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Tonight's editors: patrick, boatsie, and Hopeful Skeptic
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We all have choices to make in life, some easier than others.
Perhaps to basic MBA penny-pinching, earning dollars off others' lungs through ignoring coal pollution's externalities, or a Corporate culture that remains ignorant of social costs, one of the most popular websites in the globe made the choice to poison all 500,000,000 of its "friends" by being a Friend to unfriendly and polluting Coal-fired electricity.
Facebook recently chose to operate its first data center, located in Prineville, Oregon, US, with energy from Pacific Power, a utility 60% fueled by coal.
The Gulf of Mexico, her marine life and the people of the Gulf coast are a political sacrifice, and one that the Obama administration had no right to make.
The lies of BP and our government are as toxic as the oil that remains in the Gulf, and the dispersant that BP continues to be used in full view, and apparently with approval from, our government. There is a massive cover-up taking place on the Gulf coast, in full view of the "public", the people, in full view of the corporate media, in full view of the world.
Please rec the new Mothership #116 here. This one has expired.
The current ROV DIARY: Daily Kos Gulf Watchers ROV #383 - Issues - BP's Gulf Catastrophe - Yasuragi
The digest of diaries is here
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PLEASE visit Pam LaPier's diary to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor and Pam LaPier for working on this!