Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media (Open Media Series)

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A revised, updated, and expanded edition of McChesney and Nichols's bestselling It's the Media, Stupid! The authors critique the U.S. media system, examine alternatives at work in other countries, and conclude with a proposal for meaningful reform.

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What free press? This is a must read!.......2005-04-25

This is a must-read for campaign reformers. The authors have demonstrated well that there is absolutely no business entity that our trusted congressmen cannot penetrate and control, and the most important to them has been our national media. While other corporations have just given campaign cash in return for taxpayer assets, sometimes even policies affecting national security, politicians have sealed the deal with media cash PLUS the ability to control their lifeline to the voting public. Not only do they get Big Media cash with this deal, they get a media that is not very likely to report on the daily corruption by them or their party. Sure, the Tom DeLay campaign's $500,000 payments to his wife and daughter will get reported (how can they cover that up?), but the meat of our corrupt moneyed political system will sit on the shelf. Why? Because Big Media is now a major player in the political system.

With the blessing of congress (in return for cash), big media conglomerates have been able to acquire most of the local broadcasters and press with a hands-off policy by the FTC, and there are no longer checks and balances. Our free press is now free only to those who control it.

VOTE.......2004-04-29

We will discover how we the people can take back the airwaves but this book makes you realize you better open your eyes, realize & respond to the truth. This is but one of the struggles of these days as we stand to guard the last of the forests so families have trees to breathe. Our Media, our earth, peace; this is our reality. VOTE.

Out of The Margins.......2003-06-11

The key issue today is media reform.

An aggressive and adversarial press is crucial to our democracy.
Much of the apathy and disappointment that people express with the state of the world is due in no small part to the media. In my opinion, Americans have always been somewhat self-absorbed and apathetic. Also, there is really no such thing as "objective" journalism. Never was, and unlikely there ever will be. Everyone has their own biases and assumptions, especially journalists. What's different today is that media consolidation has reduced the number of competing voices to a very small, advertiser-focused group of companies, who are trying to deliver news as cheaply as possible. That.s why you know more about J. Lo than about, say, the fact that the US is giving no longer giving any aid to Afghanistan -- after eviscerating their government and decimating the country. There's just no profit in telling Americans the real news, or so it seems.

What's the usual problem with "lefty" type books, especially those written by academics? They usually spend an inordinate amount of time trying to prove their thesis correct, and by the time they have beaten you over the head with facts and statistics, they peter out on any suggestions for solutions, and the reader is left feeling helpless, angry and more depressed than when they started reading. That's a recipe for the marginalization of progressives, especially during these conservative times.

McChesney and Nichols don't fall into that trap with this book, however. They do indeed beat you over the head with the statistics and facts, but they make concrete suggestions and point to real models of success in the world today.

Hey, we all know what Jerry Mander said - right?!.......2003-04-29

... George Harrison has warned us all about the media with his very last album - BRAINWASHED. Jerry Mander warned us years ago when he wrote: FOUR ARGUMENTS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TELEVISION. Now, Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols are warning us yet again with OUR MEDIA, NOT THEIRS. ... Read this book if you're angry enough about the media in general to begin to DO something about it, because this book does not stop at complaining about what is bad about the media; it offers us all multiple solutions to how we can actually confront the situation and create viable alternatives to this BEAST that is devouring everything in its path like a rabid Godzilla on steroids!

... This is SERIOUS business! Look what they write on pages 91 and 92: "As in the United States, a striking and important consequence of the global commercial media market has been the attack on journalism, and the reduction in its capacity to serve as the basis for an informed, participating citizenry. Let us be clear here: We are not blaming the global media system for all the flaws in journalism. Establishing a media system that fosters a freewheeling, independent, wide-ranging, and vibrant journalism and political culture is no easy matter, though it is something that all democratic societies should aspire to develop. National press systems prior to - and in conjunction with - the global commercial system were and are sometimes adequate at this job, but many were failures. Frequently, the media have been owned by wealthy individuals or firms that have clearly censored journalism to support their usually reactionary politics, as is the case in Turkey today. Both public and commercial broadcasters in many nations have often been handmaidens of the dominant political parties and interests. In places like Mexico, Peru, and Brazil the dominant commercial broadcasters have tended to be in bed with the dominant pro-business political parties, and to use their media power aggressively and shamelessly to maintain the favored parties in power. Editors and reporters from dissident media who courageously bucked the system and reported on those in power have often found themselves arrested or on the receiving end of a beating or a gunshot. These practices continue today across the world." ... Not very NICE!

... But there is hope! Read on, from pages 123 and 124: "Yet as important as this work is, there are inherent limits to what can be done with independent media, even with access to the Internet. Too often, the alternative media remain on the margins, seemingly confirming that commercial media conglomerates have become so massive because they "give the people what they want." The problem with this disconnect is that it suggests that corporate media have mastered the marketplace on the basis of their wit and wisdom. In fact, as we noted earlier, our media system is not the legitimate result of free market competition. It is the result of relentless lobbying from big-business interests that have won explicit government policies and subsidies permitting them to scrap public-interest obligations and increase commercialization and conglomeration. It is untenable to accept such massive subsidies for the wealthy, and to content ourselves with the "freedom" to forge alternatives that only occupy the margins. How , then, can we force a change in the media systems that dominate the discourse and misinform the debate? By organizing the media democracy movement to make a great leap forward."

... As Jesus said, resisting evil is not the way. Focusing on fighting fire with fire merely draws you into entangled engagement with illusory duality and conflict. We must IGNORE THEM TO DEATH! We must create a critical mass as a viable alternative that totally ECLIPSES the beast that has dominated our path to the pursuit of happiness, a fulfilling life, and true liberty. Only this way, can we find our way out of this mess - by all joining together, in spite of the powers that be, in order to build a new media that does not merely entertain or misinform but one which truly educates and enlightens our whole society and culture. ... YOWZA! - The Aeolian Kid

roadmap to reform.......2003-03-01

If you think we can't change what's wrong with media, read this book. McChesney and Nichols explain the crisis of monopoly media, offer great examples of what people are doing around the world, and then show what we can (what he have to) do in the U.S. This is the best "news" I've read in a long time.

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The more than 90 refereed papers in this volume continue a series of biannual benchmarks for technologies that maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. Covering the entire range of industrial and transport combustion as well as strategies for energy research and development, these state-of-the-art will be indispensable to mechanical and chemical engineers in academia and industry and technical personnel in military, energy and environmental government agencies.
The topics covered in this book include wood, oil, gas and coal combustion, combustion of alternative fuels, co-combustion and co-gasification, catalytic combustion, NO, SO, soot fundamentals, advanced diagnostics, burners, fluidized bed combustion, incineration, engines, advanced cycles, gas clean-up, control strategy and clean combustion in process industries.

Industrial Combustion Pollution and Control (Environmental Science & Pollution)

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Industrial Combustion Pollution and Control (Environmental Science & Pollution)
Charles E. Baukal
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This reference overflows with an abundance of experimental techniques, simulation strategies, and practical applications useful in the control of pollutants generated by combustion processes in the metals, minerals, chemical, petrochemical, waste, incineration, paper, glass, and foods industries. The book assists engineers as they attempt to meet emerging environmental regulations and decrease combustion-induced pollutants in the modern industrial era. Brimming with more than 1300 references and 750 tables, figures, and illustrations, Industrial Combustion Pollution and Control reduces theory and provides a wide spectrum of schemes useful for system construction and planning.

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Trace Metals in Combustion Systems
David A. Tillman
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: 0126912653

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Under current U.S. EPA guidelines-and the Clean Air Act Amendments in particular-stack gasses and the solid products of combustion require specialized treatment for removal of trace metals. This book presents a data-intensive assessment of the fate of trace metals during combustion. The data are derived from actual operating combustion systems, and the text emphasizes case studies that document trace metal fate control. Issues covered include metal volatility,metal reactions, and trace metal management through the enhancement or inhibition of specific chemical reactions.

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* Provides a comprehensive review of the concentration of trace materials in the various ranks of coal, grades of oil, types of biofuel, and classes of post-consumer waste
* Summarizes the current knowledge concerning fuel architecture, and the relationship of trace metals to the structure of various energy sources
* Examines metal partitioning and speciation fundamentals in conventional, fluid bed, and rotary kiln combustion systems
* Unifies diverse data from myriad sources, providing an invaluable reference
* Emphasizes case studies documenting trace metal fate control

Advanced Combustion and Aerothermal Technologies: Environmental Protection and Pollution Reductions (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series / NATO ... Security Series C: Environmental Security)

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Advanced Combustion and Aerothermal Technologies: Environmental Protection and Pollution Reductions (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series / NATO ... Security Series C: Environmental Security)

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ASIN: 1402065132

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The NATO ARW Advanced Combustion and Aerothermal Technologies: Environmental Protection and Pollution Reductions, was held in Kiev, May 2006. The workshop was Co-Directed by Profs. N. Syred and A.Khalatov, winners of the NATO Scientific Prize 2002, and was organized by the Institute of Thermophysics (Ukraine) and Cardiff University, UK. The primary Workshop objectives were to assess the existing knowledge on advanced combustion and aerothermal technologies providing reduced environmental impact, to identify directions for future research in the field, and to promote the close relationships and business contacts between scientists from NATO and Partner countries.

Combustion and Pollution Control in Heating Systems

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Combustion and Pollution Control in Heating Systems
V. I. Hanby
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Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment (Energy, Combustion and the Environment, V. 1)

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Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment (Energy, Combustion and the Environment, V. 1)
Carvalhoc
Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 2881246192

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The book describes, compares, and evaluates new combustion technologies which maximize energy conversion while minimizing undesirable emissions. It contains the following chapters: Strategies: Now and in the Future; Pulverized Coal Combustion; Oil Combustion; Gas Combustin; Gas Fired Systems; Biomass Combustion; Fluidized Bed Combustion; Incinerators; Internal Combustion Engines; Reaction Kinetics.

Emissions Reduction: NOx/SOx Suppression (An Elsevier Energy Compendium)

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Emissions Reduction: NOx/SOx Suppression (An Elsevier Energy Compendium)
A., Ed. Tomita
Manufacturer: PERGAMON PRESS
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ASIN: 0080440894

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Over the past decade the topic of emissions reduction and control has remained an important area of research due to the enforcement of various Government policies in an attempt to minimize the impact on the environment. One area in which a great deal of research has been conducted to address this policy is NO x/SO x suppression. However, despite the progress that has been made over this time period, further research into the most effective method of reducing
NO x/SO x emissions is still urgently required. In developed countries, a more stringent requirement in the level of emissions (such as is NO x/SO x component of less than 10ppm) will be enforced in the near future. Developing countries will also need a new technology that is effective and that is suited to each countries needs. Additional research and development efforts are thus necessary to meet such requirements.

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Combustion and Emissions Control II contains 37 papers presented at the Institute of Energy Second International Conference on Combustion and Emissions Control held in London, UK, 4-5 December 1995.

Combustion and Emissions Control II features contributions on both fundamental and applied aspects of the science and technology of combustion and emissions control. Topics covered include emissions control and clean-up, energy from waste and biofuels, modelling for industry, plant performance, industrial burners and furnaces, advanced power generation, internal combustion engines. Presenting some of the latest developments in the field, Combustion and Emissions Control II is an invaluable reference tool on a subject of great environmental concern.

Published by The Institute of Energy and distributed by Elsevier Science.

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A compilation of air pollution emission factors for combustion processes, gasoline evaporation, and selected industrial processes
Martin Mayer
Manufacturer: U.S. Public Health Service, Division of Air Pollution
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