Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
McCain gave a speech recently about the environment and alternative energy. Some folks gave him kudos for that speech and his stance, which possibly pissed off a few Rethugs.
Many more of us figured it was bullshit on a stick. And it was...
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Warner (R-Va.) are ...
Posted in Campaign News, Environment | 18 Comments »
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Try as they might to undermine science, those who reject evolution and downplay the impact of man-made climate change will have to work overtime to deny newly revealed evidence of both.
Time and again, creationist's contend that the fossil record lacks the transitional forms of life to support the theory ...
Posted in BIO, Current Affairs, Death, Education, Environment, Global Warming, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 14 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
No doubt the current energy crunch is a complex equation. A number of factors likely contribute to the rising price of gasoline in the United States. As I understand it, they include the rapidly expanding consumer demand (including China and India), the fact that the U.S. hasn't built a new ...
Posted in BIO, China, Economics, Environment, Exploiting, Technology, capitalism, greed | 4 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
The Family Research Council has followed in the footsteps of Focus on the Family with the introduction a new video segment on their web site. FRC calls their program The Truth in Black & White, and it features Tony Perkins, the president of FRC, and Bishop Harry Jackson.
I've included two ...
Posted in BIO, Environment, GLBT, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Global Warming, LGBT, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 5 Comments »
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Don’t misunderstand. He wasn’t apologizing because he spent months and months dithering and sleazing and hiding and cowering and avoiding the issue. And he wasn’t apologizing for listing the Polar Bear as Threatened instead of Endangered.
Nope. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne was getting the third degree from one of his fellow ...
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, conservative | No Comments »
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
The firing of the USA Attorneys was the downfall of Alberto Gonzo Gonzales Now, the asshole that heads the EPA is looking the fool with the dismissal of Mary Gade, regional administrator of U.S. EPA Region 5 which is based in Chi-town. This woman has been fighting Dow Chemical for ...
Posted in Environment, Exploiting, Politics, capitalism, corruption | 10 Comments »
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Oh, our poor, poor elected congressional leaders. New rules in last years energy bill are requiring them to stop leasing gas guzzling vehicles that are paid for with tax payer dollars. No more Hummers or Lincoln Navigators it seems.
In an effort to put our money where their mouths are, a ...
Posted in BIO, Environment, Politics | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
You have got to love the President unscripted when he has to answer questions that the public doesn't usually get to put before them and rely on the seasoned press pool to do. When he's answering questions, you find out what he really thinks and means. For example, ...
Posted in BIO, China, Contributors, George W. Bush, Global Warming, Iraq, Taxes, capitalism, greed | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Any time there’s a crisis, some demagogue or politician (is there a difference?) will come up with a magic solution. And somehow this “solution” always seems to be the exact same thing that this demagogue has always wanted to do. How convenient.
Ask Grover Norquist to solve a problem, any problem: ...
Posted in Economics, Environment, George W. Bush | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
What better day than Earth Day to talk about going green. It's a concept that seems pretty simple, but in today's world of unbridled consumerism, going green isn't simple at all. No matter how much a person desires to reduce their energy consumption or eliminate waste or overuse, the simple truth ...
Posted in BIO, Environment | 3 Comments »
