The Nuclear Crisis in Japan; Sex and Violence; Nuclear versus Fossil Fuels; Bob and Elvis Fight About Nuclear Power; An Apollo Program for Energy; Bob and Elvis Fight About Funding for NPR; Steve...
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The Tragically Hip - "Grace, Too" (Live at Abbotsford) Wrapping up a series of live clips from Abbotsford, British Columbia.
House Republicans Defund NPR
Another move to create jobs, of course: In a largely symbolic move, the House today voted to block all federal funding for NPR, a week after the embattled public radio station found itself the...
And the Bad News Keeps Piling Up
Without anywhere to go with their spent fuel rods, the Fukushima plant has accumulated quite a collection over the years. Japan, like the United States, has kept ever larger numbers of spent fuel...
Quote of the Day
"I'm sure that some of you are like Michelle and at some point had to just stop watching cable TV because it was getting too frustrating." President Obama "Frustrating" is probably the most pleasant...
Republicans Continue War Against Parks
They can't help themselves. Republicans have to ruin good things with really awful things. Ohio Republican governor John Kasich wants to drill for oil in the state parks. The Ohio House introduced a...
New Huffington Post Column
The Obama Administration Must Abandon its Nuclear Energy Policy Tweet, Reddit, Like and Digg often! (And yes, it's possible to disagree with the president occasionally without insisting that he's...
Morning Awesome
The Tragically Hip - "Fiddler's Green" (Live at Abbotsford) More YouTube live clips from the Hip's 2009 concert at Abbotsford. I challenge you to not be moved by this song.
The Comments
As you've probably noticed, we stopped requiring that you sign in with TypePad before commenting. For many years now, I've heard complaints about TypePad and it definitely restricts the amount of...
Wrong Answer on Nuclear Loan Guarantees
I wasn't particularly thrilled to see this exchange in Secretary Chu's testimony on the Hill today: Nuclear energy "has an important role to play in our energy portfolio," Chu said, noting that the...
Meltdown Imminent
Horrendous news from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Gregory Jaczko, the chairman of the commission, said in Congressional testimony that the commission believed that all the water in the spent...
Republican Debates for Sale
Get ready for the Taco Bell Republican Presidential Debates! That's right, the RNC is planning to flaunt its corporate love. Washington (CNN) -- The Republican National Committee is considering...
Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat, Impotent Racist
He just couldn't resist insulting Japan. Evidently "Gaia" attacked Japan even though they make "electric cars." And he thinks it's all so hilarious. And we all know how much respect Limbaugh has for...
Big Bang
Here's an historical look back at Japan's second awful encounter with atomic energy. The bombing of Nagasaki. Someone would have created and employed the bomb and, given our roster of enemies at the...
Morning Awesome
The Tragically Hip - "Coffee Girl" (Live at Abbotsford) Continuing with these YouTube exclusive live clips from 2009. Life is, indeed, too short for bad coffee.
Fukushima is a Nuclear Triumph?
This link is making its rounds through the tubes. Here's the topline: Japan's nuclear powerplants have performed magnificently in the face of a disaster hugely greater than they were designed to...
Radiation Flooding Directly into Atmosphere
The tragedy escalates: (Reuters) - Japan has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog radioactivity was being released "directly" into the atmosphere from the site of an earthquake-stricken reactor and that it...
Quote of the Day
“Lie low. There’s no need to inject yourself into the story.” Fox News chairman Roger Ailes to Sarah Palin just before she released her trainwreck "blood libel" video An idiot and narcissist of her...
Boss Hogg is a Big, Sweaty Shill
Check this out: In a speech to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce today, [Haley Barbour] accused President Obama of purposely trying to drive up the price of oil, saying that “the Obama energy...
Worst Person in the World
Kansas state Rep. Virgil Peck for this: A legislator said Monday it might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled — with hunters shooting...
