Barack Obama on “Who is out of touch?”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxmi3e2Vmo[/youtube] Barack Obama on "Who is out of touch?"
Bush National Security Advisor doesn’t know the difference between Nepal and Tibet
This incredible video was posted on Huffpo. In the video, President Bush's National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley (who was appearing on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos) repeatedly confused Nepal and Tibet. Watching this clip, I wonder whether Stephanopoulos caught the problem. Apparently not, so shame on both of them. …
Discovery of world’s newest oldest tree means it’s time to revise the Bible.
In 1964, when a living bristlecone pine tree in California was determined to be almost 5,000 years old, it gave Bible literalists a big scare. After all, literalists (young earthers) believe that the earth is only about 6,000 years old. Was that bristlecone pine tree around for the "big flood?" Not quite: young earth adherents argue…
Strategy versus politics
Last year, the Bush Administration told us they wouldn't withdraw American troops from Iraq because there was "too much violence" in Baghdad; this year they're telling us they won't withdraw troops because "the surge is working" and they don't want to "jeopardize the security gains of the past several months."…
We can do a much better job constructing energy-efficient buildings
In the April 3, 2008 addition of Nature (available online only to subscribers), an article entitled "Architects of a Low-Energy Future" indicates that we can do a much better job in building energy-efficient structures. This opportunity is critically important (as discussed in an earlier post regarding architect Ed Mazria of the…