Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Who gave anybody the right to poison our commons?
A film actor, a human rights leader and a university professor joined a chemical-testing program to prove a point. And they did.

They don't work at dangerous jobs or live near toxic- waste dumps. Yet the study showed that their bodies contain levels of industrial chemicals, known to harm the health of humans.
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Did Global Warming Fuel Hurricane Katrina?
Warm ocean temperatures are a key ingredient for monster hurricanes, prompting scientists to believe global warming is exacerbating our storm troubles
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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The Wright Way
A hidden gem of a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Virginia, one of his final projects.

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Top Ten George W. Bush Solutions For Global Warming
David Letterman, The Late Show (CBS)

10. NASA mission to turn down the sun's thermostat

9. Federal subsidies to boost production of Cool Ranch Doritos

8. Fast track Rumsfeld's "Colonize Neptune" proposal

7. Convene Blue-Ribbon Committee to explore innovative ways of ignoring the problem

6. Let Hillary worry about it when she takes over

5. I dunno---tax cuts for the rich?

4. Give the boys at Halliburton 90-billion dollar contract to patch hole in ozone

3. Switch to celsius so scorching 98 becomes frosty 37

2. Keep plenty of Bud on ice

1. Invade Antartica

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