Freedom from the middle east and oil itself!

A global day of awareness of our addiction to oil and ways we can kick the habit.

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Some wig-heads are pontificating, that Obama may be fatally set back by the Wright issue.

I'm just saying out loud what I think we've all been thinking the last few days.

A great discussion has just formed over at the excellent diary, Stand Up, which concludes,

It will not be enough at this point to call for decreased use of gasoline, if that call does not come without serious action.  It will not be enough to call for decrease in CO2, if that doesn't mean mandatory (and ever tightening) limits.   It will not be enough to call for new sources of energy, if the first call isn't to simply using less energy through conservation.

Mention switchgrass and coal to liquids and ethanol all you want.  Talk up research.  Sing the praises of hydrogen.  We're past that.  Stand up, or get out of the way.

So in an effort to better equip ourselves, and those of us who have some time in the media spotlight to draw attention to necessary action against climate change, I am going to keep this diary updated on the best memes and talking points to use in the fight against ignorance.

Add your comments and ideas below the fold.

Follow me below the fold for a poll, and discuss in the comments below.

Thanks in advance for commendation and tips.

M.

After reading the excellent diary, It's official: climate change changes everything, I'd like to share an article I wrote this summer which was originally published in early July on the alt/progressive website gnn.tv. It was edited collaboratively by a core group of members from the fantastic community there.

There had been, upon cursory research, no direct web response that I could find to the neo-conservative punditry claims that there was a fundamental scientific debate surrounding the effects and, most importantly, causes of modern climate change.

I spent an afternoon researching the sources of the quotes used by an anti-climate change activist, Tom Harris, in an article he wrote that had been buzzing around the right wing blogosphere since Al Gore's fantastic film, An Inconvenient Truth was released.

My article sparked one of the most active threads on the site at the time, and I hope a similar dialogue might be achieved here on DailyKos as well.

Enjoy the full article, an interesting poll, and discussion in the comments section below the fold. Thanks for helping spread the word. M.

Wether or not the Bush administration had advanced knowledge of 9-11, wether or not Cheney was running wargames simulating the events of september 11th on the morning of 9-11 (which allowed them to happen, due to a complete lack of fighter cover), there is a chance that they wanted Foleygate to happen just now.

Follow me down the rabbit hole below the fold, and decide for yourself.