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Thank You, Austin American Statesman and Austin Central Appraisal District for bringing the top water offenders to our attention.  To be

fair, there are other factors worth considering about this chart. Why didn’t the Statesman show a 3-4 months usage average, instead of one month?  Why didn’t Statesman address the broken pipe trend? How hard [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 15th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, Austin, conservation, public utilities, regulation, Texas, Water | Category: Accountability, Austin, Environment, Politics, Public Health, Water, changing planet, conservation, policy, public utilities | Leave a comment

Mississippi River closed to Gulf of Mexico
Workers along the Mississippi River try to contain the hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel oil from a barge and ship collision on Wednesday. The river is now closed to the Gulf of Mexico.

The massive oil spill that remains a major threat to the area’s fragile delta ecosystem [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 25th, 2008 | Tags: consequences, contamination, Environment, Mississippi, Oil Spill, transportation, US Coast Guard, water safety, Wildlife | Category: Collateral, Environment, Mississippi, Oil Spill, US Coast Guard, consequences, contamination | Comments (1)

Good luck to Barbara Boxer. Why should her efforts, to reveal more Bush Administration mischief, be any more successful than previous attempts. After all, Bush’s victims are too busy trying to survive to pay a lot of attention to new revelations.

Posted by bosskitty July 11th, 2008 | Tags: Barbara Boxer, Bush administration, censorship, Cheney, Confucius, cover up, Environment, Global Warming, Senate Testimony | Category: Barbara Boxer, Bush administration, Cheney, Confucius, Environment, Global Warming, Politics, Senate Testimony, climate crisis | Comments (2)

Eight years of distortion and extortion have changed the world. The lessons have been tragic and harsh. The final acts of President Bush will determine how hard it will be for the world to recover from all the bad parts of this fairy tale.

Posted by bosskitty June 8th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, American President, appropriation, Bush, changing planet, Chris Hedges, Clash of Civilizations, Congress, consequences, disinformation, DOD, Environment, extortion, Foreign Policy, funding, Future Shock, George Bush, global community, Global Economy, global policies, History, Hypocracy, Mismanagement, pay cuts, Politics, responsibility, Tax Dollars, troops, troops | Tagged: Bush, War | Category: Accountability, Bush, Chris Hedges, Clash of Civilizations, Congress, DOD, Democrat, Earth, Election, Environment, Foreign Policy, Future Shock, George Bush, Global Economy, History, Hypocracy, Mismanagement, National, Politics, Republican, Tax Dollars, War, appropriation, changing planet, climate crisis, consequences, disinformation, extortion, funding, global community, global policies, pay cuts, responsibility, revisionism, troops, troops | Tagged: Bush | Comments (2)

UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma’s cyclone to 2.5m people.
The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the storm 12 days ago.
Since Cyclone Nargis struck, hardly any foreign aid workers have been allowed into [...]

Posted by bosskitty May 14th, 2008 | Tags: Accountability, Burma, China, consequences, cyclone, Disaster, earthquake, humanitarian, Myanmar, Red Cross, relief, survivors, Three Gorges Dam, UN, victims | Category: Accountability, Burma, Casualties, China, Disaster, Emergency Management, Environment, Human Rights, Myanmar, Red Cross, World Health, bio hazards, catastrophe, consequences, critical resources, cyclone, food, global community, humanitarian, hunger, infrastructure, pollution, state of emergency | Leave a comment

It used to be oil for food. Now, its oil substitute OR food. Super Powers are focusing on a dying concept. Cheap energy the old fashioned way is no longer viable.

Posted by bosskitty April 13th, 2008 | Category: Corporate Corruption, Environment, Foreign Policy, Global Economy, Global Power, Global Warming, Health, Human Rights, Mismanagement, Oil, Oversight, Planet, Politics, Power Shift, Public Health, Statistics, War Cost, Waste, World Health, World Order, contradictions, critical resources, economics, energy, fiscal responsibility, food, global community, hunger, jobless, negligence, oil-for-food, poverty, recession, refugees, renewable energy, unemployment | Leave a comment

Explosion at ALON USA in Big Spring
Explosion rocks West Texas refinery
Four injuries in Texas refinery blast – mayor HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Four people were injured Monday in an explosion and fire at the 67,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Alon USA Energy Inc. refinery in Big Spring, Texas, the town’s mayor said.
Michelle said she [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 18th, 2008 | Category: Big Spring, Environment, Oil, Paranoia, Refineries, Texas, energy, pollution, terrorists | Comments (1)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BORDER WALL PLANS IGNORE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RULES
In the recently released Rio Grande Valley Tactical Infrastructure Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the Department of Homeland Security attempts to brush aside issues of environmental justice in its plans for the border wall. Although the Rio Grande Valley’s population is over 85% minority, and [...]

Posted by nytexan November 30th, 2007 | Category: Border, Border Fence, Border Patrol, Border Wall, Environment, Immigration, Mexico, Texas | Leave a comment

Cheney: No bailouts, no tax hikes…more oil

The vice president wields considerable power on economic policy. In a Fortune exclusive, the free-market fan weighs in on the credit crisis and his biggest fear. more
• Cheney’s brain trust
• Dick Cheney does the economy
Vice President Dick Cheney wields considerable power on economic policy. In a Fortune exclusive, the [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 26th, 2007 | Category: Cheney, Clean Energy, Corporate Corruption, Deception, Environment, Favored Firms, Mafia, Oil, Tax Dollars, alternative energy, arrogance, brain trust, budget, climate change, consequences, consumers, critical resources, economics, economy, energy, extortion, infrastructure, markets, recession, risk, taxpayers | Comments (1)