Link
I can hardly think of Foxfire without thinking of the other good publications that came out around the same time like Mother Earth News and The Whole Earth Catalog. These were essential to us hippies and commune dwellers. 
But the Whole Earth was our "go-to" guide, our reference, our Google. It taught several generations how to select ecologically-sound products and make wise choices. Because of Whole Earth we had super cool accommodations near the Appalachian Trail by Watauga Lake and always had something good to eat. We all learned how to grow and cook and can almost anything. We built an outhouse and re-routed a spring. We loved it. The only problem we had was people always wanting to come over and hang out all the time.
"Which giant corporations own which "small" organic food brands? (2009 edition)" How much more clear they be? We have graphs that show us more and more about the crap that we are eating. 
Radical Simplicity:"Do I NEED this item, or do I simply WANT this item? Try to stick with just what you NEED."This book came out about 5 years ago, but it's been crossing my path recently and followed me here to Easy Bake Coven.
What does Al know that we don't? by Steven Weber
Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study | Climate change | Guardian Unlimited Environment
Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today.
Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank with close links to the Bush administration, offered the payments for articles that emphasise the shortcomings of a report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Buy Blue has responsible consumerism and invites you to vote with your wallet. Lists political contributions and ratings. Toyota, Home Depot, Campbell's Soup -- where do they stand? Free Cycle is where you give things away you no longer need for free. Many countries are involved now. Take a look. You'll probably find your town listed. Responsible Shopper supports global research & action to stop corporate abuse. The parent site, Co-op America has many more ideas for a just planet. 
Bloggers For Darfur
The worldwide Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's an international grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Since I first posted about it, many other communities have opened up their own Freecycle groups. Put in your zipcode and check it out.. Best thing I've freecycled or bartered lately? The car I'm driving was bartered for my husband building someone a deck. 
* Bandnews.org - Live from the Web | Search & Read official Music News - Band Directory - Archive. "Bandnews.org is a search engine keeping track of what is going on in the band scene. A bot collects the news from official band websites and magazines so you can read them on one page." [via: DJ Martian] Professors publish case study of successful nutritional treatment for cancer. Link [via: Rutabaga Stew] November 15, 1969. 250,000 War Protesters Stage a Peaceful March and Rally in Heart of Washington. - Link [via: One Thousand Reasons] AOL has a new stand alone browser. They took some ideas from Firefox, like tabbed browsing, and there's some nice, new features of their own. Check it out @ AOL Explorer. For Windows, Mac, and Linux. 10 minutes download for modems; 1 minute for DSL, Cable. Now Playing - Incredible String Band - The Sun In Pale Silence 
Don't miss the Mowendi Art Gallery. Nice clean graphics with fun back. Entheogenesisis 2: From Darkness Back To Light is a conference scheduled for May 21-23, 2005, in Vancouver, BC. Great roster and excellent topics. Appropriate venue. Featuring 3 days of lectures & slide presentations, Psychedelic art on display, and one evening gathering with Guest DJ’s, a live acid jazz band, a chill room with special film screenings, treats, prizes & more. The Goddess Ungirdled: Encounters with the Sacred Feminine {Local}
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