I had another really long, draining day at work today, so only a couple links for now. Also, if I made any html errors, please let me know. Mwah!

++ Biden's in for 2008. *yawns*

++ Climate change warning for Sydney.

++ Once a dream fuel, palm oil may be an eco-nightmare.

++ Wall Street finds a lot to like about tobacco++ NYT looks at an essay ( Read more... )

That's a whole lot of fucking jobs. From AP:
DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co., the nation's second-largest automaker, said Monday that it will cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs and close 14 facilities by 2012 as part of a restructuring designed to reverse a $1.6 billion loss last year in its North American operations.

The cuts represent 20 percent to 25 ( Read more... )

Things I need to better understand ( Read more... )

I know I'm behind on posting, but for the next couple days I'm going to have very limited Internet access during the daytime, and I might be kind of MIA.

Real quick I wanted to mention the big splits in the organized labor world.
Two of the nation's largest and most powerful unions resigned from the AFL-CIO on Monday, fracturing the 50-year-old ( Read more... )