Barack Obama: A Letter to My Daughters

This is what you want the leader of the free world to be.

Ideas for Obama

President-Elect Obama has said that he is open to constructive criticism and suggestions for his stimulus plan. Here are some of Paul Krugman's ideas. His scholarly criticisms are all over his past columns and his blog, krugman.blogs.nytimes.com.

Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.

"Green"Tag Should be Banished

It is fantastic that the term "green" is so pervasive in the mainstream culture. However, this is where big business cannot be allowed to water down its meaning.

The End of the Financial World as We Know It

This is very sobering, even for those who are very familiar with the financial meltdown.

Solar power from metallised balloons | Party time!

Anyone who has children will be familiar with aluminised party balloons. Such balloons are made from metal-coated plastic.

Report: Toyota 'secretly' developing solar powered car

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday.

Insurers Brace for Risks of Climate Change - IHT

Supplemental to the NY Times blog post below. Like most major industries today, the insurance sector is ready for a transformation.

German Insurance Giant Cites Role of Climate Change in Record Payouts - NY Times

This type of article is a dime a dozen. Company A announces that they have discovered just how much of their new costs (in this case insurance payouts) are attributed directly to climate change. In this case, it is a major German insurance company.

I don't think [George W. Bush] should be allowed to slip quietly out of town. There should be a great hue and cry — a loud, collective angry howl, demonstrations with signs and bullhorns and fiery speeches — over the damage he's done

This is the man who gave us the war in Iraq and Guantánamo and torture and rendition; who turned the Clinton economy and the budget surplus into fool's gold; who dithered while New Orleans drowned; who trampled our civil liberties at home and ruined our reputation abroad; who  …

Greener Electronics

Greenpeace announced in November where major electronics corporations stand on a scale of "green"-ness.

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