The Lumpen Proletarian

Europe Is Forcing Airlines to Buy Emissions Permits - NYTimes.com

European Union governments approved a potentially costly system capping greenhouse gases from any airline flying into or out of the trade bloc.

Chrysler to Cut 25% of Salaried and Contract Jobs - NYTimes.com

The automaker, which is in merger talks with General Motors, said that it would offer buyout and early retirement packages in the next two weeks and that layoffs would follow.

Climate Change Seeps into the Sea

PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- Good news has turned out to be bad. The ocean has helped slow global warming by absorbing much of the excess heat and heat-trapping carbon dioxide that has been going into the atmosphere since the start of the Industrial Revolution.

Cuts signal deepening woes at GM | The Detroit News | detnews.com

Cuts signal deepening woes at GM | Mounting problems fueling possible deal with Chrysler, analysts say. | detnews.com | The Detroit News

Best Environmental Ads - Powerful Environmental Ads - thedailygreen.com

These Images From Various Ad Campaigns Around The Globe Remind Us That The Planet Is In Peril.

Prototype - If No One Sees It, Is It an Invention? - NYTimes.com
Sharing an idea through a video posted on YouTube has been an essential part of an inventor’s success.

General Motors, Driven to the Brink - NYTimes.com

G.M., like other American automakers, tied its fortunes to the S.U.V., a product line that may be the industry’s undoing.

Economic View - But Have We Learned Enough? - NYTimes.com

Understanding the Great Depression and avoiding another one are two different things.

Spending Stalls and Businesses Slash U.S. Jobs - NYTimes.com

As the financial crisis cuts demand for American goods and services, the workers who produce them are losing their jobs by the tens of thousands.