Hee Haw: Aggie to Run Senate Intel Sideshow

Weep. Chambliss puts Agriculture Committee staffer in top intelligence role By Josh Rogin Friday, April 1, 2011 – Foreign Policy Upon taking over as the ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) brought on a new staff director with no direct experience working on intelligence matters. Martha Scott Poindexter has …

Video: “Twinkie Deconstructed” Author Shows Strange Origins & Nexus of Ingredients

From TwinkieDeconstructed.com In this fascinating exploration into the curious world of packaged foods, Twinkie, Deconstructed takes us from phosphate mines in Idaho to corn fields in Iowa, from gypsum mines in Oklahoma to oil fields in China, to demystify some of America’s most common processed food ingredients—where they come from, how they are made, how …

Review: Eaarth–Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

Starts Weak, Ends Strong, Not the Whole Picture July 21, 2010 Bill McKibben EDIT of 2 August 2010: However great the mind or the man, we all make mistakes. Paul Hawkins made his with Monsanto, I’ve made mine. ClimateGate established with clarity the fraud associated with both the fabricated science and the intended “sub-prime mortgaging” …