Tagged with Iraq 
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CRUDE AWAKENING
The violent twilight of oil and a strategy to expose it 1
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago
An interview with journalist Peter Maass on why it doesn't matter what gas station you choose, and why oil is very bad for the people who live above it.
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The (Re)Making of a Petro-State
Will Iraq be a global gas pump? 1
Posted 4 months, 1 week agoIn a world of shrinking energy reserves, is Iraq finally fated to become what it was going to be anyway, even before the chaos and catastrophe set in: a giant gas pump for an energy-starved planet?
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KBR, Halliburton sued over war-zone’s toxic burn pits 2
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Confronted with the need to dispose of enormous quantities of war-related trash, private contractors working for the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan came up with a simple solution: They burned the trash in big, open pits. Now soldiers, contractors, and civilians have filed a series of class-action lawsuits against the companies behind the burning, saying the smoke from the pits contained toxic chemicals that have left them with severe respiratory problems, chronic infections, and even cancer.
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McCain economics 1
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Wishing You Well(s)
Drought grips Iraq, threatening crops and water supplies 0
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All the oil news that’s fit to print 0
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A chat with Portland’s Charlie Stephens about petrodollars and oil wars 1
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Challenging the militarization of U.S. energy policy 6
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Out of the mire man made of Earth, back to the father who gave us birth 17
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago -
The Onion with another masterful satire 10
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago -
Iraq and Roll
Iraq ratifies the Kyoto Protocol 4
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago -
What Is It Good For?
War ain’t good for the planet, says new report 1
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago -
Priorities 8
Posted 2 years ago -
Iraq, You Wrack
Largest Iraqi dam on verge of collapse, say U.S. officials 3
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Iraq flushes Blackwater: Time for a real debate on troop levels? 4
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In a privatized war, mercenaries outnumber soldiers—and bring home cash for their bosses 8
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago -
Micropower is smarter military strategy 0
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Distributed power could have saved us some serious pain over there 3
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago -
All You Need Is Lovins
A conversation with energy guru Amory Lovins 11
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago -
You Mean Bombing Doesn't Help?
You Mean Bombing Doesn’t Help? 0
Posted 2 years, 8 months ago