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The April numbers ER May 8, 2025 5:59 am (Space/Science)

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Australia election more bad news conservatives BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 11:54 am (CurrentEvents)

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No more new coal plants by TB March 27, 2012 9:29 am
    What's really needed to combat climate change by TB March 25, 2012 3:04 pm
    • From the Union of Concerned Scientists by ER 2012-03-26 06:35:53
      • The paper tallies about $16 million from 1998 to 2005 (8 years) that Exxon spent on its message. by TB 2012-03-26 08:32:31
        • The old TB smoke and mirrors. According to the table on your link, the government spent 32.2 billion on ALL its ... by ER 2012-03-26 10:24:34
          • You want to know who's raking it in from burning gasoline? by TB 2012-03-26 11:00:02
            • Tobacco and cancer all over again. Who profits from denying climate change? We all know. The Conservative agenda. by bowser 2012-03-26 12:38:54
              • So then, even by your logic, the government would benefit by higher and more expensive gasoline sales, and they would ... by ER 2012-03-26 11:12:19
                • You tell me. by TB 2012-03-26 11:37:04
                  • A rise in gasoline prices does not translate to a rise in gasoline tax revenues. In fact, due to ... by ER 2012-03-26 15:25:20
                    • Good point. by TB 2012-03-26 15:53:53
                    • Well, for sure somebody's lost. by TB 2012-03-26 14:04:02
                      • And one more thing. by ER 2012-03-26 15:10:34
                • One's propaganda, the other is payoffs. by TB 2012-03-26 10:30:33
                • And a response from the George C. Marshall Institute here. by TB 2012-03-26 09:59:19
                  • Fun facts about the George C Marshall Institute. by ER 2012-03-26 10:50:45
              • The question I've been pondering for many years is, by podrock 2012-03-25 19:06:06
                • It bothers me that we are told that the solution for almost every problem, planetary or otherwise, is to accrue ... by TB 2012-03-26 00:13:06
                  • If the question is can a species act in the best interests of all species, I'd agree the answer is ... by bowser 2012-03-25 19:21:27
                    • It wasn't a metaphor for goverments. by podrock 2012-03-25 20:47:37
                      • I left out a step. Sorry. What I should have added is that this species could act in ... by bowser 2012-03-25 21:28:45
                      • Here you go Bowser... by RobVG 2012-03-25 20:23:24
                        • Wow. Absolutely correct in it's basic premise, I wonder what the purpose is. Talk about a futile exercise! by bowser 2012-03-25 21:40:57
                    • Moved from the Space Science Board by podrock 2012-03-25 18:28:31
                      • My mistake. I thought I was putting it somewhere else. by TB 2012-03-26 00:05:07
                        • Weird, I thought I read it on flame first. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-26 10:00:53
                          • In fact, you did. When I moved it last night, I clicked the wrong box. When I double checked I ... by podrock 2012-03-26 11:07:25
                            • That's where I thought I put it, but since I don't remember, I'm taking Podrock's word for it. by TB 2012-03-26 10:06:40
                        Afghan soldier kills two British troops. by bowser March 26, 2012 11:05 am
                          U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence by TB March 24, 2012 4:13 pm
                          • So how are the Republicans going to use Obama's alleged discouragement of developing domestic reserves as a weapon against him ... by ER 2012-03-24 17:32:22
                            In Response to ER's COPS Program by Vitruvius March 23, 2012 8:56 pm
                            • The police don't like people doing their job for them. Not only can it lead to big trouble when ... by ER 2012-03-24 00:05:33
                              • A COPS program like mine is great for a quiet neighborhood because it reassures the residents, discourages villains, and frees up ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:24:20
                                • You have to wonder about the kind of person who thinks they can make a difference doing this, and then ... by bowser 2012-03-23 22:09:10
                                  • Blue lights are not a good idea. by ER 2012-03-24 10:07:11
                                    • They aren't legal and are probably more trouble than they are worth. I'd guess very foolish. I have ... by bowser 2012-03-24 10:31:32
                                  • It's weird. Most of my life, there weren't any. Or at least, none that made the news. by TB 2012-03-23 21:26:05
                                    Underground "sonic booms" in Wisconsin by RobVG March 21, 2012 8:13 am
                                    • Cave Collapse, probably. This area of the state has lots of dolomite bedrock, and is known for karst formation. Here's ... by podrock 2012-03-21 10:28:17
                                      • Ooops...I was wrong...a closer look at the geology map of the state, and local reporting, the bedrock in the area ... by podrock 2012-03-22 12:35:07
                                        • USGS says: earthquake by podrock 2012-03-23 16:40:38
                                        • And another geological formation is gone. Normally I wouldn't care (these things happen all the time naturally), but personally, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:24:17
                                          • Gone? No, just eroded a bit, leaving a pile of rubble. Completely natural process. I can show you outcrops of ... by podrock 2012-03-21 18:33:53
                                            • The "Jefferson Process" - "Movin' On Up". by bowser 2012-03-22 14:50:19
                                            • Your concern is very valid. Much of Florida is Karst topography, and when the water table is dry, underground ... by ER 2012-03-21 18:11:11
                                              • What caught my eye was the article said they had about twenty reports, which is similar to my relative's situation. ... by podrock 2012-03-21 18:47:05
                                          Safeway pulls 'pink slime' beef by ER March 21, 2012 3:34 pm
                                          • If the meat packers has consulted the fishing industry, they would have come up with something like "Tenderized, High Protein, ... by bowser 2012-03-22 23:18:43
                                            • Sounds like dog food to me. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-21 17:36:33
                                              • A dog would probably smell the residual ammonia and refuse to touch it. by ER 2012-03-21 17:54:02
                                                • This stuff has been in hamburger for years. by TB 2012-03-22 16:12:15
                                                  • Pink Slime. It's good for you! by ER 2012-03-22 16:29:22
                                                    • I didn't say any of those things. by TB 2012-03-22 19:43:38
                                                      • You said every one of those things. by ER 2012-03-22 20:33:08
                                                        • You have a point there. by TB 2012-03-22 20:52:58
                                              • Sounds like something that goes on Comestible. Also, "Pink Slime"? Seriously Fox? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:19:14
                                                • That's not what Safeway calls it. by ER 2012-03-21 16:38:16
                                                  • Fox didn't coin the term. by TB 2012-03-21 16:23:16
                                                  You heard it here first. by ER March 22, 2012 9:49 am
                                                  • Heh...actually I already knew...I have a friend that sells real estate....he lives on Merritt Island. My husband subscribes to Florida ... by Jody 2012-03-22 16:34:00
                                                    • Construction in office and residential has picked up in recent months here too, but this is kind of an exceptional ... by TB 2012-03-22 16:10:12
                                                      In conjunction with Bowser's post.... by Jody March 20, 2012 6:29 pm
                                                      • Calley was a scapegoat, was not set up. He ordered the shootings and participated. There is evidence he ... by bowser 2012-03-20 21:22:41
                                                        • I know I'm probably missing something here, but could you elaborate on your point? First you say he was ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:14:51
                                                          • I'll try. In Vietnam there were "free fire zones", areas where everyone was regarded as a hostile and it ... by bowser 2012-03-21 00:52:58
                                                            • Ok, THAT, I understand. Thanks for clearing it up. If you ask me, this "Free fire" thing is illegal. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 17:14:59
                                                              • Consider US troops moving into Germany in WWII. Artillery shot at everything, troops shot at anything, the entire country ... by bowser 2012-03-22 12:25:48
                                                                • "Free fire zones" are fairly common. All of Germany and Japan were such, but that changes when the territory ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:45:46
                                                                  • I understand that before they declared a "free fire zone" they air-dropped leaflets over the area warning the villagers they ... by ER 2012-03-21 17:25:15
                                                                    • That was early on. The "strategic hamlet" idea was akin to moving Native Americans onto urban reservations. ... by bowser 2012-03-22 02:04:13
                                                                      • By the way, more recently, Fallejuh in Iraq was similar. US forces dropped leaflets on a city of 350,000 ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:41:40
                                                                        • Apparently this idea goes way back. My Cuban cousin Rudy, who also served in the US Army during the ... by ER 2012-03-22 05:36:51
                                                              • Hmmm.... they did try to embellish Thompson's intervention after the fact (He reported the incident, and led the rescue of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 20:36:09
                                                                US serviceman kills 16 Afghanis - US does not let Afghan police talk with him. by bowser March 16, 2012 11:51 pm
                                                                • If we had a couple of divisions full of men just like him, this war would've been over years ago. by Lee 2012-03-20 15:28:24
                                                                  • Wow... just wow. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:18:01
                                                                    • Talk about stereotypes... by ER 2012-03-20 17:00:53
                                                                      • Yeah, shoot a bunch of women and kids. That works. by TB 2012-03-20 16:30:17
                                                                      • A bit old, but still fresh. The circumstances around the shootings are brow-raising at the very least. A man with ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 10:42:09
                                                                        • I think your instincts are right on about this. A man with a sterling record going berserk in such ... by ER 2012-03-18 05:31:48
                                                                          • The point I was trying to make is that he killed 16 Afghanis and the Afghani police don't even get ... by bowser 2012-03-18 10:22:51
                                                                            • You're preaching to the choir, Bowz. by ER 2012-03-18 13:12:18
                                                                              • One feels a great deal of sympathy for the guy, and can understand him. So what is justice for ... by bowser 2012-03-18 13:34:11
                                                                                • It will be interesting to track the parallel cases of this shooting and the Fort Hood shooting. by TB 2012-03-18 14:02:32
                                                                        Breaking News: Invisible Children is doomed by Vitruvius March 19, 2012 1:29 pm
                                                                        • It's a little more involved than that YouTube. by TB 2012-03-19 13:40:55
                                                                          • Still, I'm cautious as to their actual cause. Everyone's known about Kony for years - What was this video ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 19:45:00
                                                                          Afghan Murder Suspect Bales 'Took My Life Savings,' by ER March 20, 2012 4:17 am
                                                                          • Unfortunately there are no psych evaluation tests for the military that a cracker jack hell bent for election person ... by Jody 2012-03-20 06:35:33
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