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Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

It’s Not Like Gasoline Grows On Trees. Oh Wait…

If it hadn’t been published 6 days prior to the 1st I would assume this wasn’t for real, in fact it is so unbelievable I am just going to start off by quoting the first line: “Farmers in North Queensland are doing their bit to be environmentally friendly by investing in a tree that produces [...]

Knut Was Yesterday’s Bear; Meet Today’s Bear

Matt introduced the AmericanMadness world to Flocke back in January. Back in those early days, she was just a squirming ball of fluff, but like all baby polar bears she captured the world’s heart.
Today, she is growing up fast and taking the star from Germany’s other world famous polar bear cub Knut. Of course, how [...]

Apparently, It’s Not Easy Being Green

Well, at least if you are producing electronics. GreenPeace just published its quarterly report (they have run it 7 times since August ‘06) on the top 18 computer, cell phone, tv and video game companies and how they do in producing “Greener Electronics.”
While GreenPeace let’s you know how the companies do from one year to [...]

Global warming creationism

Adam will like this post.
I highly recommend The Angry Economist. It’s rare that we really think here at AM. Mostly we tell you about cool ideas, products, culture. The AE appears to think every day. Not easy to do.
Teaching Climate Change

A California legislator wants the state’s science cirriculum to teach climate change. Climate [...]

Reality Distortion Fields and the Great Global Warming Consensus

I’ve been fascinated by the global warming consensus for a number of years, because it is such an excellent example of how we as a species can delude ourselves on a global scale with amazing speed and thoroughness. The Internet is a wonderful propaganda tool, and as a marketing professional I have come to admire [...]

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