>> Environmentalists + West Hollywood types = Skin organic tees . They’re queer and here. (image from skin)

>> Lead bullets + condors = dead condors, but Schwarzenegger + NRA + Republican pressure = resignation of R. Judd Hanna of the state Fish and Game Commission who sought to ban lead hunting bullets in condor territory.

Hanna’s the second appointee of the governor forced out this summer for pushing enviro-concerns; the first was Air Resources Board Chairman Robert Sawyer. The LAT reports “roughly 129″ wild condors remain in California and Arizona (which puzzles me cuz 129 isn’t exactly a rough number); enviro groups urge you to call your lawmakers and Schwarzenegger about reinstating Hanna and banning lead bullets in condor habitats.

>> Corn ethanol = Subsidized corn lobby vs. factory farm lobby. Corn farmers want corn prices to go up via governmental push for more ethanol production, while meat and dairy farmers want cheaper corn to feed cows. For ethanol novices — Here’s a quick and easy primer on biofuels.

>> Collapsed bridge + Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters = Bicycle lane hating? . The Minneapolis bridge collapse on Aug. 1 has Mary Peters saying bike paths steal money from bridge repairs — despite the fact that states have more than enough money to fix bridges.

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