Democracy Now! News Headlines for Monday, June 27, 2011

[RegioLunar]

9:11

How comes it that the rebuilding of the power grid isn´t a top priority for US energy corps? Texas windfarm out put regularyly overcomes the transmitting capacity?

[kingderon365]

@RegioLunar The tycoons of the energy industry and their wealth are being protected by US government's laziness in truly confronting our energy issues in a real way. We all know renewable energies out perform fossil fuels and are better for the environment. So are the tycoons, but they believe that investing in renewables will destroy their wealth. Go figure.

[StealthEmerald]

Can't believe this is my home! So ashamed to be human at times....

[ReX342]

Afghanistan; the one place you really, REALLY do not want one less hospital. Also, why has this not been the mentioned every time drilling is mentioned: IHS Drillin Data, August 2009 Memo: "The word in the world of the indepents is that the shale plays are just giant Ponzi schemes and the economics just do not work." ?

[MsSmedley]

all legalized marriage does is make your marriage a business yet it is subject to family court laws. why not create a business partnership & call your relationship a LLP so that it is protected under business law which is treated with much more respect in the courts than family law?