It's WTF Tuesday!

Headline: Madoff says 12 years is plenty. No, actually it's not. But the intention is that you die in prison, so however long that takes, sir.

Trees that don't grow will help the environment?

Scientists in the United States are developing a "synthetic tree" capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing.

They make more money taking tourists to look at whales than killing whales?

Delegates to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting here agreed it was worth extending reform talks that began a year ago.

Pro- and anti-whaling countries emphasised that fundamental differences remain between the two blocs.

Earlier, animal welfare groups released a new report arguing that whaling countries would gain economically by switching to whale-watching.

They calculate that whale-watching generates tourism revenue of about $2.1bn (£1.3bn) per year around the world, dwarfing income from whaling, which is measured in tens of millions of dollars.

A Scottish town no one has ever lived in.

Fire ants in Canada?!

Hasn't Congress learned ANYTHING AT ALL from this last election?

Congress stuffs war-funding bill with cash for other items.

All dogs speak Japanese.

I have found the perfect t-shirt for blogging...

Reduce your carbon footprint by losing your socks!

Give them to the Sierra Club:

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Changing your socks can change the world, by reducing carbon pollution and helping the homeless, Sierra Club officials say.

In an effort to protect the environment while helping the homeless, the Sierra Club is launching a national sock-a-thon to persuade people to switch from socks made with virgin polyester and nylon that contribute to pollution to socks made from natural fabrics that lessen the carbon footprint people leave. As an added benefit, the group will donate a pair of socks to the National Coalition for the Homeless for every pair that is purchases.

The campaign begins Nov. 1 with an ambitious goal of raising $1 million for the group.

Virgin polyester and nylon pollute the environment by adding carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Both fabrics are made from oil. Carbon emissions are one of the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming and climate change.

One small step for man...