Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage.

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Dennis Kobray posted this article on the Green_All_Views Listserv (http://groups.yahoo.com).

The prominence of party leaders like [Joseph] Biden and [Hillary] Clinton, and of a slew of
other potential prowar candidates who support the US invasion and
occupation of Iraq, presents the Democrats with an odd dilemma: At a time
when the American people are turning against the Iraq War and favor a
withdrawal of US troops, and British and American leaders are publicly
discussing a partial pullback, the leading Democratic presidential
candidates for ‘08 are unapologetic war hawks. Nearly 60 percent of
Americans now oppose the war, according to recent polling. Sixty-three
percent want US troops brought home within the next year. Yet a recent
National Journal “insiders poll” found that a similar margin of Democratic
members of Congress reject setting any timetable. The possibility that
America’s military presence in Iraq may be doing more harm than good is
considered beyond the pale of “sophisticated” debate.

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I received this from Scott Loughrey’s blog.

Since Aug. 1, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute has received reports from Sarasota to New Port Richey of mass mortalities of fish and other reef animals. While they’re sure they know the cause - red tide - the scope and severity of the damage is less certain.

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