IS WIND-POWER NIMBYISM OVER? "There are already more than 20 offshore wind farms producing electricity in Europe but, in this country, such proposals have sparked opposition from the Great Lakes states to Long Island. Opponents, including seafront homeowners, say such installations would threaten avian and aquatic life and ruin scenic vistas. With such environmental concerns pitted against the demand for clean energy, there is not a single offshore turbine anywhere in the United States. But with energy prices soaring and climate concerns on the rise, the days of such stalemates may be numbered."

OKAY, THIS IS JUST WRONG: "By the end of the month, White Lily Flour, for more than 100 years a staple for biscuits, cakes and pies, will no longer be made in the South."

STILL MORE ON CANADA'S "HUMAN RIGHTS" KANGAROO COURTS:

Compare that to what could happen if a human rights tribunal decides against Maclean's: It could order the private magazine to publish material and images against its editors' wishes. Let me repeat that: The state will order Maclean's to publish something it does not want to publish. Isn't that what China does? So why don't ear-to-the-ground, free speech-loving Canadian artists denounce it?

Read the whole thing.

JAY LENO on magnificent obsessions.

JACK LAIL: "The most ironic angle to surface so far in the AP vs Drudge Retort copyright/fair use flap is the suggestion of an ethical lapse in the New York Times' coverage of the tempest by failing to disclose it is among the 'owners' of the news service. Which leads me to a question: Who forgot newspaper media companies were the owners of the Associated Press first? The AP or the newspapers?"

MICHAEL TOTTEN REVIEWS Adam Sandler's You Don't Mess with the Zohan. "After Hollywood’s recent spate of dour axe-grinding films about Iraq, a fun movie featuring an Israeli counter-terrorist as the protagonist is a refreshing change, even if it is no more serious or realistic than a cartoon."

A LOOK AT THE SCIENCE OF PRESSURE COOKERS.

Earlier pressure cooker blogging can be found here. I continue to like mine; the Insta-Daughter is particularly fond of pot roast done this way.

LASHAWN BARBER ON Christian bands and their groupies.

THE S.U.V. IS DEAD: Long Live the S.U.V.? "The future still holds the promise that the once-great SUV will again rise to prominence, at least if we're willing to believe the concepts we've seen out of the automakers' design studios."

"SUPREME HUMAN DIGNITY." A quiz.

A CALL FOR HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATION on the Milberg, Weiss scandal. "What assurance is there that the bribery, obstruction of justice and fraud exposed by the Milberg Weiss scandal are not the rule, rather than the exception, in class-action securities litigation? After all, former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach insists that he is in federal prison for doing what was 'industry practice.'"

THINGS I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED: A neoprene ice cream sleeve. With and without a zipper.