Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!

(from Paste Magazine)

Bob's top 15 albums of all time. Not sure I completely agree--Infidels is a conspicuous omission--and I've always been partial to Planet Waves. Nevertheless, for your perusal . . . and commentary:

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/09/the-15-best-bob-dylan-albums.html?a=1


PS--I just learned that the wonderful Rosanne Cash also celebrates her birthday today, so a little bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-aKE4D2ync

and a hokey, but fun, old-school video of her great, poppy "Seven Year Ache": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAdzTF-BjZ8

Against Fracking--victims demand EPA intervene

(via Jennifer Reft)

The 150 million Americans routinely exposed to toxic air as a result of oil and gas drilling need better protection from their government, demanded a coalition of 64 environmental and community groups, who on Tuesday filed a petition (pdf) asking the Environmental Protection Agency to set limits on the air pollutants emitted from these wells (Lauren McCauley).

You can read more of the post at the following: http://www.juancole.com/2014/05/fracking-environmental-protection.html

btw, Germany generated 74% of its energy last year from renewable sources . . . and the US Senate recently blocked a tax cut that would have benefited the wind industry. North Carolina's legislature is attempting to make tracing fracking chemicals a felony. Yeah, America. Gotta love the corporatocracy.

Why Raising the Minimum Wage Makes Good Sense

(from Bloomberg, via RunToDaylight)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-19/the-capitalist-s-case-for-a-15-minimum-wage.html