Science Etcetera Saturnday, 20071222

December 22nd, 2007

So that’s why he did it! By signing the energy bill into law, President Bush has ursurped the ability of states to mandate mileage requirements. Only Bush could fight clean air by signing a law supporting it.

I sooooo wish I could embed this video of Kiki Sanford moving cereal flakes with a magnet to demonstrate their high iron content. She later extracts the iron dust from the cereal as well. Curse your restrictive embedding Wordpress!

A Solar House that Heats and Cools Without Electricity isn’t news, except this one is 40-Years-Old (HT Clint).

Blackwater isn’t so bad, recently the security-training firm built a 120-foot wind turbine at their facility.

You’re 400 km above the Earth, your ride home was canceled due to a faulty fuel guage, and your mother dies. Astronaut Dan Tani is having a rough time for the holidays.

An important argument for speeding up the adoption process has been given scientific support, as children raised in orphanages as have lower I.Q.s.

Goal!!!Japan postpones humpback whale hunt!!! Goaaaaaaaaaal!!! Thank you Australia’s Whale-Watching businesses for pressuring the country into the delayed and, hopefully, one day end to this barbaric practice! GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!

The following short, inspirational, and lovely Japanese Whaling Cartoon hosted by Greenpeace.

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bad link: orphanages
by Clint December 22nd, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Thanks!
by ideonexus December 23rd, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Still bad :)
by Clint December 23rd, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Thanks again. I think I got it this time. *._.*
by ideonexus December 24th, 2007 at 3:06 pm