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Rod Dreher
Meanwhile, back at the oil spill disaster
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Rod Dreher
The levels of toxic gases in the coastal air are so high that at least one scientist is telling residents they need to prepare to leave. Watch this WWL-TV report:If you haven’t thought about the spill in a couple of weeks, take a look at the compendium of reports and commentaries Favog has assembled. I…
Tierney to win peak oil bet
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Rod Dreher
In 2005, NYT columnist John Tierney bet a large sum of money with Houston oil guru Matt Simmons, on the future of peak oil. Tierney, a peak oil doubter, bet that the average price of a barrel of oil for the year 2010 wouldn’t be $200 or more; Simmons, a peak oil believer, bet that…
How old are we? Ask Hall & Oates
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Rod Dreher
… that, as Bruce Sterling points out, we are closer to the year 2050 than we are to Woodstock. Fine with me; the further we get away from that cultural debacle, the better. But still. Today I was in a meeting at the office, and a colleague mentioned that Hall & Oates had played at…
Who cares where LeBron James goes?
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Rod Dreher
As I type this, a nation of basketball fans are watching an ESPN program devoted to where man-child LeBron James, who is extraordinarily gifted at throwing balls through elevated circles, will choose to work for the next few years, during which he is expected to become the world’s first billion-dollar athlete. Like James Poulos, I…
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