so i really felt like blogging tonight but at a bit of a loss…
it’s back to that whole weird thing where they want me to blog at work, but then i blog here, and there’s just so much blogging that can come from a person. i really don’t have much thrilling, quirky, insightful stuff to talk about.
let’s see… i did a story about researchers developing biofuel from watermelon. yes watermelon!! they say the simple sugar is already broken down so they don’t have to process it like they do with corn. People are already extracting the lycopene from it for nutritional supplements, so they can use the extra to make ethanol. very random but i found it so fascinating.
these are federal researchers too. so it’s nice in a way to know uncle sam is at least *trying to find ways to become more green, less dependent on foreign oil. and it’s better for the environment, emissions and stuff at the same time.
some southern baptists apparantly are saying global warming is a legitimate issue too. you can read about it here. then i guess some other southern baptists said, no we don’t care.
well… bottom line i thought that was HUGE news. just shows the culture of the denomination. i’ve heard some say, “well, let’s just let the market decide what happens with it.” or the argument that since al gore supports it and he’s a democrat, then it must be bad b/cs it’s not republican. or since these scientists believe in evolution, and we don’t believe in evolution, then their reasoning must be wrong.
hmm…. does something in that line of reasoning seem a tad off? honestly, i haven’t researched all of it enough to make an educated opinion on my own, but i’m at least open and aware of a problem.
so i say kudos to those pastors who are willing to be proactive at least in taking a stand.
