That’s the title of an excellent article by the New York Times’ Paul Krugman as he writes about the hysteria being elicited in the power elite over the implications of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. From Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, descr…
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Pew Research: trust in news organizations hit new low
It’s no wonder. When you consider this yesterday from the ‘liberal’ New York Times:The group’s lack of cohesion and its apparent wish to pantomime progressivism rather than practice it knowledgably is unsettling in the face of the challenges so many …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Pennies to Clean Energy, Billions to Big Oil — Mainstream Media Missing the Real Story on Solyndra
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The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing yesterday on the ongoing and growing scandal in the wake of the bankruptcy of Solyndra Corporation.
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DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Action Page
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Below is a compilation of fact sheets, information resources and action items from environmental groups, governments and other groups surrounding the Keystone …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Warren Buffet Speaks Out For Higher Taxation of the Mega-Wealthy
For all who adhere to the mindless mantra that tax increases are job-killers, I highly recommend a New York Times essay penned by Warren Buffet, one of the world’s richest men, in which he advocates tax increases for the mega-wealthy. As the old saying…
Continue readingRedBedHead: Americans Hate Congress Want Jobs
This New York Times poll is interesting. It shows that despite the media onslaught and the lies pumped out by the Republicans, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that creating jobs ought to be a higher priority than making cuts. If we broke it down…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The New York Times as the Terrible Swift Sword of the Establishment: Rupert Murdoch is done like dinner
Rupert Murdoch in his heyday with a copy of the Times … but not the New York Times, alas for him. Below: Mr. Murdoch as he looks at 80.Almost more interesting than the salacious details of the criminal business model used by Rupert Murdoch’s News o…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: France Becomes First Country To Ban Fracking; Gas Drilling Still A Go
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In a major setback for the oil and gas industry, the French Senate last week voted 176 to 151 to ban hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking), the controversial…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: President Obama’s Fracking Panel Unmoved By Pennsylvanians’ Water Concerns
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On Monday, the Natural Gas Subcommittee, from Energy Department Secretary Stephen Chu’s Energy Advisory Board (SEAB), held its second public meeting. Around 400 people …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Interior Dept Okays Thousands Of New Unconventional Gas Wells In Utah
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Last week, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that his department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are fast-tracking unconventional gas drilling permits in Utah&…
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