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Yes, Ayn, There Is a Social Instinct | The Crux discovermagazine.com Eric Michael Johnson has a master’s degree in evolutionary anthropology focusing on great ape behavioral ecology. He is currently a doctoral student in the history of science at University of British Columbia looking at… http://flpbd.it/GVRyf Related articles Ayn Rand is Fiction (evergreeninstitute.wordpress.com) Lawmaker Wants…
A Disappointing Presidential Debate For Energy And Climate By Climate Guest Blogger on Oct 5, 2012 at 10:30 am, thinkprogress.org by Bill Becker If Mitt Romney and Barack Obama had been able to look through the television cameras at who was watching their first debate, it undoubtedly would have been more interesting than the debate…
Mitt Romney calls Tesla Motors ‘losers’ By Ryan Singel, wired.co.uk Politics In the back and forth of 3 October’s presidential debate over tax breaks to energy companies, Republican nominee Mitt Romney argued that President Obama’s grants and tax breaks to renewable energy companies equalled 50… http://flpbd.it/cDfBf Related articles Mitt Romney Announce Plans to Run for…
Mitt Romney: I believe in basic science, and by “basic science” I mean “cold fusion” Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net I’m not entirely sure what to say about this excerpt from a Washington Examiner interview other than, “*headdesk*”. Mitt Romney: I do believe in basic science. I believe in participating in space. I believe in analysis of…
How the U.S. Health-Care System Wastes $750 Billion Annually Brian Fung, theatlantic.com As we approach health-care system reform, a breakdown of our biggest losses Every year, the United States spends eight times as much money on unnecessary health-care costs as the Pentagon spent for each year of its operations in Iraq.…
How Obama Stole Romney’s RNC Thunder With Clever Social Media Gregory Ferenstein, techcrunch.com President Barack Obama managed to steal an impressive amount of Gov. Mitt Romney’s press coverage with a few, cheap social media tricks, including the most retweeted post of the convention. In comparison to the Republican National… http://flpbd.it/x1nqQ…
Reddit: Obama visit generates most activity ever by Donna Tam, cnet.com The president breaks all the rules, breaks a Reddit record, and draws at least 5.3 million views, news stats reveal. President Barack Obama broke all the campaigning rules when he held an unmoderated Q&A session on one of the… http://flpbd.it/NRaon Related articles How To…
Cleantech Experts On Romney’s Energy Plan: ‘A Political Document Not Worth Serious Analysis’ By Climate Guest Blogger on Aug 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm, thinkprogress.org by Walter Frick, via BostInno The central energy challenge we face as a nation and a planet is the transition away from fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change, to clean…
Germany definitely has the right idea: convert ugly old buildings to biofuel factories and kick start the green economy. But we’re still in the mode of “drill baby drill.” An energy model for Boston – Boston.com. Related articles Renewable distributed electricity generation to triple by 2017 (eco-business.com) Germany: Full speed ahead on renewables (summitcountyvoice.com) Germany’s…
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