O'Reilly's hateful cadres

Okay, so this is funny, as reported by Media Matters: O'Reilly compared Moulitsas to white supremacist David Duke Summary: Bill O'Reilly compared Markos Moulitsas, founder of the progressive Daily Kos blog, to white supremacist David Duke and criticized Newsweek for its decision to hire...

Daily Kos | more posts | 5 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

O’Reilly compares Markos Moulitsas to David Duke.

On Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor last night, Bill O’Reilly attacked Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas by calling him “one of the most despicable Americans in the country.” Noting that Moulitsas writes a column for Newsweek, O’Reilly compared him to white...

Think Progress | more posts | 7 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

Thursday’s Mini-Report

Today’s edition of quick hits. * 50,000: “The death toll from China’s massive earthquake could reach more than 50,000, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday, quoting rescue headquarters. Already some 20,000 are confirmed dead as a result of Monday’s 7.9...

The Carpetbagger Report | more posts | 10 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

McCain: Bush ‘Exactly Right’ On ‘Appeasement’ Remark, Praises Reagan’s Handling Of Iran Hostage Crisis

Referring to President Bush’s notorious comments, MSNBC’s Pat Buchanan asked this morning: Will Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “endorse this statement about Barack Obama that in effect he is an appeaser?” Today, McCain confirmed that he would. The New York Times reports that McCain...

Think Progress | more posts | 11 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

Lieberman On Bush Comparing Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers: ‘The President Got It Exactly Right’ | Think Progress

Savage praises comments by controversial McCain supporter Rev. Parsley advocating destruction of "false religion" Islam | Media Matters for America

Clinton Criticizes Bush, McCain | The Caucus

Blogtalk: Bush ‘Appeasement’ Uproar | The Caucus

Arianna Huffington Storms NYC With New Book, Skewering McCain as a 'Pandering Pawn of the Right' | AlterNet.org

Fox News' Kelly left unchallenged Lieberman's assertion that McCain "accepted" Hagee's endorsement -- he actively sought it | Media Matters for America

Obama Gets Triple-Teamed on 'Appeasement'

First, George W. Bush takes a swipe: Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along. We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator...

Daily Kos | more posts | 14 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

White House on Nazi smear: Who, us?

In the morning, the president, in a speech to the Israeli Knesset, suggested that Democrats want to appease terrorists, the way some wanted to appease Hitler. In the afternoon, the White House thought it best to play dumb. Q:There’s some question about his comment here about “some seem...

The Carpetbagger Report | more posts | 12 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

White House knew of the Pentagon domestic propaganda program | Daily Kos

Navarrette: No racism in White House contest? | CNN.com

Tata to enter two vehicles in Automotive X Prize

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Contests, Green, TataClick above for a high-res gallery of the Tata Nano.Up until today, there were no major automobile manufacturers taking part in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. That changes with Tata Motors signing a letter of intent to compete in...

Autoblog | more posts | 16 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

Tata Motors to Compete in Progressive Automotive X PRIZE | Green Car Congress

Solar Lily Pads May Spring Up in Scotland

We've already talked about this giant floating solar thermal power plant that the UAE has its eyes on. But now a new kind of solar island is floating down the river of for possibility. Peter Richardson's Solar Lily Pad proposal for the International Design Awards ‘Land and Sea’...

EcoGeek.org | more posts | 2 days | Tue., May 13, '08

Solar Lily Pads Might Grace Glasgow's River Clyde Soon

In Scotland, a firm called ZM Architecture thought out of the box, and out of the solar installation norm of having solar panels atop buildings as a source of renewable energy. While this option remains as the best choice for many who choose to invest in solar energy, something different inspires a...

GoodCleanTech | more posts | 3 days | Tue., May 13, '08

Floating Solar Lily pads on Clyde to empower Glasgow

Deepathukral: Soon Glasgow’ Clyde river will be a house to new kinda lilies belonging to the solar family. We have seen solar panels on roof of houses, vehicles, in gardens and backyards and many more places. But it’s the first time that I came across this concept of floating solar...

Ecofriend | more posts | 3 days | Tue., May 13, '08

Boehner’s ‘New’ GOP Strategy: Same Policies, ‘Refurbished’ Message

Last week, an ABC News poll found that 82 percent of the public thinks the country is on the “wrong track.” Conservative candidates have lost three special congressional races in recent weeks, some in conservative districts. The Republican response? Better messaging. The Washington...

Think Progress | more posts | 35 hours | Wed., May 14, '08

ThinkFast: May 13, 2008

A House Judiciary Committee deadline passed yesterday “with former White House adviser Karl Rove standing by his refusal to testify about allegations that he pushed the Justice Department to prosecute former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.” Rove instead sent a letter offering to respond to...

Think Progress | more posts | 3 days | Tue., May 13, '08

So Now the Republicans are the Change?

First it was endangered Republican Senator Gordon Smith and now it's entire House Republican caucus trying to coopt the message of change. It looks like Republicans will counter the Democratic push for change from the years of the Bush administration with their own pledge to deliver, drum roll...

Daily Kos | more posts | 3 days | Mon., May 12, '08

Speech, Part 1: Anti-wind McCain delivers climate remarks at foreign wind company

Conservative presidential candidate Sen. John McCain chose a clever, but ultimately hypocritical location for his big climate speech. I hope the media aren’t fooled by his ironic choice of wind turbine company Vestas as the backdrop, but I have little doubt they will run enticing photos and...

Climate Progress | more posts | 4 days | Mon., May 12, '08

Me, on McCain, on climate, on the radio | Gristmill

John McCain Stumps on Climate from Stumptown, Oregon

Presidential contender John McCain delivered a major speech today outlining his climate change policy from Portland, Oregon. Stumping from Stumptown (a Portland nickname harkening to it's timber industry past), Senator McCain detailed his plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, calling climate...

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WattHead | more posts | 3 days | Tue., May 13, '08

John McCain, victory and deja vu | Daily Kos

How Healthy Is John McCain? | TIME: Top Stories

The John McCain 100% Organic Cotton ‘Onesie?’ | Red, Green, and Blue

Trucks Reduce Emissions by 83%

Truck stop electrification is boosting fuel efficiency and minimizing dependence on foreign oil from idling trucks There are 1.3 million long-haul diesel trucks with sleeper cabs in the United States, with most drivers averaging over 100,000 miles annually. These trucks are highly affected by...

CleanTechnica | more posts | 18 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

Performance Track Members Reduce GHG Emissions Nearly 310,000 Tons | Environmental Leader

High Schoolers Reduce 2-Stroke Emissions by 40%! | EcoGeek.org

McCain & the Republican leadership compromise the troops & first responders

Earlier today, the Politico reported that: With Memorial Day around the corner, Sen. John McCain and his allies are reaching out to Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb in the hope of finding a compromise on a GI Bill that would eliminate a potential embarrassment for the Arizona Republican’s...

Daily Kos | more posts | 31 hours | Wed., May 14, '08

Carbon Fiber may help bring wind power into your backyard!

Jayprashanth: Move over monstrous windmills that tower over most structures around them, inventor Doug Selsam has invented these tiny turbines that pack in quite some power. These wind turbines just measure fourteen to twenty inches in diameter and are meant to be bunched up together to produce...

Ecofriend | more posts | 22 hours | Thu., May 15, '08

Tiny Wind Turbines Could Generate Impressive Amounts of Power | GoodCleanTech

Tiny Wind Turbines Could Generate Impressive Amounts of Power | GoodCleanTech

Tiny Wind Turbines Could Generate Impressive Amounts of Power | GoodCleanTech

Tiny Wind Turbines Could Generate Impressive Amounts of Power | GoodCleanTech

Tiny Wind Turbines Could Generate Impressive Amounts of Power | GoodCleanTech

The Daily Sprout

Climate-Ready Crops Being Engineered, Patented: Three huge agro-tech firms - BASF of Germany, Syngenta of Switzerland and Monsanto of St. Louis - have filed for patents on nearly two-thirds of the climate-related gene families, according to the ETC Group, a farmer activist group - The Washington...

Earth2Tech | more posts | 31 hours | Wed., May 14, '08

What Once Was a Windshield is Now a Wine Glass

Though these lovely bowls and cups look like regular glassware, they are made of recycled automotive components. As Autoblog Green points out, they are the product of government mandates, particularly those in Europe, dictating that vehicles are to be 85 percent recyclable. For instance, this...

GoodCleanTech | more posts | 3 days | Tue., May 13, '08

Lieberman takes the cheap shot on Hamas

Shortly after promising not to engage in these kinds of attacks, John McCain went after Barack Obama a few weeks ago over an ostensible “endorsement” from a Hamas spokesperson. It was a cheap and ridiculous move — especially given the fact that McCain and Obama have the same...

The Carpetbagger Report | more posts | 4 days | Mon., May 12, '08

Lieberman shows why McCain = Third Term of Stupid

Why did eight years of Republican rule destroy American credibility in foreign policy? Because Republican leaders govern as though they were children. And why was Joe Lieberman rejected by Connecticut's Democrats? Because he governs like a Republican. Observe: When anecdotal evidence favors...

Daily Kos | more posts | 4 days | Mon., May 12, '08

Home Renovation Of The Year

TreeHugger points to a very green house that won a home renovation award on a popular TV show.Grand Designs Live, the slightly addictive t.v. show about house renovations, has named its Voters' Choice Home of the Year, 2008. Winner of the Best Conversion category, Black Sheep House went on to beat...

Peak Energy | more posts | 44 hours | Wed., May 14, '08

Why Can’t Every Product be Sustainable?

If you go to the mass retailers today, it’s likely that you’re going to pay more for sustainably designed, developed, manufactured and shipped products. In some cases, like my Timberland boots, the products will be superior in all ways that matter and the sustainable attributes will be...

Sustainablog | more posts | 4 days | Mon., May 12, '08

Low Impact Living: Five Eco-Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Rebate

Editor’s note: Hopefully, a tax rebate or economic stimulus check is in the mail for you. Our friends at Low Impact Living have some ideas on ways to invest that money in your home… and the environment. This post was originally published on Monday, May 12, 2008 We know that many of us...

Sustainablog | more posts | 45 hours | Wed., May 14, '08

Its Sunny In Spain

TreeHugger reports that Acciona has received the go ahead for 2 more 50MW solar thermal power plants in Spain.It was only a couple months ago that we wrote about Torresol's plans to build 3 new solar thermal power plants in Spain (price tag: $1.24 Billion). The good news keep rolling in and now it...

Peak Energy | more posts | 43 hours | Wed., May 14, '08