July 2008
40 posts
The Big Book of Sign Language →
Transportation by the Numbers →
Report: State office that serves people with... →
Only in Texas…
#3321: NEW INNOVATIONS →
Sweatshop In Queens Produced Clothes For Macy's,... →
I highly recommend American Apparel.
California bans restaurants from using trans fats →
California on Friday became the first state to prohibit restaurants from using artery-clogging trans fats in preparing their food.
WatchThe Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound.
“One thing is clear, Democratic and Republican values are not Green Party values....”
– Cynthia McKinney’s acceptance speech for the Green Party’s nomination for President of the United States.
The Good News About Rising Oil Prices →
Less driving, more mass transit use. Will the trend last, as carmakers scramble to introduce more fuel efficient models?
11 reasons America's a new socialist economy →
Interesting read, from an unlikely source, MarketWatch. A few keywords: banking system meltdown, enron accounting practices, socialized housing, free market healthcare failing 47,000,000 Americans, inflated oil prices.
State supports $4.9 billion wind power plan →
Texas has made solid plans to invest in renewable energy and to solidify it’s position as the #1 wind power generating state. Some notable winners from this plan include: austin energy and the lower colorado river authority.
WatchZe Frank on ‘The Sound of Young America’ radio show.
Wal-Mart & the Sins of Our Fathers →
Did you know that Wal Mart faces over 70 lawsuits from all over the country?
California adopts statewide green building code →
props to california!
IndyMac Bank seized by federal regulators →
The second largest bank bail-out in U.S. history happened and nobody in the U.S. even knows. If you have been in doubt about the seriousness of the economic situation in America, I hope you can now see, clearly, how bad the situation really is.
President George W Bush lobbyist in ‘cash for... →
If you give Bush a six-figure donation to his presidential library, I’ll get you a meeting with Cheney or Rice. — the head of world-wide strategic partners, a bush lobbyist. WHY IS THIS NOT BIG NEWS IN AMERICA?
Offshore drilling in Texas may not be a quick fix →
Nice way to spin the story, tell everyone that offshore drilling will not impact gas prices but go on to say that it’s ok because the industry cleaned up it’s act. yeah right, thanks for making me read the whole article to find some interesting information on RECENT oil spills.
Texas tops nation in funds for abstinence... →
…and people wonder why teenage pregnancy rates are the highest in the nation in Texas.
Watchwhile chillin’ at the bank drive through…
Have you ever wondered how many calories you... →
WatchStrike.TV is looking promising
JPMorgan: Detroit automakers face liquidity crisis →
The big 3 could be forced to sell brands and/or face bankruptcy within the next 2 years. Good riddance! If those 3 companies wouldn’t have been so concerned with each other and how much they’re paying their executives, they wouldn’t have been hit so hard when the market turned. For years, Japanese and European brands have been building far superior products and responding...
WatchDon’t be this guy, forreals!
Judge Orders Wal-Mart To Pay $6.5 Million For... →
I hope the jury is stacked full of ex wal-mart employees when damages are decided upon.
Judge: Feds violated deal on border fence →
DHS failed to review alternatives to building a physical border fence through the middle of a state college, UTB and they’ll probably get away with never doing so by considering the fence a matter of national security. Thanks Bush.
Daisetta residents told to consider lawsuit over... →
Yeah no shit, the state didn’t do their job and dropped the ball, again. Please sue them and make the state take responsibility for not protecting it’s residents. Pretty please.
Sip On That Purple Drank. →
Judges rip Texas courts in death penalty case →
A federal appeals court decided to force a hearing on whether or not a man with an IQ of 70 is mentally retarded, thus unfit for the death penalty sentence he received. What bothers me the most is how every court in Texas that heard the case failed to understand that the SCOTUS ruled that YOU CAN NOT SEND A MENTALLY RETARDED PERSON TO DEATH ROW. For the record, anyone with an IQ of 70 is...
