Saving Motor City | Kunstler: Our Messy Future | Green Groups Plan for Obama

Environment Newsletter December 2nd, 2008 More from Environment »

How to Save Motor City By Marissa Colon-Margolies, The Nation Letting Detroit fail: catastrophic. Transforming it into a lean green machine-maker: visionary. Read more »   We've got a ton of great content this week. My favorite piece is a realistic look at what it will take to save Detroit, how we can make a bailout equitable and fair for everyone, and the environment. We've also got new pieces from energy icons like Michael T. Klare and Howard Kunstler, a look at a super energy plan from a Spanish billionaire, and Rikki Ott takes Sarah Palin to task for her "drill" mantra. And, in addition to all this great stuff, we've got a special holiday deal for AlterNet readers. You can now get a copy of our beautiful full color book, Water Consciousness about solutions to the global water crisis for $14.95. It makes an amazing gift for enviro lovers or those just waking up to our water problems. With essays from leading environmentalists and over 50 stunning photographs, it's a steal. Click here and find out. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Senior Editor     The Many Ways Our Future is a Mess By Michael T. Klare, The Nation Even the government is now warning the US will face a world of greater dangers, more challengers and a paucity of reliable allies. Read more »   Major Green Groups Offer Plan to Obama By Kate Sheppard, Grist.org How should Obama act on the environment? A report by 29 major enviro groups gave Obama a list of actions and policies. Read more »   Billionaire Fashion Magnate Begins Building Massive Alternative Energy Network By Elizabeth Nash, Independent UK The ambitions of Spain's richest man is boundless and his energy networks already stretch to three continents. Read more »   What Does Barack Know About Peak Oil? By James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com The economy may go back up, but the decline in oil production can't be stopped. Does the president-elect know this? Read more »   Why It's Not OK for Palin to 'Drill Baby, Drill' By Silja J.A. Talvi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Dr. Riki Ott has a special response to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's heavy push for oil drilling in the Arctic. Read more »   Mercury Levels at Red Alert By Richard E. Ellis, Truthdig Thinking of whipping up another tuna casserole? You may change your mind after reading Dr. Jane Higtower's convincing expose . Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Robert Redford Slams Bush on the Rachel Maddow Show By Staff, Huffington Post Robert Redford appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to denounce these final attempts to relax environmental regulations. Read more »

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Trying to Stay Positive About Obama | Higher Education = Economic Disaster | Cops Getting Kicks Tasering

Headlines Newsletter December 2nd, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster By Nan Mooney, AlterNet Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees. Read more »   Clues Obama Won't Govern Center-Right By Robert Creamer, Blog for Our Future Have progressives been suckered into supporting a President who will really govern from the 'center-right'? The short answer is no. Read more »   What Does Barack Know About Peak Oil? By James Howard Kunstler, Kunstler.com The economy may go back up, but the decline in oil production can't be stopped. Does the president-elect know this? Read more »   Cops Get Their Kicks, Tasering By Digby, Hullabaloo The police have no right to shoot people with electricity for having a "bad attitude." Read more »   Why Robert Gates is a Terrible Pick By Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation The appointment of Robert Gates -- a vocal critic of Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan who will undoubtedly shape policy-- is alarming. Read more »   The Many Ways Our Future is a Mess By Michael T. Klare, The Nation Even the government is now warning the US will face a world of greater dangers, more challengers and a paucity of reliable allies. Read more »   Let's Hope India Doesn't React Like We Did to 9/11 By Juan Cole, Outlook India The choices India makes now about the threat of terrorism will help determine what kind of superpower it will be. Read more »   Hillary Clinton's Disdain for International Law -- Change We Can Believe In? By Stephen Zunes, AlterNet Hillary Clinton is our new Secretary of State -- will she continue the United States' hypocrisy on human rights and the rule of law? Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Dealing with the Taliban to End the Afghanistan War By ZP Heller, Brave New Films An alternative to troop escalation. Read more »   Palin Recycles Old Stump Speech in Georgia, Pisses Off Alaskans By Ali Frick, Think Progress Yesterday, Palin's home-state newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News, sharply criticized her for campaigning for Chambliss. Read more »   World AIDS Day: It Is Time to Stop 'Aidsism' By Susan Blumenthal, M.D., Melissa Shive, Huffington Post We must put an end to the discrimination that people living with HIV/AIDS experience every day. Read more »

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Mumbai: What the Media's Not Telling | Stopping Palin's Drilling | Hidden Secrets of the Bush Era

Headlines Newsletter December 1st, 2008 All stories, blogs, and video »

Health Care: It's Time for a Major Overhaul By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet A huge coalition of progressive and union forces is gearing up for political battle on the health care front. Read more »   Mumbai Attacks: Piecing Together the Story AlterNet There's a lot more to the Mumbai attacks than CNN and the New York Times have been reporting. Here's an alternative guide to the story. Read more »   Why It's Not OK to 'Drill Baby, Drill' By Silja J.A. Talvi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Dr. Riki Ott has a special response to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's heavy push for oil drilling in the Arctic. Read more »   Neocons, Republicans and War Criminals Rave About Obama's 'Team of Rivals' By Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet Obama is getting praise from all the wrong people. Read more »   How to Find out the Hidden Secrets of the Bush Administration By Charles Homans, Washington Monthly Treat Cheney's offices like a crime scene, create a 9/12 Commission, and declassify the Bush papers -- the public deserves to know. Read more »   Why the NFL Should Be More Like NASCAR By Sameer Pandya, Miller-McCune.com In a manifesto for sports fans, two professors call for more merit and less monopoly. Read more »   Republicans Just Can't Stop Picking Partisan Fights By Digby, Hullabaloo Just in case anyone thinks the spirit of bipartisanship has overtaken Congress in light of the severe financial crisis, think again. Read more »   After Seven Years, Guantánamo Prisoners Need to be Tried or Released By Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research Judge: "Seven years of waiting for a legal system to give them an answer ... is more than enough." Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Poll: Republicans Want Palin in 2012 By Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone 67% want the Alaska Gov. to run, followed by Romney and Huckabee. Read more »   Is Laura Bush Delusional? By Julia, Firedoglake When it comes to Bush's legacy, Laura Bush doesn't have her facts straight. Read more »   Bush Takes a Last-Minute Swipe at Workers' Rights By Satyam Khanna, Think Progress The proposal is "one of about 20 highly contentious rules the Bush administration is planning to issue in its final weeks." Read more »

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