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Right-wing organization paying kids for denying global warming
The right-wing organization WorldNetDaily (WND) is rewarding children for “debunking” global warming in a new video/essay contest. “The contest was launched early in 2008 and was designed to highlight the absurdities, untruths and downright lies that children are being taught daily about ‘climate change’ in public school,” the site states. (Many thanks to Bob Kincaid for the link!)

With stores limiting how much food you can buy, Lilo in the chat room has passed along a great tip! BUY LOCAL! From the Edible Communities website: “Our mission is to transform the way communities shop for, cook, eat, and relate to the food that is grown and produced in their area.” For more information, click here!

Plus, BillySHEARS on Jack Johnson! You’ll hear Jack Johnson discuss his love for surfing, his musical influences and his songwriting. Don’t miss it!

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Loyal Fox’d Up! listener, David from Maine, has requested that Jon play a very special track this evening.

The song is from the band Funkadelic, and is the title track from their album “Maggot Brain”.

From the Wikipedia entry:
“The original recording of the song, over ten minutes long, features little more than a spoken introduction”.
See the rest here: http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/Maggot_Brain_(song)

George Clinton helped define the funk music culture of the 1970’s, through his work with Funkadelic, and also with the band Parliament. To visit George’s site, please visit http://www.georgeclinton.com/ .

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Over the weekend, the world lost Sir Humphrey Lyttleton, at the age of 86. Jazz musician, writer, composer, and chairman of “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue” since the early 70’s on the BBC, Humph, as he was known, was a true master of entertainment. Not only was he the U.K.’s most important jazz musician, he had a wit and comedic timing that was razor sharp and second to none. I was late to discover Humph. I was hooked instantly to “Clue”, very possibly the best radio comedy panel show of all time.

The Track of the Day is his landmark jazz hit from 1956 “Bad Penny Blues”.

By 1948, he had formed a band with the clarinettist Wally Fawkes. That year he went to France’s Nice Jazz Festival, where he met his idol, fellow musician Louis Armstrong.

Armstrong always spoke warmly of the man he called “that cat in England who swings his ass off.” (from the BBC Obituary)

Humph was still touring with his band a few weeks ago, which serves as proof that music and laughter keeps the mind young. Today, we pay tribute to a legend in the purest sense. I am among millions who will miss you.

Humphrey Lyttleton’s official website:
http://humphreylyttelton.com/

Label Bio:
http://www.calligraph-records.co.uk/humph.htm

Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Lyttelton

“I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue” BBC Show page:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/clue.shtml

Obituary:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3477089.stm

Tributes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7368466.stm

Public Comments:
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=4689&edition=2&ttl=20080429013932

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Today is Anzac Day in Australia. Jon landed in Australia on Anzac Day in 1998. So tonight, Jon will explain to us the meaning of Anzac Day, and give us his reflections on the last 10 years of his life in the land Down Under. Plus, a wrap of all of the week’s news and events.

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for BillySHEARS! Tonight, he’ll focus on the work of James Blunt. Don’t miss it!

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Biodiversity loss will lead to sick world
The world risks wiping out a new generation of antibiotics and cures for diseases if it fails to reverse the extinction of thousands of plant and animal species, experts warned Wednesday.

Biodiversity loss has reached alarming levels, and disappearing with it are the secrets to finding treatments for pain, infections and a wide array of ailments such as cancer, they said, citing the findings of a coming book. (Thanks to Ninja Gene for the link)

Wind Power Produces 123% of Residential Energy Demand in Rock Port, Missouri
That’s not a typo in the headline. The meters are running backwards and they’re exporting the 23% extra.

Rock Port, Missouri, is a small city of 1,300 people, and they just made history by being the first city in the US to be 100% powered by the wind, also making them #1 in the US for percentage of renewable energy. (Thanks to Ninja Gene for the link)

Ninja Betsy sent along a link to a book titled: “It’s Just A Plant - A Children’s Story of Marijuana”. To find out more about the book, and how to order, please click here.

Denmark Generates Too Much Wind Power
Denmark has a problem with their wind turbines. Apparently its generating too much power from wind.

Right now, they are generating about 20% of their total electricity from wind power and on windy days that percentage can double which has placed some strain on the electricity grid due to extreme fluctuations. In western Denmark, the price of electricity can sometimes drop to 0 on a windy day which leaves utilities trying to find ways to offload the excess power. What a “good” problem to have! (Thanks to Ninja Betsy for the link)

Low-Cost Electric Cars On The Way
Norwegian automaker Think Global said Monday it planned to sell low-priced electric cars to the masses and will introduce its first models in the U.S. by the end of next year.

The battery-powered Think City will be able to travel up to 110 miles on a single charge, with a top speed of about 65 mph, the company said. It will be priced below $25,000.

Tonight’s Track of the Day comes to us from Stefan Grossman. Off the album “Shake that Thing-Fingerpicking Country Blues” is the song “Monkey Wrench Rag”. For more information on Stefan’s guitar workshop videos, please click here. And here’s a video of Stefan teaching us how to play “Vestipol”.

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Coca-Cola’s ‘toxic’ India fertiliser
Waste product from a Coca-Cola plant in India which the company provides as fertiliser for local farmers contains toxic chemicals, a BBC study has found.

Dangerous levels of the known carcinogen cadmium have been found in the sludge produced from the plant in the southern state of Kerala. (Many thanks to Ninja Gene for the link!)

Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World
Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing. Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks. (Many thanks to Ninja Gene for the link!)

Global Warming May Have Shifted Jet Stream
In a change that is consistent with global warming computer models, the jet streams that govern weather patterns around the world are shifting their course, according to a new analysis by the Carnegie Institution published in Geophysical Research Letters.

Tonight’s Track of the Day is from King Crimson, and is titled “Elephant Talk”. Be sure to tune in, and turn it straight up to eleven!

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Monsanto and their hellish perversion of the food chain has so enraged Jon, that he’ll continue his discussion from last night on the evil this company does. It truly is a wonder that any of us have anything to eat!

Tonight’s Track of the Day is from the band Tool. The song “Lateralus” is off their album of the same name, and was inspired by a conversation Jon had with caller David on last night’s show. David posted a great video on the forum explaining the math.

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Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear
Monsanto already dominates America’s food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation’s tactics–ruthless legal battles against small farmers–is its decades-long history of toxic contamination.

Could Chemical Solar Power Beat Photovoltaics?
Could a vat of chemicals be a more effective way to harness the sun’s energy than those fancy, intricately crafted silicon wafers? We’re not sure, but Professor Chaurasia of the University of Birmingham, UK, was telling me about that possibility earlier in the month.

Beekeepers Lost 35% of Bees This Winter
There was a Senate Briefing last week, called by Senators Boxer (D-CA), Casey (D-PA) and Collins (R-ME) on the decline of honey bees and native pollinators and the threat posed to agriculture.

The purpose was to explore why the $20 million from Agriculture Appropriations requested months ago by the Senators has not yet been found and to discover what new developments have come about in the ongoing research on Colony Collapse Disorder since the last hearing several months ago.

Major Protest Demands Coca-Cola Shut Down Plant
Over 1500 villagers marched to the Coca-Cola company’s bottling plant in Mehdiganj in Varanasi in India yesterday demanding that the bottling plant shut down immediately. Breaking a police barrier that attempted to keep the protesters 300 meters from the bottling plant, the villagers held a rally at the plant’s gate accusing the company of creating severe water shortages in the area and polluting the water and land. The march and rally against Coca-Cola in Mehdiganj in the latest in a series of protests against the company in India where communities have accused Coca-Cola bottling plants for exacerbating the water crises through heavy extraction of water from the groundwater resource and polluting the groundwater and soil.

Many thanks to Ninja Gene for all the links tonight!

“They still call it the White House, but that’s a temporary condition, too”. Yes, yes! Tonight’s Track of the Day is from the band Parliament. From “Tear the Roof Off 1974-1980″, and originally released on the 1975 album bearing the title track’s name, get ready to take a trip to “Chocolate City”!

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Tonight, Part 5 of BillySHEARS and “Lennon On Lennon: Blame It On Bermuda”!

Plus, it’s the end of the week wrap-up. Time to clean up all the loose ends. If there’s anything you’d like to discuss with Jon, call in and get it off your chest! Don’t put off until Monday what you can do tonight!

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The Greenest Way to Die: Liquification
 We don’t deal all that much with death on Ecogeek, but sometimes something comes along that captures our attention, interest and - of course - our morbid fascination. A way of processing corpses called resomation is one of those things. Veterinarians have been using a similar process for years now, but us humans are now finally getting in on the action. (Thanks to Ninja Gene for the link!)

New Coffin Transporter (Click for video)
The Transporter is a traditional looking coffin shaped box but with a trap door in the bottom of it, which combined with a standard cemetery lowering device, gently allows your shrouded body to enter the grave, thus causing as little damage to the environment as possible. (Thanks to Ninja Gene for the link!)

Breakthrough Aerogel 37x Better than Fiberglass
Aerogel has been around for decades. It’s the lightest substance ever created, being 99% air. It’s strong, light, translucent and is excellent for sound-proofing. But the really exciting thing about aerogel is that it insulates 37 times better than fiberglass. Using aerogel as insulation in walls, ceilings, and (as it’s transparent) even between double-pained windows, could drastically reduce the amount of energy used in heating and cooling. (Thanks to Ninja Gene for the link!)

How much does solar power pollute?
The result of the data crunching by three researchers who studied four different photovoltaic technologies employed by 11 different European manufacturers between 2004-6 could hardly be more definitive: “At least 89 percent of air emissions associated with electricity generation could be prevented if electricity from photovoltaics displaces electricity from the grid.” (Thanks to Ninja Betsy for the link!)

Lawmakers question safety of hybrids for blind pedestrians
Hybrid cars have great gas mileage, low emissions and are very quiet, but Wednesday, two U.S. congressmen say they’re so silent, they could be deadly. (Thanks to Ninja Betsy for the link!)

Wow! And if that isn’t enough, let’s not forget about the protestors! Tonight’s Track of the Day is for them! The song “Set It Off” is from Audioslave’s self-titled album.

Whew! Busy night in store - Be sure not to miss a minute!

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Jon’s Track of the Day is from Divinyls. Tonight’s track was a huge hit in Australia, and is titled “Make Out Alright”. You’ll want to turn this one up to eleven!

After that, whatever comes to mind, is what will be discussed. This IS conversation radio, after all! Is there a burning issue on your mind? Call in, and let us know what is making you bang your head!

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Boycotting the Beijing Olympics won’t work
But here’s a proposal that just might!

On the streets of London, the Chinese dictatorship has just learned with a painful jab that their Olympic Slogan – “One World, One Dream” – is true. In every city the Olympic torch sashays through on its world tour, its greeting is the same. Tibetans wave their banned flag and grieve for their freshly-slaughtered countrymen. Falun Gong refugees hold aloft pictures of their co-believers who have vanished into China’s vast “re-education camps”. Darfuris cry for an end to the massacres against them backed from Beijing. And ordinary people line the streets to support them. Yes, they all have One Dream: an end to human rights abuses.

What can you say about those who stand up for what is right? Be sure to tune in, and let Jon tell you where he’s coming from!

Plus, tonight’s Track of the Day is from the old Fourth Estate Radio days! From The Screaming Jets EP of the same name, “Heart Of The Matter” - For the Tibetan Protesters who understand Forget Sport Forget Politics. It’s the heart of the matter! Rise Up You Good People!

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