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• The summer of our discontent

  As the price of gasoline in... »

• Getting in the way

  Leave it to Allegheny County to... »

• Killer essay

  This commentary hits just about every... »

• The short of it

  Elizabeth Kolbert, in a few elegant... »

• Shameless politicking

  A local state senator has taken... »

• Do-it-yourself fun

  I love Chevrolet. Not really. But... »

• Tightening the noose

  It should come as no surprise... »

• Wrong way

  Ironically, these two stories appeared side-by-side... »

• Misplaced intentions

  The hybrid SUV is coming and... »

• Oh, those crazy French

  They've set standards in fashion, cuisine,... »

• The Breakfast of Champions?

  From the mouth of a man... »

• Reading between the lines

  Today's Post-Gazette had a lot (seven,... »

• Going up, up, up

  All of this talk of $2... »

Elsewhere

• Gas price falls during prayer at the pump – The deep south, the "power" of prayer, and gas prices. What a deliciously ugly orgy.
• Ken Jennings, penny-pincher – He's set for life, but he still does his own plumbing. What a guy.
• The Coming Re-becoming – Kunstler takes a drive and happens upon some fertile ground for thought.
• Oil creates 'overnight millionaires' in N.D. – "I'm seeing a lot more big, shiny gas-guzzling pickups." Whatever it takes to keep the wheels of the economy greased, eh? Sad.
• U.S. turns against curbs on oil drilling: Exxon – Also in this issue of Self-Serving News: "French fries and double quarter pounders with cheese are good for you: McDonalds"
• An interview with author James Howard Kunstler – "I'm really rather worried that we're going to squander our remaining resources on a campaign to sustain the unsustainable."
• McCain's Energy Plan: Correct Diagnosis, Killer Prescription – "John McCain seems to think that the problem is addiction to foreign oil rather than to oil per se. But a country that controls 3% of world oil reserves while consuming 24% of world demand cannot seriously expect to be self-sufficient for very long."
• Coal may hold solution to gas prices – Meanwhile, big coal soldiers on.
• Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects – Necessary action, those environmental studies, but questionable timing.
• Study: Wireless Web is top tech amenity for hotel guests – This was something that was conspicuously absent from our $200/night room at a recent conference in Boston. At least I could get an open signal from a nearby house, 14 stories below.
• Pittsburgh International Airport service may be cut, including flight to Harrisburg – One more reason why we need better train service. Pittsburgh is hardly the only mid-sized city that will experience these cuts.
• IRS boosts mileage deductible – Thereby keeping the car an attractive means of travel for corporate America.
• Carrotmob: Green Shopping Goes Social – Flash mobs, auction markets, and environmental activism get together for a roll in the sack.
• Calculus in 20 Minutes – And it all starts to come back. A big regret in college is not going further into this.
• The annoyance of the local weather – When I read the sheriff's quote that is mentioned, I just knew that it would get a scalding on Pharyngula.
• A bike races a car and wins – Of course. The saucy bicyclist and the plodding transit rider are great.
• Guerrilla Gardening – First time I've used the "subversive" and "garden" tags side-by-side in del.icio.us.
• Twitter Shows the Whale after announcement of 3G iPhone – "Shows the whale" is the new "screwed the pooch."
• The Varying Impact of Gas Prices – Dear The South: Don't put all your eggs in one basket next time. Also, to my homies out west: Buffalo Commons isn't such a bad idea now, is it?
• NARP Blog: Rail Advocate Comments on WSJ Story – Things are better on the other side of the Atlantic.

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