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Entries from November 2007

Bill Gates Commencement Speech at Harvard

June 11th, 2007 · No Comments

This is a great speech I recommend reading, you can also watch the video.
June 7, 2007
President Bok, former President Rudenstine, incoming President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, parents, and especially, the graduates:
I’ve been […]

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Tags: news and entertainment · International · US · Politics and News

Krugman on the Lack of Quality Media Around the U.S. Presidential Primary Debates

June 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Please, go read Paul Krugman’s editorial from this morning, Lies, Sighs and Politics. He rightly points out the lack of quality news coverage from the U.S. presidential primary debates, the irrelevant importance of sounds bites as opposed to setting a position on policy and plain and simply missing the story.
In Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, […]

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Tags: New Media · US · Politics and News

China unveils climate change plan–BBC

June 4th, 2007 · No Comments

From this morning’s BBC:

China has unveiled its first national plan for climate change, saying it is intent on tackling the problem but not at the expense of economic development…
China’s role in the debate is crucial, as many analysts believe it could overtake the US this year as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases…
China’s new […]

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Tags: Global Warming · Carbon Emissions · Climate Change · environment · International · Politics and News