Hemp Ethanol Saves the World

Fuel of the Future? The Economics, History and Politics of Hemp Fuels.By David Malmo-Levine

http://hemp-ethanol.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html

http://www.hempcar.org/hempfacts.shtml

Stephen Hawking's Explosive New Theory on the Universe

Prof Stephen Hawking has come up with a new idea to explain why the Big Bang of creation led to the vast cosmos that we can see today. Astronomers can deduce that the early universe expanded at a mind-boggling rate because regions separated by vast distances have similar background temperatures.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/26/scihawking126.xml

Kucinich: 'We went to war for the oil companies'

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who has introduced measures to impeach George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, said Thursday that oil executives who secretly met with the vice president in 2001 should be held criminally liable for pushing an illegal war.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_We_went_to_war_for_0626.html

Nation's Spies: Climate Change Could Spark War

The U.S. intelligence community has finished up its classified assessment of how our changing weather patterns could contribute to "political instability around the world, the collapse of governments and the creation of terrorist safe havens."

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/06/environmental-g.html

Even Billionaires Sweat the Small Stuff

If you saw a new $3 fee on a quarterly account statement, would you sweat it before filing it away? If a new tax appeared on your cable TV bill, would you even bother to call and ask about it before you sent your payment? You would if you were Warren Buffett.

http://www.fool.com/personal-finance/retirement/2008/06/23/even-billionaires-sweat-the-small-stuff.aspx

Biofuels has made 30 million people worldwide poor

Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world's soaring food prices, which hit the poor hardest.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7472532.stm

Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Obama's Going To Win'

However, "if the president thought John McCain was going to be the next president, he would think it more appropriate to let the next president make that decision than do it on his way out," Kristol said, reinforcing the fact that McCain is offering a third Bush term on Iran.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/22/kristol-bush-iran/

Are the Laws of Nature the Same Everywhere in the Universe?

Although we haven't figured out everything in the universe by a long shot, we're getting a pretty good a handle on how things work in our world, and how the laws of nature operate here at home. One big question we have is, would laws of nature as we know them function the same at other locations in the universe? A new study says, yes.

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/20/are-the-laws-of-nature-the-same-everywhere-in-the-universe/

http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/public/pr/pr-munh3-en.html

Photographer Documents Secret Satellites — All 189 of Them

His shots of 189 secret spy satellites are the subject of a new exhibit -- despite the fact that, officially speaking, the satellites don't exist. The Other Night Sky, on display at the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum through September 14, is only a small selection from the 1,500 astrophotographs Paglen has taken thus far.

http://www.wired.com/culture/art/news/2008/06/secret_satellites

The Bush Payoff for Big Oil: Huge No-Bid Contracts in Iraq

Four Western oil companies are in talks with Iraq’s Oil Ministry for no-bid contracts to service the country’s largest fields, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/world/middleeast/19iraq.html?ex=1371614400&en=5e19031afedbf7d8&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Stephen Hawking confronts UK government over science budget

Britain's most famous scientist, Stephen Hawking, has accused the government of making “disastrous” cuts to research funding that threaten the country’s international standing. The leading physicist also reveals he turned down knighthood several times.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4138240.ece

Buried in Senate Report: New Findings on Pre-War Deception

A previously undisclosed CIA report written in the summer of 2002 questioned the "credibility" and "truthfulness" of an Al Qaeda detainee who became a key source for the Bush administration's claims about links between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/141009

How People Making $200,000 Or More Avoid Paying Taxes

Death is inevitable, but federal income taxes aren't for an increased number of high-income earners. New IRS statistics show 7,389 federal tax returns with $200,000 or more in adjusted gross income reported no federal income taxes in 2005. That's a 161% jump from the 2,833 comparable returns filed in 2004.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5058692

Intelligent people are 'less likely to believe in God'

Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, said many more members of the "intellectual elite" considered themselves atheists than the national average. A decline in religious observance over the last century was directly linked to a rise in average intelligence, he claimed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2111174/Intelligent-people-'less-likely-to-believe-in-God'.html

Judge Rules That Police Can Bar People For Having High I.Q.s

A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E2DB143DF93AA3575AC0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Kucinich to push for Judiciary to take up impeachment res.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who last night presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress, will tonight move that his impeachment resolution be referred to the Judiciary Committee, per a press release from his office.

http://rawstory.com/news08/2008/06/10/kucinich-to-push-for-referral-of-impeachment-resolution-to-judiciary-committee/

How To Run your Car on Free Vegetable Oil in 8 Easy Steps

Converting your vehicle to run on veggie oil is a good move economically and environmentally. And here’s what BP and Exxon don’t want you to know: it’s not hard to do.

http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-run-on-free-vegetable-oil-in-8-easy-steps/

McCain thinks Putin was the President of Germany

In his own words. While Putin was still president of Russia, John McCain, running on his foreign policy and military credentials shows off his knowledge on a press conference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfealLrWLIY

MSNBC poll: Should President Bush Be Impeached?

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?

Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?
643789 responses

- Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.
89%

- No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."
4.1%

- No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a political lynching.
4.7%

- I don't know.
2%

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10562904/

5 Homemade Bug Repellents Free of Synthetic Chemicals That Work

Not only can insects be a nuisance in your garden, but they can ruin a perfect picnic or hike. Here are a few totally green, home remedy suggestions to repel insects without using toxic chemicals.

http://www.gardenmandy.com/5-homemade-chemical-free-bug-repellents-that-work/