From a Toronto Star story on the exopolitics movement: Those who believe there are intelligent extraterrestrials who have made contact with Earth and have much to teach us, but who blame the damned media for stifling debate by ridiculing the believers!

If you're a journalist working in a conflict zone and you find yourself snatched, here's some advice: Find ways to discreetly exercise some control and always think about escaping.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency hastily held a news conference. Reporters could call in and listen, but they couldn't ask questions. However, there were some "reporters" there, firing decidedly slow fastballs at the FEMA honcho.

Hmmm, who employed those reporters?

The Guardian website has launched a new effort -- Tread Lightly.

From the introduction:

Do you want to live a more low-carbon lifestyle, but are unsure where to start?

Tread lightly is a community of people committed to reducing their CO2 emissions through making weekly pledges and recording their actions against their pledges.

This will enable people to step up their efforts to reduce their own CO2 emissions, and also to track the combined efforts of the community.