19.1  lederhosed

San Francisco

Environment, Politics, Tech and News of the Unusual. Also very active on Digg.

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Massive Methane Melt off Siberia
The frozen sub-sea deposits of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf are now destabilized and venting as much methane as all the oceans of the world combined. Methane, if you didn't know, is a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
03/05/10

San Francisco Labels Sewage Sludge "Organic"
Activists wearing face masks and haz-mat suits dumped a pile of sewage sludge on the steps of San Francisco's city hall today to protest the city's practice of marketing the material to home gardeners as "organic compost."
03/05/10

Iraq's political miracle? http://bit.ly/aHVAvn 03/04/10

RT @MotherJones: Dems Fundraise Off RNC Memo http://bit.ly/cEGJhu 03/04/10

This is pretty entertaining: RT @EMFK: 10 Worst Product Names Ever: http://digg.com/d31Kdl9?t #digg (via @Janinco @womansdayweb) 03/04/10

Topeka, Kansas renames itself "Google" (for a month): http://bit.ly/bPb0zt 03/04/10

RT @brbuchwal: Drum on the "phony gossip" that John Roberts is leaving the SCOTUS: http://bit.ly/dA0IAY 03/04/10

Random article of the day: America's most famous hand models: http://bit.ly/bjyfY2 03/03/10

RT @MotherJones: Obama Defends Risky Trading Ban http://bit.ly/bejSKq 03/03/10

Excellent slideshow about Burma's blood rubies (and other exploited resources): http://bit.ly/cU8PLY 03/03/10