Monthly Archives: February 2011

Treehugger Shows What A Post Fossil Fueled World Looks Like

This one’s a hoot: A Graphic Video Demonstration of Life After The Kunstlerian Decline of a World Dependent on Oil (and if someone could tell me what a “Kunstlerian Decline” actually is, that would be great, since the only occurrence of that phrase is linked to this same Treehugger story). Unfortunately, there is little to […]

President Chump: You Republicans Need To Compromise And Build Energy Efficient Lightbulbs!

Yes, I know, some of you do not like it when I call him things like Chump and Sparky, but, how can I resist when we are treated to weekly addresses like this? Over the last month, I’ve been traveling the country, talking to Americans about how we can out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest […]

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Climate Change Might Kill Comedy Or Something

Your Friday clima-stupidity, the day the comedy MAY die Rod Quantock says the art of making people laugh is part of Melbourne’s identity, but global warming could see off the fun. “Because of climate change, in 25 years, we won’t have a comedy festival,” Quantock said. “The money that we need for comedy festival will […]

Liberals Think Their Tea Party Moment Has Arrived

Why? Democratic strategists believe their Tea Party moment has arrived. Working with labor unions and liberal groups, they are using the Presidents Day congressional recess to organize a public backlash against billions of dollars in cuts to federal programs. Of course, it’s so simple, because that is exactly what the Tea Party movement was about, […]

Snap! Eco-Classroom Too Cold To Use, Thanks To Solar Panels

It appears that solar power isn’t quite at the stage where it can fight off the chills from globull warming induced cold. A funny story to start off your Friday Eco-campaigners who built a classroom powered by the sun believed they were paving the way for the future. Instead they have been taught a valuable […]

DU Today: Koch Brothers Are Mean Because They Won’t Just Give People Money

So far, I’ve personally stayed away from most discussion of the Koch Brothers, because it just enables the insane left to come up with more conspiracy theories, but, this one at the Democratic Underground by LynneSin takes the cake: Dear Koch Brothers: You have BILLIONS of dollars! Why keep the rest of us from having […]

But, Is Breast Milk Ice Cream Good For Climate Change?

I had a few posts set up for late day, but, I think this story trumps them all When a well-stocked ice cream parlour says they sell every flavour, there are usually limits. But one restaurant in London is selling breast milk ice cream which is being served to customers in a cocktail glass. Icecreamists, […]

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MoveOn.org Wants You At Their Saturday Solidarity Rallies!

What do they want? “We call for emergency rallies in front of every statehouse this Saturday at noon to stand together to save the American Dream.” Find an event near you on Saturday: http://pol.moveon.org/event/americandream All your endorsement to the Emergency call to action Calling all students, teachers, union members, workers, patriots, public servants, unemployed folks, […]

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