25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis

Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:59 AM EDT (TIME)

In case you need a scorecard for so called players in the decline of American well-being, Time magazine provided this list. I only ask, where is Barney Frank?

business, wall-street, meltdown, mortgage, securities, bail-out

Our Take: Press stories got Nature Conservancy report wrong

Seeded on Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:51 PM EDT (wilderness.org)

"We must look to new research like this with eyes open for creative solutions, not use it to bunker down behind stale ideas."

science, renewable, energy, conservation, nuclear, footprint

The Environmental Argument for Reducing Immigration to the United States

Seeded on Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:13 PM EDT (cis.org)

This Backgrounder argues that a serious commitment to environmentalism entails ending America's population growth by implementing a more restrictive immigration policy.

politics, immigration, sustainability, environment, borders, growth

Coastal Resilience: The Issue

Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:48 AM EDT (Nature Conservancy)

The unique tools presented here explore flooding scenarios resulting from sea level rise and storm surge for the south shore of Long Island, New York. The information is presented without hype or hyperbole in a user-friendly framework that can be used to inform decision making.

science, climate-change, sea-level

What's The Matter With The SEC?

Seeded on Sun Aug 9, 2009 9:17 PM EDT (cooperarena.com)

The SEC didn't listen to Markopolos over the years, but in February, 2009 the 111th Congress was all ears.

business, t-d, training, development, organizations, sec, madoff, markopolos, congress, leadership

Hold Steady

Seeded on Sun Aug 9, 2009 8:57 PM EDT (earthisland.org)

Capping population growth and possible GDP will require a profound rethinking of our notions of progress and political clout. Historically, power and prestige – whether on the individual or societal levels – have been linked to size.

politics, population, growth, grow-or-die, economics, gdp

Interior Department Shifts Course On Spotted Owl

Seeded on Wed Apr 1, 2009 6:20 PM EDT (npr.org)

Another example of how the Bushies just couldn't control themselves... "The Department of the Interior has told a federal court that it will not defend the Bush administration's decision to cut back protections for the northern spotted owl."

science, bush, department-of-interior, spotted-owl, logging, oregon

Sundown for California

Seeded on Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:43 PM EST (American.com)

...[a]s relative newcomers at the time, we saw California as a place of limitless possibility. But much has changed in recent years.

us-news, california, unemployment, immigration, jerry-brown, gavin-newsom, schwarzenegger

Don't Mess With Scientists [McCain]

Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 6:20 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

McCain would mock a planetarium because he prefers a view of the sky from the cockpit of an out-of-control plane...

politics, mccain, overhead, projector, pork

Bailout of Bust Out??

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 8:30 PM EDT (karljones.com)

"The plan was to sell loans, collect commissions, and then walk away when the loans defaulted and let the bank fail. (The mafia calls this technique a 'bust out.')"

us-news, bailout, mafie, wall-street, bust-out, bush

Special counsel deputy quits over independence

Seeded on Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:59 PM EDT (apnews.excite.com)

The second-in-command at the government's top whistle-blower office has quit in a dispute with his boss, whom he accused of putting "political agendas and personal vendettas" ahead of the agency's mission and independence.

politics, corruption, abuse-of-power, bush, justice, special-counsel

Justice Dept. hiring marred by politics

Seeded on Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:42 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Of course the Bush administration discriminates on the basis of politics, that's the only reason they want to serve in government. From FEMA to Iraq to the DOJ, the last 8 years have been guided by the core principle that government should be used to exploit, profit, and punish.

politics, bush, discrimination, equal-opportunity, corruption

Hundreds swept up in mortgage fraud arrests

Seeded on Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:20 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Nice to see some Wall Street executives getting stung as well. My guess, most of those arrested support Bush, free markets, and deregulation.

business, mortgage, fraud, wall-street

The Physics of Whipped Cream

Seeded on Sun May 11, 2008 11:35 AM EDT (NASA - Science@NASA)

Work of tragic Columbia mission lives on.

science, shear-thinning, columbia, space-shuttle

Going With The Glow

Seeded on Fri May 9, 2008 3:42 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

A Swiss illumination artist lit up the sides of Washington National Cathedral last night with giant multicolored images. There were projections of stars, human faces and an abstract thing that looked like an exploded tomato.

washington, dc, art, light, images

Teach your kids to be consumer conscious

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 7:56 PM EDT (odemagazine.com)

Find tips on how to regain control by teaching your kids about advertising and consumerism.

health, children, parenting, consumer, commercials, media, advertising

Childhood Unplugged

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 7:53 PM EDT (odemagazine.com)

My struggle to save my kids from consumer culture.

health, media, consumerism, children, culture, family, parenting

The 2008 Organic Top 20

Seeded on Thu May 8, 2008 7:48 PM EDT (odemagazine.com)

Twenty praiseworthy products that are good for your body, your soul and the planet.

health, organic, green, products, environment

Know Your Boundaries at Work - Communication

Seeded on Sun May 4, 2008 9:20 AM EDT (revolutionhealth.com)

Whether you're a principal, manager or rank-and-file employee, taking the following advice will help to ensure that conversations with co-workers never distract from a productive, positive workplace.

business, workplace, communication, gossip, behavior, productivity

Latinos outraged over CBS-Couric report

Seeded on Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:30 PM EDT (Politico)

CBS tells it like it is about Latinos and the questionable U.S.

us-news, illegal, immigration, couric, cbs, latino, maldef

France to expand Champagne region

Seeded on Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:44 PM EDT (BBC News)

More sparkling wine for a thirsty world.

odd-news

Ashcroft Defends Contract for His Firm

Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:41 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

President Bush was criticizing trial lawyers who want to sue phone companies over illegal surveillance. He said those lawyers were looking to ride a gravy train.

politics, doj, ashcroft, defferred-prosecution-agreement, department-of-justice

Pro Golfer Faces Criminal Charges for Killing Hawk With Shot

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 3:23 PM EST (sports.excite.com)

These Guys are Good. But still need some lessons...

sports, pga, pro-golf, golf, tv

Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:48 PM EST (BBC News)

Turkey is preparing to publish a document that represents a revolutionary reinterpretation of Islam - and a controversial and radical modernisation of the religion.

religion, islam, koran, quran, muslim