Hurricane Katrina did more damage to underwater oil and natural gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico than previously thought, according to the U.S. agency that oversees offshore energy production. All Gulf oil output shut down M-M-S says its survey…

A PoliZeros Prediction: Abramoff will become the central figure in all of this. Abramoff had tentacles everywhere; Tyco, Tom DeLay, indian reservations. He and his partner have been indicted for cooking the books in a casino buy, and associates were…

As variously seen by Sue and Bob.

The monster rains of last winter meant huge amounts of new brush grew in the mountains. Yesterday the Santa Ana winds blew. They come from the east, from the deserts, and are gusty and bone dry, plus it was 96.…

Arctic sea ice has melted back farther this year than in 25 years of satellite monitoring, marking the fourth consecutive summer with “a stunning reduction” in the polar pack north of Alaska, Asia and Europe, according to scientists at the…

What did Bush say when asked his opinion of Roe vs. Wade? “Well, I don’t care how they get out of New Orleans.”

Reserve Bank of Australia warns of ‘meltdown’ The Reserve Bank of Australia warned yesterday that the current calm in financial markets could be the prelude to a storm that could wreak havoc in the world economy. The RBA believes the…