Last week, I shared the comments of Dr. James Watson. Dr. Watson, in a interview with the Sunday Times, made comments labeling black people intellectually inferior.

At the time, Britain’s Science Museum canceled a talk he was scheduled to have there. Now, he is dealing with further backlash over his statements. Watson has been suspended from his research position at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, New York. According to the institution’s trustee board, this step is being taken “pending further deliberation by the board.”

For his part, Dr. Watson must have felt the heat because he offered the following:

“I can certainly understand why people, reading those words, have reacted in the ways they have,” he said.

“To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly.

“That is not what I meant. More importantly from my point of view, there is no scientific basis for such a belief.”

Shamefully, this man knew, with all his credentials, that his opinions on intellectual capacity as they relate to genetics would carry weight. Now, because he is facing heat for his words, he’s sorry.

I, for one, am not buying it.

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Living in Cincinnati, OH, I have a lot of co-workers who are right-wingers. One thing that is common is that most of them readily mock any notion of needed to be better at conservation and looking at other options to oil.

For example, I am trying to better myself where I can in this regard and started by flourescent bulbs as bulbs burn out in my home. In addition to not having to change bulbs as often, they use less energy so, I save money on both ends. But, some mocked me for doing so. Now, you would think saving money would be appealing but, so many of us a brainwashed by talking points that we go against our own best interests.

But, there is news out today that will, hopefully, grab our attention.

I’ll share with you the words from the article in London’s Guardian newspaper:

The German-based Energy Watch Group will release its study in London today saying that global oil production peaked in 2006 - much earlier than most experts had expected. The report, which predicts that production will now fall by 7% a year, comes after oil prices set new records almost every day last week, on Friday hitting more than $90 (£44) a barrel.

“The world soon will not be able to produce all the oil it needs as demand is rising while supply is falling. This is a huge problem for the world economy,” said Hans-Josef Fell, EWG’s founder and the German MP behind the country’s successful support system for renewable energy.

The report’s author, Joerg Schindler, said its most alarming finding was the steep decline in oil production after its peak, which he says is now behind us.

The results are in contrast to projections from the International Energy Agency, which says there is little reason to worry about oil supplies at the moment.

However, the EWG study relies more on actual oil production data which, it says, are more reliable than estimates of reserves still in the ground. The group says official industry estimates put global reserves at about 1.255 gigabarrels - equivalent to 42 years’ supply at current consumption rates. But it thinks the figure is only about two thirds of that.

So, what could this mean? Well, if we’re willing to wage war over oil now, what will 10 years from now look like, if we do make some changes. Also, do you think that China and Russia, with all their energy needs, won’t be actively fighting against us for their share?

In other words, if we don’t look to other options, what we see in Iraq could be the normal course of business.

So, don’t you think we need a change?

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Britain’s Science Museum has canceled a talk by Dr. James Watson after it was revealed that Watson made some public statements that indicate his belief that black people are intellectually inferior to whites.

Watson rose to prominence by winning the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his co-discovery of the structure of DNA.

However, 45 years later, he is making news around the world for his blatant racism.

In an interview with London’s Sunday Times, Watson was quoted as saying he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours _ whereas all the testing says not really.”

He went to to say that he hoped people were all equal but “people who have to deal with black employees find this is not true”.

So, I’m just waiting for the right-wing talking heads in this country to use the words of a Nobel scientist to rationalize racism.

Well, here’s a “Middle Finger Award” to you, Dr. Watson. You do so richly deserve it.

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This was a fun one. It’s a test of whether or not you’re more prone to think with your right brain or left brain.

If you see it moving clockwise, you are thinking with your right brain (creativity and feeling). If it’s counterclockwise,you’re thinking more with the left brain (logic and facts).

Now, try to make it turn the other way!

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