Category Archives: Fossil Fuels

U.S.: It’s Got Gas

(April 15, 2009) Is the United States running out of natural gas? Continue reading

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A Voice From the Harem

(April 13, 2009) This article from the archieves of the New York Times describes a first-hand recounting of the life of a Turkish slave girl and argues for the abolition of slavery in Turkey. Continue reading

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Horrible Traffic in Circassian Women—Infanticide in Turkey

(April 13, 2009) In the early 1860s, after Russian conquest of their region of the Caucasus, nearly half a million Circassians migrated to Turkey. Many Circassian women, prized for their beauty, were sold into slavery. This article, which originally appeared in a London newspaper, describes this slave economy in detail, including the speculation that the unwanted children of African slaves and Turkish masters were disposed of by infanticide. Continue reading

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Obama’s missed opportunity

(Apr. 11, 2009) No country on Earth is more responsible for the abolition of slavery than the United States of America. Continue reading

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Obama’s missed opportunity

(April 11, 2009) He could have told the Turks of America’s role in ending the universal scourge of slavery. No country on Earth is more responsible for the abolition of slavery than the United States of America. Continue reading

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Text of Obama’s Speech to Turkish Parliament

(April 6, 2009) PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mister speaker, madam deputy speaker, distinguished members, I am honored to speak in this chamber, and I am committed to renewing the alliance between our nations and the friendship between our people. Continue reading

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A study of water and sediment quality as related to public health issues, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta

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Oil sands cleanup

(September 13, 2008) The public debate on oil sands fails to recognize that restoration is possible and not that expensive. Continue reading

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Oil sands cleanup

(September 13, 2008) The public debate on oil sands fails to recognize that restoration is possible and not that expensive. Continue reading

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Sands of peace

(September 6, 2008) Russia’s energy supplies enabled their aggression, Canada’s supply could be the placating alternative. Continue reading

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