The Oil Drum series on The Carbon Economy
Stuart Staniford over at The Oil Drum has started a fantastic series of articles on The Carbon Economy. There are two thus far: Article on: The Carbon Economy and Article two: How fast should you boil a frog?.
These in-depth articles are well worth the time and mental effort. Each is followed by a lengthy comment-discussion. I am consistently impressed by the quality and quantity of articles at the Oil Drum… as well as the community of folks that participate in the discussion of each article. If you are interested in peak oil and climate change (you are, aren’t you???) you should check The Oil Drumregularly.
February 04, 2006
Battlestar Galactica
Rolling Stone has an interesting article on Battlestar Galactica: Intergalactic Terror.
I’ve become a BG junkie. Truth is I guess I’ve jumped headfirst into a soup of sci-fi. BG is my favorite by far but also: Firefly (great) and Surface (okay) and The 4400 too. Of course I continue to watch X-Files reruns. I’ve seen some of them 10 times but I put them on anyway. Even if I’m not watching I enjoy Fox and Scully… just their voices. Yeah, I know.
But, back to Battlestar Galactica, damn. Damn.
February 04, 2006
Rumsfeld Compares Chavez’s Election To Hitler’s
This made me laugh… maybe even throw-up a little. Via Democracy Now!:
As Chavez was announcing the expulsion, two top US cabinet members were criticizing him in Washington. At a press luncheon, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said: “You’ve got Chavez in Venezuela with a lot of oil money. He’s a person who was elected legally just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally.” On Capitol Hill, US National Intelligence Director John Negroponte warned against Chavez’s reelection, and said the Venezuelan leader is “seeking closer economic, military and diplomatic ties with Iran and North Korea."
I’ve got another response to the above statement by Rumsfeld, a correction to his statement:
“You’ve got Bush in DC with a lot of oil money. He’s a person who was elected legally just as Adolf Hitler was elected legally.”
But wait we all know Bush was not legally elected.
I’m sure Chavez has his faults as does his government, but damn I love this guy.
February 04, 2006