Category: Environment
Ethanol Is the Agricultural Equivalent of Holy Water
by WS Editors | Jun 15, 2007 | EnvironmentETHANOL IS A MAGIC ELIXIR. It allows politicians and political operatives to promise voters that America can achieve “energy independence.” In this new energy Valhalla, American farmers will be rich, fat and happy, thanks to all the money they will be making from “energy crops.” Better yet, U.S. soldiers will never again need to visit […]
New York’s Novel Plan | A Carbon Problem for GM | Judging CEOs by Their Houses
by WS Editors | Apr 15, 2007 | Economy, EnvironmentWonderful Town—It might seem odd for a billionaire to develop a radical plan to help the poor. But New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a possible independent presidential candidate for 2008, has done so in a typically unconventional manner. Stay in school, go to the dentist, take a higher education course or get job training […]
Weird Weather | Will Rudy Run? | Ethics Committee Gets Back to Work
by WS Editors | Jan 15, 2007 | Environment, PoliticsSpringtime in January—“This is the life,” a woman on the beach tells her husband in a recent cartoon. “A cool drink, a good book, the warm sun.” “Buffalo in January,” her husband responds. Aside from the blizzards in Denver, this Christmas season felt more warm than white. And it only got hotter as the New […]
Stalling on Haditha | Lieberman’s Lonely Road | Our Endangered National Parks
by WS Editors | Jul 1, 2006 | Environment, Foreign PolicyHandling Haditha—The killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi bumped news of Haditha off the front page, blunting public impact of the incident, in which U.S. troops stand accused of killing 24 Iraqi civilians and then covering it up. On the day of Zarqawi’s death, the State Department’s coordinator for Iraq said, “Haditha is a serious issue […]
What a Gas! | Ohio’s Voting Meltdown | Trust the Media? Trust Your Government?
by WS Editors | May 15, 2006 | Environment, MediaHold the Hybrid—A picture may be worth a thousand words, but three pictures can provide priceless publicity. That’s why Senate Democrats recently held a press conference at a local Exxon station a block from their offices on Capitol Hill, where gas is $3.10 a gallon for regular unleaded. It doesn’t help that Exxon’s outgoing CEO […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety