I confess; I jazzed the title up a bit — but only a little, because while the end of the world isn’t imminent, it appears that the effects of global warming are going to bring some massive changes:
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Rising temperatures will leave millions more people hungry by 2080 and cause critical water shortages […]
Why is this story making headlines?
On Friday, U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said Chavez’s plans under the law “have caused us some concern.”
Chavez rejected Casey’s statement in his broadcast, saying: “Go to hell, gringos! Go home!”
*Yawn* — or as Adorable Child (AC) would probably say, “Whatever…”
Actually, I’m kidding about AC’s response. When someone […]
According to a recent report by the US National Academy of Sciences, 70% of Iran’s budget is derived from its oil industry, but they’ve invested nothing to improve or even maintain this key revenue source.
I don’t know about you, but that really bothers me.
Today, the 109th Congress, having off-loaded the vast majority of its inbox for this last session, postponed voting on the offshore drilling bill (USA Today):
House Republicans on Tuesday postponed action on what was to be one of last major legislative achievements of this session of Congress, a bill to open a large area of the […]
This administration’s folly in Iraq has done far more than divide sentiment in the U.S. (NY Times via memeorandum):
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 — A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall […]