13% of Americans have never heard of ‘global warming’

In a classic case of the worst offender being oblivious…
OSLO (Reuters) - Thirteen percent of Americans have never heard of global warming even though their country is the world’s top source of greenhouse gases, a 46-country survey showed on Monday.

The report, by ACNielsen of more than 25,000 Internet users, showed that 57 percent of people [...]

Homo sex is great

I love the look on the pink shirt guys face! Best part about the USA is our right to display and express opinions. Everyone is completely entitled to have the wrong opinion and to be made fun of publicly.
I also appreciate the guy on the lefts effort to appeal to a hipper, more illiterate crowd [...]

2000 Indonesian islands underwater by 2030

Officials in Indonesia expect to lose 2000 of their 18,000 islands to rising water levels by the year 2030.
The assessment by Rachmat Witoelar was the government’s bleakest yet of the effects of global warming on the Southeast Asian nation that is made up of some 18,000 islands, most of them unpopulated.
“It is very, very serious,” [...]

Fascinating video of how black children view white children

“Kiri Davis is a young filmmaker whose high school documentary has left audiences at film festivals across the country stunned — and has re-ignited a powerful debate over race.”
Watch the video here, it’s only a few minutes long. I won’t describe the video she made to you, because that would be silly. It’s really interesting [...]

Portugal set to become world leader in renewable energy in only 3 years.

Portugal has decided to work towards renewable energy and will be using 45% renewable energy in just 3 years [source]. By that time the USA should almost have a report on the topic. I have to respect a country that takes action in a timely manner.

Smart people eat better than dumb people

In a strange news coincidence I came across these 2 items almost simultaneously. They are related in my mind.
Firstly, the BMJ Group researchers have found that higher scores for IQ in childhood are associated with an increased likelihood of being a vegetarian as an adult [source].
The counterpoint to this (aka coincidence) is that New [...]

America’s Real Hero, Dr. Tran!

Sometimes too much serious news can get you down. So with that in mind, here are some Dr. Tran videos to fight for balance and real American justice. To quote one of the comments on Youtube under the 1st video, ” any1 who doesnt find that funny is fucked up”.
Movie #1: Dr. Tran [...]

Pig farms found to be both disgusting and worst polluters

Rolling Stone has published a fascinating and horrifying report on America’s pork farms. I imagine most people will avoid this article, but it really is amazing. If you can’t be bothered to read the article at least know that bacon is probably the worst thing you could eat.
America’s top pork producer churns out a sea [...]

2008 Prius is Sexy!?

The site worldcarfans.com somehow wrangled an exclusive sketch of the 2008 Prius along with details on specs. Check out the image on their site . For my taste the looks of the current Prius aren’t anything special in any regard. However, this 2008 looks pretty hot! Combine that hotness with increased power and 80 [...]

Top 25 Censored News Stories of 2007

Project Censored has published their top 25 censored stories of 2007. I’m not sure why it isn’t called the top 25 of 2006, but it’s not my list. Anyways, these are the stories the major media news companies downplayed or outright ignored. The full list with summaries is here: http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/index.htm. Recommended reading unless oblivious was [...]