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My 1st post on my new weblog....
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I discussed this in August 2003 and apparently it has now been released via an Italian documentary. The Bulldog Manifesto has a summary: In contravention to various international treaties, the United States has used outlawed weapons of mass destruction against...
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Speaking of anarchism, I'm watching George Carlin on HBO and you know what? This is an hour of anarchist propaganda on HBO. I shit you not. He's not offering a solution but his critique of culture, politics and capitalism...
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I've said it before, I'll say it again: George Bush is doing a better job of destroying the U.S. as a world power than any internal anarchist movement could. It's hard to keep up with all of their screw ups....
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Hilarious. The Democrats today used Rule 21 to call a secret, closed session of the Senate, showing for the first time in a very long time that at least a few of them are interested in the lies that...
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Want to begin the move to sustainable energy production? Off-grid has an excellent article on how cheap the first step can be. Seems pretty simple too.Got 600 bucks hiding in an old book somewhere? Maybe it’s time to bring electricity...
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Another roundup. A small sample of the increasingly common corporate/mainstream media articles dealing with peak oil. From USA Today: Debate brews: Has oil production peaked?: Almost since the dawn of the oil age, people have worried about the taps...
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There have been so many articles about so many reports that I've not been able to keep up. Here's a preliminary post. I hope to find and add a couple more links that I've come across in the past...
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Just thought I'd try a post from Flock. Pretty nice browser designed to make blogging and other web-community tools such as Flickr easier to use. Quick update: Wow. I'm impressed. Check this review for more info. I'd like to...
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The San Francisco Chronicle has an excellent description of what we might expect as we enter peak oil: Acres of chard and lettuce in Golden Gate Park? The Marina Green with community gardens? Wind turbines on top of the Bank...
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Want to know more about peak oil? Check out this Jim Kunstler Speech in Hudson NY 2005: The world - and of course the US - now faces an epochal predicament: the global oil production peak and the arc of...
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Where do I start? Apple, you can kiss my ass. Steve Jobs, pucker up and let me present my right cheek to ya. I've commented on this blog before about problems with Apple quality control but it just seems...
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Didn't really happen due to internal family stuff that I won't go into at the moment. Plan B worked out pretty well and was almost camping. We visited my sister and her family which means we slept around a...
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Well, after a few days of uncertainty it looks as though a few friends are coming into town and we'll be camping at the family lake for a few days. What?! Me away from my PowerBook for a week?...
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I was just speaking to my brother about his take on the current energy situation. I often use him and other family members as a gauge of how aware other folks in the country might be on a particular...
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First, let me say that I rarely send jokes via email. I've probably sent fewer than 5 in 8 years. I don't think I've ever posted a joke on this blog. First time for everything. This had me rolling. This...
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As I write this we are three weeks out from the landfall of hurricane Katrina with the arrival of hurricane Rita due tomorrow. Both of these storms have scored direct hits to critical elements of the U.S. fossil fuel-based...
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Here we are just three weeks after Katrina which caused major damage and production stoppage in the east side of the Gulf of Mexico oil/gas patch. If Rita hits near Galveston, TX it will hit a core component of...
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Hugo Chavez: "If the Imperialist Government of the White House Dares to Invade Venezuela, the War of 100 Years Will be Unleashed in South America" Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks on Democracy Now! in his first interview in the...
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New addition to the sidebar: Post Carbon Institute. Great site with an emphasis on doing something to prepare for life after fossil fuels. Ya gotta love direct action! What are you or will you do as peak energy enters...
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As I and many others have said this war in Iraq is the first of a series of Oil Wars. There will be more... it's all about the oil folks. I realize that is not news to most folks...
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Over at Irregular Times The Green Man discusses the recently released Millenium Ecosystem Assessment: In June 2001, the United Nations began a systematic assessment of the health of Earth's ecosystems. The assessment was completed in March of this year. Reports...
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CNN reporting on environmental toxins in New Orleans:: While environmentalists warn of the long-term danger to health from possibly polluted floodwaters, and rumors of disease swirl, front-line emergency doctors say the actual health danger will come from accidents. Possibly...
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I've written about The Community Solution to Peak Oil before but I thought I'd mention them again because these folks are holding their second conference this year: Second U.S. Conference on "Peak Oil" and Community Solutions – The Journey Home....
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The folks over at Imprison Bush discuss the ongoing coverups: We’ve been distracted for a while by hurricane Katrina, and the spectacular failure of government officials from Chertoff on down to protect the American people. But don’t put anything...
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Of course as soon as I write that I'm taking a brief break I'll probably find inspiration for a post... but I'll write it anyway. Over the past few days I've taken a break and I'm thinking that may...
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The folks over at Democracy Now! put out an excellent show today. In particular I wanted to mention the clip regarding Blackwater and this companion article by By Jeremy Scahill and Daniela Crespo Overkill: Feared Blackwater Mercenaries Deploy in New...
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The Bulldog Manifesto shouts it from the rooftop: Impeach George W. Bush -- A Call to All Blogs and Activists!: The time has come. It's time to stay on point. The blogs need to unite around a rallying cry...
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Joshua Marshall over at Talking Points Memo discusses George's recent use of firefighters in his hurricane photo ops: As specific orders began arriving to the firefighters in Atlanta, a team of 50 Monday morning quickly was ushered onto a...
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Solidwaste Magazine has posted an excellent article about the leeching of highly toxic chemicals into the floodwaters: Katrina: "Love Canal-type landfill" submerged in floodwaters: Overlooked in many news reports about the unfolding storm disaster in the southern United States,...
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