Clean Coal?

Learn about the benefits of clean coal from the Coen Brothers!

http://action.thisisreality.org/page/invite/cleancoalclean

Everything's Amazing

Thank you Louis CK! We all need some perspective and a laugh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus

Wealth Un-Distribution

Interesting how wealth concentrates at the top and exploits at the bottom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABI2dwbQMQ

Joy of Garbage?

Think your College has some strange courses? Check these out. http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/dude-wheres-my-diploma/

Eat Right = Save Planet

Mark Bittman discusses how eating right can save the planet. Alright, perhaps not be the answer to ALL our problems, but eating with a little intelligence can go a long way towards shifting our mass agricultural paradigm. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99268166&sc=nl&cc=es-20090222

Great Uncle Sam Video

From funnyordie.com , a great parody/commentary using the Wrestler as a vehicle to describe our country's greatest fight. See below (end of posts) or http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/

An Onion Laugh

The cure for the annoyingly cheerful! http://www.theonion.com/content/video/fda_approves_depressant_drug_for?utm_source=a-section

Food Still the Best Nutrient

Following a balanced diet is still the best road to good health. New, rigorous studies show "extra vitamins, at least in pill form, (do not) help prevent chronic disease or prolong life."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/health/17well.html?em

As goes CA, goes US

This is so important - this is what can happen when an ideological minority affects the political process. And it doesn't matter if it's left or right - extreme views are not healthy for a democracy.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/apocalypse-now/

We've Lost Our Edge

Americas educational prowess has been steadily eclipsed since the 1970's. The anti-education, anti-intellectual views that have prevailed in politics, have done incredible damage to our global standing. Nicholas Kristoff is correct that we need to change our priorities. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/opinion/15kristof.html?em

Wisdom

What a great talk - and how important wisdom is in living your life. Should be required listening.
TED is the best. http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_our_loss_of_wisdom.html

Annie at work

Great video clip of Annie Leibovitz at work. Watch it! http://www.profoto-usa.com/news/press/pro8-leibovitz.asp?utm_source=imaginginfo&utm_medium=banner&utm_term=pro-8&utm_content=annie&utm_campaign=300x250-annie-pro-8

Save the Librarians

Let's not loose our libraries (or librarians) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/books/16libr.html?em