Month August 2003

FirstEnergy, Enron Of The East Millions for baseball, little for maintenance From reader Timothy Perch of Mentor, Ohio (emphasis mine) “On Thursday August 14, 2003, fifty million people lost electricity in the largest blackout in North American history.  New York…

Wave of sabotage hits Iraq “A fresh wave of sabotage and violence took its toll on Iraq on Sunday as a second blaze hit a crucial oil export pipeline, a water pipeline was blown up and six Iraqis were killed…

Texas to cancel – elections?From DailyKos “Many in tin-foil territory often claim the Bush Administration would cancel elections if their loss was imminent. Republicans aren’t always the strongest proponents of fair elections (Florida, Texas, California), but to cancel an election?…

Vatican ‘ordered abuse cover-up’ in 1962From the BBC “The Vatican told Catholic bishops around the world to cover up cases of sexual abuse, London’s Observer newspaper has reported. The newspaper quotes a 69-page document, written in 1962 and sent to…

Viridian Heat Wave contest Four years ago, we in the Viridian Design movement had a contest to design a warning sticker for heat waves. Looks like we should ship some to Europe ASAP…