Canadian crude spilling in America Exxon's Pegasus pipeline delivers Canadian tar sands to Texas for processing. It has sprung a leak in a nice little neighborhood called Mayflower, south of Conway, Arkansas. Noxious fumes make the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Just wanted to leave a quick note to all those celebrating this weekend to have a happy Easter and Passover. … [Read more...]
Ready for The Red Sox?
I know I am. … [Read more...]
Napalm: Live on WBUR’s Radio Boston Monday 3-4 PM
I'll be live on WBUR's Radio Boston Monday 1 April from 3-4 PM to talk about my new book Napalm, An American Biography with host Meghna Chakrabarti. This is the US national publication date for the book, published by the Belknap Press of … [Read more...]
How Fossil Fuels Have Greened The Planet
With the warm weather upon us, I officially shut down my coal insert until October. After cleaning the glass, polishing the brass handles and knobs, and cleaning out all of the coal ash for the final time, I still ask myself if I am doing … [Read more...]
Want to win your next election? ORGANIZE!
Here in the sleepy little town of Milford, MA, we have a giant bearing down on us with promises of an increased tax base and a robust business presence in what is currently zoned as a residential neighborhood. Who is this giant? David … [Read more...]
The Man’s Name is David Margolis, You’ll Be Hearing Much About Him This Summer
By the end of the Whitey Bulger trial Assistant U.S. Attorney David Margolis should be a household name. A real life Keyser Söze, Mr. Wolf, and Yoda rolled into one. He is the man that pulls the strings that cause people like Judge Stearns … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: Scalia furious he has to discuss gay couples all week
Borowitz: SCALIA FURIOUS HE HAS TO HEAR ABOUT GAY COUPLES ALL WEEK WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In an outburst that shocked many onlookers at the Supreme Court today, Justice Antonin Scalia said that it made him “angry beyond … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Dreaming…
This morning, for reasons I can't explain, I arose with Scott Walker on my mind. And John Kasich. And Rick Snyder. And Tom Corbett. Well, not really. More precisely, I awoke with their state legislatures on my mind. I thought of what … [Read more...]
DeLeo’s Fantasy Land
"Fiddle dee dee. War, war, war. This war talk is spoiling the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream." --Gone With the Wind Beacon Hill Dems informally caucused at the Parker House today where Bob DeLeo expressed … [Read more...]
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