Monthly Archives: July 2013

UPDATED: 7/11/2013: Bad Enough That Keystone EIR Drafted by TransCanada, But State Dept Doesn’t Even Know Its Route


I know this is old news and I posted a blog entry about this in the past: https://gettingonmysoapbox.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/state-departments-keystone-environmental-report-drafted-by-keystone/ But I’ll say it again:  the much maligned, EPA-criticized, corporate-corrupted environmental impact report (EIR) that was supposedly drafted by the State Department was … Continue reading

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Cops Kill Arrested Man’s Dog Before His Very Eyes in Hawthorne, CA


This story is everywhere. Cops kill an arrested man’s dog in Hawthorne, CA. I’m just going to make a few comments and not re-report what’s already been reported ad nauseum. Look, I know cops put up with a lot of … Continue reading

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Raja – The Innocent Elephant Held Captive By Angry Palm Oil Growers — Dies


  Photo credit: Ecologist Film Unit (Ulet Ifansasti) and/or Elephant Family: http://www.elephantfamily.org/ _____________________________ [NOTE:  This piece got thousands of hits on the day the story about RAJU (note the “u”) was first published in the international media (7/8/2014) — and still gets … Continue reading

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