Banning Methane Mining - A Review of Gasland (tags)
An incisive critique of the movie Gasland.
Banning Methane Mining A Review of the movie, Gasland (tags)
A very revealing examination about how corporate environmental organizations (NRDC) facilitate polluting industry and dupe an 'artist' into promoting them and the corrupt politicians they cover for. Although there was a New York City premiere of the movie about a month ago, the film continues to tour and premiere in cities across the country and is a likely candidate for a Best Documentary Oscar. Here's where an earlier incarnation was published: http://www.counterpunch.org/jereski09172010.html The full article below includes significant rewrites (and key hyperlinks that were omitted in the earlier publication).
US elections: Their future and ours (tags)
Progressive support for Kerry will virtually eliminate the Left as any meaningful option in these elections. Even worse, it will weaken if not eliminate any mass protests like Seattle (1999) from the political agenda. The "Anybody but Bush" slogan will put the progressives on the side of war, ALCA and the social exclusion camp. Of course there will be peace demonstrations on March 20, which Kerry will ignore. And there will be debate by progressives over program at the Democratic Convention in Boston, but that will be window dressing. Kerry will respond not to the small minority of dissident delegates but to the 1000 wealthy campaign contributors who will provide him with the millions to finance his electronic campaign to get the 25% of the electorate necessary to win.