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December 3, 2014Uncategorized

PBC News & Comment: Iran’s Air Force Joins the Fray, Bombs Islamic State in Iraq

Iran joins the anti-Islamic State free-for-all, sends fighter jets to Diyala province in Iraq; US, Iran both deny coordination…. Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Iran’s Air Force Joins the Fray, Bombs Islamic State in Iraq

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Green Chemistry Isn’t About Perfection, But Works to Reduce Toxic Chemicals

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Meet the “father of green chemistry”, Dr. John C. Warner. The former research head for Polaroid founded the Warner Babcock Institute and co-authored the book Green Chemistry. He defines his vision, and notes that industry is way ahead of academia in embracing his principles. Continue reading Green Chemistry Isn’t About Perfection, But Works to Reduce Toxic Chemicals

December 2, 2014Uncategorized

PBC News & Comment: Some Hong Kong Protest Leaders Shift Tactics, Students Launch Hunger Strike

In Hong Kong, Occupy Central leaders shift tactics, plan to submit to arrest as student leaders call for hunger strike… Continue reading PBC News & Comment: Some Hong Kong Protest Leaders Shift Tactics, Students Launch Hunger Strike

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December 1, 2014Uncategorized

PBC News & Comment: As Egypt Drops Charges Against Former Dictator, Obama is Silent

–as charges are dropped against Mubarak and sons, new strongman al-Sisi echoes Obama, “looking forward, not back” while Obama is silent….

–Hong Kong protesters defy crackdown, shut down government building

–Ferguson reaction continues as Obama calls for cops to wear body cams, and limits to militarization of local police

–as corporate media features (mostly) white (mostly) guys commenting on race relations, Charles Blow accurately links poverty, racism and crime

–video from Ferguson shows cops or SWAT troopers setting fire to car during riot

–20-year-old found dead in Ferguson may have been Grand Jury witness

–killer cop Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson PD

–Reuters reports 50,000 “ghost soldiers” in Iraqi Army

–crude oil benchmark price continues to drop, could lead to crash in energy sector

–Senators Boxer and Wyden email in misguided, desperate effort to save Mary Landrieu

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November 26, 2014Uncategorized

PBC News & Comment: As Exit is Delayed, More US Troops Will Stay in Afghanistan

Obama delays US exit from Afghanistan in sneaky way, gets no criticism; who will be the last American to die in “graveyard of empires”?
–liberals shudder as Justice Ginsburg is hospitalized
–media coverage in Ferguson, other cities encourages some of the vandalism and blockades; in Oakland, two TV choppers almost collide
–in Hong Kong, 116 protesters arrested in showdown; 7 cops are arrested for beating protest leader in October
–in Mexico City, human rights groups object to detention and excessive force for peaceful protesters
–in in-depth interview with British journalist Andy Worthington, we talk about the new campaign to free Shaker Aamer from Guantanamo; get the details here
–British report blames unnamed US internet company for inadequate spying in case of Islamist attack on soldier in 2013
–Carly Fiorina, who wrecked Hewlett Packard and failed in Senate bid from California, wants to be president
–Walmart workers plan strike on Black Friday
–EPA announces stricter ozone emission standards, prepare for GOP shitstorm
–frackers and tar sands extractors may see their bubble burst as crude drops below $80 a barrel, Steve Horn reports
–on west coast, seabirds are dying as warming kills their food supply
–Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, opposes citizenship law