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Following up on a previous report about global warming’s impact on songbird populations (Silent Spring Happening Now at a Forest Near You), comes this new report from Minnesota birdwatchers and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on additional songbird deaths.
Links to must-read articles for thepanelist.net readers. Enjoy! Going green doesn’t have to be as complicated as it sounds: 50 ways to help the planet. The Rockefellers want ExxonMobil to think again on green issues but increasingly oil giants look to government for leadership. Polluted, poisonous and immune to popular efforts to enforce a clean-up:…
Photo:Charles Haynes, Creative Commons, Flickr No sooner did New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman finish his latest column on the forlorn state of America than his detractors rose up to bite his ankles.
Photo:SoftPIX_Techie, Creative Commons, Flickr This week, a conservative American think tank known as the Heartland Institute send out about 12,000 brochures and DVDs to Canadian schools urging teachers to correct the record on global warming.
In an effort to pander to voters outraged by the rising cost of gasoline, John McCain and Hillary Clinton are both behind a gas tax holiday. They claim that by getting rid of the gas tax between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans could save money, thereby easing the pressures on household finances.
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"Coca-Cola is little more than sugar, flavoring and lots of (carbonated) water," said Geroge Ritzer in The Globalization of Nothing. "It is largely indistinguishable from innumerable other brands of cola, yet people around the world seem to think that Coca-Cola is something and they are eager to ask for it by name and even to…
The Health Journal column in Monday’s Wall Street Journal discusses the dangers of taking sleeping pills and the rise in somnambulism that is more likely to occur taking nonbenzodiazepines (NBZs). Ambien is the leading brand-name NBZ; others are Lunesta and Sonata.
The bad news is that as markets stabilize, chances for fundamental financial reform may be slipping away. As a result, the next crisis will probably be worse than this one, says Paul Krugman at The New York Times. Graphic: An Average Consumer’s Spending. We are not as powerful as we used to be because over…
Chevron (CVX) is one of the major investors in the Yadana gas field and pipeline project. This pipeline transports gas to Thailand and, reportedly, pays a rather large chunk to the military regime in Burma.
Green Blogger Joel Makower wrote an entry awhile back that is a reality check for us "greenies." In order to turn the economy green, corporations that are still waiting for their "marketplace" to go green must step up and lead. And individuals must play a more proactive role in holding corporations accountable.
On May 2, Mary Gade, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Region 5 administrator, was forced out.
There is nothing light about cellulite. Recent government reports suggest that one in three American children born in 2000 will suffer from obesity, leading some observers to suggest that this might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents. Most of us assume that obesity is the end…
This is one of the best pieces of financial journalism you’re ever going to read. The next bubble: Priming the markets for tomorrow’s big crash, published by Harpers Magazine. According to George Will: "The future has a way of arriving unannounced". That was before equity analysts, says Satyajit Das. Tiger economies are snapping at U.S.…
I try not to make a habit of citing the New American, but there is quite a bit of data to support the theory that the current warming trend is just a continuation of a climate cycle the Earth has been in for thousands, if not millions, of years.
Photo:maury.mccown, Creative Commons, Flickr In the 2008 proxy voting season, 21 resolutions involving toxic chemicals have been proposed to companies. On top of that, an additional 36 companies are seeing engagements over the issue outside of the proxy voting process.
Photo:23 de Abril, Día Nacional de Castilla’s, Creative Commons, Flickr The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. -Winston Churchill You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. -William J. H. Boetcker
As global warming changes growing cycles, and the prices of food and fuel continue to unreasonably impact developing nations, a trend is emerging.
It’s a myth that the world’s oil is running out, says Irwin Stelzer at The London Times. Hillary Clinton has decided to line up with John McCain in pushing to suspend the federal excise tax on gasoline, 18.4 cents a gallon, for this summer’s travel season. This is not an energy policy, says Thomas Friedman…
Photo:Mike Schmid, Creative Commons, Flickr It really cracks me up to hear talking heads on TV proclaiming that Miley Cyrus threatens Disney’s "wholesome image." On the surface Disney (DIS – Last trade $32.43) might seem wholesome, but don’t be fooled. Everyone knows that ol’ Uncle Walt was a probably a right-wing bigot, and don’t forget…
“I want to know who fills up their gas tank.” – Rick Santelli, CNBC’s Bond Market Commentator
Proposals at Exxon Mobile call for renewable energy research and reporting on efforts to foster energy independence.
What excessive pay package? CEO compensation gone wild… The notion that two consecutive quarters of negative growth spell the descent into economic recession is a big myth, says Gerard Barker at The London Times. Only 18% of the world’s population have access to a free press according to Freedom House, an American think-tank. Climate change…
This Onion video may be from last year but it didn’t get many views. Almost makes you feel sorry for the merely rich.
I collaborated with David Neubert to come up with a list of the best stocks under $10, but the first thing he said was, “Most stocks under $10 are ones that have problems.” All of the stocks on his list are speculative. “Just buying stocks with low prices is not a very smart strategy. There…