Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Tuesday evening roundup

The Times covers the Detroit sleeper cell sting gone wrong.

Ethanol is not the answer.

Nocera seems to think that environmentalists' standards are self-serving, as if it's for their own personal gain that they prefer things that are better for the planet:
A bridge fuel is precisely what many in the environmental movement don’t want, of course. After all, natural gas may be cleaner, but it is still a fossil fuel — and thus, in their view, part of the problem because they believe that an abundance of natural gas could delay their long-sought nirvana of a world powered by alternative energy sources.
Meanwhile, here in the real world, new wells are being drilled every day, natural gas is becoming more abundant and the country is coming to depend on it. There is simply no way America is going to turn its back on natural gas.
In the real world, natural gas has real consequences for real people, and so does climate change.

How did the elements get their names?

Dudes: seriously, we don't give a $hit what you think about how we dress.

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