New IPCC Study on Global Warming: "Catastrophic climate change can be averted without sacrificing living standards."

Desmond Tutu on Climate Change: "We need an apartheid-style boycott to save the planet."

Stop the Fucking Fracking: Geologists say earthquakes in Ohio last month were likely caused by the injection of sand and water from hydraulic fracturing where companies are attempting to capture natural gas. In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama praised the natural gas industry and called fracking an energy "bridge" into the future, but studies cast doubt on such claims.

Heartbleed: Here's a handy list of the top 100 sites on the Internet and their status—whether they've fixed the bug yet, and whether you should change your password.

Ukraine Attempts to Clear Out Pro-Russia Rebels: Without much success, it seems. There are reports of a gun battle resulting in deaths and injuries.

Afghanistan Election Headed for Runoff: Some seven million Afghans voted last week. The top two candidates are Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister, and Ashraf Ghani, a former finance minister, but Al Jazeera doesn't tell me much about the difference between them.

Rand Paul Is "Definitely" Considering a Run for the Presidency: And he says Republicans can't be "the party of fat cats, rich guys and Wall Street” if they want to win. He was speaking at a Freedom Summit sponsored by the Koch Brothers.

Colorado Gets A Pot Vending Machine. "Only licensed medical marijuana cardholders can access it." Boo!

In Case You Missed It: The CIA lied about its torture methods—how much they used them, and how bad they were—to lawmakers. Techniques used included "waterboarding, which produces a sensation of drowning, stress positions, sleep deprivation for up to 11 days at a time, confinement in a cramped box, slaps and slamming detainees into walls."

I searched for "good news" on Google and this came up: "Men and women are equally good at reading partners’ sexual satisfaction, study finds"

RIP Fred Ho: