The American Coal Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity has launched a clean coal campaign ad for the holidays. Clever, but complete bull. jmj

Dubner over at Freakonomics ties the current situation involving Blagojevich in Chicago with the sumo wrestlers who fixed matches and how the the situational similarities may lead us to a less corrupt political climate moving forward. At least in the short term. eab

Following the Blagojevich situation, Marginal Revolution, after coming across how much a Senate seat is actually worth, asks, doesn't 500K$ seem a bit cheap? eab

And to finish the trifecta of Balgojevich related pieces - The NY Times reports that this sort of corruption has quite a long history. eab

Continuing with Tim's notes on intelligence from Monday, we are now entering the age of mass intelligence. (via kottke) eab

Highlighted by CC Sabathia's record-breaking deal with the New York Yankees, 11 Major League Baseball players were either traded or signed with new teams yesterday bringing the Winter Meetings total to 29 players. The hot stove is on fire! jmj

Reusable food delivery containers. You simply swap clean ones kept at your house with the delivery guy when he drops off your food - keeping the cycle going. Somewhat reminds me of the neighborhood umbrella share (Dutch Umbrella) that my neighborhood has. Many of the local restaurants, pubs, stores and coffee shops keep umbrellas on hand that you can take if necessary and then return to any other participating establishment. A movement that has succeeded so wonderfully that many other parts of the city now participate. eab

A new study shows that people who carry a variant of the FTO gene, which is linked to obesity, eat an average of 100 extra calories per meal. jmj

To network and industry insiders the NBC-Leno deal is symptomatic of bigger problems that the network and industry are facing. But does the deal actually relegate the network to second tier status? eab