Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy analysis firm reports that for the first nine months of 2024, Germany generated more electricity from wind […]
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Iraqi Troops sent by Shiite PM al-Maliki arrest Sunni Parliamentarian, kill his Brother
(AFP reports) also at the Jordan Times Iraq forces arrest Sunni MP, kill brother and guards (via AFP) Iraqi security forces on Saturday raided the […]
The Year in Review: JibJab on 2013
JibJab’s 2013 Year in Review (To the tune of “Give my Regards to Broadway!”)
Egypt’s Veiled Rapper Speaks out about Women’s Issues (Video of the Day)
The BBC reports: “Mayam Mahmoud is Egypt’s first rapper who wears a hijab. The 18-year-old recently made it to the semi-finals of the talent show […]
“Terrorism” tag is tool of Political Repression in Egypt
(By Human Rights Watch) (New York) – The Egyptian government’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization appears to be aimed at expanding […]
Benghazi Consular attack was Local, not al-Qaeda: NYT Correspondent Demolishes GOP Talking Points
(By Juan Cole) David D. Kirkpatrick at the New York Times has settled the controversy over events in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, by actually […]
Beirut Teen who took Selfie moments before Carbomb exploded dies of Injuries
(AFP reports) Teen in Beirut bombing ‘selfie’ dies (via AFP) A Lebanese teenager seen posing for a group “selfie” in front of a bomb-laden car […]
SNL: Anti-Depressant for Obama (Video of the Day)
Saturday Night Live commercial parody with Jay Pharoah on the anti-depressant Obama needs after the year he had in 2013.
EPA finally catches a Fracking polluter in the Act, levies Largest ever Civil Penalties
(By Tina Casey) US EPA Nails Fracker With Record Fine (via Clean Technica) The woes just keep piling up for Chesapeake Energy. The company is […]
Ethiopia aims to become Africa’s Green Energy Giant
Ethiopia intends to increase its power generation from 2000 megawatts to 10,000 MW. That goal is not unusual for a developing country. What is distinctive […]