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Flotsam and Jetsam
Oddities, outrages, alerts and illuminations from the tidepools of the global media.- Flotsam & Jetsam:
- Findhorn's Footprint: Lowest in Europe
- Dow Shareholders Question Bhopal Memo
- EPA Urged to Adopt "Precautionary Principle"
- California to Tighten Regulations on Two Pesticides
- "Veggie Libel" Bill Defeated in Sacramento
- New Organic Herbicide Debuts
- Pesticide Suspected in Global Decline of Bees
- No More Organic Coffee?
- Bush's EPA OKs Pesticides in Drinking Water
- Harkening to a Wiser Earth
- Lawn Chemicals, Breast Cancers Linked
- Chemical-free Lawns
- Cotton Is "The World's Dirtiest Crop"
- Pesticide Exposure Leads to Fatter Kids
- Organic Kiwis Are Healthier (5/8/07) - Flotsam & Jetsam:
- British Car Gets 8,000 Miles per Gallon
- Ox, and Ye Shall Re-seed
- Dave Matthews Band Goes Green by Going Native
- Up in the Sky! It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Greenpeaceman!
- Brazilian Dam Not All It's Cracked Up To Be
- Gold versus Water in Chile
- Global Paper Demand is Pulping Asia's Forests
- Power to the (Rich) People (12/16/06)
- Flotsam & Jetsam:
- Good-Bye to Camy the Goat
- Solar Power Plant to Shine in North China
- Time for a Tesla Drive
- A Fan-tasic Idea
- Whole Foods to Sell Wind Power
- Global Warming Threatens Asian Security
- Australia Roasts under Record Drought
- Pentagon Declares War on Wind-turbines (11/27/06)
EcoMole
Exposés explored, rumors milled, whistles blown, inner secrets spilled.- Eco-Mole:
The-Edge Covers 3 Project Censored Stories
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Carter Says Gore Won 2000 Election
Whistleblower Says AIDS Made in America
NYC Cops, Firemen Report 'Bombs Inside WTC"
Transit Authority Tapes Reveal 'Heavy Smoke' Below WTC on 9/11 (10/27/05) - EcoMole: The 2004 Falsies Awards
Our friends at the Center for Media and Democracy have compiled a list of "the people and players responsible for polluting our information environment" during the previous year. The winners of this dubious achievement include public relations firms, television news stations, government agencies and the Bush administration. (1/28/05) - EcoMole:
What If the Whole World Could Vote for President?
The View from Midnight
GOP Urged Not to Disrupt Election
Grand Theft Election
How to Avoid a Recount: 'Cheat Big'
Some Passing Factoids
Secure the Electronic Records to Secure the Vote
Bush Group Claims Dems Planned to 'Steal Election'
RESOURCES: Election Protection. Video Vote Vigil. Army and Computer Army (11/16/04)
Hoots and Hollers
Local News from Around the World. Frontline reports in the campaign to defend life on Earth.- Hoots and Hollers:
Deforestation:
The Hidden Cause of Global Warming
By Daniel Howden / The Independent
Uganda Wants Industrialized Nations
To Pay for Climate Change
The Economist (6/13/07) - Hoots and Hollers: Special Edition
The Truth about Oil and Iraq
Hon. Dennis J. Kucknich / US House of Representatives
by Gar Smith / The-Edge.org
On May 23, Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) invoked a rarely used House rule of "personal privilege" to gain one hour of time in Congress for the purpose of detailing the underreported efforts of the White House and members of Congress to privatize the oil of Iraq. His message: "Oil was the primary reason for the invasion of Iraq. The oil wealth of Iraq could be worth as much as $21 trillion. Nearly 3,400 sons and daughters of America have been sacrificed. As many as 1,000,000 innocent Iraqi civilians have been killed. The taxpayers of the United States will pay between one and two trillion dollars for this war, which is based on lies." - Hoots and Hollers:
Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope
by Anna Marie Carter
South Central Los Angeles has the highest crime rates, the largest drug saturation, the greatest welfare recipient population yet, in the midst of this toxic atmosphere, seeds are sprouting, organic gardens are thriving, and healthy, whole foods are becoming part of everyday life. (5/8/07)
Around the Bend
Articles and investigative reports from The-Edge.- Around the Bend
Construction Begins at the Brower Center
by Gar Smith / The-Edge.org
It Takes a Village to Raise a Building
Comments at the Oxford Plaza & David Brower Center Groundbreaking
By Stephen Barton, Ph.D. AICP / Berkeley Housing Director (6/13/07)
- Around the Bend:
Ireland and Iraq:
Two Films, Two Struggles, One Message
by Gar Smith / The-Edge.org (6/13/07)
- Around the Bend:
There Is No Such Thing as a Good Occupation
By Gar Smith / The-Edge
The-Edge chats with Award-winning Actress Connie Neilsen (6/13/07)
Solutions
Tools and tips for living sustainable lives and restoring the Earth.- Solutions: The Saga of the Cork Boat John Pollack, a former Washington speechwriter, explains why he spent 25 years collecting more than 165,000 corks and wound up transforming this huge stash of bottle-stoppers into a modern recreation of a Viking longboat. In April 2002, Pollack fulfilled a lifelong dream, sailing his cork boat down Portugal's Douro River. Excerpted from Pollack's best-selling book, The Cork Boat. AND A Proven Pollution Solution: Reporting from Portugal for Young Reporters of the Environment, Filipa Pires, Sónia Moreira and Catarina Bastos celebrate the introduction of hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered public buses. (02/14/04)
- Solutions: Beijing Beats Bush's Hydrogen Promise, Brit Kit Bags for Kenyan Vets, Energy Champs and Green Gyms, Going Green in Glastonbury, Something You Can Put Your Trust In, The Magical Mister-E Tour, No More Wasted Effort, Tree-free Paper. (02/21/03)
- Solutions Chill Out with NASA's Coolest Creation, Heat Your House, Light Your Lamps, Make Clean Water, Fuel Your Car, Water Tips from Drips to Traps, & Power? Greenpeace and the Body Shop Summit Up (08/09/02)
Smithereens
Opinionated outbursts on world events, domestic idiocies and the state of the planet by the Roving Editor.- Smithereens:
Ralph Nader: Redemption of an Unreasonable Man
Film Review by Gar Smith / The-Edge
A new, thought-provoking documentary profiles a controversial rabble-rouser and asks the question: "How does a man go from being a hero to a pariah?" The film also makes a persuasive case that Ralph Nader didn't put George Bush in the Whitehouse. (3/9/07)
- Smithereens:
Jesus Camp: America through Evangelical Eyes
Catching Fire: An Emotional Evening with a South African Hero
An Evening with Helen Thomas 9 The First Lady of the Press (10/18/06)
- Smithereens:
Financial Spying that Might Make Sense
Gar Smith / The-Edge.org
A secret government surveillance network has been mining the globe's largest financial communications network --12.7 million messages and $6 trillion in transfers per day. So can the government identify the mysterious investors who stood to make $15 million by betting American Airlines and United stock would crash on September 11? (7/27/06)
Benchmarks
Essential Facts and Images.- Benchmarks:
US Interventions -- 1798 to the Present
Global Policy Forum (5/3/06)
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