Who would have thought that we’d be listening to a butterfly specialist (known colloquially to beanstockd readers as a lepidopterist) who gave his daughter the same name that Elvis gave his? Paul Ehrlich and his wife, Anne, have just written The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment, which digs into the connections between the food crisis, energy demand and the degrading environment. In an interview with U.S. News and World Report, Paul talked about the effect of the growing population on food and energy—and how the world can’t take it for much longer. Even in Brazil, McCain’s favorite vacay spot for using sugar cane ethanol, energy will eventually be a problem, considering the sugar cane is coming from cutting down the Amazon. “Climate change is a symptom of a systemic failure to understand that humanity is wrecking its environment,” he said. On the bright side, humanity’s starting to own up, and we’re looking at a lot of options

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After seeing John McCain pause for an extremely awkward eight seconds when asked why insurance covers Viagra but not the pill, your warm and happy feelings towards other candidates might be slightly…enhanced. The Green Party has put up former Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney for the nomination, but before you check the box, remember that this is the woman who hit a police officer because he didn’t recognize her.

Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman, our favorite (and only) Comedy Central couple also took a hit recently, breaking up after five years. Five years, people.

Cali-forn-i-a is staring down $5 gas. To help relieve pump pressure, Bush lifted his father’s ban on offshore drilling. Unfortunately for this oilman, Congress has its own ban on drilling. Hasn’t anyone told him that you should always listen to your parents?

Siblings are another story. Madonna’s brother has released a tell-all book on the Queen of Pop. While it’s likely that she did actually kiss Gwyneth Paltrow and whoever else, and she probably did screw him over a few times, it just seems kind of cruel to do that to your sister. After all, Mary-Kate and Ashley managed to write a book together. Isn’t that nice?

Even a Gangsta’s Paradise got to be clean. Coolio is road tripping around the country at colleges and universities to talk about the environment and global warming.

Big buzz for The Dark Knight…and for Heath Ledger’s Joker. Can Batman top Iron Man and Indiana Jones?

The trailer for High School Musical 3: Senior Year has hit the web and Zac Efron with his beard—I mean, girlfriend—Vanessa Hudgens are shown cuddling and, of course, singing across a crowded gymnasium to each other. However, it might not be smooth sailing for the duo in the HSM’s third installment since Gabriella (Hudgens) mentions having to say, “good-bye” to her heartthrob—or maybe she’s just saying good-bye to that stinky basketball uniform.

Polyester work-out clothes like the basketball jerseys Efron and his fellow dancers wear can be treated with Goretex and Teflon that can cause nausea, asthma, and irritated skin. Whereas, organic clothing companies like Bamboosa have jersey tees and shorts that are breathable, sustainable, and—most importantly—odorless. The perfect thing to wear when in the middle of your basketball game, the lights dim, the crowd hides behind their signs, and you sing oh-so-sweetly to the girl lit by a spotlight, ‘cause that happens every day.

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