Bookmarks 02/29/2012

How SCAF is seeking to resolve corruption cases behind closed doors – Blog – The Arabist tags: scaf military GAFI executive law bullshit economy economics corruption Law 4 of 2012 permits the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, the regulator of investment and companies in Egypt, to settle with investors who have committed either in [...]

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Bookmarks 02/28/2012

BBC News – Ocean trench: Take a dive 11,000m down tags: graphic marine geology ocean science The Most Sweeping Anti-Cruelty Policy in the Food Service Industry – Barry Estabrook – Health – The Atlantic tags: food health unitedstates industry policy Bon Appétit announced last week that it had implemented the most sweeping anti-cruelty policy in [...]

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Bookmarks 02/27/2012

Time for environmental funders to stop neglecting the grassroots | Grist tags: environment activism finance fundraising unitedstates history The left’s funders, on the other hand, have pursued high-profile national legislative wins. Their money is impatient and results-based. Institutions receiving the money are treated like untrustworthy employees, forced to submit endless progress reports and beg anew [...]

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Fuul for Thought: Critical Theory is Paralyzing

Managing the tension between an activist heart and a critical mind is stressful.

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Bookmarks 02/24/2012

Secret memo warns oilsands damage may be irreversible tags: canada government oil corporate conspiracy wikileaks Collateral damage from Canada’s booming oilsands sector may be irreversible, posing a “significant environmental and financial risk to the province of Alberta,” says a secret memorandum prepared for the federal government’s top bureaucrat. “While the industry has taken steps to [...]

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Bookmarks 02/23/2012

“Conservation in a New Nation” – YouTube tags: conservation social activism life development Israel To Demolish Palestinian Solar Energy Program | Common Dreams tags: israel palestine settlements solar energy renewable poverty aid international In Egypt, the police force is up for grabs | GlobalPost tags: egypt police military politics 22/2/2012 – تأملات مغادر: مواجهة مع [...]

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Bookmarks 02/22/2012

Playing a dangerous game in Egypt | Transitions Even though I’m one of many who believe the United States should stop bankrolling dictatorial governments, these threats won’t be enough to solve the impasse. It may sound irrational for a client state to play chicken with its benefactor, but from its own perspective SCAF doesn’t really have anything to lose. [...]

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Bookmarks 02/21/2012

How Corporations Corrupt Science at the Public’s Expense | Union of Concerned Scientists tags: corporate business science censorship communication propaganda Federal decision makers need access to the best available science in order to craft policies that protect our health, safety, and environment.   Unfortunately, censorship of scientists and the manipulation, distortion, and suppression of scientific [...]

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Bookmarks 02/19/2012

THE DAILY STAR :: Opinion :: Commentary :: The laughter is dying down in Egypt tags: egypt society humor counterrevolution revolution jan25 jan25two What the Wall Street Journal Can’t See in India’s Forests « Kafila tags: india media government neoliberal bias forest deforestation poverty rural indigenous Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links [...]

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Bookmarks 02/16/2012

Fayza Abul Naga Presses Inquiry Against U.S. in Egypt – NYTimes.com tags: egypt politics international humanrights FayzaAbulNaga corrupt power economy aid Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Bookmarks 02/15/2012

اليوم السابع | العسيري: إنشاء المحطة النووية بالضبعة يحتاج 48 شهرًا فى حال استكمال المشروع ugh! tags: egypt energy energy-policy nuclear environment social justice Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Bookmarks 02/13/2012

Writing the Revolution: Dilemmas of Ethnographic Writing after the January 25th Revolution in Egypt tags: academic academia research socialscience egypt revolution jan25 Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Bookmarks 02/12/2012

Egypt’s lakes: ‘a truly tragic environmental tale’ | Egypt Independent tags: egypt conservation nature environment delta Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Bookmarks 02/11/2012

Egypt’s Military Inc. & Privileges – Call for an open general strike – YouTube tags: egypt scaf military noscaf feb11 economy counterrevolution fuckscaf The Generals’ Secret: Egypt’s Ambivalent Market – Sada on the military’s production and tensions with neoliberal policies tags: egypt scaf military economy market neoliberal state State Department on Egypt: SCAF may not [...]

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Bookmarks 02/10/2012

All Films . American Experience . WGBH | PBS hundreds of documentaries on (US?) history tags: history unitedstates documentary video resource Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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