Deja Vu...All Over Again
Suddenly, the blogging world has that hint of political yesteryear. Former President Bill Clinton has moved steadily up the "key people" list in anticipation of the release of his book and the media appearances that will accompany it. Al Gore's in there too, mostly (and still) for reasons of comparison and contrast. And hey! So is Ken Starr, report writer of note in this week of hefty national reports. Not to be outdone, Newt Gingrich makes an appearance, too, although not for anything political. Turns out he has a secret life as a reviewer of spy novels on Amazon.com. Which probably begs the question...CAN you judge a book by its cover?
Science, however, blasts us right back into the present and future, with these two interesting tidbits. From the journal Nature comes news of scientists transporting atoms for the first time. Beam us up, Scotty? And from another world of energy comes this disquieting interview with Ron Oxburgh, the chairman of Shell, who openly admits his fears about growing amounts of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. He tells The Guardian that climatic changes make him "really very worried for the planet." Possible solutions? Trapping the gases in solids or burying it under the sea. The Little Mermaid isn't going to be happy about this...
Posted by Sue MacDonald at June 18, 2004 03:07 PM
