Category Archives: Environmentally Ill

Third World invades First World! Film at 11…

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Well, actually, no film. Why? Because this isn’t sexy enough for TV, compared to Britney’s latest camera-friendly freak-out: The United States ranks last among 19 industrialized nations when it comes to deaths that could have been prevented.The report by The … Continue reading →

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More proof that Dubya doesn’t read

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…and neither does he, nor any of his lackeys, have the slightest concept of a little thing known as reading comprehension. Think Progress has ferreted out the real source of Dubya’s antipathy to embryonic stem cell research–a total misinterpretation of … Continue reading →

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Richard Pombo’s ba-ack…

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…and for some strange reason, the above image was the first thing that came to my mind after reading this:

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Oi, oi, oi.In honor of their having elected a new PM who’s really got his shit together, I feel a song coming on.

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Loud and clear, but saying the wrong thing

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Somebody please tell Harpo that the incumbent Australian PM got voted out because he refused to sign on to the Kyoto Protocol. Harpo opened his piehole wide at the Commonwealth Summit in Kampala, Uganda…and the wrong sounds came out. And … Continue reading →

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The Warning

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails fame) has created a powerful video that rings all the right alarm bells. Crank your speakers.

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Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Sabina Becker

John Pilger’s documentary, broadcast on British channel ITV in 2000, explores just how old the “Saddam had WMDs” fallacy was, and how destructive. And also how hypocritical was all the tut-tutting on the part of the US and Great Britain. … Continue reading →

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They could learn a thing or two from Venezuela

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Straight Goods, two interesting articles on Alberta and its oil. Numero Uno notes that Ontario’s oil addiction is fueling Alberta’s polluting ways, and reviews a bomb-throwerish book whose basic thesis is that Albertans are stupid for polluting so much … Continue reading →

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Floaters in space

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield explains how space toilets work. Stick around till the end and you might learn something about, er, meteor showers.

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Eat this and weep

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Chow down! Organic foods protect children from the toxins in pesticides, while foods grown using modern, intensive agricultural techniques contain fewer nutrients and minerals than they did 60 years ago, according to two new scientific studies. A US research team … Continue reading →