“Every year the residents of my block put together a summer block party. Every year the best part of the day is Mr. Wong’s performance of love songs from a by-gone era. Take it away Mr. Wong.”
The Senate is now debating a version of the Bush-Cheney energy bill that would subsidize giant energy companies with billions of our tax dollars while they plunder our natural heritage, increase air pollution, and prolong our addiction to fossil fuels.
Vice Pres. of Planetary Society Bill Nye (the science guy) explains how solar sails will be used for interplanetary exploration. Launches June 21st. Very cool.
I like this idea. Here’s a better one: Convince James Dobson to run as an independent, start a grassroots campaign for him on the net. He’d get all the evangelical and fundamentalist Christian votes, taking the wind out of the Republican sails.
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative said major drug firms did not put enough effort into potential cures for mega killers like malaria and tuberculosis because medicines to fight them make no money.