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A recent bill would make it all but impossible to build wind farms in Italy- or better, make it possible only for those who are linked to the political caste.

The nuclear energy farrago is yet another occasion of rampant corruption.

The mafias have enormous wealth that needs recycling. Energy is just another business venture with laws tailor-made to encourage corruption and impunity.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 03:39:39 AM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 5)

An extra 4 points for the Word of the Day:
farrago |fəˈrägō; -ˈrā-|
noun ( pl. -goes)
a confused mixture : a farrago of fact and myth about Abraham Lincoln. See note at jumble.
DERIVATIVE:
farraginous |fəˈrajənəs| |fəˈrødʒənəs| |fəˈrɑːdʒɪnəs| |-ˈreɪdʒ-| adjective
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally `mixed fodder,' from far `corn.'

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Frank Delaney ~ Ireland

by siegestate (siegestate or beyondwarispeace.com) on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 07:21:20 AM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 1)

I owe a Hatlo hat tip to David Habakkuk for introducing the word into my vocabulary.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Tue Aug 4th, 2009 at 08:28:38 AM EST
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