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international / sci-tech Sunday March 25, 2007 - 00:01 by Shell watcher
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This interesting article from a hearing earlier thos week into safety at energy refineries makes scary reading for anyone who is being forced to live with one of these monsters on their doorstep. It seems that in the first six weeks of this year, there were 43 reported serious incidents inthe United States, any one of which could have turned into a major disaster. A former member of Shell's staff spoke about two incidents at the refinery where he worked (in Washington). One of these was a near miss but could easily have resulted in a huge fire cloud, the other caused six deaths among contractors. It seems in a majority of cases, poor safety procedures are to blame. Looking back on the 2005 fire I was reminded of this quotation from a Texas City Resident. Mr. Herman Batist: "Anytime you live by a plant like this, you've got to worry about this kind of situation. They don't happen very often, but when they do, the first thing you check is which way the wind is blowing" ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday March 24, 2007 - 15:50 by finn
Wind down from your artificially induced stress/pace and confront your personal reality – take stock for a moment. Your existence has been confined to sustaining and maintaining a system that makes ever-increasing demands on your liberty and freedom – the pillars upon which joy and satisfaction are built/derived! The frenzied pace of western society is largely the result of the manic need for ever increasing profits and greater concentrations of wealth in the fewest possible hands, which inevitably places higher demands on those at the bottom of the financial scale. Obtaining wealth is simply a matter of applying unfair downward pressure in favour of upward flowing benefits; wealth is not created it is the result of manipulation and/or theft – the historical record bears this out. Put simply, profit is exploitation/theft! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday March 24, 2007 - 01:39 by Anarchy Rules
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Iran says the incident occured in Iranian waters. Nearly everyone else claims the incident happened in Iraqi waters. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / gender and sexuality Friday March 23, 2007 - 13:59 by Sarah McKibben
The following letter, signed by more than 200 scholars from universities in some 13 countries, asks NUIG to reconsider the decision to close the Women's Studies Centre and to maintain the autonomy of Women's Studies as an interdisciplinary field. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Thursday March 22, 2007 - 16:51 by E
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Selected articles published online: PDF 1.3MB: http://www.swp.ie/socialistworker/2007/sw271/SW-271-web.pdf ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday March 22, 2007 - 11:50 by maire
9 comments (last - monday march 26, 2007 - 10:36)
Low Carbon Life. “low carbon” life will require changes in how we live. It will require a shift in public consciousness, as well as a willingness to do without conveniences that may now seem essential. Energy inefficiency and waste are so woven into the fabric of life that it is both very easy for some and very hard for others to change. The business of climate change will create demand for innovation, and will change and reshape markets immediately. Investors will be asking questions to identify companies that will succeed or fail in an environment of increased climate change risk. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday March 21, 2007 - 09:23 by news
An open ended general strike began in Israel today. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday March 20, 2007 - 22:00 by reabhloid dearg
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An Glór - Issue 3 / March 2007 ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday March 20, 2007 - 20:10 by SP Online
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The March 2007 issue of The Socialist (#24) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday March 20, 2007 - 18:35 by anon
The City Of Derry Airport is expected to be the first in Europe to officially ban controversial CIA flights transporting terror suspects to secret prisons, it emerged today. The publicly-owned airport confirmed it is working out the practicalities of an ``anti-rendition'' policy after discussions with Amnesty International. At the minute the practicalities of this are being looked at by council officers with a view to bringing a motion before the council - I obviously hope we can do that Councillor Gerry Diver Airport Committee ... read full story / add a comment
galway / environment Tuesday March 20, 2007 - 14:02 by gníomhaí
2 comments (last - monday october 29, 2007 - 19:43)
On parts of the continent and in the UK, garden allotments are popular- if you live in a flat or don't have access to a garden it's a great way to grow your own veggies, get more self- sufficient and keep money out of the pockets of big supermarkets. In the UK they cost anything from £16-£50 a year to rent. It will not be possible for much longer to transport food from the other side of the planet due to the rising cost of oil and gas, and besides this is not environmentally sustainable. In addition, harvests are failing or producing less due to chaotic climate change. As a result the cost of food is and will continue to climb. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 20, 2007 - 02:41 by Cleaves Editorial
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George W. Bush and Tony Blair may face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court over their military intervention and occupation of Iraq. The Internationally insignificant John Howard would face Australian courts prior to being handed over to the ICC. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Monday March 19, 2007 - 23:57 by John McAnulty
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Bread and butter it wasn’t Sectarian headcount in Irish election sees Paisley triumphant ... read full story / add a comment 
mayo / anti-capitalism Monday March 19, 2007 - 01:43 by local press reader
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The current edition of the Mayo Advertiser carries an article on proceedings at Mayo Council's monthly meeting. This month, Sinn Féin Cllr Gerry Murray proposed a motion calling on the Council to demand that the government renegotiate the current deal, whereby all the profits of the sale of the natural gas in the Corrib field will leave the country and go to the shareholders in Shell, Statoil and Marathon Oil. Sinn Féin want to know why the money can't fund hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure projects in this country. Cllr Murray pressed the FG Cllr present to say whether whether if, should that party be in govt after the general election, Enda Kenny would continue with the present policy of giving away the country's resources, but no answer was forthcoming. The first part of the article is below and their is a link to the full piece: http://www.mayoadvertiser.com/index.php?aid=1316 ... read full story / add a comment |
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