Jobs versus extinction: Romney and Calvin and Hobbes

Romney's remark on climate change last night has occasioned a great deal of commentary. Here's Kate Sheppard, reporting on the moment for Mother Jones:  "If you didn't catch Mitt Romney's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, you really missed an amazing snapshot of how he'll treat environmental issues as president: as a laughContinue reading “Jobs versus extinction: Romney and Calvin and Hobbes”

Dumb headline of the year: Sugar bombs edition

Washington Post, you're better than this:  Some Children's Cereals Packed with Sugar, Study Finds Really? Didn't Calvin tells us this, what, twenty-five years ago?  I know, it's a study by the Environmental Working Group, but that's no excuse for the lack of imagination.  Here's Grist's: Cereal Offenders Ah. That's better.