Friday, July 10, 2009

Debbie Schlussel on the movie "Bruno"
Cohen's "Bruno," desperately seeking to become famous decides to get his own charity. The absolute cluelessness of the celebrity charity consultants (who are identical twins and dress alike even in "adulthood") is typical. They stress that "global warming" is really in right now (shocker!) and that maybe he might be interested in this place in Africa--"duhfuh . . . daafaa . . . dafaar . . . what is it called? . . . you know that place?")
National Association of Black Journalists :: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Discuss Green Jobs at Black Journalists' Convention
In a special plenary session, "This Land is Our Land Too: Justice, Jobs, and Environmental Protection," on Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Tampa Convention Center, Ms. Jackson will address how much of nearly $30 billion of government investments in energy and environmental policy has trickled down to black communities.

"Lisa Jackson is a key member of the Obama team, and we expect to see her at the forefront of the changes that will be taking place in environmental and energy policy in coming years," said NABJ President Barbara Ciara. "This opportunity will give the nation's black journalists and convention attendees the opportunity to discuss the plans for change directly with one of its chief architects."

Jackson's convention appearance comes at a pivotal crossroads for the environmental movement and Congressional action to halt climate change. A cap-and-trade bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and skeptical environmentalists are worried that allowing market forces to determine which communities get polluted will leave the poorest most vulnerable.
Video: SAP's Peter Graf on the World Business Summit on Climate Change
...the mandate for attendees was for CEOs to:
discuss how their firms can help solve the climate crisis through innovative business models, new partnerships, and the development of low-carbon technologies
Super Eagle
Super Eagle tells the story of a young woman who has been endowed with eagle-like powers due to one of her father’s experiments. The two of them realize that they must keep her abilities secret, and use them to help others. During a visit to Central America, she learns of a plot to destroy much of the coastline, all in the name of profit, and to hasten Global Warming [note: it's more scary if you capitalize it]!

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