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Started by FOTD, November 17, 2007, 11:34:27 AM

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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3160632.ece

"One reason environmentalists give for the state's poor record is Southern Company, a huge electrical utility that wields huge influence all the way to the White House. More than any other company, Southern has been responsible for steering President George Bush away from action to halt global warming. It has done so by spreading largesse – $8m (£4m) on contributions to politicians in the past nine years, an amount far outweighing the political contributions of any other utility."


And kudos to Tulsa World and Drew Edmondson:
Runoff bacteria levels likened to 'raw sewage'

http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectID=61&articleID=071117_7_A18_hRuno27032


"The Wednesday action is the latest in a long-running conflict between Oklahoma officials and more than a dozen Arkansas-based poultry companies. After years of attempting to negotiate a settlement over litter disposal, Edmondson finally filed a lawsuit in federal court seek ing to force the companies to take certain steps."

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~Bertrand Russell