The Arctic ice is apparently all gone, or may well be soon, according to the Independent (UK). "The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice," writes science editor Steve Connor, "making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic – and worrying – examples of the impact of global warming on the planet. Scientists say the ice at 90 degrees north may well have......

No question about it: there's too much Bordeaux on the market. The answer: find new ways to sell it. Howard Goldberg, who once wrote for the NewYork Times, thinks the answer is for Bordeaux estates to sell shrink-wrapped, powdered wine, which could be reconstituted (with designer water, to be sure) into vino. Great idea, Howard; we'll get back to you. Seriously, it's time for international action. Justin and Andy, what's your plan?Cut a hole in......

When we talked about increased tanker traffic in the Puget Sound recently we pinned it squarely on that Stevens asshole up in Alaska, and we weren't wrong in that. We completely failed to acknowledge that the English oil company BP was pulling the strings for Senator Stevens, though. We're supposed to believe that BP doesn't stand for British Petroleum anymore - Now it's Beyond Petroleum. Whatever they're called they've greenwashed their website in shiney new......