You hear alot about clean coal, especially during election time. But what the hell is clean coal? I will tell you - it's a myth. There is no such thing as clean coal, just like there is no healthy cigarette. And for me it is not about the 'save the Earth' bullshit, it is about the humans. Like I've said before, the Earth does not give a shit, the planet is fine, but we are screwed! This stuff is toxic and with all the hoopla over the health care debate and rising costs, think about what these smokestack are really pumping into your lungs.Asthma is an epidemic in the US, Autism is rampant and don   read more

So after Golman Sachs has made headlines the last few years for all the wrong reasons, it seems that the investment giant will attempt to give back. As they should! I was waiting to see if any of these robber barons were going to give something back after taking billions in bailout money.So now they say sorry for the financial mess, and now that they have paid the money back thanks to our screwy stock market, they are going to throw us a bone. So if you have a small business, get in line because the investment firm is ready to dole out about $200 million to help the little guy. Well.we shall   read more

So you think the Credit Card companies are changing their tune after Congress passed the CARD Act? Think again! The CARD Act may help a little bit, but in the end Credit Card companies will be up to many of the same old shenanigans. Watch this video and wonder how we let billion-dollar corporations charge us rates that go beyond the traditional definition of usery:So, did Congress forget to fix these issues, or did they just ignore them? Funny how I have not heard much about the Credit Card/Bank lobby on this one but you and I both know that games were played behind the scenes.It is nearly as transparent   read more

Ok, I understand that the lady that lost her face to a chimpanzee attack is a very powerful human interest story. What I don't understand, and what has got my stomach in knots this morning is that NBC's Today Show feels the need to an interview with her while most of us are eating breakfast. It is a very disturbing image and while I truly do feel for her plight (yes, I actually do have feelings) this kind of this would be better as a special held maybe at primetime. It's not an image you can shake easily and they have been playing clips ALL MORNING LONG. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World   read more

gained a new level of respect for Mike Tyson after his hilarious role in The Hangover last summer. And his recent punching out of a paparazzo shows that he wasn't really acting in that movie - he was just being Mike Tyson. So once again Iron Mike is carted away by police. And now the Irony: Mike Tyson punched out a photographer in the airport, he gets arrested and driven away in a cruiser. As he drives away, dozens if not hundreds of cameras go clicking awayAhh Mike, why do I feel your post-boxing career will be just as entertaining?   read more

Soon, if the nerds at MIT have something to do with it, your car will have the equivalent of an R2 unit, mounted in the dashboard, In fact I predict that within the first year of production, someone will come up with a Star Wars package so you could have R2-D2 giving you advice. I am really hoping that they find a way to make it be able to have autopilot, just think how that would reduce drinking and driving. Now drunks could stumble into the front seat, the robot detects your blood/alcohol level and then proceeds to turn on autopilot - which is preset to only drive you HOME!   read more

So, is the hype surrounding the Motorola Droid just that? Or does the Droid really give the Apple iPhone a run for its money. Well, in my opinion anything that says it's an 'iPhone killer' cannot be. Motorola and Verizon would not have to yell so loudly if it really did: the phone would speak for itself.But don't listen to me, watch the video and find out what the so-called experts say: I'll stick with my Blackberry thank you very much.   read more

Here is a Dutch perspective on the West's hypocrisy when it comes to human rights and countries where we get our oil. A country that still beheads people on a regular basis, Saudi Arabia, will become a member of the UN Human Rights Committee in 2012. Meanwhile a female, Muslim journalist narrowly avoided a punishment of 60 lashes.So one of our most 'valuable allies' in the region is allowed to rule their country like private property, jail, torture and behead people at their whims and yet we, the US and NATO have the balls to call out other nations, like Saddam's Iraq for doing similar things.You   read more

Finally someone supporting traditional raising of food that does not drive an Escalade or a Holier-than-thou. This guy is a farmer and what he says makes sense - especially when he explains why this kind of food does cost more. I generally don't buy organic due to price and also the fact that I don't know what exactly "organic" in this sense means. It is also something Farmer Joel talks about - the government owns the term Organic. People who really care about this stuff don't make a big fuss about it. They don't espouse their beliefs to whoever is around them at Whole Foods or the local Farmer's   read more

Well maybe I'm just jealous, but look at how fast these geeks can finish a cube. It makes me think, why now? Is the Rubik's cube popular with today's kids? I think I finished a Rubik's cube once or twice in my life, and one time I cheated by peeling the colored stickers off. Although it was not my favorite, I guess it goes to show that a great toy never dies. Remember all the cheap Rubik's clones of the 1980's?   read more