Noteworthy Articles

The following articles of interest were published elsewhere on the web today:

• More Sulfide Mine Questions
  In this blog post from the Michigan Land Use Institute, the group looks at the relationship between regulators with the state government and Kennecott Minerals. Kennecott is seeking to build a controversial sulfide mine in the Upper Peninsula.
  Categories: kennecott mining environment deq michigan
• Sarkozy fears spectre of 1968 haunting Europe
  This is an interesting article that discusses how French President Nicholas Sarkozy has retreated on two controversial pieces of legislation–extending retail hours on Sundays and changing high school curriculum–out of concern that widespread protests in Greece could spread to Europe.
  Categories: europe left greece protests history
• Top Ten Myths about Iraq, 2008
  Juan Cole of Informed Comment has compiled a list of the top 10 myths about the Iraq War for 2008. He highlights the notion that Iraqis are safer because of the war and that neoconservatives really didn’t want the war.
  Categories: iraq
• Obama’s Afghan Surge
  A look at what Obama is likely to face when he escalates the war in Afghanistan.
  Categories: obama afghanistan
• Warren Weighs In, Tells Bloggers to “Get a Life”
  Anti-gay Reverend Rick Warren–chosen to give Obama’s invocation–is now trying to claim that he doesn’t hate gay people and is removing anti-gay comments on his church’s website. He’s also blaming the media and blogs for the current controversy.
  Categories: lgbt religiousright obama
• Is Digg Sexist?
  An interesting look at sexism on one of the Internet’s most popular websites.
  Categories: internet feminism sexism media
• Debunking Joanne Nova’s ‘Skeptics Handbook’ part 3: The Climate Models Have it Right
  The third in a series of posts by DesmogBlog debunking a new book called “The Skeptics Handbook” that critiques global warming.
  Categories: globalwarming environment media
• Debunking Joanne Nova’s ‘Skeptics Handbook’ part 2: Yes, Global Warming is Real and it’s Still Happening
  The second in a series of posts by DesmogBlog debunking a new book called “The Skeptics Handbook” that critiques global warming.
  Categories: globalwarming environment media
• Debunking the ‘Skeptics Handbook’: More CO2 Does Worsen Climate Change
  The first in a series of posts by DesmogBlog debunking a new book called “The Skeptics Handbook” that critiques global warming.
  Categories: globalwarming environment media
• Massive Coal Ash Spill in Tennessee puts the lie to Clean Coal
  A massive coal ash spill in Tennessee is challenging the notion that “clean coal” exists.
  Categories: coal energy environment
• “Winter storm” causes Dobbs to ask: “What’s that global warming deal?”
  Conservative CNN talk show host Lou Dobbs attacked global warming the other night, using short term weather as a means of segueing into an ill-informed critique of global warming.
  Categories: globalwarming environment media cnn
• The essential ‘clean coal’ scam
  “Clean coal” is a purposefully ambiguous term that exists largely as a PR concept designed to deflect criticism of the coal industry.
  Categories: coal environment
• The Cabinet
  A look at the legislative records of Obama’s cabinet appointees, advisers, and vice president show that they are to the right of the Democratic Party.
  Categories: obama
• Untangling Obama’s Cabinet
  An examination of Obama’s cabinet shows that most appointees are significantly to the right of the Democratic Party.
  Categories: obama
• Max Blumenthal on ‘Rick Warren’s Double Life’
  A look at the anti-gay reverend chosen by Obama to deliver his inaugural invocation.
  Categories: obama lgbt religiousright
• Hate for the Holidays
  Chip Saltsman, a candidate to chair the Republican National Committee, distributed a racist CD to RNC members with songs called “Barack the Magic Negro” and “The Star Spanglish Banner.”
  Categories: republicans racism
• The Coming Capitalist Consensus
  South Asian activist Walden Bello offers this insightful piece that looks at the fall of the neoliberal economic model. He discusses its possible replacement–Global Social Democracy–and offers a comprehensive critique of that system as well.
  Categories: economy capitalism neoliberalism globalization
• Interior nominee Salazar likely to push update, not overhaul, of mining law
  Obama’s Interior Secretary nominee is not expected to pursue any serious efforts to reform how hard-rock mining is done.
  Categories: obama mining environment salazar
• (Un)clearing the air — Westerners will breathe the legacy of Bush’s BLM
  The West is going to pay the price for the policies of the Bureau of Land Management under Bush.
  Categories: environment pollution bush
• Four More Years of Clinton? Or Bush?
  A critical look at who Obama has surrounded himself with in the past three months from Biden to Richardson.
  Categories: obama
• CBS Newsman’s $70m Lawsuit Likely to Deal Bush Legacy a New Blow
  Dan Rather–the CBS reporter who was fired following a report that raised questions about President Bush’s military service–is moving forward with a lawsuit against CBS charging that he was fired for political reasons.
  Categories: media
• More People Using Libraries in Tough Times
  With the economy in decline, more people are turning to libraries than bookstores according to this piece from The San Francisco Chronicle.
  Categories: libraries economy

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