Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Misc. News
Quick, throw a pink elephant in there to keep the ignorant distracted!
Well, if they could ignore the trees getting chopped down, you think algae, "flora", and "fauna" are going to bother them?
That's Capitalism for ya!
Americans Can No Longer Rely on FDA to Ensure Safety of Food and
Drugs
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706HA.shtml
A
15-month inquiry by a top House Democrat has found that enforcement of the
nation's food and drug laws declined sharply during the first five years of the
Bush administration. The investigation found that the number of warning letters
the Food and Drug Administration issued to drug companies, medical device
makers, and others dropped 54 percent, from 1,154 in 2000 to 535 in
2005.
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The most disgruntled military people than our generation has ever had
AWOL: GI War
Resistance in Canada
A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Sari
Gelzer
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
The Department of Defense has recently reported
that 8,000 members of the US military are listed as AWOL. Currently 24 war
resisters are known to be in Canada trying to establish citizenship, with an
estimated several hundred more living there underground. Truthout's Sari Gelzer
and Geoffrey Millard report from Buffalo, New York, and Fort Erie, Ontario, to
bring you coverage of Peace Has No Borders, an event that brought US attention
to political refugees in Canada. Geoffrey Millard interviews war resisters about
their decision to refuse deployment to Iraq and seek asylum in
Canada.
AWOL: GI War
Resistance in Canada
A Report by Geoffrey Millard and Sari
Gelzer
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm
The Department of Defense has recently reported
that 8,000 members of the US military are listed as AWOL. Currently 24 war
resisters are known to be in Canada trying to establish citizenship, with an
estimated several hundred more living there underground. Truthout's Sari Gelzer
and Geoffrey Millard report from Buffalo, New York, and Fort Erie, Ontario, to
bring you coverage of Peace Has No Borders, an event that brought US attention
to political refugees in Canada. Geoffrey Millard interviews war resisters about
their decision to refuse deployment to Iraq and seek asylum in
Canada.
Energy Literacy
- What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706EB.shtml
With gas prices rising at the same time that we
start to feel global warming's first effects, it will be crucial to the world's
future that Americans, who use the most energy and create the most pollution,
make smart decisions about energy. But surveys show that most Americans don't
know much about energy. This article provides some of the
basics.
- What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706EB.shtml
With gas prices rising at the same time that we
start to feel global warming's first effects, it will be crucial to the world's
future that Americans, who use the most energy and create the most pollution,
make smart decisions about energy. But surveys show that most Americans don't
know much about energy. This article provides some of the
basics.
Asia Shows
Solar Power Is Not Just for the Rich
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706EC.shtml
Solar power does not require steep subsidies to be
able to push aside environment-polluting fossil fuels. In Bangladesh, where more
than two out of three households cannot get electricity out of a socket, some
80,000 homes now own a basic solar panel that generates about 50 watts of
power.
Solar Power Is Not Just for the Rich
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706EC.shtml
Solar power does not require steep subsidies to be
able to push aside environment-polluting fossil fuels. In Bangladesh, where more
than two out of three households cannot get electricity out of a socket, some
80,000 homes now own a basic solar panel that generates about 50 watts of
power.
Senators Accuse
Bush of Ignoring Constitution
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062706R.shtml
Senators criticized today President Bush's
frequent use of special statements that claim authority to limit the effects of
bills he signs. "It's a challenge to the plain language of the Constitution,"
said Arlen Specter, a Republican whose Senate Judiciary Committee opened
hearings on the issue.
Bush of Ignoring Constitution
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062706R.shtml
Senators criticized today President Bush's
frequent use of special statements that claim authority to limit the effects of
bills he signs. "It's a challenge to the plain language of the Constitution,"
said Arlen Specter, a Republican whose Senate Judiciary Committee opened
hearings on the issue.
Quick, throw a pink elephant in there to keep the ignorant distracted!
Senate Begins
Debate on Flag Burning
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062706S.shtml
Debate began in earnest today in the United States
Senate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to adopt
legislation prohibiting burning or otherwise desecrating the national flag. The
legislation would override a court decision 17 years ago that said flag burning
was an expression of free speech and invalidated the flag desecration laws in 48
states.
Debate on Flag Burning
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062706S.shtml
Debate began in earnest today in the United States
Senate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to adopt
legislation prohibiting burning or otherwise desecrating the national flag. The
legislation would override a court decision 17 years ago that said flag burning
was an expression of free speech and invalidated the flag desecration laws in 48
states.
Well, if they could ignore the trees getting chopped down, you think algae, "flora", and "fauna" are going to bother them?
CO2 Is Creating Acid Seas
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706EA.shtml
"The
oceans are inexorably becoming corrosive. Unknown to the greater public, this
process - due to the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - will have
considerable impact," writes Stephane Foucart. "[This] is all the more worrying
in that the affected flora and fauna constitute the first links in the marine
food chain."
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706EA.shtml
"The
oceans are inexorably becoming corrosive. Unknown to the greater public, this
process - due to the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - will have
considerable impact," writes Stephane Foucart. "[This] is all the more worrying
in that the affected flora and fauna constitute the first links in the marine
food chain."
That's Capitalism for ya!
Americans Can No Longer Rely on FDA to Ensure Safety of Food and
Drugs
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/062706HA.shtml
A
15-month inquiry by a top House Democrat has found that enforcement of the
nation's food and drug laws declined sharply during the first five years of the
Bush administration. The investigation found that the number of warning letters
the Food and Drug Administration issued to drug companies, medical device
makers, and others dropped 54 percent, from 1,154 in 2000 to 535 in
2005.
