SAVAGE CHICKENS
The artwork is, well, um, chicken scratch, but these are some pretty funny GIF cartoons. You may find yourself laughing your tail-feathers off. Try some of our fav's: Automation,  Klingon,  Special Report,  Law Of Motion #5, or see the  Savage Chickens home page.
FORMAT: GIF

FAKE LUNESTA COMMERCIAL
A very funny short clip that parodies Lunesta commericals—you know, the ones with the calming little butterfly. Featuring Will Farrell. From Saturday Night Live.
FORMAT: Google Video
No longer available.

FUNNY ANIMALS FOOFING
We don't normally go for scatological humor here at GP, but this short farting-dinosaur animation is pretty funny.
FORMAT: YouTube
Get it here

On Global Warming . . .
The new IPCC reports on global climate change aren't very encouraging, but there is some good news. The German government has committed to a 21% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions during 2008-2012. (And we note that Germany is already a world leader in low-polluting wind and solar power.) Meanwhile, here in the US, the Supreme Court said, "Tut-tut, EPA—greenhouse gases ARE air pollutants that you need to regulate under the Clean Air Act." Sorry, George! Even The Governator is taking aim at the Footdragger in Chief.

On Chemicals . . .
Europe has passed tough new rules that force chemical manufacturers to PROVE that their products are safe (rather that assuming they're OK and leaving it to governments, NGOs, and guinea-pig citizens to prove that they're not). Here in the Land of Crazier Living Through Chemistry, we give a "bravo" to California for adopting new standards to slash the amount of cancer-causing formaldehyde allowed in your wood products. More broadly, the US has finally taken a first, if half-hearted, step towards stronger, sanity-based safety regulations for chemical plants, where a ka-boom would be very ka-bad.

On World Development and Preservation . . .
The World Bank successfully eradicated its infestation of yellow-backed Wolfowitz, a notably pestiferous species of chicken-hawk. They also came up with a $250 million plan to save forests in wildlife hot spots like Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Brazil. On the home front, Florida just doubled-up on its efforts to clean up the species-rich Everglades.

“I’LL SEE YOUR KILLER ASTEROID AND RAISE YOU A PLETHORA OF PROBLEMS”

Environmental Disaster — The High Stakes of How We Play Our Hand

“BIGGER FAN
IN THE BATHROOM”
IS NOT THE SOLUTION

Addressing Indoor Air Quality Problems

HEALTH CARE BENEFITS NOW OFFERED AT THE SUPERMARKET?

Health Benefits of Organic Food

A FAMOUS WESTERN LAST LINE: “SHALE ... SHALE ... COME BACK!”

Can Oil Shale Save the U.S. and the World from Oil Shortages?