Tag: politics
All the articles with the tag "politics".
The biggest gas producer
NPR has an interesting story about trying to find the biggest greenhouse gas producer in the US . Canada makes that easy, they have a reporting system. But there is no mandatory reporting system in th…
"A moderate and distant risk"
"Most Americans believe global warming is real but a moderate and distant risk. While they strongly support policies like investing in renewable energy, higher fuel economy standards and international…
Links ahoy
First up, some interesting newsy links: -- Blood Oil - This is a really great story on a very bad situation, highly recommended. "Could a bunch of Nigerian militants in speedboats bring about a U.S. r…
Hacking the vote
Perhaps you are familiar with the voting machines that you will be soon using. Maybe you have heard they might have flaws. If you follow the news, maybe you have even heard the ridiculous specifics. T…
"conducted with indigenous wisdom and technology 100 percent"
" The field of scientific research in the DPRK successfully conducted an underground nuclear test under secure conditions on October 9, 2006, at a stirring time when all the people of the country are …
Hot for the apocalypse
Kurt Andersen has written a great piece over at NY Magazine. Titled “ The End of the World As They Know It ”, it dives into culture and attitudes obsessed with apocalypse. Five years after Islamic apo…
I'll put out the fire with lighter fluid.
The war in Lebanon is such a waste, on so many levels. One understands that Israel believes that they are at war with terrorists. But it seems to be obvious to everyone else that they are laying waste…
Messed up priorities
The USA is facing higher bills, and potential shortfalls for our energy use. Bush has committed a lot of our tax dollars towards 'alternative' energy sources - mostly coal [stop-gap and dirty], hydrog…
HR 4437
Billed as The March for Dignity, Respect and Hope , Sunday's march was huge. It depends on who you ask, but the range seems to be 50-100k people. As expected, there were a lot of separate agendas on d…
Does irony translate?
This whole cartoon thing is rediculous . Michael Standaert has the right idea : Why does the Danish Prime Minister even need to be involved in this situation or apologize for this? What I don't unders…