Because it's always so sunny in Seattle: On Nickels' wish list: solar panels atop Qwest Field hall

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels met with President-elect Barack Obama Thursday to promote a giant wish list of infrastructure projects in cities around the country. Among the thousands of requests was $7 million to put hundreds of solar panels on top of the exhibition hall adjacent to Qwest Field.

Two videos you have to see to believe--in the first, humans literally push the earth toward a fiery hellhole

Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo.

Cap and Dividend

Cap and dividend is a simple, market-based way to reduce CO2 emissions without reducing household incomes. It caps fossil fuel supplies, makes polluters pay, and returns the revenue to everyone equally.
Five top reasons for Cap and Dividend

1. It gets the job done.
2. It’s simple.
3. It’s fair.
4. It’s progressive.
5. It’s market-based.

Regarding the first three points, I'd say that it doesn't get the job done, it's not simple, and it's not fair. The video above also fails to mention that the whole scheme is based on what may be the biggest scientific fraud of all time.