There is no “silver bullet” solution to our energy crisis. But a new study shows that the right combination of renewables may be our best bet. The American Solar Energy Association (ASES), with the backing of several U.S. representatives and a senator, released its new nuts and bolts approach to reducing carbon emissions with...
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Today in Moronia
- California school food standards change teens eating habits for the better
- New male birth control procedure said to be 100% effective, completely reversible
- Video of police fatally beating homeless man causes spectators to leave courtroom
- Gene Weingarten is alarmed at how cheap he’d sell his moral integrity
- Plants use perfume to attract beneficial bacteria to their roots
- Privatized prison labor competes with regular business at 93 cents a day
- There is no invisible hand
- Does Mitt Romney support paid sick days for working mothers?
- No such thing as ‘women and children first’ without threats of physical force
- When ‘stand your ground’ is black vs. white, the sentence is life in prison
Today’s News
Current events.
Renewables can turn the tide on global warming
At least 17 U.S. choppers a month are reportedly hit by enemy fire.
Helicopters risky, but still best option in Iraq, Army pilot says BAGHDAD — An Army pilot said Sunday that enemy fire hit at least 17 U.S. helicopters a month in Iraq but that flying time for troops was growing because of the risks of road travel.
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More U.S. troops died in Iraq combat over past four months than in any similar period of war
WASHINGTON – More American troops were killed in combat in Iraq over the past four months — at least 334 through Jan. 31 — than in any comparable stretch since the war began, according to an Associated Press analysis of casualty records.
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Americans think more U.S. poverty would threaten national security
Most Americans — 62 percent — think an increase in poverty in the United States would threaten national security, according to the latest Poverty Pulse survey by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).
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HTTP message panties for your Valentine geek.
Feeling frisky? Well then don the black “200 OK” panties and see where they take you. Alternatively, the white “403 Forbidden” style sends a very different and hopefully clear message. Go to original at ThinkGeek.com.
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