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LATE NEWS FOR A LATE DAY

The next big agricultural boom is happening off the coast of africa. Seaweed is now the big cash crop. So far no major environmental problems as little more then seeds, wooden stakes, and rope are used. When someone starts fertilizing it all things will go to hell quickly.

A step in the right direction if you ask me. Its too bad that librarians and teachers are not cultural heroes in america, instead its slutty pseudo actresses and corrupt sports stars. Oh well.

ENVIRONMENT

Another prediction on sea levels rising, say good by to a number of pacific islands.

And yet another excuse to avoid doing anything useful about global warming. I am not saying that the science is wrong, but pollution in general and CO2/Methane in specific is not good for us. Declaring a warming trend inevitable will mean people will mess even more with the world. Heres another look at the same thing. And one more on the point of no return.

As a matter of fact here is a nice article on why keeping a clean environment is economically important even without global warming.

Oddly enough though I am all happy about being 'green' especially where energy is concerned, I am not so happy about government support for energy companies even in the form of help going green. I would rather government support the research and provide that research free of charge and then make it mandatory to put it into practice. The UK government subsidizes Solar Panel Manufacturers.... They are considering stopping it. I think they should, and instead pay for research into better panels at research centers and universities.

In general its always a good idea to give poor people a little more in life, maybe a job or a skill so that they can get out of being poor. However it is always good to do it in a way that does not hurt them in the long run by destroying their local environment. By the same token it is good to conserve endangered species and environments but in a way that helps the local people, not hurt them. Here is a study looking at this problem in Gabon.

On to health, remember when I said abstinence programs do not work? Neither do Virginity pledges.

Red wine helps protect your heart! LETS ALL GO GET DRUNK!

From hack a day comes another hack I would love to try. This one turns the wheel of your bike into an LED display for short messages.

i leave this unfinished... I got swept up in work.