Green Energy Gets Tough Love
Trump’s ‘Invisible’ Hotels ; Post Reporter Disciplined for Criticizing Bezos? ...and More Picks
Trump’s ‘Invisible’ Hotels ; Post Reporter Disciplined for Criticizing Bezos? ...and More Picks for 9/19
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Washington Post Reporter Disciplined for Criticizing Owner Jeff Bezos? (Jimmy)
The author writes, “The union that represents Washington Post reporters has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Post for disciplining a reporter and union leader who wrote an op-ed critical of Post owner and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.”
Trumps Invisible “New” Hotels (Russ)
Trump family claims opening new hotels all over, but no sign of them so far.
The Green Energy Cornucopia is 100% Wishful Thinking (Jeff C.)
The site Climate and Capitalism writes that “serious energy policy must address overproduction, overconsumption and inequality. Without that, promises of an economy based on 100% renewable energy are misleading and dangerous.”
Fears of a Kurdish State (Dan)
Iraq’s leader promises to “use force” if the Kurdish referendum vote turns “violent”. Quite an ominous statement, especially since Iraq – as well as neighboring countries – are steadfastly against Kurdish independence.
