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Kinda Hot in Here

A lot of seething yesterday in Washington over global warming, and all those accusations that the Bush Administration knocked inconvenient references to it out of government climate reports. You've probably seen plenty on this; there's more HERE if you didn't....

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January 31, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

On Salisbury Plain

If you've ever been to Stonehenge, you may recognize the feeling. I remember driving up the road toward Salisbury Plain, the sky as ominous as the feeling of expected mystery, and then coming over a ridge--and having to stop because...

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January 30, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

All We Like Sheep

One of the great powers of this medium, we're always told, is that it is democratic with a small "d." Those who use it can go anywhere, say anything, vote for whatever they like.... ...Which brings us to the matter...

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January 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Marty! We've Got to Go Back! Back to the Future!

Forgive a dated joke, but if you remember the "Back to the Future" films, you'll get a kick out of this. Remember the car Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) used for his time machine? Even in 1985, when the original film...

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January 26, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Cool Video

NASA next month is launching a mission called THEMIS, to study the auroras that form near the north and south poles. If you've never seen an aurora, they're cooler than any still picture can show. But almost as cool is...

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January 25, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

"Bold Concepts," or, Why I'm Glad I'm not President

Let's give Mr. Bush credit for one thing--whatever you think of his energy proposals, and his harping on ethanol, it is not simply a sop to some corn-state Senators. A few hours ago the President was at DuPont in Delaware,...

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January 24, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

The President Speaks. Speak Back.

I've now read so many pieces on how State of the Union addresses are forgettable...that I've forgotten them all. But now the President offers--in the White House' words--an "ambitious agenda, driven by bold and innovative concepts." You can find the...

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January 23, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

What Should the President Say?

There's an old saying among corporate lobbyists in Washington that the only thing worse than draconian laws...is uncertainty about draconian laws. We've been promised the President will talk about new energy measures tonight; Ann Compton has an early hint HERE....

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January 23, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Face on Earth?

Go into Google Maps, and look for this location: 50° 0'38.20"N 110° 6'48.32"W It's a bit east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Here's a LINK to it. Don't mean to start anything, but it was big on digg.com over the weekend.

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January 21, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

China Blows Up a Satellite

It is no small feat to find a small satellite 500 miles out in orbit, passing overhead at 17,000 miles an hour, and destroy it with a rocket. The Chinese apparently tried it at least three times before succeeding on...

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January 19, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (6)