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Nationwide meat recall announced
Seeded on Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:49 AM EDT (CNN)
Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat that may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.
"People have spent thousands of years building society for one climate and now a new one is being created," the [NOAA report] said. "One that's warmer and more extreme."
Seeded on Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:29 AM EDT ()
The last decade was the warmest since modern weather record-keeping began in the 1880s, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Who Cooked the Planet?
Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:49 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Never say that the gods lack a sense of humor. I bet they're still chuckling on Olympus over the decision to make the first half of 2010 — the year in which all hope of action to limit climate change died — the hottest such stretch on record.
In India, Few Takers for Tighter Iran Sanctions
Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:45 PM EDT (NPR)
While the Obama administration is also urging Iran's regional neighbors to sanction Iran, that is not going over well in India, which sees Iran as a major source for its energy needs.
What the Secretary of Energy does in his spare time
Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:59 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Pleasure time may not be what you want to devote to reading Chu's latest article in the journal Nature: "Subnanometre single-molecule localization, registration and distance measurements." It concerns a system that Chu and two junior colleagues devised to refine the ability of op …
Charles Bowden: Insights/Thoughts into/on illegal immigration, border violence, and Mexican reporters (etc.)
Seeded on Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:32 AM EDT (The Texas Tribune)
Beef tripe and birdseed are the keys to maintaining sanity while chronicling the bloody narco-wars along the Mexican border. Just ask reporter and author Charles Bowden. Probably more than any other U.S.
Penn State clears Mann in "Climate-gate" probe
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 9:13 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
On the Post Carbon blog, staff writer Juliet Eilperin reports that a Pennsylvania State University investigative committee has cleared a climate scientist of ethical misconduct in connection with an exchange of e-mails about global warming known as Climate-gate.
GOP's false talking point: Jones Act blocks Gulf help
Seeded on Thu Jul 1, 2010 1:52 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
From former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to Arizona Sen.
Exxon Valdez lawyer still fighting for clients
Seeded on Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:55 AM EDT (CNN)
He soon represented 2,600 fishermen and others affected by the spill. What he thought would be a two- or three-year "adventure" is still the biggest thing on his plate, one-third of his life later.
Gulf Oil Leak & Aftermath: Relief wells not necessarily a good idea for the future
Seeded on Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:44 PM EDT (NOLA.com)
Andy Radford, an American Petroleum Institute senior policy adviser, said the cost of relief wells, which can exceed $100 million, could effectively end most deepwater drilling in the Gulf.
Agenda-Driven Journalism and the Lust for Regime Change in Iran
Seeded on Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:05 PM EDT (raceforiran.com)
Earlier this week, ForeignPolicy.com published a remarkable story, "Neda Lives", by its associate editor, Cameron Abadi. While, from the title, it seems evident what the article is about, in fact, it is about an extraordinary case of mistaken identity.
End Seen to Free Checking
Seeded on Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:27 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Bank of America Corp. and other banks are preparing new fees on basic banking services as they try to replace revenue lost to regulatory rules, in a push that is expected to spell an end to free checking accounts for many Americans.
Petraeus' grim news on Afghanistan
Seeded on Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:16 PM EDT (Slate)
And so, if Karzai wants to make a separate deal, maybe we should let him.
Shadow Congress: More Than 170 Former Lawmakers Ply The Corridors Of Power As Lobbyists
Seeded on Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:56 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)
It's not exactly breaking news that Washington is stuffed to the gills with lobbyists. One good government group recently tallied 8 lobbyists for every member of Congress during the health-care reform debate.
Taliban executes 7 year old boy for spying
Seeded on Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:14 AM EDT (the Mail online)
Taliban militants have executed a seven-year-old boy they accused of being a spy, it emerged today. The child was abducted from his home and taken to a neighbouring village where he was put on trial. His captors found him guilty of working for the government.
Solar Opposites: Marfa and NIMBY
Seeded on Wed Jun 9, 2010 10:50 AM EDT (The Texas Tribune)
Tessera Solar, a London-based company, plans to install the solar power generation site — the first of its kind in Texas — on about 200 acres of land two miles east of Marfa.
Snake populations in decline globally
Seeded on Wed Jun 9, 2010 10:43 AM EDT (BBC News)
Researchers examined records for 17 snake populations covering eight species over the last few decades, and found most had declined markedly. For reasons that are not entirely clear, some populations shrank in number abruptly around 1998.
Dallas Fed Chairman: White House (& Congress) "Dead Wrong" on Financial Reform
Seeded on Tue Jun 8, 2010 4:59 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Fed, has long been a proponent of serious financial sector reform. As a former commercial banker, he sees quite clearly that the legislation now headed into "reconciliation" between House and Senate versions amounts to very little.
Navigating "Navigable" (Texas water and pending US legislation)
Seeded on Mon Jun 7, 2010 10:03 AM EDT (The Texas Tribune)
Congress is known for having arcane battles, but the biggest fight these days in water law is over a single word — and Texas environmentalists and ranchers are anxiously awaiting the outcome.
Boehner wants apology from McCartney
Seeded on Sat Jun 5, 2010 9:59 AM EDT (CNN)
House Minority Leader John Boehner is demanding an apology from music legend Paul McCartney after the Beatle took a slap at President Bush during a recent White House ceremony.
Pork: Obama against it, Congress (that's Democrats AND Republicans) for it
Seeded on Fri Jun 4, 2010 9:49 AM EDT (CNN)
Last week, the House of Representatives considered eliminating a nearly half-billion dollar earmark that was snuck into a defense authorization bill.
Federal Funding Cuts Leave Oceanographers, Spill Responders in Dark
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 2:58 PM EDT (The New York Times)
For more than a decade, scientists have called for federal funding of a network of radar, buoys and other sensors that would provide the equivalent of a weather forecast system for the Gulf of Mexico.
Energy: In the Land of the Loch Ness Monster,' Sea Snake' Prepares to Ride the Waves
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 10:54 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Pelamis is the second generation of "wave energy converters" designed by Pelamis Wave Power Ltd. After some rough sailing, it is beginning to catch on. The machine in the water was ordered and is now owned by giant German power utility E.ON.
World Warmest on Record
Seeded on Thu Jun 3, 2010 9:48 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
The global temperature this year reached its warmest on record based on a 12-month-rolling average, James Hansen, the top climate change scientist at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said today.
The legacy of 'drill, baby, drill'
Seeded on Tue Jun 1, 2010 9:31 AM EDT (CNN)
Brief history of environmental deregulation (Reagan and W) as well as enough blame for everyone involved (BP and Obama). Sad.
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Cartoons of the Day- Barack vs Mitt Begins!- VIDEO: President Obama and First Lady knock it out of the park at Ohio rally campaign opener
Out. Of. The. Park. They killed it. Consider, then address specific arguments and ideas put forth by others, intelligently, rather than taking the easy route and attacking them personally. A "personal attack" is defined as directly or indirectly insult …
- MIT discovers the location of memories: Individual neurons | ExtremeTech
MIT researchers have shown, for the first time ever, that memories are stored in specific brain cells. By triggering a small cluster of neurons, the researchers were able to force the subject to recall a specific memory. By removing these neurons, the subject would lose tha …
- Let's just say it: The Republicans are the problem
Rep. Allen West, a Florida Republican, was recently captured on video asserting that there are “78 to 81” Democrats in Congress who are members of the Communist Party. Of course, it’s not unusual for some renegade lawmaker from either side of the aisle to say …
- A LONG List of President Obama's Accomplishments! With Citations!
If you're one of those folks who thinks President Obama is a "disappointment," you haven't been paying attention the last few years. And those of you who try to draw comparisons with the Bush Administration should put away the hallucinogens and have your memory checked.
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