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OK, maybe not really

Well, not really. But as this article points out, we are probably only going to get one solid shot to do this right, and a half-measure that could survive a Bush veto would make people believe we had done something serious when we hadn't. This is why the 2008 election is going to be sooo important. The Democrats should vote for a serious measure, have it vetoed or filibustered, and get the public ready for when a new administration takes over.

Truthiness

(via Hugg)

Pennies for your thoughts?

I've noticed that readers of this site have ideas. Lots of ideas.

Here's a chance for some dough to stop talking (writing? blogging?) and start doing.

Wildgift is a non-profit that gives grants of $10k to $15k for "self-designed projects that promote wildlands stewardship and the development of sustainable human communities and lifestyles."

How cool is that?

It’s a wiki: Say three times fast

Hear ye, hear ye. Anon, find a new web-source for info on biofuels, one that ye can add to and edit as ye wish. It's a wiki, and it's all about sustainability. See the sustainability standards section if ye don't believe. Yeah, it may indeed be possible to bring forth from the good earth both foods and fuels.

Conservative conservationists

There's lots of talk about hunters and fishers being the original conservationists; the venerable publication Field and Stream seems to be walking that talk. They've got a conservation editor now, Bob Marshall, and he's got a lot to say that's good to hear.

You’ll never guess

… oil has peaked.

It ain’t just ‘beat coal’

The Oil Drum has a long and technically rich piece on the pros and cons of nuclear power (updated and reposted from last year) by Martin Sevior, an Associate Professor at the School of Physics in the University of Melbourne. It’s more sanguine about nuclear energy than I am, but it’s dense with great info. […]

Behold the mighty ag subsidies

As you probably know, Rep. Jack Murtha is trying to tie new funding for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to a set of requirements: equipment and training standards, time off standards, no more stop-loss programs, no more extended tours, etc. The conservative Blue Dog Democrats in the House are worried about this. They worry about […]

UW students use sex to sell green idea

"The UW is bringing sexy back," the Seattle P-I story begins. Well, you’ve piqued my interest. The story goes on to describe the Young Democrats’ "Sustainability Is Sexy" campaign to get students to bring their own coffee cups to campus. It even includes a quote from Grist’s own Kendra Howe on the value of using […]

ANTM premiere features vegan photoshoot

Alright, y’all know by now that I have a train-wreck-type fascination with bad TV. A Manhattan socialite sent to live and work on a rural hog farm for two weeks? I’m in. Tim Gunn telling a wannabe fashion designer to grab some bubble wrap and a banana peel and "make it work"? All over it. […]