When it comes to the Earth sciences, I’m about as dumbfounded as Jessica Simpson opening a can of tuna. Or was it chicken? (more)
With thoughtful insight into the devastation that struck Haiti yesterday, Link TV board member Danny Glover spoke with our friends at GRITtv today to discuss steps forward for the Haitian capital. (more)
President Obama is going to Massachusetts to campaign for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley on Sunday. (more)
President Barack Obama spent most of 2009 trying to restore American legitimacy, and his efforts were met with some success, especially among our European allies. However, it will take more than a good reputation to tackle the problems of 2010. In the coming year, President Obama will have to deal with a flagging economy, two major wars and myriad other smaller military engagements, and the ever-present global problems of nuclear proliferation and climate change. (more)
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a large delegation on at least two Air Force jets to Copenhagen for the climate summit — where participants harshly condemn the use of jet airplanes for the high amounts of CO2 they emit. (more)
Nancy Pelosi is taking a fairly large contingent to Copenhagen Thursday, flying to the climate conference with 14 Democrats and six Republicans. (more)
A delegation of congressional members attending the Copenhagen Climate Summit was so large–by some counts, 101 people–that it required two taxpayer-funded 737′s and a Gulfstream Five, to make the trip, reports CBS investigative correspondent Sharyl Atkisson. Members of congress, who refused to fly commercial, also brought along their families and support staff. All for a summit that failed to deliver a global climate deal. (more)
























