On AlterNet: natural disasters

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Floods, Earthquakes, Landslides: Are We to Blame for So Many Disasters?

Bill McKibben, The Guardian. April 4, 2011.

We are remaking the world, and quickly; we are stumbling into a new way of thinking about disaster, where neither God nor nature, but man is to blame.

Christian, Jewish and Muslim Fundamentalists Agree that Natural Disasters Are God's Revenge on the Modern World

Marsha B. Cohen, The Lobelog. December 14, 2010.

Their religions vary, but the fundies agree that the punitive but righteous hand of God is responsible for catastrophe.

Another City Drowns and Bush Does Nothing

Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast. June 13, 2008.

This is the face of smaller government.

Death Toll After Myanmar Cyclone Could Reach 10,000

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. May 5, 2008.

The UN and Red Cross are working to provide relief to hundreds of thousands affected by the cyclone.

Israeli Lawmaker Claims Homosexuality Causes Earthquakes

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. February 21, 2008.

Whenever I think the homophobes here have cornered the mark on complete batsh*ttery, something out of left field comes from the international set.