Oh please

Supposedly great strides in the Senate - the passage of a green(ish) energy bill that raises CAFE standards for the first time in 20 years: 40% by 2020 - from 25 MPG to 35 MPG. On the surface, that's substantial progress, but in reality, it's totally pathetic. European countries already exceed 35 MPG right now, let alone in 13 years, AND requirement for future improvement (4 MPG each year after 2020) had to be eliminated from the bill to get it passed. Another provision that had to be scrapped - taxes on oil and gas companies to fund pursuit of alternatives. I'm not opposed to the bill, I just think it's a sad reflection of our lack of understanding of the urgency of the issues that are at stake.

SOME GOOD NEWS:

After much lobbying by Billie Jean King, Serena Williams and others, Wimbledon finally raised the amount of the prize for women players, to be equal to the men's prize. The French open immediately followed suit.