Don't moon the Full Moon stories...

Today, word came out that the bail-out of financial institutions is going to cost the tax payers $700 billion... yet another political way of making the rich richer using public money..

On to other topics...

Full Moon Energizes Birds

Sept. 18, 2008 -- If the night sky seems less tranquil on nights when the moon is bright, the observation probably isn't imagined since a new study has determined that at least one bird's level of activity dramatically increases with moonlight.

The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that lunar phases affect the behavior of insects, birds, fish and mammals -- including humans...

Hats off to Mayor Daley - Chicago Unveils Multifaceted Plan to Curb Emissions of Heat-Trapping Gases - Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago on Thursday unveiled perhaps the most aggressive plan of any major American city to reduce heat-trapping gases.

The blueprint would change the city’s building codes to promote energy efficiency. It also calls for installing huge solar panels at municipal properties and building alternative fueling stations.

Ron Burke, a director with the Union of Concerned Scientists, which helped shape the plan, said it was “more robust and quantitative than those in any other city.