Energy: • "With one-fifth of all U.S. CO2 emissions coming from light trucks and cars, any serious effort to significantly reduce U.S. emissions would have to encourage fuel conservation in personal automobiles. But almost half of all Americans oppose spending ... READ MORE
Air Quality: The air we breathe is cleaner: • Between 1970 and 2005, total emissions of the six principal air pollutants in the United States (nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and lead) tracked by the Environmental ... READ MORE
April 22, 2008 marks the 38th anniversary of the first observance of Earth Day, first commemorated on April 22, 1970. Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI), Earth Day's co-founder, said he modeled Earth Day on anti-Vietnam War demonstrations called "teach-ins" ... READ MORE
Comedian Chris Rock used to play a recurring character on "Saturday Night Live" named Nat X. During the humorous, nonsensical rants of this Black Nationalist talk show host, Nat X would sometimes be chased by his studio's "white-man cam." When ... READ MORE
An absolutely wonderful polar bear cartoon. Note the words on the director's bullhorn. Here's the blog of Roger Maynard, the guy who drew it, and some more I like are here, here, here, here, here, and especially here. (Our own ... READ MORE
Listing the Polar Bear as "Threatened" Under the ESA Could Harm Bears and Humans Alike; Says New Study Released with the Ad Washington, D.C.: In light of environmentalist campaigns pressuring the Administration to list the polar bear as "threatened" under ... READ MORE
Washington, D.C. - While some might consider it a milestone that basketball star LeBron James became the first black man to grace the cover of Vogue for the fashion magazine's April issue, critics are saying the photo of him with ... READ MORE
From David Almasi: Congratulations to Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli for spelling out the antiquity of affirmative action policies in the March 18 Boston Globe. Globe reporter Matt Negrin called Project 21 to ask if the election of a black ... READ MORE
Nearly Half Wouldn't Be Willing to Pay Even a Penny More for Gasoline; Opposition to Taxes Especially Strong Among Minorities Washington, D.C.: Forty-eight percent of Americans are unwilling to spend even a penny more in gasoline taxes to help reduce ... READ MORE
From David Almasi: Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the first major case dealing with the 2nd Amendment right for citizens to own a firearm in almost 70 years. Wednesday, readers of the Examiner newspaper chain were able ... READ MORE
