Saturday, December 12, 2015

RSN: The Inside Story of Shell's Push to Drill in the Arctic, Empowering the Ugliness, Study Indicates ISIS Armed With US-Made Weapons




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Paul Krugman | Empowering the Ugliness 
Paul Krugman. (photo: NYT) 
Paul Krugman, The New York Times 
Krugman writes: "We live in an era of political news that is, all too often, shocking but not surprising. The rise of Donald Trump definitely falls into that category." 
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Study Indicates ISIS Armed With US-Made Weapons 
Olivia Lowenberg, The Christian Science Monitor 
Lowenberg writes: "A new report from Amnesty International links Islamic State (IS) to American-manufactured weapons sourced from captured stockpiles in the Middle East." 
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Proposed 'Historic' Climate Pact Nears Final Vote 
Joby Warrick and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Diplomats from 196 countries prepared to vote Saturday on a far-reaching climate accord that seeks to halt the rapid growth of man-made greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and prevent a dangerous warming of the planet." 
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Obama and Congress Avert Federal Shutdown 
Alan Fram, Associated Press 
Fram writes: "Avoiding the high drama of recent year-end budget fights, President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday keeping government agencies open into next week, giving White House and congressional bargainers more time to complete sweeping deals on taxes and federal spending." 
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Meat Industry Ignores FDA, Health Experts, Buys More Antibiotics 
Beth Mole, Ars Technica 
Mole writes: "Despite recent efforts by health experts, doctors, and the Food and Drug Administration to pull the meat industry away from its heavy use of antimicrobials, livestock producers seem to have dug in their heels." 
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Banksy's 'Steve Jobs the Son of Syrian Migrant' Appears in Calais Refugee Camp 
RT 
Excerpt: "The renowned graffiti artist has struck again, drawing attention to the refugee crisis in the EU. An effigy of Steve Jobs has popped up on a wall in a camp in Calais - serving as a reminder that, at the very beginning, he was the son of a Syrian migrant." 
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The Inside Story of Shell's Push to Drill in the Arctic 
Barry Yeoman, Grist 
Yeoman writes: "Christopher Putnam needed to get something off his chest. Putnam is a trained wildlife biologist, who for almost six years has worked in Alaska protecting marine mammals. Putnam's relationship with Shell had always been amicable - until the company began insisting that walrus protection should take a backseat to economics and efficiency, and making it clear that it would fight any regulatory speed bumps placed in its way." 
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