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Friday music blogging: Wisco
This is neat -- a Wisconsin label gathered together a bunch of bands from the state to pay tribute to one of the finest albums from one of the finest bands ever to come out of the Midwest: Wilco's 1999 Summerteeth.
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The right’s climate denialism is part of something much larger
Denialism has come roaring back -- like everything reactionary -- with the economic downturn. What should we make of Rush Limbaugh's army of deniers?
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Adirondack Adventure–No Bats, One Rabid Fox
Crossposted from Biodiversivist The above Animal Planet video shows a man trying to fend off a rabid fox …with a loaf of bread. I just spent a week with my family in a cabin on the shore of Brant Lake in the Adirondacks. While walking along a main road my wife and I were met […]
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Oil-platform explosion in the Gulf. Yes, another one.
It's unclear whether the platform is in danger of sinking or whether the explosion may had set off underwater oil leaks. The platform, 20 miles west of the massive April explosion and leak, wasn't actively producing oil at the time of the accident.
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Moving beyond oil [TRANSCRIPT]
Our expert panel discusses if, when, and how we might transition to cleaner, safer sources of energy.
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Friday book review
Perhaps you are going on one last vacation before the end of summer (if so, you are not from San Francisco, where summer never even started) and are thinking of a beach book. May I make a suggestion? If you havent read the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, or its siblings, don’t. I realize that […]
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Friday music blogging: Blitzen Trapper (again)
I've written about Blitzen Trapper before, but their new album is so good they warrant a repeat appearance.
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Americans don't know jack about saving energy
A new survey quizzed people on what steps make the biggest difference in saving energy and found loads of confusion.
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Mother Earth not invited to housing summit
No surprise here, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner & co. gave no mention to sustainability at Tuesday's summit on housing and what to do about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
