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Nuclear pork: enough is enough No more subsidies for nuclear power, McCain et al	Joseph Romm	10 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, insanity, John McCain, nuclear power, politics (all these topics)

Emetic Justice Polar-bear listing would hurt the poor, says industry		09 May 2008	News
Posted at 2:10 PM on 09 May 2008 If the U.S. Interior Department decides that polar bears are endangered, litigation will be immediate from a group arguing that bear protection will "result in higher energy prices across the board, which will disproportionately be borne by minorities." So says Roy Innis, chair of the Congress for Racial Equality -- a recipient of Exxon funding that has recently aligned itself with ac ...
Topics: climate, endangered species, environmental justice, insanity, litigation, news, polar bears, politics (all these topics)

Mille grazie! Should we take Italian nuclear waste?	Joseph Romm	07 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, insanity, Italy, nuclear power, recycling, waste (all these topics)

McCain campaign gets in on the anti-intellectualism	David Roberts	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: insanity, John McCain, oil, politics (all these topics)

That nuclear renaissance: any day now Industry bottlenecks will delay any reactors for years, maybe longer	John McGrath	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, insanity, nuclear power (all these topics)

Nukes for all McCain calls for 700+ new nuclear plants costing $4 trillion	Joseph Romm	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, insanity, John McCain, nuclear power, politics (all these topics)

Rejecting and renouncing	David Roberts	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Congress, Hillary Clinton, insanity, oil, politics (all these topics)

McCain and Clinton: job killers	David Roberts	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Hillary Clinton, insanity, John McCain, oil, politics (all these topics)

I will bring oil to your house, carrying the barrels on my own back! Clinton vows to take down OPEC	David Roberts	05 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, Hillary Clinton, insanity, oil, politics (all these topics)

Why, Hillary, why? A gas tax holiday would be cynical and indefensible	Joseph Romm	02 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, Hillary Clinton, insanity, John McCain, oil, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics)

Brand cites Grist	David Roberts	21 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: energy, insanity, nuclear power (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	18 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, funnies, George Bush, greenhouse-gas emissions, insanity, politics, quotables (all these topics)

Coke: 'it' with the foodies? Yes, according to a new 'artisanal' restaurant in Atlanta	Tom Philpott	16 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: advertising, business, food, Georgia, health, insanity, messaging (all these topics)

Delta Sigh American filmmakers arrested in Niger Delta		15 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 4:58 PM on 15 Apr 2008 Four Americans working on the documentary Sweet Crude, about the impact of the petroleum industry on the economy and environment of the Niger Delta, were arrested in Nigeria this weekend and are still being detained. A Nigerian man accompanying them was also seized. Nigeria is Africa's largest oil exporter and the fourth-largest exporter to the United States, and its petroleum industry is infamous for pollut ...
Topics: energy, insanity, movies, news, Nigeria, oil (all these topics)

MoJo uncovers the eco-spies	David Roberts	11 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, Greenpeace, insanity, national security, shenanigans (all these topics)

I Spy Something Green Security firm spied on green groups, documents show		11 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 12:42 PM on 11 Apr 2008 It wasn't all in your imagination: Private security company Beckett Brown International spied on Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and other big environmental organizations in the late 1990s through at least 2000, according to documents obtained by Mother Jones. To produce intelligence reports for PR firms and corporations involved in environmental kerfuffles with green groups, BBI operati ...
Topics: Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, insanity, national security, news (all these topics)

Notable quotable	David Roberts	10 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air travel, health, insanity, quotables (all these topics)

Is the World Bank coal-fused? Coal still has no place in clean development	Joseph Romm	08 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, India, insanity, politics, World Bank (all these topics)

Discarded Ken Not Included New Mattel line lets you wear Barbie's discards		02 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 4:34 PM on 02 Apr 2008 We are not making this up: Mattel is planning a new line of accessories made from "excess fabric and trimmings from other Barbie doll fashions and products which would otherwise be discarded." The "playful and on-trend" Barbie BCause collection -- including handbags, hats, pillows, and diaries "each featuring its own unique variations and kitschy patchwork details ...
Topics: business, green living, green products, insanity, news, parenting, recycling, shopping (all these topics)

Savor the irony 'Heart-healthy' pork from pigs with bad hearts	Tom Philpott	26 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, food, health, insanity, Spain (all these topics)

Amazon Disgrace Peruvian Amazon under threat from oil exploration, illegal logging		17 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:11 AM on 17 Mar 2008 There's no better way to start off a Monday than with depressing news from the Peruvian Amazon, which is under threat from both fossil-fuel development and illegal logging. Despite protests from environmental and human rights groups, Peru's government plans to auction off dozens of parcels of remote rainforest for oil and gas companies to explore. And in even more somber news, Per ...
Topics: energy, fossil fuels, habitat loss, insanity, logging, news, Peru, rainforests (all these topics)

Off the Hook Salmon fishing season in California and Oregon may be canceled		12 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:49 PM on 12 Mar 2008 So few salmon are swimming in California and Oregon that salmon fishing season is likely to be canceled completely unless an emergency exemption is granted, according to the federal Pacific Fishery Management Council. The states' salmon season, which traditionally runs from April to mid-November, has never been entirely canceled before. Even with a complete closure, fishery experts estim ...
Topics: California, fishing, insanity, news, Oregon (all these topics)

When the Trash Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie Streets of Naples fill with garbage, Italian army called in		07 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 4:41 PM on 07 Jan 2008 The ongoing trash problem in Naples, Italy, has become so bad that the Italian army has been called in to bulldoze piles of rubbish that were blocking entry to city schools. Garbage collection stopped more than two weeks ago, for the simple reason that all of the area dumps are full to overflowing. The city of 2 million creates some 8,000 metric tons of ...
Topics: insanity, Italy, news, waste (all these topics)

Fire in Florida Explosion at Florida chemical plant causes deaths, evacuations		19 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:47 PM on 19 Dec 2007 An explosion at a chemical plant that manufactures fuel additives and solvents has rocked the Jacksonville, Fla., area, forcing evacuations and causing an estimated three deaths. The blast at T2 Labs -- described by those at the scene as a "hellish inferno" and "a great ball of fire in the air" -- also knocked out two of three generating units at an electric utilit ...
Topics: Florida, insanity, news, toxics (all these topics)

What Is It Good For? War ain't good for the planet, says new report		14 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:14 PM on 14 Dec 2007 It's the time of year for thinking about shopping peace on earth, and an aptly timed new report carries a reminder of the impact of war not just on people, but on the planet. Modern warfare tactics cause unprecedented damage to natural landscapes, says a new article from the Worldwatch Institute. Think spraying of Agent Orange in Vietnam, Rwandan refugees stripping forest for shelter, and the im ...
Topics: habitat loss, insanity, Iraq, news, Rwanda, Vietnam (all these topics)

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