Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are Louisiana 1976, grog, Hoosier Deb, dopper0189, jennyjem and YatPundit with jennyjem as editor.

The diaries up for rescue tonight are:

• A Siegel brings to us an incredibly cool irrigation gizmo being tested in Africa: Energy COOL: Solar Powered Farming. (grog)
• DWG declares that the EPA is dragging it's feet on the coal ash issue for political reasons in The politics of coal ash. (jennyjem)
• mntleo2 speaks out against the continuing assault on those living in poverty, in front of the House of Representatives, and here, in Congress, Women's Work and Welfare Reform. (jennyjem)
• For a fabulous armchair trip to Cappadocia in Turkey, you must read Charlotte Lucas' beautifully-written piece, Flying to Byzantium; 3. (Louisiana 1976)
• How partisan and divided is America compared to previous years? Inoljt examines Polarization: Past and Present and comes to some interesting conclusions. (Louisiana 1976)
• Want a break from the serious news of the day? Don't miss StLinus' snarky diary The Supreme Court Rewrites Most of America's Best Quotations with One Ruling. (Louisiana 1976)
• Avenging Angel illustrates how the Right gets it all wrong when romanticizing violent acts in On Taxes, Heroes and Patriots. (jennyjem)
• When can a movie be more than mere entertainment? Read xgz's insightful, informative Avatar: Symbol of political dissent in China and find out. (Louisiana 1976)
• Bare Left delves deeper into the Tea Bagger meme that the upcoming midterms are shaping up to be The Battle for our nation's identity. (dopper0189)
• Elisa Massimino HRF reports on Human Rights Defenders at the White House. (jennyjem)
• Dauphin presents a thorough examination of current challenges, looming problems, and some steps to Help Yemen: A Policy Proposal and Response to a Question. (HoosierDeb)
• arlenegoldbard examines the epidemic of "Anti-Thought" replacing the capacity for rational thought and critical thinking: My Rantidote: The Epidemic of Anti-Thought. (dopper0189)
• Bev Bell continues her fine reporting on the situation in Haiti in Haiti: Collapsed House, No Number. (dopper0189)
• Forgiven examines the insidious nature of perpetual campaigning in The Next Election Syndrome. (HoosierDeb)

jotter has High Impact Diaries: February 21, 2010.

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