Stories tagged with "frank sesno"

<i>We Were Warned</i>: The Spelling of the Word Has an Extra "u" That Many People Forget..

Posted by Prof. Goose on March 19, 2006 - 3:16am
Topic: Sociology/Psychology
Tags: cnn, frank sesno, oil, oil prices, peak oil, we were warned [list all tags]

...and that word is pab·u·lum, a noun; here are some definitions:
  1. plant or animal food: a source of nourishment in an easily absorbable liquid, especially the nutrient intake of plants and lower animals
  2. unsatisfying intellectual material: material whose intellectual content is thin, trite, bland, or generally unsatisfying (literary)
That was the word that immediately came to mind after I watched "We Were Warned" this evening. Some other thoughts under the fold.
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CNN: Reporting on the Growing Peak Oil Meme

Posted by Prof. Goose on March 17, 2006 - 1:22pm
Topic: Policy/Politics
Tags: cnn, frank sesno, oil, oil prices, peak oil, we were warned [list all tags]

The program (updated link) CNN Presents: We Were Warned: Tomorrow's Oil Crisis will air this Saturday at 8pm and 11pm EDT and again Sunday at 8pm and 11pm EDT.  The program will also air on CNN International on Saturday and Sunday as well (the times vary by locale, please check this site for the airing time in your country).

A brief comment if I may: [climbs on soapbox]The meme is developing, it is slowly and secularly becoming a part of the American consciousness, you can almost feel it. This is the time to share these ideas with the people you care about and help them learn something about these problems. Use these opportunities.[/climbs off soapbox]

Linked under the fold is something Leanan found on the Education portion of CNN, including a brief summary and a grade school classroom lesson about the production.

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