Posts Tagged ‘USA Today’

HEAD COUNT

November 25, 2007

Another phony number from the Pentagon
Even for the bizarre world of Pentagon accounting, this is appalling:  “At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries,” according to USA Today.

“BLOOD BIOFUELS”?

October 27, 2007

So much for guilt-free driving
Proving that there’s no solution humans can’t turn into a problem, USA Today reports: “Biofuels have gotten a bad name around the globe, despite their ability to reduce oil use.”
Scientist Jane Goodall says the rush to grow biofuels is threatening primate habitat in Uganda and Indonesia.
Brazil is trying to crack down [...]

 

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