EPA Ups & Downs

These two articles trace the ups and downs of the Environmental Protection Agency as it struggles to do its job in a hostile political climate:

Court Rejects EPA Limits on Emissions Rules
Felicity Barringer, The New York Times: "A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions. The two-to-one ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration's efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act."

This is a vital win, because it means that smart states can set more stringent rules about emissions -- and thus fight global warming -- despite the lollygagging national government.

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data
Jane Kay, The San Francisco Chronicle: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that could be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of honeybees in the United States, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. The Natural Resources Defense Council wants to see the studies that the EPA required when it approved a pesticide made by Bayer CropScience five years ago." Act."

It would be nice, though, if they'd cough up information relating to possible environmental damage. Preferably before we have to consider pollinating vast amounts of crops by hand. Imagine the extra pressure that would put on the immigration fracas, because who else is going to bend over a bunch of flowers with a powder puff?

EPA Ups & Downs

These two articles trace the ups and downs of the Environmental Protection Agency as it struggles to do its job in a hostile political climate:

Court Rejects EPA Limits on Emissions Rules
Felicity Barringer, The New York Times: "A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions. The two-to-one ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration's efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act."

This is a vital win, because it means that smart states can set more stringent rules about emissions -- and thus fight global warming -- despite the lollygagging national government.

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data
Jane Kay, The San Francisco Chronicle: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that could be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of honeybees in the United States, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. The Natural Resources Defense Council wants to see the studies that the EPA required when it approved a pesticide made by Bayer CropScience five years ago." Act."

It would be nice, though, if they'd cough up information relating to possible environmental damage. Preferably before we have to consider pollinating vast amounts of crops by hand. Imagine the extra pressure that would put on the immigration fracas, because who else is going to bend over a bunch of flowers with a powder puff?

EPA Ups & Downs

These two articles trace the ups and downs of the Environmental Protection Agency as it struggles to do its job in a hostile political climate:

Court Rejects EPA Limits on Emissions Rules
Felicity Barringer, The New York Times: "A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions. The two-to-one ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration's efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act."

This is a vital win, because it means that smart states can set more stringent rules about emissions -- and thus fight global warming -- despite the lollygagging national government.

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data
Jane Kay, The San Francisco Chronicle: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that could be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of honeybees in the United States, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. The Natural Resources Defense Council wants to see the studies that the EPA required when it approved a pesticide made by Bayer CropScience five years ago." Act."

It would be nice, though, if they'd cough up information relating to possible environmental damage. Preferably before we have to consider pollinating vast amounts of crops by hand. Imagine the extra pressure that would put on the immigration fracas, because who else is going to bend over a bunch of flowers with a powder puff?

EPA Ups & Downs

These two articles trace the ups and downs of the Environmental Protection Agency as it struggles to do its job in a hostile political climate:

Court Rejects EPA Limits on Emissions Rules
Felicity Barringer, The New York Times: "A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions. The two-to-one ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the most recent in a series of judicial setbacks to the Bush administration's efforts to reshape federal policies under the Clean Air Act."

This is a vital win, because it means that smart states can set more stringent rules about emissions -- and thus fight global warming -- despite the lollygagging national government.

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data
Jane Kay, The San Francisco Chronicle: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that could be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of honeybees in the United States, a lawsuit filed Monday charges. The Natural Resources Defense Council wants to see the studies that the EPA required when it approved a pesticide made by Bayer CropScience five years ago." Act."

It would be nice, though, if they'd cough up information relating to possible environmental damage. Preferably before we have to consider pollinating vast amounts of crops by hand. Imagine the extra pressure that would put on the immigration fracas, because who else is going to bend over a bunch of flowers with a powder puff?

Classic vs. Modern Superheroes

Superman vs. Superman, Batman vs. Batman ... really, look at this and think "classic vs. modern."

I sympathize.

Classic vs. Modern Superheroes

Superman vs. Superman, Batman vs. Batman ... really, look at this and think "classic vs. modern."

I sympathize.

Classic vs. Modern Superheroes

Superman vs. Superman, Batman vs. Batman ... really, look at this and think "classic vs. modern."

I sympathize.

Classic vs. Modern Superheroes

Superman vs. Superman, Batman vs. Batman ... really, look at this and think "classic vs. modern."

I sympathize.

Meet the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Well, what do you know ... the Flying Spaghetti Monster is sort of real. In outer space. Cool.

Be careful what you joke about. The Universe really is stranger than we can imagine, and God is an iron. So this is probably a picture of God drunk with a lampshade on His head, dancing on the cosmic coffee table. As the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Meet the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Well, what do you know ... the Flying Spaghetti Monster is sort of real. In outer space. Cool.

Be careful what you joke about. The Universe really is stranger than we can imagine, and God is an iron. So this is probably a picture of God drunk with a lampshade on His head, dancing on the cosmic coffee table. As the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Meet the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Well, what do you know ... the Flying Spaghetti Monster is sort of real. In outer space. Cool.

Be careful what you joke about. The Universe really is stranger than we can imagine, and God is an iron. So this is probably a picture of God drunk with a lampshade on His head, dancing on the cosmic coffee table. As the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Meet the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Well, what do you know ... the Flying Spaghetti Monster is sort of real. In outer space. Cool.

Be careful what you joke about. The Universe really is stranger than we can imagine, and God is an iron. So this is probably a picture of God drunk with a lampshade on His head, dancing on the cosmic coffee table. As the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

What kind of story are you?

I'm proofreading a class manuscript by stonetalker and I came across this quote:

“Lives are not stories. A day, a month, a year, or a lifetime has no plot. Our experiences are only the raw stuff of stories. The beginnings of our lives are arbitrary; usually their endings come too soon or too late for any neat narrative conclusions. ~~ Richard White

It's interesting, but I disagree with it. I do consider my life a story, told in collaboration between me and the Universe. That quickly led me to ponder what kind of story I am. Well, "what if?" forms a running thread through my life, so I'm speculative fiction, varying between science fiction (when I'm trying to repair the future before it kills us) and fantasy (when I'm figuring out magical theory or the like). Whereupon one of my characters mused, "But not horror?" And I laughed mentally and allowed, "Well, I wouldn't recommend reading me late at night."

It occured to me that there are as many types of life as there are genres of fiction, if not more. I write what I live; I suspect that other writers often do the same (or else the opposite). So here's the meme ...

What kind of story are you? If your life were written out as a novel, what genre(s) would it be?

What kind of story are you?

I'm proofreading a class manuscript by stonetalker and I came across this quote:

“Lives are not stories. A day, a month, a year, or a lifetime has no plot. Our experiences are only the raw stuff of stories. The beginnings of our lives are arbitrary; usually their endings come too soon or too late for any neat narrative conclusions. ~~ Richard White

It's interesting, but I disagree with it. I do consider my life a story, told in collaboration between me and the Universe. That quickly led me to ponder what kind of story I am. Well, "what if?" forms a running thread through my life, so I'm speculative fiction, varying between science fiction (when I'm trying to repair the future before it kills us) and fantasy (when I'm figuring out magical theory or the like). Whereupon one of my characters mused, "But not horror?" And I laughed mentally and allowed, "Well, I wouldn't recommend reading me late at night."

It occured to me that there are as many types of life as there are genres of fiction, if not more. I write what I live; I suspect that other writers often do the same (or else the opposite). So here's the meme ...

What kind of story are you? If your life were written out as a novel, what genre(s) would it be?

What kind of story are you?

I'm proofreading a class manuscript by stonetalker and I came across this quote:

“Lives are not stories. A day, a month, a year, or a lifetime has no plot. Our experiences are only the raw stuff of stories. The beginnings of our lives are arbitrary; usually their endings come too soon or too late for any neat narrative conclusions. ~~ Richard White

It's interesting, but I disagree with it. I do consider my life a story, told in collaboration between me and the Universe. That quickly led me to ponder what kind of story I am. Well, "what if?" forms a running thread through my life, so I'm speculative fiction, varying between science fiction (when I'm trying to repair the future before it kills us) and fantasy (when I'm figuring out magical theory or the like). Whereupon one of my characters mused, "But not horror?" And I laughed mentally and allowed, "Well, I wouldn't recommend reading me late at night."

It occured to me that there are as many types of life as there are genres of fiction, if not more. I write what I live; I suspect that other writers often do the same (or else the opposite). So here's the meme ...

What kind of story are you? If your life were written out as a novel, what genre(s) would it be?

What kind of story are you?

I'm proofreading a class manuscript by stonetalker and I came across this quote:

“Lives are not stories. A day, a month, a year, or a lifetime has no plot. Our experiences are only the raw stuff of stories. The beginnings of our lives are arbitrary; usually their endings come too soon or too late for any neat narrative conclusions. ~~ Richard White

It's interesting, but I disagree with it. I do consider my life a story, told in collaboration between me and the Universe. That quickly led me to ponder what kind of story I am. Well, "what if?" forms a running thread through my life, so I'm speculative fiction, varying between science fiction (when I'm trying to repair the future before it kills us) and fantasy (when I'm figuring out magical theory or the like). Whereupon one of my characters mused, "But not horror?" And I laughed mentally and allowed, "Well, I wouldn't recommend reading me late at night."

It occured to me that there are as many types of life as there are genres of fiction, if not more. I write what I live; I suspect that other writers often do the same (or else the opposite). So here's the meme ...

What kind of story are you? If your life were written out as a novel, what genre(s) would it be?