In a tale that many mainstream media outlets are attempting to use as a political smear campaign, the story of US Rep. David Wu’s severe negative reaction to a common psychiatric drug speaks more about the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs than it does partisan politics. Wu was hospitalised for severe reactions to an unnamed psychiatric [...]
Anne McAllister sent along a document called the Republican Lexicon : Definitions for deciphering speeches and news reports On closer perusal I see that it’s equally applicable here in Australia. I’ve plucked out my favourites from the original list * alternative energy sources/ n./* New locations to drill for gas and oil. * class warfare/ [...]
China is fueling its phenomenal economic growth with huge quantities of coal. The environmental consequences reach far beyond its borders — China is second only to the United States in greenhouse gas emissions. Soaring electricity demand necessitates the construction of over 40 GW of new capacity per year.
On April 10, the stock prices for Crude Oil surged as high as $112, and oil will continue to run higher due to many factors. With summer approaching in the northern hemisphere, the hurricane season is just around the corner. Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico as well as refineries along the Louisiana, Texas [...]
A short film about the Patrick dispute, Power in the Union was produced by the International Transport Workers’ Federation in 1998. Music by Billy Bragg. You can download the introduction to the film and watch it on your computer in an MPEG 4 file, or order a DVD or VHS copy of the film by [...]
