http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/2-us-department-of-defense-is-the-worst-polluter-on-the-planet/ 2. US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Sara Flounders, “Add Climate Havoc to War Crimes: Pentagon’s Role in Global Catastrophe,” International Action Center, December 18, 2009, http://www.iacenter.org/o/world/climatesummit_pentagon121809. Mickey Z., “Can You Identify the Worst Polluter on the Planet? Here’s a Hint: Shock and Awe,”… Read more »
Vision of clean Kahoolawe drives former field technician
http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/incidentallives/20101018_Vision_of_clean_Kahoolawe_drives_former_field_technician.html Vision of clean Kahoolawe drives former field technician By Michael Tsai POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 18, 2010 There were many in those early days of the restoration who arrived on Kahoolawe, surveyed the spent munitions blown across barren fields and felt the injury to the island as an injury to their own spirit…. Read more »
DoD Braces For Release of 400K Secret Reports
Military.com ran an article by Agence France-Presse about Wikileaks’ plans to release 400,000 additional classified military documents. What’s most disturbing are the comments. Air Force veteran Edward Leckey wrote “Put a hit on the Scumbag! He looks like the ideal Jail House Buddy (Smile)! I know that no one in the current Administration has the… Read more »
Native Alaskan company wins contract for Kwajalein clean-up
A Native Alaskan company got the contract for clean up of the U.S. missile base in Kwajalein. It is probably a “special 8A” contract, meaning that under the contracting laws, a native-owned company may get sole-source (i.e. no-bid) contracts of unlimited size. The problem is that often these companies become fronts for large defense companies… Read more »
‘Kanaloa Kahoolawe’
Source: http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/541729/-Kanaloa-Kahoolawe-.html?nav=10 ‘Kanaloa Kahoolawe’ A new era in isle’s revolution October 17, 2010 – By KEKOA ENOMOTO Staff Writer KAHOOLAWE – A bomb crater nearly as large as a football field is like an open wound on the southern coast of the former Target Island. The so-called Sailor’s Hat – a gaping hole 75 yards… Read more »
Wife of Kane’ohe marine dies in motorcycle crash on Pali Highway
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that a wife of a Kane’ohe Marine died today in a motorcycle accident: A woman who lost control of her motorcycle was run over and killed by another cyclist on the Pali Highway this afternoon, police said. The two were riding as part of a group. … The woman, 22,… Read more »
Army monitoring Kolekole Pass wildfire
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/105080389.html Army monitoring Kolekole Pass wildfire By Star-Advertiser Staff POSTED: 03:39 p.m. HST, Oct 15, 2010 Army firefighters are allowing a wildfire to burn on several ranges near Kolekole Pass. The fire began about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at Range KR8 and is not threatening any facilities at this time, the U.S. Army Garrison said. Army… Read more »
Protect Kaho’olawe Ohana: Stopping the Bombing – 20th anniversary
Next week is the 20th anniversary of the end to Navy bombing of Kaho’olawe. Protect Kaho’olawe Ohana Stopping the Bombing – 20th anniversary Friday, October 22, 2010 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm UH Manoa Center for Hawaiian Studies Halau o Haumea FREE Music By: Mailani, Kupa’aina, Steve Maii, The Helm Ohana, Blue Ocean Thai Organismz… Read more »
In the military-industrial complex, “Hawaii Superferry’s Bankruptcy = US Navy Opportunity”
The Defense Industry Daily blog wrote this about the recent auction of the Hawaii Superferry ships to MARAD: Hawaii Superferry’s Bankruptcy = US Navy Opportunity 14-Oct-2010 14:04 EDT In his April 6/09 discussion of the FY 2010 budget, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said that the US military wanted to charter another 2 “JHSV-like”… Read more »
Epilogue: MARAD buys Hawaii Superferries at auction
The two ships of the failed Hawaii Superferry venture were sold at a foreclosure auction to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for $25 million apiece, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser: After filing for bankruptcy on May 30, 2009, Hawaii Superferry agreed to turn over the ships to the Maritime Administration. The agency had provided two… Read more »
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