Via TreeHugger, a cool alternative to rubber seems to be in the works....from everyday dandelions. Discovery News
is highlighting an interesting development in the field of rubber.
Via True Majority
And for an explanation of why committing to nuclear disarmament makes sense as a national priority, don't miss Matthew Yglesias' On Day One contribution.
On Day One, the next president should take advantage of the tremendous opportunity in Pakistan, whose public has largely turned against Al-Qaeda and suicide bombings. While the temptation will be to put too large an American footprint on events in Pakistan, the smart idea is to let Pakistanis realize they have a domestic problem to take care of and to keep any support of the U.S. to a minimum.
Send a clear message to the Pakistani people that we support democracy in their country by empowering dissenting voices like Bhutto, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Nawaz Sharif. Attach some strings to the billions we're sending over in aid by DEMANDING that whoever the President is, they kill or capture Bin Laden and al-Zawahiri.
