Archive for September, 2008
John McCain’s awful environmental record
0 Comments Published by gadfly September 21st, 2008 in Commentary, Politics/Voting, Social Responsibility, Water Ecology.Joseph Romm’s post at Salon today, pretty much sums it up as “John McCain’s Hot Air“.The Sales & Marketing folks that have bombarded the US with McCain = Maverick pitch have only helped themselves rake in cash. The rest of us are left holding the bag – and believe me we don’t know what’s in [...]
Environmental Liberation Theology
2 Comments Published by Seamus Ford September 19th, 2008 in Activism, Commentary, Lifestyle.I may be coining a phrase when I say this, but Environmental Liberation Theology is an idea whose time has come. You may be familiar with the liberation theology of the 1960’s and 70’s in Latin America; a movement within the Catholic Church especially with the Jesuits. The central tenant being both the Old and [...]
Energy Independence and the Domestic Drilling Con Job
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford September 7th, 2008 in Commentary, Peak Oil, Politics/Voting, Social Responsibility.During John Mcain’s recent acceptance speech, there were periodic interruptions where the crowd could be heard chanting “Drill Baby Drill!”. The implication during the convention was that we are are addicted to foreign oil and if the damn environmentalists had not controlled congress in the 1970s and passed all kinds of restrictive legislation we might [...]
