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enron/bush collusion in sticking it to californian energy consumers Enron execs met with govt. immediately before Bush admin said NO to California's request for assistance (picture dubya's smirky grin, the one he gets when he says the word "evil")...
Posted: Mon, Jan 21, 2002 8:13pm PST
2002 Cal Gov Race: Energy Crisis Hoax The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) issued a 58-page repot, entitled "Hoax: How Deregulation Let the Power Industry Steal $71 Billion From California," showing that the contrived California "energy crisis" of one year ago was a coordinated plan with the Legislative votes for taxpayer bailouts of the energy companies, as FTCR pointed out at the time. The report is in PDF format at:
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/utilities/rp/rp002169.pdf...
Posted: Sat, Jan 19, 2002 12:34pm PST
British View of Enrongate. (Wasn't Enron one of the agents of California's Power Woes last Spring?)
As he approaches the first anniversary of his inauguration, George W Bush is under siege. He has won the war in Afghanistan, but finds himself engaged in a new battle against a scandal that is threatening to dog his administration and tarnish his reputation ....
Posted: Tue, Jan 15, 2002 7:56pm PST
Ground-Breaking Film Explores the Many Different Realities of Jamaica LIFE AND DEBT - a groundbreaking new film on globalization by Stephanie Black - explores the real life impact of free trade and foreign debt on workers and farmers in Jamaica. LIFE AND DEBT opens for a limited one-week run at the Lumiere Theater in San Francisco (California at Polk) and the Shattuck IV Cinema in Berkeley (2230 Shattuck Ave) January 18th-24th....
Posted: Mon, Jan 14, 2002 1:09pm PST
Umbrella Drinks, Bankrupt Farmers, and Sweatshop Abuses LIFE AND DEBT - a groundbreaking new film on globalization by Stephanie Black - explores the real life impacts of free trade and foreign debt for workers and farmers in Jamaic . LIFE AND DEBT opens for a limited one-week run at the Lumiere in SF and the Shattuck IV in Berkeley, January 18....
Posted: Mon, Jan 14, 2002 12:57pm PST
Behind the Media's Coverage of the Energy Crisis ... And does the public understand all of this? "Absolutely not. ... Although no particular spin seems to dominate the media coverage, it's clear that each of the players in the energy crisis has their own spin:...
Posted: Sat, Jan 12, 2002 8:46pm PST
Express solidarity &/or vent relief in lawsuit against PG&E Contact info, to express views, re: lawsuit against PG&E...
Posted: Sat, Jan 12, 2002 2:57am PST
NAFTAorg: ops! Enviro Disaster Free trade across North America is not only affecting the air, water and forests of the continent, but is creating a "looming threat" to the survival of certain plant and animal species, says a report from a NAFTA agency....
Posted: Wed, Jan 9, 2002 4:49pm PST
CNN: Bush/Taliban oil deals Two Developments This Morning Raise Questions About What Bush Administration Was Willing to Do in Pursuit of Oil
Aired January 9, 2002 - 07:10 ET...
Posted: Wed, Jan 9, 2002 12:37pm PST
Enron Reps Met Cheney or Staff 6 Times Representatives of the collapsed energy giant Enron Corp. met six times with Vice President Dick Cheney or his staff involved in crafting energy policy, the White House has told a Democratic lawmaker....
Posted: Wed, Jan 9, 2002 12:35pm PST
2002 Cal Gov race: Bye Gray Davis! Happy New Year! The 2002 California Governor's race is starting its engines now that the year has finally arrived when we can and will make the worst governor in California's history, Democrat Gray Davis, a one-term governor, and in so doing, finally cast the twin party of capitalism with the Republicans, namely the California Democratic Party, into the dustbin of history, hopefully soon followed by the Republican Party....
Posted: Tue, Jan 1, 2002 12:00am PST
Silent Running These are lyrics from the song "Silent Running" by Mike and the Mechanics. I thought it had some relevance to the current world situation. I apologize if someone feels this doesn't belong in the newswire....
Posted: Tue, Dec 18, 2001 2:55pm PST
Opperation Push-A-Lot: NYC WEF Ya Basta Style Action Be part of a Ya Basta style action in NYC!...
Posted: Tue, Dec 18, 2001 12:11am PST
Quebec 2001: The Battle Against the F.T.A.A. 34 heads of state. 6,000 cops. 60,000 protesters. Two miles of chain link. One secret document. A journey through the historic protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Quebec City, April 2001....
Posted: Mon, Dec 17, 2001 11:25pm PST
Enron: Follow the $$$ Enron distributed an additional $55 million to 500 employees two days before filing for bankruptcy...Enron laid off about 4,000 of the 7,500 employees at its Houston HQ the day after filing for bankruptcy......
Posted: Tue, Dec 11, 2001 11:54am PST
A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM !!! ( analysis and site ) MASS DEMONSTRATIONS CALLED IN NEW YORK CITY OUTSIDE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 5
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2: MASS MARCH AND RALLY...
Posted: Mon, Dec 10, 2001 3:17pm PST
A CHALLENGE TO THE BLUE/GREEN COALITONS I challenge the Blue/Green coalitions you have proven your worth with the work you did against Fast Track..I now challenge you to create jobs that would help the earth....
Posted: Sat, Dec 8, 2001 12:54pm PST
Bank slaps suit on Enron execs Amalgamated Bank, which manages worker retirement funds, on Wed. sought to freeze the bank accounts of senior executives at Enron Corp. alleging they reaped huge profits by artificially inflating the stock price of the once-mighty energy trader....
Posted: Wed, Dec 5, 2001 9:34am PST
4 Week Update SF Election Fraud The election fraud crisis against the public power initiatives Props F and I on the November 6, 2001 ballot continues 4 weeks later. There are now reports of floating ballot box tops appearing at the Richmond Marina and at Stinson Beach. When elections director Tammy Haygood was asked to explain why precinct numbers were still on some of the floating ballot box tops during Thanksgiving weekend if they had been washed and left to dry, she stated the job was not yet done....
Posted: Wed, Dec 5, 2001 8:15am PST
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