In March, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) introduced the Rare Earth Supply-Chain Technology and Resource Transformation (RESTART) Act of 2010. The RESTART Act would offer federal loan guarantees to mining and refining companies to recreate in five years a domestic rare-earth minerals industry, achieving a kind of rare-earth minerals independence.
But there are alternatives to industrial policy...
Too little too late?
It's things like these that make me glad I haven't bred.
Dems Formally Abandon Climate Legislation in 2010
(WeatherDem)
Not as unbelievable as I want it to be. With "Democrats" controlling the White House and historic majorities in Congress, climate and energy legislation will not be addressed. Much more later...
TODAY is the last day to register with a political party
(Fong)
Today is the last day to register as a Dem or a Republican to vote in the primary. You can even do it online here and on both sidebars. Do it if thou hast not yet.
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Massacre Caught on Tape: US Military Confirms Authenticity of Their Own Chilling Video Showing Killing of Journalists
The US military has confirmed the authenticity of newly released video showing US forces indiscriminately firing on Iraqi civilians. On Monday, the website WikiLeaks.org posted footage taken from a US military helicopter in July 2007 as it killed twelve people and wounded two children. The dead included two employees of the Reuters news agency, photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen and driver Saeed Chmagh. We speak with WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald.
