US President George W. Bush Friday renewed his opposition to mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions, insisting the fight against climate change should not block economic growth.

Bush rejects emissions caps at climate talks (via Yahoo)

Don’t forget to visit my environmental blog The Fatty Cares… A log of people working to save the environment and a log of incidents and evidence that Global Climate Change is real…

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Policy Counsel
You may have read that a U.S. Senate committee in Washington is holding a hearing today looking at online advertising and our acquisition of DoubleClick. Check out our Public Policy blog for more details about Google’s testimony.

Our testimony on Google-DoubleClick (via Google)

“I’m going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I’m smart on the subject.”

See Slate’s The Complete Bushisms

some people out there don’t have maps… (via I Can Has Cheezburger?)

Don’t Forget to visit my Environmental Blog, The Fatty Cares

Another case of American Government thinking they are better than the rest of the world for absolutely no reason other than to promote the crappy industries that destroy our environment and make politicians rich. 

AP – The United States and Europe are working together to tackle global warming, the chief U.S. climate negotiator said Wednesday, deflecting growing criticism within the EU and the developing world over Washington’s perceived go-it-alone stance.

U.S. plays down split with EU on climate (AP)

AP – Average math and reading SAT scores fell four points for the high school class of 2007 to their lowest mark since 1999.

Average SAT scores are lowest since 1999 (AP) (Yahoo)

The slight declines occurred as the number of high school students taking the standardized exam grew larger.

Math and Reading SAT Scores Drop (NY Times)

The US Comptroller, the government’s top accountant, says the US is risking total bankruptcy if trends continue on 60 minutes segment. The nation incurring a massive debt on the next generation with its present policies. In 30 years time, the US will only have enough money to pay the interest on its debt, with no money for the military.

Video: US Comptroller on 60 Minutes: says America is facing total collapse

Reuters – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, an official said on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.

Attorney General Gonzales resigns: official (Reuters)

Stupid In America Documentary

A 20/20 John Stossel special report on why American schools do so poorly in comparison to the rest of the world. Digg to fix the system!

“Kids fail to make the grade because their school system’s fail them”

Surprise surprise!

AFP – Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed.

Most US adults in the dark about world politics (AFP)

The Bush administration is set to issue a regulation that would enshrine a coal mining that involves blasting off the tops of mountains and dumping the debris in valleys.

Rule to Expand Mountaintop Coal Mining

Uh oh, it looks like the Bush administration has some ’splainin to do. The U.S. government has violated federal law by failing to produce a study on the impact on global warming, now nearly two years overdue, a federal judge ruled. Judge Saundra B. Armstrong of Federal District Court in Oakland Calif., said the administration has “unlawfully withheld action” required under the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to update a research plan and scientific assessment of climate change and its effects on the environment, including land, water, air, plant and animal life, and human health….

President Bush Ordered to Release Overdue Global-Warming Plan

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The company also billed and was paid $455,009 to ship three machine screws costing $1.31 each to Marines in Habbaniyah, Iraq, and $293,451 to ship an 89-cent split washer to Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Pentagon records show.

Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers

Reuters – People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program.

CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits (Reuters)