Happy Easter

For Christians, eggs are a symbol of immortality and rebirth representing the tomb from which Christ rose from the dead.

Will you help Mother Nature save the Earth?

Environmental advocacy is going beyond the activists rallies. Individual responsibility and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change is being recognized. Will
consumer behaviour change to reduce consumption? Reducing the consumption of goods and services is a goal of environmentalists to achieve sustainability. What is the economic impact of the reductions? Who will set the global greenhouse gas budget? Will it be based on today's consumption per country or some future ideal "equitable" allocation of carbon dioxide equivalents.

Will we be forced to purchase carbon offsets as a new tax? Will the do-it-yourself crowd be allowed any thoreauvian-lifestyle deductions for their vegetarian diet or backyard garden?

Malaysia political uncertainty

The Malaysian National Front coalition won only a simple majority in Parliament, while the opposition took 82 seats. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's coalition lost a third of its federal seats and five states in the polls.

The King a grandfather for third time?

What would Elvis think of all the media attention given to Lisa Marie? She revealed this week that she is pregnant for her 3rd child. The 40-yr-old daughter of Priscilla and Elvis Presley was hurt by press comments about her "expanding physique."

Biofuel

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We have hit a few bumps during the race for alternatives to fossil fuels. First generation biofuels have limitations including threatening food supplies and biodiversity.





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Lifecycle analysis of the production of ethanol from corn and biodiesel from soy shows only modest net energy gains when you subtract the energy costs of fuel production, pesticide use, transportation, and by-products that remain.

Second generation biofuels are being developed to attempt a transition to producing more sustainable feedstocks. Cellulosic ethanol made from grasses like switchgrass, prairie grasses, or Sugarcane bagasse waste is emerging as the favorite to overcome the environmental and economic challenges.

Health Care

The presidential candidates have proposed different solutions to the millions of Americans that are uninsured and under-insured. Universal health care or some form of publicly funded health care reform is likely to result from the next election.