February 2010
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“Solving the Climate Crisis is a smart political move. Judge for yourself:...”
– — Al Gore
Ugh! I feel the same way about Gore as I do about Obama. Their broad rhetoric points in the right direction but their implementation misses the mark completely. All Gore is the kind of guy that want us to think that changing a light bulb is a political statement.
Climate Change is...
January 2010
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China's economy: Not just another fake
The similarities between China today and Japan in the 1980s may look ominous. But China’s boom is unlikely to give way to prolonged slump.
via taitran
From The Economist print edition
CHINA rebounded more swiftly from the global downturn than any other big economy, thanks largely to its enormous monetary and fiscal stimulus. In the year to the fourth quarter of 2009, its real GDP is estimated to...
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Why You Should Care About Light Pollution
When was the last time you looked up and saw a sky like this?
My best memory of a beautiful night sky was from summer camp, but it pales in comparison to what the stars can look like without mankind around. Maybe I’ve lived too long in suburban New Jersey, but I can’t imagine a time at home when I didn’t see that awful tungsten orange glow above.
Pretty much any major city is like this, as no...
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“OK, this isn’t quite the classic definition of chutzpah, which is when you...”
– Krugman’s response to this, “Wall Street’s main lobbying arm has hired a top Supreme Court litigator to study a possible legal battle against a bank tax proposed by the Obama administration, on the theory that it would be unconstitutional, according to three industry officials briefed on the...
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“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking...”
– Martin Luther King (via azspot)
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Permaculture to help Haiti →
Evan details the efforts to build a permaculture relief corps to help with disasters like the Haitian earthquake.Basically the idea of leaving people economically improved after a disaster is pretty cool (as opposed to our current razor/razor blade model). For example: Building sewage systems, composting toilets, compost and recyclying centers, rocket and solar stoves, temporary shelters...
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Watchfyeahsocialism: The Story of Cap and Trade
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“Sir, if they are going to call you a socialist no matter what you do, you have...”
– Keith Olbermann, addressing Pres. Obama on the topic of the health care bill (or as I call it, the NOBODY CARES bill). I know it’s not Obama’s style, but it’s time to treat the conservative lunatics the same way they treated the rest us for the last decade: like they don’t exist. (via skeptictank)
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“In 21st century American Christianity, the city state is alive and well. The...”
– Megachurch City States (via azspot)
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