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Seems that CNN is capable of producing post-natural literature as well.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/king.sotu.chesapeake/index.html
Did anybody else notice that the fisherman did not cite overfishing as a cause for the decline?
Was the bay really all that great in 1970?
What do you think?
Ok, yes, I do get much of my news from Stephen Colbert. What can I say, I think he’s fabulous 
Anyway, I saw this the other day and have been thinking about it ever since…and then, this week’s book just so happened to deal with nukes, so here it is! This is a video clip of Queen Noor of Jordan speaking on the Colbert Report about her new global nuclear disarmaments movement called Global Zero.
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/224012/april-07-2009/h-m–queen-noor
Over 23,000 nuclear warheads in 9 countries and 96% of those are in Russia and the U.S. and 40 other countries have or will soon have nuclear capabilities. This movement is calling for total global nuclear disarmament (brief summation of the video).
Here is a link to the Global Zero website. It explains what they are for, who is supporting it, and even allows you to add your name to the declaration.
Now, two questions:
1. Is it possible?
2. What happens to all the leftovers? How and where do we dispose of these weapons and the chemicals/radiation, etc. they are composed of? Will we create a toxic environment while striving for peace?
