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William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: 'Every time I think Ive seen everything, politically speaking, a new wave of nonsense comes crashing ashore and bowls me right over. Todays installment features a game of budgetary chicken being played among the Tea Partiers in the House, the Democrats in the Senate, and an alarmingly conciliatory Obama administration. If someone doesnt blink by midnight on Friday, the federal government will shut down and a great deal of fresh H... will be unleashed.'

http://www.truth-out.org/festival-dumb



Koch Industries, Keystone XL Pipeline ... a BP on the Prairie?

Jeanine Molloff, Truthout: 'As the race to develop domestically produced fuels hits a fevered pitch, especially as a reaction to the tensions in the Middle East, politicians from the president on down are seeking a 'magic pill' that will solve our energy problems. President Obama promised a 'green revolution,' with hints at promising wind and solar energy sources during the campaign, but has now done one of his famous backtracks as he pushes the idea of 'clean coal.' One of the alleged 'clean coal' sources his administration has placed under serious consideration is 'bituminous coal' (aka 'unconventional petroleum deposit'), or simply put ... 'tar sands.' Tar sands are plentiful in the US and Canada, but environmentally treacherous to mine and transport - yet, this is the 'green energy' the Obama administration has leaned toward - with heavy prodding from its most threatening political enemy, Koch Industries - disputed founders of the Tea Party movement.'

http://www.truthout.org/koch-industries-keystone-xl-pipeline-bp-prairie



Energy Is Ugly

Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch: 'Energy is ugly. Some forms more so than others, as nuclear near-meltdowns in Japan, the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and deaths in a West Virginia Coal Mine explosion have driven home in the last year. Energy kills plants, plankton, and people. It imperils the environment, poisons the oceans, and is threatening to turn part of Japan, one of the most advanced nations on the planet, into a contaminated zone for decades to come.'

http://www.truthout.org/energy-ugly/1302159600



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