This one is so important that I need to settle the score before I mention that the Chinese are planning to invest a billion dollars to open a coal mine and build a coal power plant in Turkey. I don't know much about the Zhejiang Energy Group, but I don't plan to find out, because I have a lot of irate blogging to do. Someone who wants to do real journalism might look into this, though. 

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Nathaniel Wright
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Aug '10
Nathaniel Wright

It is moments like these where I try to bring to mind two essential web comics

Someone on the Internet is Wrong

and

John Gabriel's Greater Internet (expletive deleted) Theory (site contains profanity)

I apologize if this is a ToS violation, but these are much needed tonic when encountering aggravating people online.  These two cartoons have prevented me from delving into too many flame wars.

Joseph Eagar
Joined
Oct '10
Joseph Eagar

I'm confused. . .what were the protestors protesting, if the company was already ordered to shut down?  Also, if they were destroying property I can see why the police would be heavy-handed.  Of course this may simply be spin, you never know what really happens in China.

Steven Drexler
Joined
Sep '10
Steven Drexler

I want more details on your feud. Where can I buy tickets for the ringside seats? Does the other guy even have a chance?

Joseph Eagar
Joined
Oct '10
Joseph Eagar
Steven Drexler: I want more details on your feud. Where can I buy tickets for the ringside seats? Does the other guy even have a chance? · Sep 30 at 12:18pm

They never have a chance, the poor fools.

Beasley
Joined
Dec '10
Beasley

Claire, you had some killer headlines today, but you might have missed it on this one. Nothing says "this story will never run in the New York Times" like the headline "Rural Chinese uprising, violently put down after toxic waste spill, so American yuppies can feel self-righteous about tacky solar panels on their roof in the suburbs." 

It's a little wordy, but it could compliment one of the 150-word single sentence leads the grey lady loves to run.

Casey Taylor
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Jun '10
Casey Taylor

Beasley: Claire, you had some killer headlines today, but you might have missed it on this one. Nothing says "this story will never run in the New York Times" like the headline "Rural Chinese uprising, violently put down after toxic waste spill, so American yuppies can feel self-righteous about tacky solar panels on their roof in the suburbs." 

It's a little wordy, but it could compliment one of the 150-word single sentence leads the grey lady loves to run. · Sep 30 at 12:33pm

Unfortunately, that is exactly the kind of story I look for in my daily Intarwebs browsing. Damn my nimble mind.


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