Evaluating Environmental Disaster: “We Are In The Same Place Now” Since Exxon Valdez

From the Exxon Valdez to BP, little has changed in evaluating data on oil spills. A little “political will” as mentioned below would be good right about now. Just released from The University Of  Florida: Oil in Gulf of Mexico:  Biologists cite need for critical data to determine ecological consequences Twenty years after biologists attempted to [...]

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Put In Perspective: John McCain

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in defense of Sarah Palin’s use of this “crosshairs map” for “targeting” Democrats and for fundraising purposes for the Republican Party, on March 25, 2010. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot yesterday was on the map, and several of the other Democrats also received threats. McCain also defends Palin’s corresponding Twitter comment: “Commonsense [...]

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Don’t Expect Accountability From Jon Kyl

Yesterday in the aftermath of the shootings in Arizona yesterday that killed six people, including a nine-year old girl and a federal judge, and critically wounded Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik said the following at a press conference: Mr. Dupnik called the shooting a “very sad day for Tucson” and a [...]

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Put In Perspective: Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik

Words have consequences. Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik, on the shooting of Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others, along with those murdered today in Tucson, Arizona: Pima County Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik offered an emotional, angry assessment of the state of America in the wake of the shootings in Arizona, saying that two of [...]

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News “For Peanuts” 1-6-11

So much news, so little time: In Florida, not only can you “double-dip” but you can even have a go at defeating fair elections while you’re doing it! Gov. Rick Scott yesterday announced his appointment of Kurt Browning as Florida’s secretary of state, a position filled by Browning from 2006 till April 2010. After resigning, [...]

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Jon Stewart And Stephen Colbert Rally Amtrak Ticket Sales

It’s been a much debated issue since it occurred at the National Mall in Washington D.C. in October. Before the controversy over media false equivalence (or not) that it caused, the burning question had been: Was Sanity And/Or Fear INDEED Restored by Jon Stewart and/or Stephen Colbert at “The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear?” No [...]

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Gift Ideas For The “Misinformed” In Your Life

Just a couple of questions: 1. Are you one of the struggling 98% in the country who aren’t millionaires or (insert pinky “Austin Powers” style here) billionaires and find yourself low on holiday gift funds, and 2. Are you wondering what to get for the person who has everything, but is a woefully misinformed FOX [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

I’ve taken a bit of time off the past couple weeks, but I will be back to regular posting in a couple of days. In the meantime, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I am so very grateful for all who stop by here at Beach Peanuts to read, [...]

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