Based on the title, this obviously isn't about the Red Sox. It is a follow-up to Charley's post the other day. This is in one of those little stories on page 2 of the Boston Globe today: The globe last month matched a record for the … [Read more...]

Boston's progressive radio station (Revolution Boston - WWZN 1510AM) started their new lineup today, and it excludes the two shows that, IMO, were the only reasons to tune in: Stephanie Miller (they only aired two out of three hours) and Ed … [Read more...]

Yesterday, the Globe reported on a new special report from the IPCC predicting "an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters": "We mostly experience weather and climate through the extreme," said Stanford University … [Read more...]

The first yellow flag has been thrown. From email: Elizabeth and Scott Brown made an agreement -- called the People's Pledge -- to keep special interest groups' ads out of our campaigns. Scott Brown's supporters violated that pledge for … [Read more...]

Last week, we received Scott Brown's fundraising letter in the mail. It was addressed to my wife, which is odd because neither of us have ever given a penny to a Republican candidate nor have ever shown any inclination to do so. But I'm … [Read more...]

OK, This has left me almost speechless (luckily, I can still type). L. Lin Wood, the lawyer hired by the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to fend off sexual harassment accusations, has warned that any other women who might … [Read more...]

The Massashusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report is now available here. This report was mandated as part of the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act. You may be forgiven if you missed its mention in the Boston Globe as I did. It was featured … [Read more...]

Given the way the media gets all in a lather over weather events, and how often these storms don't live up to the hype, I'm guessing that at least a few of you are having a "yeah, whatever" reaction to the news on Hurricane Irene. I'd … [Read more...]

I thought I'd quickly note some of the changes I've noticed on BMG lately and start a thread to see what others think. The two changes that I've noticed most are the font change (I can really tell the difference) and the lack of the … [Read more...]