Steven Chu: 350m to developing countries to fight Global Warming

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Tuesday December 15, 2009 · 10:00 AM PST

2009/12/15 · 10:00

Pleased to see this article this morning. This may have been diaried already but I have no doubt it was lost in the Lieberman/Obama Sux diaries.

AFP article about Chu

I remain a fan of Chu, and am pleased to see him engaged at up to the task in Copenhagen. Yesterday he unveiled a 350m plan to assist underdeveloped countries in advancing renewable energy sources. Also announced was a ministerial level meeting to be held next year in Washington for Obama's Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF)(consisting of the largest polluters: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States).

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Monday July 20, 2009 · 11:38 AM PDT

2009/07/20 · 11:38

As some of you may be aware, I am a dirty old lady. So I am always excited when the opportunity arises to judge male beauty. Yet I am not entirely shallow...my eye candy must possess a solidly Liberal belief system. Better yet, they devote their good-lookin' lives to furthering their Democratic ideals in the public arena. But how many men have that perfect combo of public service and smoking hotness? Barack Obama, Howard Dean? Toss in a Scott Kleeb for good measure? NOT ENOUGH, I say!!

This is why I was so excited to see our own Arkun Jaikumar here, as a finalist in The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People on the Hill contest. If he were to make the cut, his addition on this list would cement beyond a doubt what so many of us already know as an undisputed truth: Liberal Men are the hottest.

...and WE get to vote for him, but only until July 24th. It's Democracy in action, folks. Change we can believe in! Let's take a closer look below the fold...

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Wednesday July 08, 2009 · 10:58 AM PDT

2009/07/08 · 10:58

Leading the way for GLBT rights yet again...

Massachusetts, the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage, has become the first to challenge the constitutionality of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman, saying Congress intruded into a matter that should be left to individual states.

The suit said that more than 16,000 same-sex couples have married in Massachusetts since gay marriage became legal in the state in 2004 "and the security and stability of families has been strengthened in important ways throughout the state."

"Despite these developments, same-sex couples in Massachusetts are still denied essential rights and protections because the federal Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] interferes with the Commonwealth's authority to define and regulate marriage," the lawsuit said.

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Monday May 25, 2009 · 8:17 AM PDT

2009/05/25 · 08:17

Attention Disney's Hall of Presidents fans! You will be pleased to learn that the President Obama robot has been completed, complete with fresh audio, and will take it's rightful place in Disney World/Land's Hall of Presidents alongside other audioanimatronic greats such as Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore, and James K. Polk! Get your tickets now for the grand re-opening of the Hall of Presidents as it ushers in the era of ROBAMA!! Sales of these tickets alone should boost our economy into the stratosphere!

YES WE CAN!

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Monday September 29, 2008 · 1:43 PM PDT

2008/09/29 · 13:43

Want to know what a real leader, a reassuring, hopeful leader sounds like in the face of potential panic? He sounds like this:

Obama told voters at a campaign event in Denver, Colorado, that it's important to "stay calm, because things are never smooth in Congress."

"There are going to be some bumps and trials and tribulations and ups and downs before we get this rescue package done," he said. "I'm confident that we are going to get there, but it's going to be a little rocky."

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Tuesday August 19, 2008 · 7:11 PM PDT

2008/08/19 · 19:11

I think I speak for most of us when I explain how I feel regarding this election. Physically feeling...as in the surges of blood that rush to my head or the bowels that churn when I read or see something that suggests even remotely that Obama might not win the election for some reason or another. A poll, a 'gaffe', whatever.

This week has been full of that yucky feeling, with crappy polls and completely freaky John McCain exposure, not to mention cringe-worthy dialogue from the talking heads and traditional media (although, I suppose this is par for the course). I still feel my blood pressure rise just thinking about McCain's applause lines last Saturday. God help us all should he become president.

This brings me to the Chicken Little/Ostrich Wars that have popped up lately around here.

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Tuesday July 15, 2008 · 7:03 PM PDT

2008/07/15 · 19:03

Breaking news on CNN Anderson Cooper (which I never watch, btw)...

Bush is sending a senior envoy to meet with Iranians in Geneva this weekend to discuss nuclear matters WITH NO PRECONDITIONS.

THis is a "big break with past policy" according to the talking heads.

Oh fer chrissakes. I can has president Obama yet? linky goodness

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Friday May 30, 2008 · 7:19 PM PDT

2008/05/30 · 19:19

While I was surfing my usual collection of blogs the other day, I saw a story on Huffpo that simply delighted me. Sandwiched between all the usual crap was this gem:

ALIEN VIDEO TO BE REVEALED TO MEDIA TOMORROW, MAN CLAIMS

YES! If there's one thing that puts a smile on my face without fail, it's the media reporting stories about UFOs. I seriously love that shit. Whether or not I think UFOs exist (in the flying saucer, E.T. sense) is besides the point...I am not entirely sure what I think about it. What I enjoy is the fact that the story is either a. A legitimate mystery of such magnitude that the media deems it worthy (cool!), or b. the crowning achievement of a hoaxster (respect!)

Poll

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Have you seen a UFO or ET?

164 votes Vote Now!

Have you seen a UFO or ET?

Yes, a UFO

60 votes

Yes, an ET

11 votes

78 votes

Other

15 votes

McCain's idiotic gas tax plan loses him a vote

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Tuesday April 29, 2008 · 9:27 AM PDT

2008/04/29 · 09:27

So, my father is a civil engineer, and he has worked for a small Maine construction firm for many years. This business is family owned by DEDICATED Republicans...Republicans who have embraced such lame GOP ideas as medical savings accounts, etc. My father, a lifelong Democrat (and Hillary supporter, as far as I know), has generally been at odds with his office mates in terms of political views. But finally, they found something they can all agree on...McCain's gas tax relief plan SUCKS FAT ROCKS.

My mother gleefully sent me this email today:

read this. (Dad's company) are in a panic. (Dad's Boss) isn't even voting for John McCain anymore because of this stupid idea. A republican for Obama!!

with this link.

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Monday April 28, 2008 · 8:31 AM PDT

2008/04/28 · 08:31

I was happy to see this...

Democrats WAY ahead of McCain

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Massachusetts finds both potential democratic presidential candidates ahead of John McCain by double-digits. Hillary Clinton leads the Republican 55% to 36%, while Obama leads 51% to 39%.

MA isn't going to go McCain. Just won't happen. However, he is free to spend as much money here as he can.

In other Ras polling news...

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Tuesday April 15, 2008 · 8:57 AM PDT

2008/04/15 · 08:57

Potatoes!!

I have been reading a lot of diaries here about world food shortages, riots, etc. Naturally they are troubling to contemplate and thinking about them in relation to all the other crap this earth has to deal with in the near future can be downright depressing. Toss in the existential pessimism that I think a lot of my fellow liberals were born with, and our global problems seem insurmountable. It can be difficult for me to keep perspective and not underestimate the resiliency of the human race, particularly in the midst of the comfortable daily kvetching I see here everyday. After all, I have an active imagination and have seen The Road Warrior more than once. It's easy for us to imagine Armageddon.

So when I see articles like this one from Reuters, it knocks me back a few pegs and helps me to imagine a less Mad Maxian future for ourselves.

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Wednesday February 13, 2008 · 10:33 AM PST

2008/02/13 · 10:33

Rout

yeah, yeah...we get it. Candidate 1 won over candidate 2 by an embarrassingly large margin. Sure, 'rout' sounds cool, with it's strong monosyllabic punch not unlike a dog's bark, but can't the punditry get creative? Obama clobbered Hillary in GA. Hillary gave Obama a drubbing in MA. Obama vanquished Hillary in DC. etc etc

Superdelegate

Not only is the concept dumb, so is the word used to describe these super duper folks who's single vote equals a gazillion mere mortal votes. I loathe them like so much powdered wig aristocracy. You know they lay in bed at night and smile knowing they have been bestowed with a 'super' prefix. Smug jerks, all.

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