I learned about this site when I saw it advertised on a car’s bumper sticker right here in Tucson. The site has some interesting articles and information about green, and not so green, products. Check out this article on ethanol based fuels in their syndicated articles section, Vegetables of Mass Destruction.
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As a self-avowed Japanophile, I’m disgusted and disappointed at the position its government continues to take regarding commercial whaling. Japanese whaling fleets have continued to be engaged in illegal whaling operations despite a 20 year ban on the practice, killing almost 900 minke and fin whales last year.
Unfortunately, whaling season is upon us again, [...]

There is now a new link ‘Gallery’ on the sidebar under Navigation that will take you to my photos. I’ve started posting some of our summer trip photos there.
When you enter the gallery you can choose an album (currently there is only one), and you can then view thumbnail images of the pictures in [...]

Those of you with that big yellow banner at the top of the page should be particularly interested in the future of DRM, but even for those of you who aren’t stuck in IE, this article will probably interest (and alarm) you too.. Slashdot. Original Article.

Estimates on the population of grey wolves in the northern rockies have grown to over 1,000 animals (across Idaho, Montana & Wyoming) so the FWS, in their infinite cowing to special interest groups who shall remain nameless, have decided that the populations should be de-listed.
The proposed action would open the population to trophy hunters and [...]

Interesting net factoids about Walmart related crime. Enter your zipcode to see summary information about the number of police calls to Walmarts in your area since 2002.

The NY Times is running an article about the peace march in DC this weekend. I wish I could be there to participate in the event.

“There’s problems” in Iraq, he said, but it is not a “terrible situation.” - Dick Cheney on CNN’s Meet the Press.
I’ll post the full video link once it is available, you can hear the denial in the man’s voice.
His rhetoric is frighteningly similar to another television interview he gave on September 11, 2006.

Three homeless men saved this lucky individual from certain death and then simply walked away into the night. Seems like a pretty selfless and commendable act, digg it.

The 24 deaths on Saturday — and two others on Friday — bring the total for U.S. military deaths in January to 50 and the number since the Iraq war began to 3,054, including seven civilian contractors of the Defense Department.
OK, maybe it isn’t safer but Iraqis are much better off than they were under [...]