A BIG WIN FOR OBAMA AND THE SOUTH

Poll numbers are up; Obama's not so great-looking right now, given his financial backing, but he could surprise us... high poll numbers are a good sign, as negative campaign advertising tends to reduce public interest in elections...

EVEN THE SECURITY FIRMS ARE PAYING ATTENTION

Jane's

New Security Beat

Contextual article:

The Pentagon and Climate Change...

My DKos abrupt climate change diaries:

My diary on Mark Lynas' SIX DEGREES: an important read

My diary on Mark Lynas' HIGH TIDE: journalistic ethnography

My diary on Saral Sarkar's ECO-SOCIALISM OR ECO-CAPITALISM?: now the mainstream in eco-socialist vision