Government
proposes replacing gas with wood, tree-sitters go ape-shit
(Washington,
DC) The U.S. Forest Service has proposed using wood ethanol to
replace a significant proportion of the nation's gasoline consumption.
Environmental activist Trenton Darby, upon hearing of the
plan,
went ape-shit. [FULL
ARTICLE]
Baseball
park employees plan hunger strike
(Baltimore, MD)Contracted
janitorial workers who clean Oriole Park at Camden Yards are planning a
hunger strike over wage concerns. Maryland Stadium Authority
Chairman Rick P. Fuddwester said his agency is in compliance with the
Maryland law. “You see, the law is a state law but it doesn't
apply to temporary workers of state-owned institutions,”
explained Mr. Fuddwester. [FULL
ARTICLE]