February 2012
60 posts
The Callus: High Oil Prices Are A Really... →
thecallus:
So do something about it: 1. Offer affordable housing near employers by zoning land properly for the last 75 years instead of trying to wall off brown poor people from white poor people. If you’re too late and you’ve already cocked this up, go to 2. Chastise yourself for being awful and racist. 2. Build some cheap alternatives to gas-based transportation. I hear electric trains and...
Hollywood's Next Great Business Model: Praying... →
parislemon:
When asked why The Bodyguard was pulled from Netflix streaming following Whitney Houston’s death, Dan McDermott got the following response from a Netflix rep:
I just went and talked to my main supervisor as to why the movie had been pulled and the reason it was pulled was the production company pulled the streaming rights from us because all the publicity after Whitney Houston’s...
Clean Coal: Not a Thing
squashed:
The coal companies are lying to you. Coal energy is not clean energy. It is the dirtiest form of energy generation we have. The coal companies are spending millions of dollars hoping you’ll forget this. A slick ad campaign doesn’t change the truth.
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCE) is really a conglomeration of a lot of companies that make money selling dirty...
Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a... →
thecallus:
The symbol of American success often involves having the biggest house possible, but our outsized fantasies seem to be shifting. According to a new survey, more than three quarters of us consider having sidewalks and places to take a walk one of our top priorities when deciding where to live. Six in 10 people also said they would sacrifice a bigger house to live in a neighborhood...
Prop 8 declared unconstitutional: What you need to...
Here’s the facts:
ruthoutspoken:
Here’s the breakdown of what you need to know:
Today’s ruling: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 vote that Prop 8 is not constitutional. This affirms Judge Vaughn Walker’s earlier ruling that Prop. 8 violated the U.S. Constitution by denying rights to a certain group of people.
“Although the Constitution permits communities to enact most...
