There is a major catastrophe developing off the Gulf Coast in the form of a runaway oil spill. According to an Associated Press article, an explosion last week on the Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig operated by BP, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, has continued to leak oil into the Gulf without any success in containment. [...]
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Culture & History
Kick-Ass: A Response to the Bystander Effect
Kick-Ass, a movie currently in theaters directed by Matthew Vaughn, speaks of teenager David Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson, who becomes weary of the passive response to the crimes he sees around him. His reaction is to order a green, skin-tight leotard, complete with mask, and become a crime-fighting superhero. In the ensuing adventures, which are [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Earthquakes and Global Warming?
So far, 2010 has been marked by huge devastation and loss of life as a result of several large earthquakes. So I began to wonder, is this normal, or is it portentous of larger catastrophes to come? As a consummate conspiracy theorist, my first search was to see if there was a link between the seemingly [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Coal vs. The Great Barrier Reef
The interminable clash between industrial growth and conservation of natural resources has found its newest battle between the shipping industry and the Great Barrier Reef. According to an msnbc article, over the weekend of August 3rd the Shen Neng 1, a ship carrying coal to China, struck the Douglas Shoals off of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. The ship was traveling at full speed [...]
Culture & History
The Runaways – Then and Now
What does it take to form the first all-girls rock ‘n roll band? First, it takes more than 20 years from the inception of rock ‘n roll. It then takes a determined teenage Joan Jett, who had to teach herself to play electric guitar because no one would teach a girl how to play such a distinctly [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
Global Warming Chill
The northeast of the U.S. and Europe have recently been hit with several winter storms that have dumped a massive amount of snow and sludge, severely messed with school and business productivity, and created an overall winter wonderland usually reserved for childrens’ books illustrations. In the midst of all this chill it is easy to [...]
Current Events, Politics & Economy
China’s Environmental Seesaw
China has been sending mixed messages about its environmental strategy lately. In one day it both announced that it would not allow the acquisition of the Hummer brand by the Chinese company Tengzhong, and declared it will not institute a cap on its carbon emissions. This leaves the rest of us wondering, what are China’s [...]
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