Political Scorecard

For those of you -- myself included -- who find it hard to keep up with the level of scandal in are political lives as Americans, Chris Blizzard at The Fix has compiled a sort of scorecard. Well worth a look.

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The Warming of the Solar System

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I have heard of this and have on occasion mentioned this to friends, who then give me strange looks for thinking this. But I was glad to see on Dig, this story: Is The Sun Getting Warmer? An interesting side question to "Global Warming" - that I never hear in the major media outlets or activist groups - is that for the last few years Astronomers have noted an increase in the temperature across the entire solar system. Don't get me wrong I think that we should deal with pollution and energy problems with green solution where ever possible. But it does bother me that most people only think in terms of humans causing of global warming or the head in the sand Republicans who say that they need more to even believe that it is happening at all (see Bush & Company).

Solar-Powered Curtain

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Here is a novel idea. You live in an apartment but want to cut back on your energy bills and you've already added energy efficient lighting and appliances. Now if you have Southern exposure in one of your rooms you could add a Solar-powered Curtain (PDF file). Design Gőtenborg which explores new technologies has come up with this interesting concept.

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