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Spending money in a time of economic uncertainty
I have almost ALMOST been like a drunk sailor ALMOST.
I finally purchased my Ashford Kiwi spinning wheel.. for beginners.
I have been looking at learning how to spin for a year and a half now.... and looked into the Weavers Guild about renting a wheel.. but you have to jump through hoops and the schedule never worked out for me... and then a friend ( Read more... ) -
We Had Alternatives
Published on Friday, October 3, 2008 by CommonDreams.org We Had Alternatives
by Dennis Kucinich
The following statement was presented on the floor of The House of Representatives after Congressman Kucinich voted against the Wall Street bail out plan, H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008:
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Holy Crap.....!!!... this is near where my mum lives!!!
Punctured Boone Co. Oil Pipeline Forces Some From Homes
Thousands Of Barrels Of Crude Oil Spew 30 Feet Into Air
POSTED: 9:46 am EDT October 3, 2008
BURLINGTON, Ky. -- A ruptured oil pipeline spewed oil 30 feet in the air Friday morning in Boone County and forced the evacuation of more than 50 nearby homes.
Authorities said a contractor for ( Read more... ) -
The MYTH of "Clean Coal" and Nuclear....
These two (along with drilling ) energy sources have been in the media alot lately.. PLEASE DO NOT BE FOOLED
The reason we get this right now is because folks are scared. They havent' thought through the process and logic of what these energy sources entail. These industries have a lot of money and power to push THEIR advertising of their energy ( Read more... ) -
CORPORATE PATHOLOGY
Please see ENRON THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM!
This is ESSENTIAL viewing to understand the underlying pathology of human groups and greed. Group think, irresponsible behaviors..
I am getting REALLY sick and tired of hearing about "Personal Responsibility" .. Sure.. yes it is a good thing if everyone would be PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE and ENLIGHTENED ( Read more... ) -
REMEMBER THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
In THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last four decades, The Shock Doctrine is the gripping story of how America’s “ ( Read more... ) -
Report: Manure runs too freely at factory farms
WASHINGTON - Some huge livestock farms produce more raw waste than cities as large as Philadelphia or Houston. But federal regulators are failing to control pollution from the gigantic operations or assess health risks from the enormous quantities of manure they produce, according to congressional investigators.
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Now Is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine PASS IT ON
Now Is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine
by Naomi Klein
I wrote The Shock Doctrine in the hopes that it would make us all better prepared for the next big shock. Well, that shock has certainly arrived, along with gloves-off attempts to use it to push through radical pro-corporate policies (which of course will further enrich the very ( Read more... ) -
Wal-Mart closes Ohio store over methane fears
Now they did this to themselves!!!!! ha ha ha!!!!
Wal-Mart closes Ohio store over methane fears
Retailer 'confident the problems can't be fixed' at building atop landfill
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed one of its stores in the Cleveland area built atop a landfill amid concerns about potentially explosive methane gas.
An ( Read more... )