Awesome speech in Copenhagen back in December from Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed. He has stated that his country will  be the first carbon-neutral country in the world. We need more world leaders to stand up and demand a system change, if for no other reason than simply to have the “moral clarity of our cause” as our motivation to bring clean air, water and soil back to everyone.

Photo by Matthew McDermott

Great TED talk by Esther Duflo.

One of the greatest photosets on Flickr, teabonics is an entertaining, frightening cornucopia of misspellings, misunderstandings, and artistically-challenged protest signage. It is a grand tour of the America that Fox created. And I’m a little embarrassed.

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Really great, inspirational work from printer Amos Kennedy Jr. He had an excellent show at Redline here in Milwaukee a couple of weeks back. I left with an armload of prints. Also check out the new documentary about him by Laura Zinger.

Murder on a Sunday Morning without a doubt outmatches any CSI, SVU, Law & Order, SUV or any other television crime drama when it comes to plot, drama, and suspense. AND it’s true. A totally riveting documentary that is not only engrossing, but leaves you seriously questioning the constructive role of police in our society. I can’t say enough about it. It’s great.

I found out in December that the CBO cost estimate of the Kerry-Boxer Energy Bill will create a 21 billion dollar SURPLUS through the year 2019. You can see the report of S. 1733 – Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act here. This is a re-post from my former blog.